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Tuesday, July 13, 2021

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Headline News

AFTA seeks urgent support as closures ‘kneecap’ confidence

The Australian Federation of Travel Agents (AFTA) has called for urgent, widespread support for the travel sector, as agents and the industry struggle to cope with the immediate and flow-on impacts of the Sydney lockdown. … Continue Reading

Federal Treasure meets with business, but travel and tourism are hardly represented.

It appears that Federal Treasurer Josh Frydenberg met with more than 30 CEOs of Australia’s supposedly biggest businesses and industry representatives but travel and tourism were hardly represented. … Continue Reading

CT Partners welcomes Matt Masson as Chief Executive

Matt Masson has been appointed as Chief Executive of CT Partners, Australia’s leading independent travel buying group, comprising 22 of the largest independent travel companies specialising in corporate and premium leisure travel with a combined turnover in excess of $ 1 billion. … Continue Reading

Is Garuda Indonesia on the Brink of Bankruptcy?

COVID-19 has battered Indonesian flag carrier Garuda’s revenue and sent earnings plunging, causing trading of the airline’s shares to be halted recently after a bond default. … Continue Reading

Airline Caps Will Bump 18,000 Australians Off Flights Home

According to airlines, 18,000 Australians will be bumped from flights back home in the next six weeks as a result of the Australian cabinet’s decision to cut the number of international arrivals in half until at least the end of August as reported in the SMH. … Continue Reading

Aviation News

Oman Air Offers First Class Suites on B787 Dreamliner Flights between Muscat and Salalah for Popular Khareef Season

Oman Air, the national carrier of the Sultanate of Oman, will offer its luxurious First Class Suites on B787 Dreamliner flights between Muscat and Salalah for the popular Khareef season. … Continue Reading

Latest News under Category: Aviation

• Emirates restarts passenger services to Mauritius, as the island-nation reopens to international tourists

• United Adds Nearly 150 Flights to Warm-Weather Cities This Winter

• Qatar Airways Joins IATA’s Turbulence Aware Platform

• Air New Zealand announces flights to bring Kiwis home from NSW

Appointment News

Brent Hill Appointed Tourism Fiji CEO

Tourism Fiji has today announced the appointment of experienced tourism marketing senior executive, Brent Hill as Chief Executive Officer. … Continue Reading

Latest News under Category: Appointments / Movers & Shakers

• Kitty Wong Named IBM Hong Kong General Manager

• Peter King named vice president of AIPC’s Executive Council

• CT Partners welcomes Matt Masson as Chief Executive Officer

Cruise News

Luxury Expedition Yacht Crystal Endeavor Departs Stralsund, Germany, And Sails to Iceland for Inaugural Voyages

Today, Crystal Endeavor, the first “Made in Germany” Polar Class 6 (PC6) luxury expedition yacht, cruised out of MV WERFTEN shipyard in Stralsund where she was designed and built accompanied by the sound of Crystal’s beloved sail away song “What a Wonderful World” by Louis Armstrong. The yacht is now bound for Iceland and her inaugural voyages in the Land of Fire and Ice. … Continue Reading

Latest News under Category: Cruise News

• Unique Cruises teams up with Back-Roads Touring

• Scenic Eclipse to visit Saudi waters for the first time

Event Calendar News

Sell Out Event Proves It’s Better In Blackall

A record number of amateur golfers descended on the outback town of Blackall under perfect conditions of big blue skies and warm winter days, with winners from Hervey Bay and Canberra for the fourth leg of the Outback Queensland Masters. … Continue Reading

Latest News under Category: Events Calendar

• Queensland’s showcase of Indigenous Arts and Cultures shine sacred and bright in 2021

• Her Majesty’s Theatre New Ian And Pamela Wall Gallery And Pickard Terrace Unveiled Today

• Nothing can stop the music of the 2021 Australian Festival of Chamber Music!

Hotel Opening News

Centara Hotels & Resorts sets new standards for luxury with August 2021 opening date confirmed for Centara Reserve Samui

Centara Hotels & Resorts, Thailand’s leading hotel operator, announces the much-anticipated opening date of Centara Reserve Samui in August 2021. … Continue Reading

Space Tourism News

Virgin Galactic Successful Completes First Fully Crewed Spaceflight

Virgin Galactic today announced that VSS Unity successfully reached space, completing the Company’s fourth rocket-powered spaceflight. … Continue Reading