Singapore Airlines has scheduled its first passenger flights to Adelaide, Brisbane and Melbourne since March following the closure of borders into Australia and Singapore due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Beachside luxury address Halcyon House has set a reopening date of 2 July 2020 following its closure due to COVID-19 restrictions.

InterContinental Hayman Island Resort has confirmed its intention to reopen to guests from 1 September 2020 after an extended pause due to the coronavirus pandemic. The relaunch date for the Great Barrier Reef resort was flagged first by LATTE.

A proposed timetable outlining a gradual relaunch of tourism and hospitality sectors was unveiled on Friday [22 May 2020] by the recently formed Tourism Restart Taskforce. The panel of travel and tourism dignitaries has been meeting on a weekly basis, putting together a realistic path out of the coronavirus crisis.

Nihi Sumba has introduced a special One to One rate, exclusive to Australian residents, matching Australian dollars to US dollars and valid for stays from 1 July 2020 until December 2021.

Seabourn has upgraded its ‘Book with Confidence’ policy to include a new ‘Best Fare Guarantee’ benefit, ensuring guests can have peace of mind that they can always request the lowest publicly available fare offered for their voyage in the event fares are lowered following booking.

The Australian cruise industry has been dealt a savage blow today [Friday 22 May 2020] with the Australian Border Force (ABF) announcing a three-month extension of its ban on cruise ships entering local waters.

Palazzo Versace Dubai has recently introduced an innovative sanitation protocol for all public areas, as well as guest rooms, restaurants, pools, the spa centre and back-of-house spaces.

Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has announced an extra $50 million to help support tourism businesses, theme and animal parks in the state to get through COVID-19.

A sample audience of some of Australia’s most prominent travel advisors are steadfast that the luxury travel market will be the first to recover from the coronavirus crisis.

A second United Arab Emirates airline will fire-up services between Australia and London, with Emirates confirming its planned restart of scheduled flights to/from Sydney and Melbourne, starting 21 May 2020. Earlier in the week, Etihad Airways revealed its intention to begin services on Friday 15 May.

Tourism operators in Western Australia have been offered a lifeline by the state government with a $14.4 million recovery package to help them “reshape” their businesses in the COVID-19 landscape.