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Travel group Helloworld is losing up to $2 million per month amid the pandemic, but company bosses expect trade will improve early next year.

Helloworld Travel has announced a $50 million capital raising at a hefty discount to bolster its balance sheet as the travel company looks to survive the coronavirus pandemic.

Virus-ravaged travel firm Flight Centre says an initial 6,000 of its sales and support staff globally will either be stood down or made redundant in the company's latest bid to preserve a future.

Virgin Australia is likely to cut more domestic flights and regional airline Rex will only operate passenger services in Queensland as a virus-spooked nation bunkers down amid new travel and tradin

The travel industry is reeling from a decision by the US government to ban all travel from Europe for a month, while the Australian government has decided against a similar move after consideration. Shares in ASX-listed travel companies were smashed today in response to the clamp down and as travel dries up globally.

ASX-listed travel company Helloworld has taken a majority stake in Asia Escape Holidays, four years after a backdoor listing plan by Asia Escape and two other Perth travel agencies fell through.

Elizabeth Gaines' selection last week as the incoming chief executive of Fortescue Metals Group has shot her to the top of a very short list of genuinely powerful women in business in Western Australia. Click through to read more and see our listing of 12 leading WA women in business.

Local businesses aren't popping the champagne corks for an economic recovery just yet despite the latest data from the Commonwealth Bank showing a rise in transactions across a range of sectors during the Christmas trading period.

John McGloin and Alex Davidson, who were formerly directors of Amara Mining, have been appointed as non executive directors of Perseus Mining.

Mike Loss and Daniel Marsh have been appointed as information security consultants at Asterisk Information Security.

Susan Symmons has been appointed as general counsel and company secretary for Pioneer Credit Limited.