Headlines
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An ‘AFTA-party’ – get it?
Tuesday | Feb 9 2010AFTA has announced further details of the arrangements for this year’s National Travel Industry Awards, which will for the first time include an after-party following the gala dinner.
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Record arrivals for 2009
Monday | Feb 8 2010AUSTRALIAN traveller numbers don’t appear to have been badly impacted by the economic crisis, with the Australian Bureau of Statistics today announcing record figures for both arrivals and departures during 2009.
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ACCC gives tick to JSA
Friday | Feb 5 2010THE long running Joint Services Agreement between Qantas and British Airways (TD 03 Nov) is set to continue for another five years, after the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission gave draft approval for its extension (TD breaking news yesterday).
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Amex targets SME market
Thursday | Feb 4 2010SMALL businesses are set for a whole lot of loving from the travel industry, with the global launch today of a new division of American Express Business Travel which focuses on the small and medium-sized corporate market.
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Wendy to woo US market
Wednesday | Feb 3 2010WENDY Wu Tours is continuing to be a major Australian travel industry export success story, with the firm last night confirming plans to expand into the USA.
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EK push for more flights
Wednesday | Feb 3 2010EMIRATES has quietly begun a campaign to further boost capacity into Australia, with the current 84 weekly flight limit to be reached in just over a year.
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AFTA launches 2010 NTIA
Tuesday | Feb 2 2010THIS year’s National Travel Industry Awards are set to be even bigger and better, with AFTA today confirming a “very exciting new aspect to the night” which will be announced shortly.
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Qantas to drop 747 First
Monday | Feb 1 2010QANTAS is set to remove First Class from its entire 747 fleet and only offer the cabin on selected A380 services, in a major fleet revamp foreshadowed last year (TD 17 Nov), according to today’s Financial Review.
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AA targets skill shortage
Monday | Feb 1 2010TRAVEL recruitment specialist AA Appointments says there are “very positive signs that the tourism industry is returning to a healthy state.”
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Jetstar long-haul ex SIN
Friday | Jan 29 2010JETSTAR yesteray committed to the introduction of long-haul services using wide-body aircraft out of Singapore’s Changi Airport, which has signed a new strategic partnership with the carrier.