Headlines
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Regulation to reap $18b
Monday | Sep 10 2018AUSTRALIA’S airlines have stepped up their call for tighter regulation of the country’s monopoly airports, saying more effective oversight would deliver more than $18 billion in economic benefits.
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Hunt returns to Voyages
Monday | Sep 10 2018GRANT Hunt has been appointed as the new ceo of Voyages Indigenous Tourism Australia, marking his return to the firm he previously headed up for a decade from 1996.
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TNZ strikes new Ctrip deal
Monday | Sep 10 2018TOURISM New Zealand will pursue the tailor-made market in China through a new deal signed with Ctrip Customised Travel.
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Cards hit in BA hacking
Monday | Sep 10 2018HACKERS have stolen the credit card details and personal information of about 380,000 British Airways (BA) customers in a two-week breach of the carrier’s website and mobile app.
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Facebook adds flight ads
Friday | Sep 7 2018FACEBOOK is targetting prospective travellers with a new “Flight Ads” solution which allows airlines to automatically reach people who have expressed an interest in travel.
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SQ ADL A350-900 debut
Friday | Sep 7 2018SINGAPORE Airlines has announced that Adelaide will be the launch destination for its first Airbus A350-900 aircraft fitted with all-new medium-haul cabin products.
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World pax hit new high
Friday | Sep 7 2018THE number of people travelling by air worldwide has exceeded4 billion for the first time after a 7.3% surge in passenger numbers last year.
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Rise in corp family travel
Friday | Sep 7 2018INCREASING numbers of corporate travellers are bringing families on business trips, according to research by the Association of Corporate Travel Executives (ACTE) and American Express Global Business Travel (GBT).
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Travel pay packets slip
Thursday | Sep 6 2018AUSTRALIA’S travel industry workers have lost ground amid stagnant pay rates nationally, with almost half missing out on a pay rise in the past year and average incomes slipping slightly.
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SQ links with Hotelbeds
Thursday | Sep 6 2018SINGAPORE Airlines has announced a new “holiday packaging partnership” with accommodation aggregator Hotelbeds Group, with the alliance to offer Singapore Airlines Holidays-branded packages to SIA customers across the globe.