The TWU’s Michael Kaine has penned an urgent message to the government asking them to stop the collapse of Australia’s aviation industry.

Here’s an honest take on JobKeeper 2.0 from the boss of an award-winning wholesaler. It’s well worth a read.

This travel agent reckons the recent JobKeeper announcement drew a fine line between gratitude and relief, and criticism of its details, for Australia’s tourism industry.

Australia’s Prime Minister has provided a crucial update on the future of JobKeeper. Here’s all you need to know, as well as the reactions from the tourism industry.

The voices of Australia’s tourism industry are getting louder ahead of the federal government’s economic update on Thursday.

Running low on hotel gossip? Replenish it with some real news from chains and properties around the world right here.

The travel giant has warned that tens of thousands of jobs in the industry will be lost if the government does not extend JobKeeper.

AFTA has shifted to the ‘making it real’ stage of its lobbying campaign. However, the industry body has stopped short of greeting politicians with pitchforks and torches.

CLIA has warned of dire consequences if Australia’s cruise suspension continues beyond 17 September, and JobKeeper isn’t extended for agents and others in the travel industry.

Australia’s tourism industry has heaped more pressure on the federal government to extend its JobKeeper lifeline, with some members even fronting up to Parliament House.

Reading Travel Weekly’s Aviation Wrap has been compared to taking a long-haul flight, in that you’ll likely fall asleep at some point.

To answer some of Travel Weekly’s burning questions about travel marketing, we got in touch with an expert in the field – one who, as you’d expect, happens to be extraordinarily busy during the downturn.