Headlines
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Major OETG expansion
Thursday | Jan 14 2010ORIENT Express Travel Group has launched an upgraded version of its Express Ticketing system, expanding it with four additional airlines and also giving access to Galileo travel agents.
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Australia drives TT growth
Thursday | Jan 14 2010MOST of the revenue growth being seen by Tiger Airways is occurring in Australia, with the carrier revealing that its Asian operations grew just 1.7% in the 2009 financial year.
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Qantas offers JAL help
Wednesday | Jan 13 2010QANTAS executive manager Rob Gurney has offered to share the secrets of the QF “two-brand” model to Japan Airlines, as part of a oneworld push to keep JAL within the alliance.
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Carnival marketing push
Wednesday | Jan 13 2010CARNIVAL Australia today urged travel agents to prepare for “another wave of cruise bookings” as it launches a major marketing campaign.
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Nov arrivals up by 5.5%
Tuesday | Jan 12 2010SHORT term visitor arrivals to Australia during Nov 09 were 5.5% higher than the previous year, according to Australian Bureau of Statistics figures released today.
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Auckland Airport CNS buy
Monday | Jan 11 2010NZ-LISTED Auckland International Airport has purchased a 24.55% stake in the operator of Cairns and Mackay Airports, saying the deal “opens up exciting new opportunities to strengthen and grow air services connections with Cairns as a stepping stone between New Zealand and the high-growth tourism markets of Asia.”
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C&K adds Scandinavia
Monday | Jan 11 2010COX & KINGS Australia has expanded its range to include Scandinavia with this morning’s announcement of the purchase of Bentours (TD breaking news).
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SYD best in 09 for Wotif
Friday | Jan 8 2010NEW South Wales and Sydney were the top tourism destinations for domestic holiday bookings processed in 2009 through online accom website Wotif.com, according to NSW state tourism Minister Jodi McKay.
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Skroo: LCCs won’t survive
Friday | Jan 8 2010FLIGHT Centre Limited boss Graham ‘Skroo’ Turner says lowcost carriers (LCCs) will not survive in the Australian market if they don’t enlist the additional support from travel agents.
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Indian MEL travel warning
Thursday | Jan 7 2010A WARNING for Indian students planning to study in Melbourne about racially-based violence, issued by the Indian Ministry of External Affairs, is a blow to the tourism sector, according to the state’s tourism council.