Government's $1.2 billion 'ticket to recovery' offers 800,000 half-price airfares
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If the country is supposedly awash with 50billion tourist dollars that can’t be spent overseas, is saving a measly 100 or so bucks on the airfare component enough to swing somebody’s decision to suddenly take a domestic holiday that they wouldn’t have taken otherwise?? If that’s a game changer then they probably weren’t going to spend much at the other end!
So people can purchase cheap airfares but sadly they don’t have the money to pay for the holiday component because they’ve either lost jobs, lost businesses, or they are trying to save a few sheckles for the next lockdown and mass job loss. As for destinations, we went for a leisurely week in a retreat in Stanthorpe last week - half the businesses were shut down permanently or only open for a day or two per week, even then they were only open for a few hours. So be prepared to go on that long awaited holiday only to find out at the other end that nothing is open or it is no longer operating. Fu#king Governments really have no idea of the colossal long term impact that this world is going to experience for years to come.
People will travel. I took my kids to outback Queensland late last year, I couldn’t even get a table at several local pubs for dinner without a reservation the day before. Not to mention the numerous attractions which required me to book weeks in advance.
VOZ (the sole lessed 77W) is returning to the lessor, Aviator Capital.
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Sorry buddy, apart from people in aviation, I don’t know anyone who’s jobless anymore.
People will travel. I took my kids to outback Queensland late last year, I couldn’t even get a table at several local pubs for dinner without a reservation the day before. Not to mention the numerous attractions which required me to book weeks in advance.
People will travel. I took my kids to outback Queensland late last year, I couldn’t even get a table at several local pubs for dinner without a reservation the day before. Not to mention the numerous attractions which required me to book weeks in advance.
Sorry buddy, apart from people in aviation, I don’t know anyone who’s jobless anymore.
People will travel. I took my kids to outback Queensland late last year, I couldn’t even get a table at several local pubs for dinner without a reservation the day before. Not to mention the numerous attractions which required me to book weeks in advance.
People will travel. I took my kids to outback Queensland late last year, I couldn’t even get a table at several local pubs for dinner without a reservation the day before. Not to mention the numerous attractions which required me to book weeks in advance.
There was definitely no shortage of money as eating out is not cheap.
Heard many comments too as to how hard it is to find staff.
Don't restaurants etc still have to social distance as per their COVID-Safe plan? It seems most have a reduced capacity, which only goes to drive up demand, albeit artificially. When I was in Stanthorpe, there was a booking system for a counter-lunch at the pub because the place had to be kept half empty.
Don't restaurants etc still have to social distance as per their COVID-Safe plan? It seems most have a reduced capacity, which only goes to drive up demand, albeit artificially. When I was in Stanthorpe, there was a booking system for a counter-lunch at the pub because the place had to be kept half empty.
From 1:00am 13th March
- Indoor premises: One person per 2m2 (e.g. restaurants,
cafés, pubs, clubs, museums, art galleries, places of worship, convention centres and Parliament House), including standing eating and drinking. Indoor play areas and unattended retail (such as children’s rides) within a premises can open with a COVID Safe Checklist.
So what exactly does this mean for us international crew?
“Airlines will receive federal payments to keep about 8600 workers in jobs until international travel resumes in November, with Qantas and Virgin asked to prove their readiness to restart long-haul flights.”
Doesn’t inspire confidence that we’ll actually receive any cash to get us by until then. Hope I’m wrong.
“Airlines will receive federal payments to keep about 8600 workers in jobs until international travel resumes in November, with Qantas and Virgin asked to prove their readiness to restart long-haul flights.”
Doesn’t inspire confidence that we’ll actually receive any cash to get us by until then. Hope I’m wrong.
You have to remember that the world revolves around them & their money sucking executives & nobody is ever right except them.
The cash will be used alright but not for the employees benefit,no wonder all the sarcastic smiles were on show at the photo shoot this week.
