Headlines
-
Locomote 1000 Mile pact
Tuesday | Sep 26 2017TRAVELPORT Locomote has added the 1000 Mile Travel Group to its list of customers, making the home-based travel management company one of the first in Australia to adopt the technology platform.
-
Cunard confirms 4th ship
Tuesday | Sep 26 2017CUNARD Line is set to add a fourth vessel to its fleet in 2022, its first new addition since the launch of Queen Elizabeth in 2010.
-
FCM Connect takes off
Tuesday | Sep 26 2017FLIGHT Centre Travel Group’s global travel management brand FCM Travel Solutions has unveiled an integrated global technology platform which provides its clients with access to multiple tools and greater connectivity.
-
SAA reduction rationale
Tuesday | Sep 26 2017SOUTH African Airways’ says the carrier’s reduction on some of its regional schedules indicates SAA’s “desire to best meet the needs of business and recreational passengers in Africa”.
-
Collette expands local team
Monday | Sep 25 2017TOUR operator Collette says it has witnessed significant growth in the Australian market since establishing a base here in Jan 2015 and is embarking on its biggest recruitment drive to-date to keep up with demand.
-
QF, JQ seek 10yr jv tick
Monday | Sep 25 2017THE ACCC has been called on to re-authorise coordination between Qantas and its low-cost offshoot Jetstar on domestic and international air services for a further 10 years.
-
Trav Choice online move
Monday | Sep 25 2017TRAVELLERS Choice has forged a new partnership with online travel agency TripADeal, giving its members access to the Byron Bay-based company’s full range of packages (TD breaking news).
-
Hayman reno fast-track
Friday | Sep 22 2017THE Queensland Government has moved to cut red tape and speed the redevelopment of Hayman and Daydream islands in the wake of Cyclone Debbie.
-
Godfrey named TEQ chair
Friday | Sep 22 2017THE Queensland Government has appointed Virgin Australia co-founder Brett Godfrey as the new chair of Tourism and Events Queensland after former chair Bob East exited the role to take up the position of chair with Tourism Australia (TD 04 Sep).
-
Marriott focused on Fiji
Friday | Sep 22 2017MARRIOTT International is placing a greater focus on the Fiji market with the appointment of Leon Thomson to the newly created role of exec assistant manager – sales & marketing Fiji Complex for the group’s biggest properties in the South Pacific.