Headlines
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Agents volcanic value
Wednesday | Apr 21 2010AUSTRALIA’S travel agents have “demonstrated their value in times of crisis” during this week’s European aviation disruption, according to AFTA, which this morning issued a statement congratulating Qantas and other carriers for the way they have responded to the unprecedented standstill.
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Sisterhood OK extended
Tuesday | Apr 20 2010VICTORIAN female travel specialist Sisterhood Women’s Travel has been approved to operate women-only tours for a further three years by the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT).
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Sixth day of disruptions
Tuesday | Apr 20 2010THE volcanic ash cloud across Europe looks to be dispersing, but carriers aren’t expecting to allow Europe-bound passengers to board flights from Australia until Thu at the earliest.
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Aviation chaos continues
Monday | Apr 19 2010FLIGHTS to Europe aren’t likely to resume until later in the week, with airspace in the UK, Germany, France and many other countries closed due to the dust from the Iceland volcano (TD Fri).
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itravel ready for expansion
Monday | Apr 19 2010HOME based travel network itravel has begun ramping up its company branding as the group sets out to establish itself as a leader in home based consultancy in Australia.
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Scenic considers 7th ship
Monday | Apr 19 2010DEMAND from both local and international passenger markets has lead Scenic Tours to place an ‘option’ for the construction of a seventh Scenic ‘Space-Ship’ with Dutch shipyard Den Breejen.
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Wotif home-based agents
Friday | Apr 16 2010THE Wotif Group is set to shortly launch its own branded network of home-based travel brokers, who will operate under a new travelmax brand.
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Volcano closes British airspace
Friday | Apr 16 2010MASSIVE disruption in UK and European aviation continues today after the eruption of a volcano in Iceland left a cloud of ash spreading across northern Europe.
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Virgin defers two 777s
Thursday | Apr 15 2010VIRGIN Blue has cancelled the delivery of two new 777-300s which were due to be delivered to V Australia next year, converting the firm orders into options for 2012 delivery.
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IATA changes necessary
Thursday | Apr 15 2010AFTA ceo Jayson Westbury says the new IATA trust account requirements (TD 29 Mar) were the “best outcome possible” in negotiating the financial criteria for agents under the Passenger Agency Sales Agreement (PSA).