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The stupidity of our useless Govt knows no bounds! They give away money like its free that will do SFA for our economy! After a year + of decimating the nation these fools think a few dollars given to the big players is gunna fix the tourism industry? You couldn't dream this sh1t up if ya tried for a fiction novel!
As mentioned above I don't see how halving fares is going to get a lot more people travelling.
Family of 4 MEL - OOL, airfares 400 ish
Accommodation for 5 nights 1500 to 2500
Hire car 6 days 4 to 700
Food and incidentals 1000
Alcohol (because your travelling with 2 kids) 1000
Airfares are, and have been for some time, the cheapest component of a holiday in Oz
Family of 4 MEL - OOL, airfares 400 ish
Accommodation for 5 nights 1500 to 2500
Hire car 6 days 4 to 700
Food and incidentals 1000
Alcohol (because your travelling with 2 kids) 1000
Airfares are, and have been for some time, the cheapest component of a holiday in Oz
Nunc est bibendum
Yeah but the headlines themselves about cheap airfares get people thinking about spending the money on the rest of it.
I’m not convinced it’s a wise spend of money either but the confidence it generates in the wider community could actually make it worth it.
I’m not convinced it’s a wise spend of money either but the confidence it generates in the wider community could actually make it worth it.
As mentioned above I don't see how halving fares is going to get a lot more people travelling.
Family of 4 MEL - OOL, airfares 400 ish
Accommodation for 5 nights 1500 to 2500
Hire car 6 days 4 to 700
Food and incidentals 1000
Alcohol (because your travelling with 2 kids) 1000
Airfares are, and have been for some time, the cheapest component of a holiday in Oz
Family of 4 MEL - OOL, airfares 400 ish
Accommodation for 5 nights 1500 to 2500
Hire car 6 days 4 to 700
Food and incidentals 1000
Alcohol (because your travelling with 2 kids) 1000
Airfares are, and have been for some time, the cheapest component of a holiday in Oz
The way I see it is the last 6 months or so, the airlines have been profiteering from peoples need to travel by air. If you use Per-Asp as an example, QF are currently charging $900+ return. Remember 18mths ago when you could do Lax return for just $200 more?
In my opinion the gov't is sending the money to the wrong place, they'd be better off keeping Jobkeeper going and the money going directly to the employers back pockets
In my opinion the gov't is sending the money to the wrong place, they'd be better off keeping Jobkeeper going and the money going directly to the employers back pockets
Not sure about the other states, but it's still 2sqm per person in Qld. as it has been for a while. The most recent changes didn't alter that.
From 1:00am 13th March
From 1:00am 13th March
- Indoor premises: One person per 2m2 (e.g. restaurants,
cafés, pubs, clubs, museums, art galleries, places of worship, convention centres and Parliament House), including standing eating and drinking. Indoor play areas and unattended retail (such as children’s rides) within a premises can open with a COVID Safe Checklist.
Just putting this here: Michael Pascoe on Morrison's half-arsed airfares - Does anyone else get annoyed by these photo-ops?
He comes off looking like the commodore of the local yacht club with three sheets to the wind.
He comes off looking like the commodore of the local yacht club with three sheets to the wind.
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Just putting this here: Michael Pascoe on Morrison's half-arsed airfares - Does anyone else get annoyed by these photo-ops?
He comes off looking like the commodore of the local yacht club with three sheets to the wind.
He comes off looking like the commodore of the local yacht club with three sheets to the wind.
Like i said before,just another publicity stunt with all the hangers on getting paid for their fake smiles,disgusting.
And your 'alternate' Mr 'B'... And 'Others'...??
The 'other' bloke has ABSOLUTELY NO credibiity....NOPE....NONE at ALL...IMHO......
Cheeerrrsss...
The 'other' bloke has ABSOLUTELY NO credibiity....NOPE....NONE at ALL...IMHO......
Cheeerrrsss...