Emirates’ Aussie pullout heads list of Covid-related woes
Emirates has abruptly stopped serving Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane – and other international airlines may do likewise; Qantas is fuming over border closures; questions have been raised about whether vaccines will help travel; and a decision to admit hundreds of international tennis stars into Victoria for the Australian Open has been branded a fiasco.
• QANTAS booking international flights from July 1, but refuses to say whether it has now refunded all cancelled flight payments• Border Closure To Continue For Some Time Despite Vaccine Roll Out
• Wow…QANTAS’ CEO Alan Joyce arrogantly claims QANTAS will survive domestic battle, but either Virgin and Rex won’t.
• CEO Dalton leaving The Travel Corporation
Australian Magazine and web site Holidays with Kids has announced its Best Family Resort Awards (formerly the Readers’ Choice Top 10 Awards) with the awards showcasing the hotels and resorts in Australia and across the globe that stand out as extra special in the family travel market. 
Following an eight-year absence, Celebrity Cruises announced, today, its return to the Mexican Riviera with a variety of 7-night and 8-night sailings. 
Usher in the Year of the Ox with Mandarin Orchard Singapore’s array of festive delicacies and takeaway goodies. 
Delta Air Lines today reported financial results for the December quarter and full year 2020 and provided its outlook for the March quarter 2021. 
Accor has announced a joint venture with well-known Sydney developer Central Element and property investor Boston Global [CEBH] to develop the Sydney’s first 25hours Hotel, which they say will open at the end of 2022. 
“The Bespoke Collective scaled new heights of greatness in 2020 – that they did so against the backdrop of numerous, unprecedented constraints and challenges makes their accomplishments even more impressive. 
As we step into the new year, many Hong Kongers are continuing to work from home, dreaming of the day where global travel restrictions will lift, and they can finally explore the world again. 
If you are in search for seclusion, discretion yet complete fulfilment, look no further than Con Dao island. 
As we start a new year, luxury travel company andBeyond has launched its online Dream Board, aimed at encouraging those with a bad case of wanderlust to start envisaging and planning their upcoming adventures. 
Break the back-to-work blues and book a getaway to NSW’s Sapphire Coast now. Accommodation options are available to suit all budgets. 
This year, Finland will be hosting not just one, but two FIA World Rally Championship events, when in addition to Jyväskylä, the best rally drivers in the world will also be competing against each other in the middle of the Arctic scenery of Rovaniemi in the Finnish Lapland at the end of February. 
Laguna Phuket, Asia’s premier travel destination and home of the award-winning Laguna Phuket Triathlon (LPT), has announced the 28th addition of the annual event is to take place on Sunday 21 November 2021. Registration opens now at www.lagunaphukettri.com. 
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