Headlines
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Vale Maxwell Kingston
Tuesday | Oct 4 2022THE Australian travel industry is today mourning the sudden death of travel industry legend Max Kingston, former World President of Skal International.
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QR appoints new Fiji GSA
Tuesday | Oct 4 2022AIRLINE Rep Services has been named as Qatar Airways’ General Sales Agent for its passenger business in Fiji.
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Maria Slater joins itravel
Tuesday | Oct 4 2022LONGSTANDING Canberra agency Maria Slater Travel has become part of the itravel network, after many years as a top performing agency within Travellers Choice.
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Aeronology offers LH NDC
Tuesday | Oct 4 2022AERONOLOGY has announced the launch of NDC offers in partnership with Lufthansa Group airlines, completing a “full travel retailing” offer for Austrian Airlines, Brussels Airlines, SWISS, Lufthansa, Eurowings and Air Dolomiti via the Aeronology travel distribution platform.
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Hotel peak body closer
Tuesday | Oct 4 2022THE long-running proposed amalgamation between the Australian Hotels Association and the Accommodation Association of Australia has reached a key milestone, with the leaders of both bodies separately agreeing the Scheme of Amalgamation which will create a new peak body, Accommodation Australia.
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Cruise back for good in Aus
Friday | Sep 30 2022THE Australian cruise industry’s recovery efforts grew in scale today, as Carnival Cruise Line’s Carnival Splendor arrived in the country this morning, in what the line’s local President Marguerite Fitzgerald described as the “return in earnest of international sailing from our nation”.
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NTIA honours individuals
Friday | Sep 30 2022THE last-minute addition of a new category to this year’s hugely anticipated National Travel Industry Awards (TD breaking news) highlights the keen interest in the rebooted NTIAs, with AFTA taking on board feedback following yesterday’s unveiling of the finalists in several categories.
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Over 50s delaying travel
Friday | Sep 30 2022ONGOING conflicts, the lingering effects of the pandemic, and climate change are all impacting Aussies aged over 50 years old from taking a holiday sooner, new data from Australian Seniors has shown.
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End-to-end digital needed
Friday | Sep 30 2022THERE are significant productivity and financial advantages on offer for companies that digitally transform their end-to-end business travel processes, a new report from Amadeus suggests.
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Regent Seven Seas Cruises celebrates
Friday | Sep 30 2022LAST night Regent Seven Seas Cruises hosted about 100 of its key Australian and New Zealand industry partners at an exclusive gala dinner at Sydney’s Catalina Restaurant in the harbourside suburb of Rose Bay.