The differing reopening roadmaps of the states and territories will no doubt cause headaches for travellers, hence this from A4ANZ.

The overall response to the NSW government’s big international travel announcement on Friday has, unsurprisingly, been a very positive one, but not all industry figures are dancing in the street.

The airline wants to make up for lost time, having not flown internationally since relaunching under new ownership.

We couldn’t help but notice that NSW’s new premier isn’t being very COVID-safe in this picture. In fact, he appears to be risking the infection of Australia’s main export with the virus.

FCTG is wheeling out a number of A-listers for its corporate travel event but, sadly, there’s no mention of a Hemsworth making an appearance.

Both airlines have pencilled in dates for flights between Bali and Australia alongside a few more overseas destinations.

Virgin is now the only carrier to connect both Launceston and Hobart to five state capitals, which is a pretty neat feat if you ask us.

Have you been freaking out about potentially being relegated in the Velocity status stakes? Well, you can breathe easy now.

Whether your goal is to become a Velocity Frequent Flyer points millionaire or simply nab a set of Virgin PJs, this comp is definitely worth getting jabbed for.

And, in other news, the airline is gearing up for a whopping summer season of domestic travel, with a swathe of new aircraft due to join its fleet very soon.

Virgin has given its economy fares the Queer Eye treatment. Our reaction to this is along the lines of “fabulous” and “yaaas queen”.

The bosses of Virgin and Rex are both flipping the bird at COVID after being forced to stand down staff.