Airline bookings surge on domestic border openings as confidence returns
Qantas Group CEO Alan Joyce says more than 200,000 airfares were sold on Jetstar and Qantas flights to Queensland in the first three days after the border openings with Sydney and Victoria were announced last More ...
$128m travel agent support package announced by Australian Government
Australian travel agents with turnover between $50,000 and $20 million will receive grants ranging from $1500 to $100,000, the Federal Government has announced. Federal Tourism Minister Simon Birmingham (pictured) said: “This one off payment recognises More ...
One trick ponies – just 15% of global short term rentals use more than one OTA channel
Check out this Venn diagram from Transparent, which dramatically illustrates how one dimensional the distribution strategies are of most short term rental property managers - just 15% are using a multi-channel strategy - and of More ...
Former Rydges on Swanston to shed COVID past and rebrand as Crowne Plaza after refurb
The former Rydges on Swanston, the incubator for 90% of Victoria's deadly second COVID wave, will be refurbished and rebranded as Crowne Plaza Melbourne Carlton. New owner Ross Pelligra bought the property for $35 million More ...
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 COVID booking and revenue slump but IPO good to go
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 ...