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The fires in Australia have been burning for several months (Credit Rick Rycroft/AP/Shutterstock)
Tourist hotspot evacuated after Western Australia bushfires
Firefighters were battling to contain two bushfires in the Western Australian tourist hotspot of Margaret River on Thursday evening (9 December)
A quarantine-free trans-Tasman bubble is now open (Credit: Pin Adventure Map/Unsplash)
Australia pauses plans to ease border restrictions
It comes amid increasing concern over the Omicron variant of Covid-19
Peacock-Gower will lead the company's marketing operations worldwide
Aurora Expeditions appoints Peacock-Gower as marketing lead
She has more than 20 years’ experience in strategic branding, marketing and media
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Princess Cruises announces Australia 2023/24 sailings
The new cruises and cruise tours will go on sale on 1 December
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Tourism Australia targets Brits for 'working holidays' campaign
From 1 December, vaccinated Brits will be able to enter New South Wales, Victoria and the Australian Capital Territory on working holiday visas
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Australia to further ease Covid border measures next month
Country will reopen its borders, closed since May 2020, to fully vaccinated skilled and student visa holders, prime minister Scott Morrison confirms
Travel ban ends amid fears over 'Indian variant'
Australia to further ease border measures and Covid-restriction rage in Europe
Australia will reopen its borders to foreign visa holders at the start of December, while there have been clashes between police and demonstrators over Covid measures in several European countries
Australian Wildlife Journeys has a new experience that helps koalas recover from the bushfires
New Signature Experiences of Australia to recommend to different client types
With Australia fans willing to spend more on a premium holiday once borders reopen, now’s the time to explore its updated array of Signature Experiences, says Abra Dunsby.
Qantas Group forecasts up to £75m coronavirus hit
Qantas to open pop-up transit lounge on Sydney-London route
The airline will lease Darwin airport’s Catalina lounge, with the route set to operate via the city in Australia’s Northern Territory until the spring
Queensland becomes latest Australian state to ease entry rules
Queensland becomes latest Australian state to ease entry rules
It will allow international visitors when 90% of the target population is vaccinated
Qantas Group forecasts up to £75m coronavirus hit
Qantas to restart London-Sydney flights next month
Aussie carrier will operate the route on an up to five-times-weekly basis from 1 November after it was confirmed New South Wales’ borders would reopen from the start of November
Turnbull said Australia's borders are unlikely to open "before the first quarter of next year"
Australia to remove quarantine for vaccinated citizens visiting Sydney
The country’s borders have effectively been closed since March 2020
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Azamara announces 2023 and 2024 itineraries
It will offer 39 voyages across its fleet to South Africa, South America, Australia, Asia, the Med and the Caribbean
The operator has helped to provide 20,000 people with a Covid vaccine (Credit: Unicef)
Intrepid increases vaccine fundraising goal after surpassing original target
The operator now aims to raise A$150,000 for UNICEF Australia to help deliver covid jabs in low-income countries
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Australia to end international travel ban from November
"It’s time to give Australians their lives back," PM Scott Morrison reportedly said
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Qantas to restart London flights next month
The move comes after Australia announced it will reopen its borders in November
There has been a coronavirus outbreak on Coral Princess
Carnival brands cancel Christmas and new year cruises in Australia
P&O and Crystal have extended their pause in operations until January 2022
Qantas Group forecasts up to £75m coronavirus hit
Qantas raises £265m through new bond offering
Aussie carrier will use the cash to boost liquidity, repay maturing debt and repair its balance sheet
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Tourism Australia relaunches trade training programme
The "Aussie Specialist" programme will run in conjunction with the country’s State and Territory Tourism Organisations
A quarantine-free trans-Tasman bubble is now open (Credit: Pin Adventure Map/Unsplash)
Australia's overseas travel ban extended to mid-December
Move comes as fresh blow to hopes the country will reopen by the end of the year
Qantas Group forecasts up to £75m coronavirus hit
Qantas hopeful of restarting UK flights this year
Move will be dependent on Australia hitting 80% vaccination threshold by December
Embarking on a sailing adventure with Golden Horizon
Tradewind Voyages revises Golden Horizon's schedule
Due to ongoing "complexities" of the pandmeic in Australia, the vessel’s 2021/23 itinerary has been redrawn
Turnbull said Australia's borders are unlikely to open "before the first quarter of next year"
Australia's borders 'could be closed until next year'
Former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull said the Australian government’s ‘colossal failure’ to purchase enough vaccines was to blame for the potential delay
Miles Morgan Travel agent crowned winner of two-week Australia holiday
Miles Morgan Travel agent crowned winner of two-week Australia holiday
In order to win, agents were asked to attend TTG Aussie Fest, answer a series of quiz questions and complete the Aussie Specialist training programme.