Headlines
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Scurrah shifts VA focus
Thursday | Nov 7 2019VIRGIN Australia CEO Paul Scurrah yesterday highlighted his “laser-focused” determination to move the airline towards profitability and return on investment, rather than chasing market share and revenue growth.
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Qantas flags restructure
Thursday | Nov 7 2019QANTAS is poised to announce a significant restructure of its head office operations, a spokesperson for the airline has confirmed.
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FCTG confirms slow growth
Thursday | Nov 7 2019GROWTH in Australian outbound travel has ground to a screaming halt in the last few months, according to analysis unveiled this morning by Flight Centre MD Graham Turner.
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travelBulletin Nov out now
Thursday | Nov 7 2019THE latest exciting issue of travelBulletin has started to arrive in the letter boxes of subscribers, featuring all of the latest news happening in the world of travel.
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AFTA pursues Venture Far
Wednesday | Nov 6 2019THE liquidators of collapsed Adelaide-based wholesaler Venture Far (TD 24 Oct 2018) have entered into a funding agreement with the Australian Federation of Travel Agents (AFTA), to allow “detailed investigations” against the company’s directors.
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MD out in Rocky restructure
Wednesday | Nov 6 2019ROCKY Mountaineer has restructured its operations in Australia and New Zealand, with the move seeing the departure of regional Managing Director Fiona Watson last week.
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Silversea thief sentenced
Wednesday | Nov 6 2019SILVERSEA Cruises has assured the industry that its systems are secure and its offerings have not been affected by the $3.7 million fraud by the bookkeeper in its Australian office.
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Volunteer tourism grow?
Wednesday | Nov 6 2019VOLUNTEER tourism could be an important element in the rapid recovery of tourism in disaster-ravaged destinations, a paper published in Annals of Tourism Research has found.
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New AFTA education head
Tuesday | Nov 5 2019THE Australian Federation of Travel Agents (AFTA) has today announced the appointment of Melinda Larkin as its Head of Education and Training.
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WebBeds agent portal
Tuesday | Nov 5 2019WEBJET’S B2B accommodation division, WebBeds, is launching a new booking website for travel agents across the globe, under the totalstay.com brand.