Posts tagged "travel"

World-first research has shown how promoting local foods can boost regional economies through domestic tourism.

A rigorous, nationally coordinated network of contact tracing and quarantine is surely preferable to border closures and economic disruptions.

Travel company EWT, which specialised in overseas high school trips, has collapsed into liquidation, owing more than $2 million to students. 

Small travel agents that have been hit hard by the pandemic will be eligible for one-off cash payments from the federal government.

The possibility of a Cook Islands-New Zealand travel bubble raises questions about how Pacific tourism can and should be revived.

The Victorian budget will be unveiled on Tuesday, and for metro and regional small businesses alike, there is much anticipation.

Small business ombudsman Kate Carnell is backing travel agents in calling on the government to provide a support package to the industry.

Flight Centre has booked an eye-watering full-year loss of $662 million on the back of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Businesses reliant on outbound tourism are struggling for survival under strict border restrictions, amid ongoing debate over government stimulus measures.

Borders are opening, albeit tentatively, but there are still more reasons than not to be worried about the future of tourism in Australia.

Adam Valastro didn’t want to be a plumber when he grew up, but that’s what happened.

“The story wasn’t lavish”, he says.

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Coronavirus is sinking the global economy, fostering fear and causing panic, but there are a few unlikely groups benefitting.