Headlines
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The Texans are coming!
Thursday | Mar 10 2011A DELEGATION from Texas Tourism is set to visit Australia later this month to ramp up awareness of the Lone Star state’s tourism offerings, in the lead-up to the launch of the new Qantas services to Dallas/Fort Worth.
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JQ downplays Japan move
Wednesday | Mar 9 2011JETSTAR has denied a number of reports which suggest that it’s considering a domestic Japanese operation in partnership with Chinese carrier Spring Airlines.
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Rail Plus content on GDS
Wednesday | Mar 9 2011TRAVEL agents connected to the Amadeus global distribution system in Australia & NZ will be able to integrate PNRs with Rail Plus content after the companies announced an agreement today.
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Kuoni buys Travelport GTA
Tuesday | Mar 8 2011SWISS travel giant Kuoni says it will “substantially expand its position in online destination management services” with the US$720m purchase of Gullivers Travel Associates (GTA) from GDS firm Travelport (TD breaking news).
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50% China capacity increase
Tuesday | Mar 8 2011FEDERAL transport minister Anthony Albanese has signed a new Memorandum of Understanding with Chinese officials which will boost available Australia-China flight capacity by more than 50%.
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ACCC corrects airline sites
Monday | Mar 7 2011THE Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has warned airlines to display all-inclusive fares on their websites or face “strong enforcement action”. THE Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has warned airlines to display all-inclusive fares on their websites or face “strong enforcement action”.
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Premium economy soars
Monday | Mar 7 2011BUSINESS travellers are starting to return to premium cabins as the corporate sector recovers, but
there has been a “trend towards differentiated premium economy seats, particularly on mid-range flights of 6-10 hours,” according to the latest quarterly study by American Express Business Travel. -
Reforms to level playing field
Friday | Mar 4 2011IT will be much easier to set up a travel agency in Australia if the Ministerial Council on Consumer Affairs accepts the key conclusions of this week’s SCOCA issues paper incorporating the recommendations of the PwC review of consumer protection in the travel industry (TD Wed).
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CWT Aussie chief departs
Friday | Mar 4 2011THE management of corporate travel giant Carlson Wagonlit Travel appears to be in disarray after the abrupt cessation of employment of its Australia/NZ md, David Greenland, who is also Vice Chairman of AFTA.
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TTC launches new brand
Thursday | Mar 3 2011INDUSTRY giant The Travel Corporation last night announced the debut of a new Australian domestic operator called Inspiring Journeys (TD breaking news).