Headlines
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CATO plots NZ alliance
Wednesday | Feb 22 2023THE Council of Australian Tour Operators (CATO) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with its Kiwi counterpart, the New Zealand Outbound Travel Suppliers Association (NZOTSA).
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Luxury leading for flight Centre
Wednesday | Feb 22 2023FLIGHT Centre’s strong focus on the luxury segment is seeing more than 7% of the company’s revenue derived from the sector, with the recent Scott Dunn acquisition bringing further scale to the business.
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HLO backs QF/EK alliance
Tuesday | Feb 21 2023HELLOWORLD Travel Limited has come out strongly in favour of ACCC authorisation for the proposed Qantas and Emirates Restated Master Coordination Agreement, with a submission by CEO Andrew Burnes seeing HLO appearing to differ significantly from the public position taken by the Australian Federation of Travel Agents (AFTA).
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QF $100m lounge upgrades
Tuesday | Feb 21 2023QANTAS CEO Alan Joyce says the carrier’s $100 million lounge upgrade program (TD breaking news) will take place over the next three years, telling media during an event at Sydney Airport “being back in profit means we’re back to making long-term investments for our customers”.
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CATO confirms IWD keynote
Tuesday | Feb 21 2023The Council of Australian Tour Operators has confirmed the keynote speaker at its upcoming International Women’s Day event (TD 19 Jan) will be Travel Daily’s very own Hoda Alzubaidi.
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Helloworld enjoys rebound
Monday | Feb 20 2023THE recovery of Helloworld’s business continues to make solid strides, with a half-yearly financial update released earlier this morning revealing the company has posted gains in Total Transaction Value (TTV) across all segments (TD breaking news).
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QF offers points for loans
Monday | Feb 20 2023QANTAS Group has entered the home loan market this month via its Qantas Money Home Loan product, which will see Qantas Points paid out to customers for each year a loan is held.
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Air NZ stretches it further
Monday | Feb 20 2023AIR New Zealand will introduce Economy Stretch on the airline’s Los Angeles route from 27 Feb, offering travellers up to 39% more legroom than the airline’s standard Economy seat.
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1000MTG plots int’l growth
Friday | Feb 17 2023FOLLOWING its acquisition by Corporate Travel Management in Jul last year (TD 01 Jul 2022), 1000 Mile Travel Group (1000MTG) has this morning announced several new appointments designed to bolster its global expansion plans.
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Cathay cracks one million
Friday | Feb 17 2023CATHAY Pacific carried more than 1 million passengers last month, a first for the carrier since the start of the pandemic.