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Thursday, July 08, 2021

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Headline News

Australia and commission payments attracted fraudster agent

A travel agency owner defrauded agents out of hundreds of thousands of dollars in commission payments and used the money to fund lavish foreign trips. … Continue Reading

Flight Centre, Qantas, AirBnB named in Choice report on “cancellation chaos”

Consumer group CHOICE has asked Australian governments to fix Australia’s travel “cancellation chaos” with seven urgent reforms, starting by making it easier for travellers to obtain refunds when plans are cancelled.

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Alan Jones it the way it is about the COVID-19 debacle and governments needs to listen

OK, so we all know that former radio presenter and now with Sky News, Alan Jones can tend to go off at a tangent, but if there is one thing he is well known and recognised for, it is telling it straight, the way he believes it is and not pulling the punches, with these clips in my opinion spot on. … Continue Reading

Does Australia’s vaccine ‘stroll-out’ show the dangers of covid complacency – Washington Post’s Richard Glover thinks so.

In a recent opinion piece in the Washington Post, Australian journalist Richard Glover says that most people know someone who did well in life when young, only to fail later. … Continue Reading

The Airline Making Money Off Grounded Boeing 737 MAX Jets

Low-Cost Airlines have a simple formula for success: fill as many seats as possible, fly as many hours as possible, and maintain a young fleet. … Continue Reading

Aviation News

Virgin Australia Group CEO Comments On Operation Covid Shield National Business Partnership Forum

I welcome today’s constructive round table discussion between the Federal Government, businesses and industry groups. The more we can work together, the more likely we are to find a way to speed up the vaccination of the Australian population, which should be our joint goal. … Continue Reading

Latest News under Category: Aviation

• Half a million Kiwis travelling around Aotearoa this school holidays

• Bangkok Airways to operate special flights for Samui Sealed Routes Starting from 15 July 2021 onwards

Business News

Aeronology rolls out IATA-NDC

IN breaking news in the global travel industry, fast-rising travel technology start-up Aeronology has made the big announcement today that the company was now Certified by IATA as a Level 4 NDC business as an Aggregator. … Continue Reading

Latest News under Category: Business News

• Mydeal Delivers Another Record Year With Gross Sales1 Up 111% To $218.1m

• 7 ways to fix the travel “cancellation chaos”: CHOICE

• Viagogo Investigated By NSW Fair Trading

Cruise News

Two more new Virgin Voyages ships on the way!

Virgin Voyages has announced the delivery of its Valiant Lady last week and also Resilient Lady being floated out … Continue Reading

Travel Deals

Intrepid Travel reveal early-bird lineup for 2022

Australia’s largest adventure tour company, Intrepid Travel, has announced Aussies now have a greater chance to book it's best selling Australian tours after revealing their new 2022 early-bird lineup. … Continue Reading

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