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Travel Daily's Jenny Piper presents "The Chat", a series of personal conversations with some of the amazing women in the Australian and New Zealand travel industry.

It's reporting season, so this week we're unpacking - that time of year when the highs and lows of the last 12 months are laid bare by our publicly listed companies. As you’d expect it makes for some fairly grim reading, but there’s also plenty of positivity around too. Have a listen to catch up!



News on the Fly is your fortnightly run through of all the latest travel industry news.



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With the Delta strain of COVID-19 running rampant, things are looking bleak. But the good news is that means V for Vaccination is on everyone’s lips - so this temporary setback may actually accelerate Australia’s return to the new normal.



Qantas has mandated the jabs for all of its staff

AFTA and CLIA are hoping to ride the wave as they continue to push for industry support and cruising certainty.

Etihad is forecasting a tsunami of demand. Plus more!



News on the Fly is your fortnightly run through of all the latest travel industry news.



For some positive thinking, head to travelbulletin.com.au/articles/industry-news/that-which-does-not-kill-me/ to read Bruce's latest opinion piece, looking at how this latest outbreak may actually fast-track the return to travel.



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Qantas this week has stood down 2,500 staff while also continuing its onslaught on the distribution sector. ScoMo has laid out a perhaps highly aspirational path to recovery, and there are some indications that cruising for Christmas might be on the agenda.



News on the Fly is your fortnightly run through of all the latest travel industry news.



The August issue of travelBulletin is out now, and in the cover story we’re unpacking the pandemic and the environment. Discussing whether this pause in the industry has been a time for big travel companies to refocus on sustainability. Plus AFTA flags a constitution change and Australia is now coming last in cruise. Read it all in the August issue of travelBulletin available now at travelbulletin.com.au



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We're in lockdown, but the world keeps turning. We’ve had the AFTA annual general meeting, and then the highly anticipated announcement of a new CEO. And as well as vaccinations, the Government is putting things in place for a post-COVID world, and some cruise suppliers are looking past our immediate difficulties with optimism about the Australian market.



News on the Fly is your fortnightly run through of all the latest travel industry news.



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The COVID-19 craziness continues, as the Delta and now Lambda variants wreak havoc - but at last we have a plan from the Government - or at least a plan to develop a plan. Plus, consumer group CHOICE has this week released a major report on the travel sector, urging a number of significant reforms to Australian consumer protection based on the experience of thousands of travel customers through the pandemic. Catch up on it all with the latest pod!



News on the Fly is your fortnightly run through of all the latest travel industry news.



This week's episode is brought to you by travelBulletin. The July issue of travelBulletin is out now, discussing the question 'To fee or not to fee?' - should travel agents charge their customers services fees? Read it all in the July issue of travelBulletin at travelbulletin.com.au



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