Headlines
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Agents join CT Partners
Tuesday | Mar 31 2020TWO high-profile Helloworld Travel Limited members have switched camps to join the CT Partners network.
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Travel spend off the cliff
Tuesday | Mar 31 2020THE latest consumer travel spending data from News Corporation indicates the ongoing slump in demand, with the figures (pictured) now capturing the week of 16 Mar – just after the Government imposed mandatory self-quarantine for all incoming passengers.
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Rex shuts down Queensland
Tuesday | Mar 31 2020REGIONAL Express (Rex) will ground all its Queensland regular public transport flights at the end of today, blaming the inability to work through a funding solution with the State Government.
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Air NZ preps for downsize
Tuesday | Mar 31 2020AIR New Zealand will cut 3,500 jobs and is en route to becoming a “much smaller”, predominantly domestic airline, according to CEO Greg Foran.
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tB’s greenest issue ever
Tuesday | Mar 31 2020THE latest issue of travelBulletin is out and this edition is our annual green magazine, focusing on sustainability.
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Suresave, NIB suspend sales
Monday | Mar 30 2020NIB Travel Insurance and its various brands including SureSave are set to temporarily suspend the issuing of all travel insurance policies, according to an update sent to agents last Fri.
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FC axes Universal Traveller
Monday | Mar 30 2020FLIGHT Centre last week closed the doors of all its Universal Traveller stores across the country, less than a year after launching the brand as a makeover of its long-standing Student Flights operation.
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$298m for regional aviation
Monday | Mar 30 2020AUSTRALIA’S regional and remote communities will be able to still receive vital flight services via a government bailout package announced on the weekend by Deputy Prime Minister Michael McCormack (TD breaking news).
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Qatar Airways BNE debut
Friday | Mar 27 2020QATAR Airways will operate flights from Doha to Brisbane for the first time ever, as it ramps up operations to Australia in order to help get people home.
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Crooked Compass grows
Friday | Mar 27 2020CROOKED Compass is planning to launch Crooked Compass Australia, offering trips to show travellers a side of the country “they wouldn’t even dream existed”, founder and Director Lisa Pagotto told Travel Daily.