Headlines
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Trivago fails to overturn
Thursday | Nov 5 2020HOTEL comparison site Trivago has lost its appeal against a court decision earlier this year (TD 21 Jan) which ruled the company had breached Australian Consumer Law when it made misleading representations about hotel room rates.
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Plans for safer int’l travel
Thursday | Nov 5 2020A NEW international code is being developed by World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) to provide greater legal protection for travellers overseas, which it believes will help hasten the rebound of the tourism sector.
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Cat is out of the bag!
Thursday | Nov 5 2020THE latest issue of travelBulletin is out now (pictured), revealing the dwindling pay packets of executives leading some of Australia’s biggest travel businesses.
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Nine ATAS agents close
Wednesday | Nov 4 2020THE impact of the COVID-19 travel shutdown is cascading through to the ranks of AFTA’s Travel Accreditation Scheme (ATAS), with a number of voluntary withdrawals noted on the AFTA website last month, all due to “business closure”.
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Aurora sees green shoots
Wednesday | Nov 4 2020AURORA Expeditions has seen one of its most-subscribed Arctic pre-registrations ever for the upcoming 2022 season, new Chief Executive Officer Monique Ponfoort has told Travel Daily.
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$10m Allianz Expedia payout
Wednesday | Nov 4 2020CONSUMERS who were “potentially mis-sold” Allianz Global Assistance travel insurance will be able to access a total of $10 million in remediation, under a settlement secured by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC).
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Virgin plots Alliance alliance
Tuesday | Nov 3 2020VIRGIN Australia and Alliance Airlines have lodged a request with the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) seeking authorisation to share information and coordinate capacity and schedules on about 40 regional and two short-haul international routes.
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Deloitte claims STA refunds
Tuesday | Nov 3 2020CLIENTS of the collapsed STA Travel who had requested refunds prior to the appointment of Deloitte’s Jason Tracy as voluntary administrator (TD 20 Aug) look to be unlikely to recoup their money, having been asked to lodge proofs of debt as unsecured creditors.
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QF, AA seeking immunity
Tuesday | Nov 3 2020QANTAS and American Airlines have lodged a “restated Joint Business Agreement (JBA)” with competition authorities in Australia, seeking authorisation to continue their alliance and coordinate operations between Australia, New Zealand, the USA, Canada and Mexico.
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Entourage seeks members
Monday | Nov 2 2020A new travel agent group has launched today, offering a limited number of individual agents and small- to mid-tier agencies “unparalleled flexibility, operational value and a share in the company from the outset”.