Virgin Australia is launching a Monmouth flight sale, just days after securing a buyer, saving the airline. The airline is launching a ‘Because Everyone Loves a Comeback’ sale Today. The sale comes as US private equity Bane Capital secures the airlines future. The airline says 125,000 tickets are on sale Right now. Tickets include $69 one-way…
Qantas has launched two new domestic flight routes as the Australian travel and tourism industry focuses entirely on the domestic market. Qantas will introduce a flight between Sydney and Byron Bay, the first time in nearly two decades the airline has maintained a direct route to the destination. The airline will also add a Sydney…
International Travel and Tourism banned Indefinitely – Chief Medical Officer International Travel and Tourism to Australia will be cut off indefinitely until the crisis can be resolved by medical science, Australia’s Chief Medical Officer says. Brendan Murphy, who has led Australia’s response to the pandemic until the end of June 2020, said government policy wouldn’t…
Breaking: Some Victorians are now banned from crossing into NSW and face hefty punishment for doing so. Any Melbourne resident living in a lockdown hot spot who crosses into NSW will face an $11,000 fine and jail time. The new rules will be put in place for residents crossing into NSW from midnight. The penalties…
Sydney house prices have taken a hit as the economic recession begins to take a toll. According to CoreLogic data, Sydney house prices declined by .8% in June and for the quarter. It’s the second month of price declines in the Sydney market. The median house price in Sydney is now $875,000. The data does…
The European Union is opening its borders to people from 15 other nations, including Australians. The US however is not included. EU diplomats have told counterparts in the 15 nations that their nationals are allowed to travel to the block of nations after months of border lockdowns. The EU confirms list of 15 countries allowed…
A special Parliamentary inquiry held in New South Wales has found the Koala was on track for extinction by 2050, confirming previous studies. The report found that without significant intervention – to stop the destruction of vital koala habitat, bushfires and other threats like climate change – the koala will be gone by 2050. The…
The rapidly changing International Travel Australia situation gets a boost. The European Union will allow Australians’ to travel to its member states, as Europe looks to restart its travel industry. According to German media, the EU is formally moving to allow 13 non-member states to resume travel to the block of nations, including Australia. Australia,…
New Airline to Compete with Qantas, Virgin on Australia’s east coast Rex Airlines said it will launch Sydney – Melbourne, Brisbane flights and compete with Qantas and Virgin. Rex Airlines told investors that it would seek to raise A$30 million to launch services up and down the eastern seaboard. The Airline is looking to buy…
Australian lifestyle fashion brand Seafolly is entering administration, as the local retail sector slumps. The iconic Australian swimwear brand is now searching for a new owner, as demand plunges for clothing and accessory brands during the current economic crisis. The brand has dozens of stores across Australia and 12 world-wide, including in Singapore and California….