AFTA has released interim results of its ‘Travelsectorkeeper’ survey, and they make for some pretty grim reading, according to CEO Darren Rudd.

Helloworld swung to a loss in the first six months of FY21, but it wasn’t all bad news for the ASX-listed group.

The boss of an Aussie travel agency has unleashed on tourism boards, while also dishing out some hard truths to his peers.

CT Partners chairman Barry Mayo has been spotted doing a celebratory jig down the office hallway following this news.

Two agencies have come together to form what they’ve dubbed a “dynamic new offering”. However, don’t expect this article to provide much clarity on what it actually is.

As perfectly illustrated by Matthew Upchurch in the accompanying image, Virtuoso’s presence is expanding across Australia and New Zealand.

Do you happen to work at Magellan and noticed someone different sitting in the GM’s chair today? All is explained here.

Here’s a positive rugby-related travel story that, thankfully, doesn’t make any mention of the Wallabies occupying last place on the Tri Nations table.

Andrew Burnes has some seriously good expectations for Helloworld agents, thanks to a predicted lack of competition from rivals.

We wish we could say this story about an exclusive program was a Travel Weekly exclusive, but the truth is we just copied and pasted the press release.

Travel Weekly has poured over Helloworld’s quarterly update to bring you this package of highlights.

In the accompanying photo, Virtuoso CEO Matthew Upchurch is demonstrating what we imagine is his “welcome” face and hand gesture combination. Either that or he’s giving a tutorial on how to throw pizza dough.