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WE CAN TAKE THE WEIGHT
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Tuesday 15th September 2020
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Kate Cameron, Travel Partners “The major benefit of being part
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to the UK, meaning it is unlikely
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Removing barriers Crooked Compass takes flight
AIR New Zealand will no longer
E X C L U S I V E remote lodges, homesteads and
Window
have to adhere to physical
distancing requirements on its LISA Pagotto has today station stays paired with exclusive
experiences and behind-the-
Seat
aircraft after Prime Minister launched a sister company to
Jacinda Ardern eased transport her Crooked Compass operation, scenes encounters. MERLIN Entertainments is
restrictions yesterday. offering exclusive luxury journeys The bucket-list trip is priced currently hiring for the best job
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Air NZ CEO Greg Foran also and untrodden reaches by private major airports and select regional need apply.
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passengers will continue to be exhilarating world of aviation has local touring experience. Sydney-based attractions, such
the number one priority. always been a dream of mine. Proposal and wedding packages as Madame Tussauds, SEA LIFE
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Finally, signs of recovery AFTA UPDATE
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to raise the plight of travel AFTA also ran an informative
E X C L U S I V E ahead of the rest,” said News agents, tour operators and travel webinar for members which
AUSTRALIAN consumer Corp’s Managing Director Food wholesalers. talks about the budget
spend on travel showed a slight and Travel Fiona Nilsson. The Pre-Budget Submission recommendations, what steps
improvement for the week ending which you can access HERE sets you can take to meet with your
31 Aug, increasing by three points Virgin to chop 250 out a compelling case for the local MP to share your story, and
according to the latest New Corp Federal Government to provide a how we can work together to get
Australia Index. VIRGIN Australia is poised to Travel Agent Support Package of their support of the submission
The latest figures also showed make 250 of its Southbank head $125 million, as well as a range of and our industry.
that all major segments exhibited office staff redundant, according additional business measures. You can watch this 20-minute
signs of recovery for the first time to a report in The Courier-Mail.
In order to maximise our impact webinar HERE.
in quite a while. CEO Paul Scurrah reportedly
and our ask of Government, In parallel with our Federal
“For the first time in three told staff of the upcoming
industry has a critical three- week focus, we continue to work
months all categories have changes yesterday, citing cash
window in the lead-up to the directly with all the States and
improved, with first of month management during the COVID
Federal Budget. Territories to secure their support
payments driving accommodation period to be crucial to its future.
AFTA therefore needs members for a range of measures including
to proactively connect with each financial and rent relief, and we
i t y o u r other and connect with their local hope to provide members with
Subm cipes!
Federal Representative in order some good news over the next
to get a meeting in the diary and two weeks.
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have a conversation well before We’d like to thank everyone
co c k t a i l the 06 Oct Federal Budget.
If you need support to
understand who is in your local
for their contribution - we’re all
in this together and now more
than ever before we need to all
electorate, please reach out to work together to maximise our
AFTA. Additionally, the AFTA impact and ensure that we get
Chair, Chief Executive Officer and as many members of our travel
Directors are poised, ready to join community through to the other
(virtually) and support you in your side of this pandemic.
Lonny on the Verge Be elephant-friendly
HOTEL Verge Launceston will WORLD Animal Protection is
open its doors later this month. holding a webinar on why travel
The new $24 million property is companies should become
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and owned by Tasmanians”, and Taking place at 8pm Thu (AEST),
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to Launceston’s Albert Hall and Schmidt-Burbach.
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Tassie agent kicks goals
Tuesday 15th September 2020
International loads just 28%
GOVERNMENT figures released city pair, followed by Sydney-
yesterday have confirmed the Auckland, Perth-Doha,
ongoing pressure on the aviation Melbourne-Doha and then
sector, with the limited number Sydney-San Francisco.
of international flights still The incoming passenger caps
operating to and from Australia meant just 20,016 arrivals were
less than a third full in Jul. recorded on inbound flights,
The monthly statistics from while outbound services carried
TRAVELLERS Choice member while the club also bought a $250
the Bureau of Infrastructure, 53,835 passengers, BITRE noted.
and life-long footy tragic Kathy travel voucher from the agency to
Transport and Regional MEANWHILE speaking to Nine
Granger has been honoured by use as a prize for the best player.
Economics (BITRE) showed Publishing overnight, Qatar
Tasmania’s Wynyard Football “The President said the club
that international scheduled Airways CEO Akbar Al Baker
Club, with which she has been wanted to give something back to
passenger traffic for the month called on the Government to lift
involved in for over two decades. me and Burnie Travelcentre, and
was just 73,851 passengers, down the passenger number caps, “for
Granger owns Burnie to recognise me as a role model
98% from the 3.736 million 12 at least Australians to come back
Travelcentre which has been an for our young women players,”
months ago. who are now stranded in Europe
official sponsor of the club for Granger said.
