Headlines
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IndiGo appoints local GSA
Wednesday | Dec 11 2019INDIAN carrier IndiGo has confirmed the appointment of Airline Rep Services as its new General Sales Agent (GSA) in Australia and New Zealand.
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FC splits leisure, corporate
Wednesday | Dec 11 2019FLIGHT Centre’s creation of new CEO roles for its global leisure and corporate businesses (TD breaking news) “underlines our global growth ambitions in both sectors,” according to the company’s MD, Graham Turner.
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20 agents, 6 famils and 11 brands
Wednesday | Dec 11 2019A group of 20 Express Travel Group agents have just returned from all corners of Europe after experiencing the opportunity of a lifetime thanks to The Travel Corporation, Emirates and Dubai Tourism with TTC Escapes.
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New Fiji country manager
Tuesday | Dec 10 2019SOUTH Pacific marketing veteran Rob Thompson has been appointed as the new Sydney-based Regional Manager for Tourism Fiji Australia.
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White Island tourist tragedy
Tuesday | Dec 10 2019FIVE tourists have been killed and 11 are still missing after a volcano erupted on New Zealand’s White Island in the Bay of Plenty yesterday.
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Chilean eVisa system delayed
Tuesday | Dec 10 2019AUSTRALIAN travel agents with clients travelling to Chile have been given some certainty about their customers’ travel documents over the coming months, after the Chilean government decided to postpone the introduction of a new electronic visa platform.
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QFLink boosts Vic flights
Monday | Dec 9 2019QANTASLINK this morning announced a new direct route between Sydney and Mildura, as well as boosting frequencies to Bendigo to help expand visitor spending in regional Victoria.
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New TA advisory board
Monday | Dec 9 2019FLIGHT Centre’s Travel Associates (TA) brand has launched its inaugural consultant Advisory Board, with 10 agent members from across the country to help guide the organisation’s “strategic direction for expansion and differentiation”.
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Qantas expands QF/KL pact
Monday | Dec 9 2019QANTAS Frequent Flyer members can now access reward seats, tier benefits and earn points across the entire Air France-KLM network, under a “comprehensive new partnership” between the airlines.
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Qatar still denied to BNE
Friday | Dec 6 2019QATAR Airways is unlikely to fly into Brisbane at any point in the immediate future because of a failure between governments to reach a bilateral agreement.