Queensland border opens to NSW and Victoria, but for how long?
It's great to hear the Queensland Government will be reopening its border to people from Sydney and Victoria starting December 1. The decision will not only reunite families but also provide much needed income for More ...
Helloworld doubles down on cruising, buying CruiseCo, but says no rebound until 2022
Retail group Helloworld has doubled down on cruising - which it doesn't expect to rebound from COVID until 2022 - purchasing privately owned Australian wholesaler CruiseCo for an undisclosed amount from existing cash reserves. CruiseCo More ...
Booking.com launches new cleanliness standards for short term rentals
Booking.com has decreed that short term or holiday rentals will have to meet a minimum cleanliness standard by May 4, 2021, or have their properties delisted from the world's biggest online travel agent. "We’re asking More ...
Attitude makes all the difference in times of crisis says hotel revenue management expert
Attitudes good and bad flows through to the bottom line, particularly in times of crisis. That's the message from leading hotels sales and revenue management consultant Tamie Matthews. Matthews, who consults a wide range of More ...
Airbnb reveals serious booking and revenue slump but persists with IPO
Airbnb has opened its books for the first time with the company's long-awaited SEC filing detailing the heavy impact COVID-19 has taken on bookings and revenue while defiantly declaring its performance during the ongoing pandemic More ...
Qantas today celebrates 100 years in midst of 100 year crisis
Qantas, Australia's national carrier and the oldest continuously operating airline in the world, today celebrates 100 years of operation at a time described by CEO Alan Joyce as the most challenging in its history due More ...
New campaign urges Victorians to ‘stay close, go further’ as restrictions lift
Victorians are being urged by their State Government to keep their tourism spend local after travel restrictions were recently lifted. This is the focus of a new multi-million dollar campaign from Visit Victoria with the More ...
Show us the money – AFTA left hanging after Prime Minister promises
Australian Federation of Travel Agents CEO Darren Rudd appears to have awkwardly misjudged the political climate by prematurely announcing a funding package that has yet to eventuate following a conversation with Prime Minister Scott Morrison. More ...
Accor and sbe launch Mondrian brand in Australia with Gold Coast development
Accor has announced it is bringing the Modrian brand to Australia in partnership with hospitality development group, sbe, in which it owns 50%. The Mondrian Gold Coast hotel and branded residences will be in a More ...
Travello Buys Backpacker Deals website & business
Travel networking and experience app Travello has bought the Backpacker Deals website and business for a mix of cash and shares. Travello claims the deal will create Australia's largest 'experience based, youth focused' Online Travel More ...
Long way back for Melbourne short term rentals but heading in right direction
It's a long way back from the depths of COVID for Melbourne's short term rental industry but occupancy rates are finally heading the right direction after a year of despair, according to fresh research More ...
Business travel to lead the Flight Centre recovery, leisure lags…
Corporate travel will lead the recovery at Flight Centre with a chance it could profitable by the middle of next year. But leisure revenue for the group has a much longer runway back due to More ...