Just 264,564 seats were and other places of the world”.
the last nine years, while she “I spoke to the girls about my
available on flights to and from He also defended claims that QR
herself has personally served in a work as a volunteer and my travel
Australia during the month, was price gouging on the flights it
range of roles including secretary, business, and then presented the
and the overall seat utilisation is operating into Australia, which
treasurer, vice president, team travel voucher to the ‘best on
percentage was just 27.9%. are subject to an investigation by
manager, kiosk co-ordinator and ground’ player,” she added.
Qatar Airways had the largest the Australian Competition and
even scoreboard attendant. Since then the team (pictured)
share of the market, with 27.2% Consumer Commission.
“The only thing I haven’t has gone onto glory, reaching the
of the total, followed by Air New “We are not worried about any
actually done is play,” she said. Grand Final of the North West
Zealand with 13.6%, Emirates investigation...we have no issue,
Granger’s long-standing Football League which they will
with 10.7% and then Singapore we are profiting zero, we are only
contributions have been play this weekend.
Airlines and Cathay Pacific which recovering our direct operating
recognised with the club deciding Good luck girls!!
both had a 5.2% market share. costs,” Al Baker said.
to name a special match after her,
Sydney-Doha was the top “We are an airline, we are
not a charity so we have to APT hails first trip
QF consolidation make sure that we cover our Issenberg goes in APT is today celebrating the
cost of operation at least,” he Accor reshuffle successful conclusion of its first
QANTAS has today announced
added, noting the flights were trip to operate since the start of
a group-wide property review of A MAJOR global restructure
also carrying extra cargo from the COVID-19 pandemic.
its offices across Australia, with at Accor Hotels will see the
Australia including 45 tonnes of The highly anticipated journey
the possibility of consolidating departure of four top executives,
meat exports each day. departed Brisbane on 06 Sep with
several facilities into one state. including the hospitality giant’s
58 guests joining APT’s nine-day
Mostly rented non-aviation Asia-Pacific CEO Michael
IASC tick for VA air tour of Outback Queensland.
facilities are up for consideration, Issenberg.
Highlights included a stay on
including the airline’s leased THE International Air Services The move was revealed this
Thursday Island as well as visits
49,000m² head office in Mascot, Commission has issued a week in an internal memo
to luxury tropical resorts in Port
Sydney and Jetstar’s HQ in determination allocating 120 from CEO Sebastien Bazin,
Douglas and Hamilton Island,
Collingwood, Melbourne. seats per week in each direction which detailed new regional
with CEO David Cox saying “it’s an
Flight simulator centres in on the Indonesia route to Virgin arrangements seeing Europe
exciting milestone and credit goes
Sydney and Melbourne, as well as Australia. split into Southern European
to our APT team who worked
the QF heavy maintenance facility The determination is valid for and Northern European hubs,
hard to make it happen”.
in Brisbane are also under review, five years from 30 Aug 2021, while the Asian-Pacific region
with the move flowing from with VA saying that although will be spread into new hubs for
already announced job losses, of it’s not currently operating Southeast China, Greater China NLK flights cut
which about 25% were among internationally it wishes to retain and the Pacific which includes AIR New Zealand has adjusted
corporate and head office staff. the capacity in the event that it Australia and New Zealand. its planned operations to
QF CFO Vanessa Hudson said relaunches flights to Bali at some The new structure is effective Norfolk Island over the Northern
there were no intentions of stage in the future. 01 Oct and as well as Issenberg Winter scheduling period, with
offshoring facilities or impacting Conditions include a requirement will see the departure of Accor frequencies from Brisbane and
customers, with the new Western that VA fully utilise the capacity Europe CEO Franck Gervais, CEO Sydney reduced from three
Sydney Airport potentially part of from no later than 31 Dec of New Business Thibault Viort weekly flights down to just
the thinking to unlock economies 2021 “or from such other date and Accor’s F&B and Lifestyle CEO one for the period 25 Oct 2020
of scale across the operation. approved by the Commission”. Amir Nahai. through until 27 Mar 2021.
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Victorian travel agents left high and dry
O P I N I O N the travel industry. fighting for support? Why isn’t clients is unheard of.
