Headlines
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Turo enters the market
Thursday | Oct 20 2022THE world’s largest peer-to-peer car sharing marketplace has announced plans to launch in Australia later this year, with the brand keen to take advantage of the busy summer travel season.
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Agents woo younger gen
Thursday | Oct 20 2022MILLENNIAL and Generation Z travellers are now more likely to rely on a travel agent for budgeting, insurance and entertainment plans, according to new data released by News Corp this morning.
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$19M Adelaide VENUE on the way
Thursday | Oct 20 2022A new $19 million conference and events centre in South Australia is a step closer to reality, with construction to kick off shortly and completion slated for the second half of 2023.
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Travelport NavAgent launch
Wednesday | Oct 19 2022TRAVELPORT has today announced the release of a new platform called NavAgent, an add-on to its Smartpoint desktop claimed to save the average travel advisor at least an hour a day.
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Say G’day goes global
Wednesday | Oct 19 2022TRAVELLERS around the world will be reminded why ‘There’s Nothing Like Australia’ when Tourism Australia’s new global campaign goes live tomorrow.
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EK revives daily Taiwan
Wednesday | Oct 19 2022EMIRATES is bringing back daily operations from Dubai to Taipei from 06 Nov, following Taiwan’s removal of COVID-19 quarantine restrictions for visitors.
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Cruise on course for zero
Wednesday | Oct 19 2022MORE than 60% of new-build cruise ship capacity in CLIA’s ocean-going members will rely on LNG fuel for primary propulsion, according to the cruise body’s 2022 Global Cruise Industry Environmental Technologies and Practices Report.
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Virtuoso adds 120 properties
Wednesday | Oct 19 2022THE Virtuoso network has confirmed the addition of 120 properties across the globe to its Hotels & Resorts program this year, with the “strategic and targeted growth” aiming to ensure member agencies, advisors and their upmarket clientele have “hospitality options to suit every taste”.
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Thai Airways to boost MEL
Tuesday | Oct 18 2022THAI Airways International is set to double its Victorian capacity, with the carrier confirming it will increase BKK-MEL to a double daily operation effective from Dec.
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QR exclusive rewards deal
Tuesday | Oct 18 2022QATAR Airways’ loyalty club has linked with Visa as part of a new 10-year exclusive partnership, expanding the number of ways Privilege Club members can collect and spend Avios.