Headlines
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NTIA excitement ramps up
Monday | May 20 2019THE release of this year’s finalists for the National Travel Industry Awards (TD breaking news) for the first time ever includes the four new “Consultant of the Year” categories introduced as part of the new CATO Awards.
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Industry hails poll result
Monday | May 20 2019THE travel and tourism industry has welcomed last Sat’s shock election outcome, which has seen incumbent Prime Minister Scott Morrison retain power with an increased majority.
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Domestic trips drop in Mar
Monday | May 20 2019AUSTRALIAN domestic passenger numbers declined 2.8% year-on-year in Mar, according to figures released today by the Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics.
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QF expands channel regos
Friday | May 17 2019QANTAS yesterday expanded availability of online registration for the new Qantas Channel (TD 07 Feb) to travel agencies that have between two and 25 IATA or TIDS numbers as part of their GDS agreement.
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VA hit by weak confidence
Friday | May 17 2019VIRGIN Australia’s profit warning this morning (TD breaking news) reflects “lower levels of consumer and business confidence, consumer spending and the impact of the Federal Election,” the carrier said.
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Crystal to farewell Mozart
Friday | May 17 2019CRYSTAL Cruises has revealed its largest river ship Crystal Mozart will be redeployed to a new venture in 2020 under Genting Cruise Lines, the cruise division of Crystal’s parent company Genting Hong Kong.
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Labor’s tourism pledge
Thursday | May 16 2019THE Labor Party has flagged plans to create a new Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Cities and Tourism if elected this Sat.
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Google travel platform push
Thursday | May 16 2019GOOGLE has rolled out a range of changes to its online travel offering, simplifying the navigation between Google Flights, Hotels and Trips on desktops as well as mobile.
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Jabiru’s redevelopment
Thursday | May 16 2019JABIRU, located in the Kakadu National Park in the Northern Territory is slated for a major tourism redevelopment when the current uranium mining activities are brought to a close and the mining company restores the land.
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NT seeing tourism boom
Wednesday | May 15 2019THE Northern Territory is seeing swelling demand in both international and domestic visitation on the back of a two-year $103 million “turbocharging tourism” investment made by the NT Government.