Josh Zuker from In Victoria, ‘lockdown’ started. anyone listening? The recent announcement of
Josh Zuker Travel In my 40 years of life, I never MPs have been contacted. the $3,000 Victorian Government
- 2019 Victorian
knew what this meant. In one Interviews have been had on grant, in my opinion, is a
Travel Agent of the
Year - is outraged way or another, you could national TV. Letters have been complete kick in the guts. Not
at the lack of say that this was a form of sent to the Prime Minister, only is Victoria in a full lockdown
support from the punishment or perhaps losing my and fellow colleagues, but still stage four situation, but the travel
state government. rights as a human being. Any way nothing, why? We might get a industry alone is in dire straits.
Got an opinion to share? Let us you look at it, life is never going bad wrap in the papers, or in I and many others are in five to
know in up to 400 words via email to to be the same. interviews, but please don’t six figure debt! I am completely
feedback@traveldaily.com.au. Since Jun of this year, I can say assume that this is our fault. We taken aback on how the
TRAVEL agencies across I do appreciate the assistance were not built for this. government thinks that a $3,000
Australia became aware of that the government has given Around Jul, there were further grant is going to help.
COVID-19 around late Feb to to many government There is no timeline on when
early Mar this year.
Mid to late Mar travel
agencies across Australia started
industries.
However, I
am disgusted
“
The recent
announcement of
grants;
however,
these came
the travel industry will recover - if
ever. And with the reduction of
JobKeeper next month, I am lost
cancelling bookings which had at the many with tighter for words.
numerous hours and hard work conditions and the $3,000 Victorian restrictions How can we survive? How
invested, with all the projected regulations government grant is including can we continue to pay our
commissions that we were going around these criteria that expenses with less money? How
to be earning now going down grants. a complete kick in the many home- can we pay business expenses
the drain because the bookings Offering a guts.... I am completely based travel with zero income? Everyone I
were being cancelled. business some
Around late Apr saw the start money is a
taken aback on how the agents couldn’t
meet. Either
have spoken to in the last 24
hours has agreed with me, the
of many shopfront travel agency bonus, though government thinks that way you look recent announcement is just
businesses beginning to reduce fighting for
staff and cease trading.
a $3,000 grant is going at it, a home- a slap in the face and with the
your right to based agent revised rules of JobKeeper, I fear
We also saw a massive amount stay in business to help and a retail that more businesses across all
of airline staff being made is another. shopfront industries will turn to bankruptcy.
redundant and many airlines,
cruise lines and coach tour
operators across the world
The struggle that debt brings
to everyone is unforeseen, and
many try to hide the loss and
” agent still have expenses such
as loans, credit card commission
recalls and, of course, not
So much is out of every travel
agency owner and staff members’
hands - this pandemic has taken
reduce or cancel their scheduled pain that business owners like to mention the booking loss its toll on many people across
services. myself feel every single day. The equalling to some hundreds of Australia. Not to mention also
This, of course, made it nearly mental health of everyone is so thousands of dollars. across the world.
impossible for any travel agent to important and an issue that has In late Aug the situation saw With more airlines at risk and
book a flight for a client that was come to the forefront this year. some wholesalers and suppliers, wholesalers in Australia, who
in need to travel back home. The travel industry has been including some airlines and more knows if the travel industry will
For myself and my company, my left behind and forgotten about retail travel agency brands, cease ever be able to recover. For
last appointment in my shopfront by the government! This includes trading and in some cases going what it’s worth, I can’t wait for
retail office space was in late Mar re-opening of the borders around bankrupt. We have also seen that day when I can travel on
of this year. Australia. changes amongst refund rules to a plane or book that client on
Now I am still today fighting With an industry worth around see credit notes now changed to that adventure holiday that they
with the landlord to seek rent $46 billion to the Australian possible refunds. The numerous deserve. In the meantime, how
assistance in light of the current economy, how is it that every amount of unpaid hours spent much more can we take?
situation in Victoria and of course travel agent business owner is communicating with suppliers & Will COVID-19 defeat us?
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Tuesday 15th September 2020
Unscramble Whose flag is this?
HOW many words can you make out of these nine letters? Every word
needs to include the centre letter, have four letters or more and not be
a proper noun or a plural. You can only use each letter once.
Good – 19 words
Very good – 29 words
U D E Excellent – 28 words
R K N
NOTE: We’ve used Chambers
A T E Dictionary to decide what words
are acceptable.
THE coat of arms in the centre a navigational instrument
Eat an Apple Day of this flag has been used by this
country for centuries, including
behind the coat of arms, called
an armillary sphere and harks
in many of the earlier versions of back to this country’s history of
this flag. exploration and settlement.
The design of this also includes Do you know whose flag this is?
Pub quiz
1. The United States has by far more casinos than any other
country, but which nation has the second-most?
2. Which US state is the only one in which Asians are the most-
represented ethnic background?
