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ATEC research shows that a third of tourism businesses will not benefit from the domestic tourism market. Credit: Lukas Bischoff/Getty Images

Domestic travel not a solution for Australia's tourism woesAustralians are being urged to revive the tourism industry by taking a holiday at home this year as borders remain close, but...

Australia is keeping its borders closed to international travel to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. (Credit: africanpix/Getty Images)

Australia likely to remain closed until 2021SYDNEY - While Australia has been largely successful in containing the spread of the coronavirus, Trade Minister Simon...

Air New Zealand CEO says the airline “must first survive, then revive and finally thrive”.

Survive, revive and thrive: A mantra for the tourism industryWELLINGTON - New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says all coronavirus measures in the country will be lifted from...

Cruise ships won’t be passing the Sydney Opera House for a while yet.

Australia extends ban on cruise shipsCANBERRA - Cruise ships will be banned from entering Australian waters until at least 17 Sept. 2020.

CAPA says domestic markets in Asia appear to have bottomed out.

Domestic services in Asia key to airline recoverySYDNEY – Airlines that operate in countries with strong domestic networks will be best placed to recover from the Covid-19...

Joyce: “A lack of evidence regarding mid-air transmission of the coronavirus among passengers and crew.”

Qantas warns of high price of leaving middle seat emptySYDNEY - Qantas chief executive Alan Joyce has backed the International Air Transport Association (IATA) by claiming...

Japan and its historic places like Kyoto may be among the first places Australians will be allowed to visit.

Where will Aussies travel first? This may surprise youSYDNEY – Australia has begun to wind back its coronavirus restrictions but overseas travel won’t start any time soon.

Hiking in the Drakensberg, South Africa, with Intrepid Travel.

Heartfelt letter from Intrepid Travel’s CEO: Walking the talk in tough timesMELBOURNE - For as long as I’ve known Intrepid, the company has never been motivated by money for money’s sake. That’s exactly...

Norwegian Jewel among NCL’s ships whose cruises are suspended.

NCL not yet ready to go back to sea until end of JuneSYDNEY - Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings is further extending an extension of its previously announced suspension of global...

Anwen is the first koala to be released from hospital after being burnt in Australia’s bushfires.

Australia’s koalas bounce back from bushfire ordealSYDNEY - The first koala to be admitted from Australia’s bushfires in October 2019 has been released back to its original...