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Thursday, June 03, 2021

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Headline News

Aussie contingent thrills to emotional MEETINGS welcome

A contingent of Australians boosted a gathering of more than 500 business events industry buyers and media at Auckland Tāmaki Makaurau yesterday for the opening of Business Events Industry Aotearoa’s two-day MEETINGS exhibition, which will culminate in a 25th-anniversary gala celebration this evening. … Continue Reading

Travel bubbles: a ray of hope for Australian tourism

The coronavirus pandemic that hit the world last year is still causing horrific waves in many countries. In the past couple of months, new variants of COVID-19 have also emerged in few countries. … Continue Reading

Channel 7 Sunrise’s host David Koch says vaccine roll out “not a race“ is “bulldust”

Channel 7 Sunrise host David Koch showed a rare loss of patience on Monday during an interview with QANTAS CEO Alan Joyce. … Continue Reading

Rex’ John Sharp pulls no punches talking about Rex, QANTAS’ Alan Joyce, and much more!

I love to hear real straight talkers like Rex Deputy Chair, John Sharp, who when he speaks generally, but especially in this interview, extremely refreshingly, does not pull any punches at all and in particular about QANTAS’ CEO Alan Joyce, with whom for Sharp, there appears to be no love lost! … Continue Reading

Cruise Ships Sailing June 2021 Update

Thank you to our friends at Cruise Industry News as here is their latest June 2021 update of cruise ships currently sailing around the world, with the cruise industry comeback continuing with ships sailing in Europe and even more entering service in June in Europe, North America, and elsewhere. … Continue Reading

Aviation News

Oman Air and Qatar Airways Further Expand Strategic Cooperation

Oman Air and Qatar Airways have taken the next step in further strengthening strategic cooperation, expanding their codeshare partnership to cover more than 80 destinations on Qatar Airways network. … Continue Reading

Latest News under Category: Aviation

• Qatar Airways Resumes Phuket Flights as the Famed Holiday Getaway Reopens To International Tourism

• Air New Zealand steps in to help Canterbury in wake of floods

• Air Astana Launches New Service To Samarkand In Uzbekistan

• Bangkok Airways extends the temporary closure of its ticketing offices until 30 June 2021

Cruise News

US Carnival Cruise Line gets CDC approval to operate from Miami, Galveston & Port Canaveral

While Australian cruising is still wallowing in the dark waiting for news that hopefully, the ban on Australian government’s ban on cruising will be lifted on June 17, over in the USA, great progress is being made in the return of cruising, with Carnival Corporation last week receiving the US Centers for Disease Control & Prevention’s (CDC) acceptance of its Phase 2A Port Agreements for PortMiami, Port of Galveston and Port Canaveral. … Continue Reading

Latest News under Category: Cruise News

• Do You Have A Holiday Alter Ego? The Psychological Benefits Of A Getaway Revealed

• Polar tour operators participate in third annual Cleanup for Sarah

• PONANT lives and celebrates World Environment Day

• The great ice-cape: Psychologists explain why Australians are clamouring for cooler climates

Events Calendar

10 days to go until the Scenic Rim Clydesdale Spectacular

They are the Gentle Giants of the horse world, recognised in Australia as ‘the breed that built the nation’ and over the weekend of June 12 and 13 at Boonah in the Scenic Rim, the CLYDESDALE will be celebrated in style. … Continue Reading

Latest News under Category: Events Calendar

• Smashing success! Celebrating 20 years at the incredible Argyle Diamonds Ord Valley Muster

• Live Music Makes A Triumphant Return at Blues On Broadbeach

• Tickets on sale Thursday for THE LUME Melbourne’s inaugural experience, Van Gogh. An epic adventure into art!

• Tickets On Sale Now For Vivid Sydney 2021