3. What does Celebrity Cruises’ signature “X” logo stand for?
4. What is the largest city in Australia which is not a state or
territory capital?
“AN APPLE a day keeps the out apples that granted eternal
5. Bali is the westernmost of which island group?
doctor away”, so the saying youth, to Heracles’ labours which
goes, and those wanting to truly included picking a golden apple in 6. What city is the world leader in the number of skyscrapers?
celebrate this humble fruit can do the Garden of Hesperides. 7. In 2000, Air Canada acquired which other airline, then-
so on International Eat an Apple The easiest way to celebrate Eat considered its largest rival?
Day this Sat 19 Sep. an Apple Day is of course to do
8. Before those held in the Gold Coast in 2018, when was the
Apples appear in a number of so - eat them raw, dusted with
last time Australia hosted the Commonwealth Games?
different mythologies, from the cinnamon, stewed or in a pie with
Norse goddess Idun who gave a scoop of ice cream. 9. Which two towns are the second- and third-largest in South
Australia, both having around 26,000 inhabitants?
ANSWERS 14 SEP 10. What is the Italian word for “cruise”, appearing in the name
of cruise lines such as Costa and MSC?
Where in the world: Sheikh Zayed
Grand Mosque, Abu Dhabi 11. What country is this collection of pictures spelling out?
+ _
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Royal Caribbean, Emirates rewards kindness Accor shakes hands
Celebrity suspend ACCOR and Amadeus have
announced an expansion of their
ROYAL Caribbean International
strategic partnership to include
and Celebrity Cruises this
Demand360, a solution that
morning advised they have
provides forward-looking market
extended their suspension of
data in the hospitality industry.
sailings in Australia and New
The new deal will allow Accor
Zealand for all voyages departing
to gain a better insight into
on or before 31 Dec.
occupancy data and contribute to
The cruise lines noted the move
more informed decision-making,
took the pause of operations
as well as distribution strategies
beyond the current Government
and maximising the revenue per
deadline of 17 Dec (TD 04 Sep),
available room.
saying the decision would allow
Amadeus’ Demand360 tool also
guests currently booked on
provides key brand insights.
Christmas and New Year sailings
to make alternative holiday
arrangements.
The company said it would MONEY
be reaching out to guests and WELCOME to Money, TD’s Tue
travel partners to share further feature on what the Australian
details and address any questions EMIRATES is lending a helping deliveries of essential supplies to dollar is doing.
or concerns, apologising for hand to Lebanon and the victims those affected.
any inconvenience the voyage of a deadly bomb blast that Emirates is currently delivering
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cancellations may cause. rocked the capital Beirut last medical equipment, medicines, DESPITE the obvious volatility
month, allowing its customers to tents, food and building materials in the market, the Australian
Japan/Singapore donate cash or Skywards Miles in support of the ongoing efforts dollar appears to be in wait
towards helping those affected by of NGOs on the ground. and see mode according to
form green lane the explosion. CLICK HERE for more details. financial experts, showing little
JAPAN and Singapore are The tragedy has left hundreds fluctuation in value over the last
gearing up to commence a green and thousands of people injured couple of days.
lane travel corridor connecting or homeless, with the airline More is needed: TAA Aussie investors are sitting on
the two nations from 18 Sep. TOURISM Accommodation the sidelines while many global
asking customers for support
The COVID-safe bubble will only Australia Victoria General investors pump money into
in helping to sponsor freight
Manager Dougal Hollis has riskier ventures like potential
be for business and essential
COVID-19 vaccines.
travellers in the first instance, welcomed the Victorian
with health safeguards to be WestJet insurance Government’s support package
Wholesale rates this morning.
in place such as testing both WESTJET has become the latest for the hospitality sector (TD 15 US $0.729
airline to offer a complimentary UK £0.567
pre- and post-arrival, as well as Sep), but warns a roadmap out of
NZ $1.083
a need to maintain a controlled COVID-19 insurance cover for heavy restrictions is also needed
passengers, which will reimburse Euro €0.614
itinerary for the first 14 days in for a full recovery.
for medical costs associated “We need to be able to re-open Japan ¥77.03
the receiving country.
This will be the fifth green lane with the disease and quarantine- where it is safe to do so and Thailand ß22.80
related accommodation. China ¥4.961
for Singapore, which has already we already have the skills and
South Africa 12.135
established similar bilateral links The offer is valid for travel up operational practices in place Canada $0.959
with Malaysia, China, Brunei and to 31 Aug 2021 and excludes to keep our venues COVIDSafe,” Crude oil US$37.33
South Korea. domestic flights in Canada. Hollis said.
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