Headlines
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3m options for WEB ceo
Tuesday | Oct 17 2017WEBJET shareholders are being asked to vote on an award of three million share options for ceo John Guscic, as part of a new long-term equity incentive.
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CWT to avoid BA fees
Tuesday | Oct 17 2017CARLSON Wagonlit Travel (CWT) has struck a distribution deal with British Airways and sister carrier Iberia Airlines that will allow it to avoid planned surcharges on GDS bookings.
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QF confirms 787 to JFK
Monday | Oct 16 2017QANTAS will operate its new Boeing 787-9 aircraft to New York as part of a reshuffle which will significantly improve the economics of the route.
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G Adv rebrands YOLO
Monday | Oct 16 2017THE “YOLO” youth product from G Adventures has been rebranded to the “more functional title” of “18-to-Thirtysomethings”.
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MEL gets 1.5m seat boost
Monday | Oct 16 2017MELBOURNE Airport is on track to have added more than 1.5 million new international seats during 2017, having welcomed a string of new services including key routes from China.
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Daydream reopens bookings
Monday | Oct 16 2017DEMOLITION works have begun at Daydream Island Resort and Spa ahead of its $65 million redevelopment in the wake of Cyclone Debbie.
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Si Hols offers client cashback
Friday | Oct 13 2017INDEPENDENT wholesaler Si Holidays has today launched a major incentive offering $100 in cash back to clients who deposit a booking via a travel agent in Oct.
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NSW plots tourism future
Friday | Oct 13 2017NSW Tourism Minister Adam Marshall has kicked off a review of the state’s tourism potential, with the “blue sky” approach aiming to determine “what new ambitious targets we should set for NSW tourism beyond 2020”.
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Qantas to adopt biofuel
Friday | Oct 13 2017QANTAS has announced its LA-based aircraft will be powered by biofuel from 2020 in a bid to reduce the airline’s carbon emissions on services between the US and Australia.
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ACTE call to simplify travel
Friday | Oct 13 2017TRAVEL managers are struggling to manage complex, multi-layered travel programs, according to newly released research from the Association of Corporate Travel Executives (ACTE).