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Qantas eyes sweeteners to help Covid-19 vaccine rates take off Business by Robyn Ironside Premium Content Subscriber only Qantas will become the first Australian company to offer incentives for vaccination against Covid-19, to try to boost jab rates in the hope that will lead to international borders reopening. Although the details of a potential incentive are still being finalised, it's expected to take the form of a flight voucher, frequent flyer points or status credits. Anyone who has had the full Covid-19 vaccination will be eligible with the initi...

Australians given airline vouchers in response to border closures and flight cancellations are struggling to cash them in - with Qantas not accepting them online and hours-long phone queues.  Melbourne couple Peter and Ollie Watson said they endured eight hours on the phone when they tried to redeem their Qantas credits after being told they could not use them digitally.  Mr Watson said on the four occasions he got through to someone on his marathon call they either had trouble understanding English or had not been properly trained.  Frustrated passengers forced to cancel their flights bec...

'I need to shut it down fast': How our leisure activities came to a sudden halt December 13, 2020 The pandemic has had a brutal impact on our entertainment, dining, shopping and travel experiences. Some sectors have bounced back faster than others. Credit:Jason South, Jessica Hromas, Cole Bennets, Bloomberg Save Normal text size Very large text size The director of the National Gallery of Victoria, Tony Ellwood, remembers being briefed about how bad the pandemic could get on Sunday, March 15. "I was told that this was going to be incredibly serious and that we needed to move quickly," he says...