Headlines
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QF Dreamliner JFK start
Tuesday | Jan 30 2018QANTAS will replace its Boeing 747-400 jumbos on the Brisbane-Los Angeles service with brand new 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft from 01 Sep (TD breaking news).
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Australia Day honourees
Monday | Jan 29 2018THE travel and tourism industry made its mark in this year’s Australia Day 2018 Honours List, with the lineup including Tramada Systems owner Anna Buduls and Village Roadshow Limited co-exec chairman & co-ceo Graham Burke.
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Trump slump ‘unfounded’
Monday | Jan 29 2018AUSTRALIAN travellers are undeterred to visit the United States following the election of “controversial US President” Donald Trump, results of a new Roy Morgan study has concluded.
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Marriott commission cuts
Monday | Jan 29 2018MARRIOTT International plans to cut commissions paid to group and meetings intermediaries from 10% to 7% for all hotels in the United States and Canada.
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APT adds new Croatia ship
Thursday | Jan 25 2018APT has announced an expansion of its small ship cruise offering, with the debut of the brand new Queen Eleganza on the Croatian coast in 2019.
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Star revamps RTW fares
Thursday | Jan 25 2018STAR Alliance will open up new itinerary options under its Round the World (RTW) fare products, having cut the minimum stopover requirement from three to two.
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Niki Lauda salvages Niki
Thursday | Jan 25 2018FORMER Formula One motor-racing champion Niki Lauda has taken back control of the airline that bears his name after fending off a rival bid from British Airways owner, IAG.
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Magellan lifts agent offer
Wednesday | Jan 24 2018MAGELLAN Travel Group members are now set to receive more than $20 million from the sale of the business to Helloworld, after directors flagged a doubling of their most recent offer at a summit meeting in Melbourne yesterday.
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Wirth to lead QF loyalty
Wednesday | Jan 24 2018CURRENT chief customer officer at Qantas, Olivia Wirth, has today been named as the new chief executive officer of the company’s loyalty business.
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SQ boosts CBR to daily
Wednesday | Jan 24 2018SINGAPORE Airlines has today revealed it will ramp-up flight frequencies to Canberra, moving the service from its current four weekly to daily, effective 01 May.