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Tuesday, August 10, 2021

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Headline News

Bungling travel agency bandit left vital document in pub

A man who held up a travel agency by claiming to have a gun in his pocket then fled abroad and went on to commit similar crimes overseas – eventually being nabbed because he had made an incredibly foolish blunder, a court has heard. … Continue Reading

EXCLUSIVE -OLYMPIC FLASHBACKS by Gold Medallist Mark Tonelli Ep 3

This collection of 60 short Olympic tales covers the past 125 years. … Continue Reading

Business events conference ready for bold look at the future

Registration is now open for the Business Events Industry Aotearoa (BEIA) Conference 2021 to be held at the Napier War Memorial Centre in Hawke’s Bay, New Zealand from 11 to 13 October. … Continue Reading

Royal Caribbean bringing back full cruise fleet by spring 2022 including Australia – YAY!

Royal Caribbean International has announced that its complete lineup of ships will be sailing by spring 2022. … Continue Reading

U.S. Travel Association reacts to reported international reopening plans

US Travel Association Executive Vice President of Public Affairs and Policy Tori Emerson Barnes issued the following statement … Continue Reading

Aviation News

Delta reconnects customers across the pond as U.K. reopens to vaccinated travelers

Delta is ramping up service across the pond to nearly 30 weekly flights this fall, as the global gateway between the United States and the United Kingdom reopened to fully vaccinated U.S. residents without quarantine Aug. 2. … Continue Reading

• Qatar Airways Grounds 13 Airbus A350s

• American Airlines Cancels 300 Flights, Most Due to Pilot Shortage

• LATAM Airlines Group modernizes its fleet with an agreement to purchase A320neo family aircraft

• Oman Air Holidays Refreshes Brand, Vision and Mission Statements, and Bolsters Digital Platform in Anticipation of Robust Travel Rebound

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Association News

IATA Confirms 2020 Was Worst Year For Aviation

Despite being the “worst year ever” for global air transport, 2020 was also a year of “amazing perseverance” by the airline industry in the face of the devastating effects of the COVID-19 crisis, according to IATA’s director-general. … Continue Reading

Covid-19 News

Australia’s lockdowns set to weaken domestic travel recovery says GlobalData

With Australia battling a rise in COVID-19 cases, domestic travel has reduced drastically. While Australia’s domestic recovery was strong in H1 2021, the reintroduction of lockdowns and state border closures will serve as a blow, and set to weaken and slow down the domestic travel recovery. … Continue Reading

Cruise News

Norwegian Cruise Line targets early 2022 for Australia and Asia cruises

Harry Sommer, president, and CEO of the Norwegian Cruise Line brand says while the Australian and New Zealand governments have currently banned most cruises, … Continue Reading

Latest News under Category: Cruise News

• Luxury cruise lines restart operations globally, but Aussies can’t go on them yet!

• Royal Caribbean says it expects to be cash-flow positive in six months

USA News

U.S. Travel Applauds Committee Passage of Restoring Brand USA Act

U.S. Travel Association Executive Vice President of Public Affairs and Policy Tori Emerson Barnes issued the following statement on the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation’s approval of the Restoring Brand USA Act (S. 2424), a bill to provide emergency funding to the United States’ destination marketing organization: … Continue Reading

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