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

The peak industry body has warned governments around the world that further country-wide border closures could seriously jeopardise global economic recovery.

AFTa’s newly-appointed boss is quickly making his presence felt, this time offering his thoughts on the Tourism Restart Taskforce’s fresh plan for the government.

This blogger highlights the big opportunity that lies ahead for travel marketers on the road to recovery. However, that’s not to suggest you need a vehicle to capitalise on it.

ATEC managing director Peter Shelley has taken aim at the federal government’s approach to reviving Australia’s tourism industry. However, that’s not to say he’s wielding a revolver or rifle.

This new study from the World Travel & Tourism Council makes for pretty grim reading. Let’s hope the barriers to global travel are broken down quickly, but safely.

Do you consider yourself a hardcore stamp collector? Well, sadly for you, the WTTC’s new stamp is not the type that goes in a scrapbook.

Travel Weekly has gone one-on-one with Experience Co. CEO and former Tourism Australia boss John O’Sullivan. As in interview him – not verse him in an online game of chess or Battleship.

Despite the fundamental ethical concerns of using elephants in tourism, it can be very profitable and in normal times pays for their upkeep. But what if tourists stop coming altogether?

Here’s some sage advice from a university professor on customer engagement. It’s basically a giant marketing magnet in word form.

The likes of Flight Centre, Ponant, Tourism Australia, and The Walshe Group have joined forces to help aid tourism’s recovery in the wake of COVID-19.

A staggering 100 million jobs in travel and tourism could now be at risk due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the global council.