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Saturday, July 31, 2021

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Headline News

Man With Coronavirus Uses Disguise To Fly

Since the beginning of the pandemic, we’ve seen an alarming number of reports of people purposefully boarding flights after testing positive for coronavirus. This story, on the other hand, is new to me and on a completely different level. … Continue Reading

Lockdowns Are Once Again Posing a Threat to Australia’s Airlines

Greater Sydney’s lockdown has been extended until at least the 28 of August, NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian has confirmed. … Continue Reading

Major news for cruising – England announces international cruises from August 2, 2021

Media in the UK is awash with the very exciting news that UK MP and Secretary of State for Transport Grant Shapps has confirmed, initially via a tweet, that England has given the green light to international cruising from England to be lifted from 2 August, this year. … Continue Reading

Singapore Plans Quarantine Free Travel By September

Singapore plans to fully vaccinate 80% of the population and reopen with quarantine-free travel in September. As Singapore accelerates its vaccination campaign to hit its target within the next month, officials are preparing to reopen the country and are working to establish travel corridors with countries that have low Covid-19 infection rates. … Continue Reading

US Airlines Say COVID-19 Variants Aren’t Hurting Bookings

Rising concern about the fast-spreading delta variant of COVID-19 is creating turbulence for the stocks of big travel companies, but airline executives say they don’t see any slowdown in ticket sales, maybe because a high percentage of their best customers are fully vaccinated. … Continue Reading

Aviation News

Singapore’s Scoot Seeks Europe Fifth Freedoms Rights

To put it simply, fifth freedom routes are cool. They are one-of-a-kind and unusual. I think the coolest thing about the world is how small and interconnected it is. … Continue Reading

U.S. to Require Airlines to Refund Passengers for Delayed Bags

The U.S. Department of Transportation is moving to require airlines to refund fees to passengers for checked bags if the luggage is significantly delayed to the destination, according to a person familiar with the measure. … Continue Reading

British Airways Offers a New Fast Bag-Drop Before Check-In

British Airways has teamed up with AirPortr to create new convenient fast bag drop areas before heading to the departure’s concourse at British Airways’ London flagship Terminal 5 at Heathrow airport. … Continue Reading

MarathonNorco Aerospace for Offering Highly Engineered Cost-effective Electrical & Mechanical Products

Topcast Aviation Supplies Co., Ltd. (“TOPCAST”), a global leader in aircraft parts distribution and MRO services, today announced that it has extended the multi-year distribution agreement with MarathonNorco Aerospace Inc. (“MNAI”) for offering aircraft batteries, Christie chargers, and mechanical products. … Continue Reading

Business News

Dear PM – Travel Agents need support

The Australian Federation of Travel Agents has written to the Prime Minister welcoming the support for travel agents in NSW and Victoria but asking for wider support for all travel agents. … Continue Reading

Covid-19 News

Why is everything so slow with the government in Australia – Australia’s home quarantine trial takes months.

Fully-vaccinated Australians returning from overseas will be allowed to spend their quarantine period at home under a trial program expected to launch in Adelaide over the coming months, … Continue Reading

Latest News under Category: Coronavirus (Covid-19)

• AstraZeneca Vaccinated Aussie May Face Hurdle to Travel to Europe

• Biden to announce vaccination requirement across US federal government on Thursday

• England scraps quarantine for fully vaccinated arrivals from the EU and USA

• CDC updates mask guidance for fully vaccinated people and refusing vaccinations endangers millions of the immunocompromised

Cruise News

Bakery In Historic Tasmanian Village Of Richmond Proof That Small Businesses Are Part Of Cruise Industry To Cruising Restart

Kim Kay and her iconic Richmond Bakery is one of Tasmania’s most beautiful and historic towns is proof that you don’t have to be a big business to be part of cruising’s economy-boosting multiplier effect. … Continue Reading

Latest News under Category: Cruise News

• Azamara Quest® departs from Glasgow Ahead of the Brand’s Return to Service

• Carnival Australia Hails Progress In Townsville’s $232 Million Channel Upgrade As A Strong Investment In The Future Including Improved Access For Cruise Ships

• Tourism Leader With Historic Richmond Jail Attraction In Tasmania Looks Forward To Return Of Cruise Visitors