Headlines
-
Departures to rise 13%
Thursday | Jun 24 2010OUTBOUND travel by Australians is predicted to increase by a huge 13% to 7.1 million this year, according to a report released this morning by Tourism Research Australia’s Tourism Forecasting Committee.
-
Ferguson investment push
Wednesday | Jun 23 2010TOURISM minister Martin Ferguson has issued a challenge to large tourism businesses to “at least double their marketing dollars by partnering with Tourism Australia” in the new ‘Nothing Like Australia’ campaign.
-
Next-generation check-in
Wednesday | Jun 23 2010QANTAS has unveiled further details of the so-called “world-class intelligent Q technology” which will aim to provide a next generation check-in experience for the carrier’s frequent flyers.
-
NZ Aussie Specialists cut
Tuesday | Jun 22 2010TOURISM Australia has told its Aussie Specialist agents in New Zealand that it’s discontinuing the program from the start of July.
-
Air India Melbourne launch
Tuesday | Jun 22 2010AIR India and the Victorian government this morning confirmed the launch of flights into Melbourne from 01 Nov, as exclusively flagged in Travel Daily yesterday.
-
Aussie travel to NZ soars
Monday | Jun 21 2010AUSTRALIAN arrivals into New Zealand are up a healthy 11.2% over the last year, according to Tourism NZ stats released today.
-
QF expands MU c’share
Monday | Jun 21 2010QANTAS says its new expanded codeshare pact with China Eastern Airlines (MU) covering flights from Singapore to Shanghai reflects its “commitment to and confidence in the Chinese market”.
-
ADS operators suspended
Friday | Jun 18 2010FEDERAL tourism minister Martin Ferguson has suspended two NSW inbound tourism operators from the China Approved…
-
“Healthy year” for CATO
Friday | Jun 18 2010THE Council of Australian Tour Operators has managed to maintain its membership numbers at 96 operators over the past 12 months, despite the ructions of the global financial crisis.
-
CTM crosses the Tasman
Thursday | Jun 17 2010AUSTRALIAN travel management specialist Corporate Travel Management has announced the acquisition of Auckland-based TMC Cavalier Travel Services, marking CTM’s first move overseas.