Headlines
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Entire opens in Melbourne
Wednesday | Oct 30 2019ENTIRE Travel Group is stepping into the breach left by the failure of Tempo Holidays and Bentours, expanding its operations interstate for the first time, Travel Daily can exclusively reveal.
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Qantas launch car insurance
Wednesday | Oct 30 2019QANTAS has announced the launch of a new car insurance product, offering the incentive of being able to earn thousands of loyalty points a year for those who join.
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IASC confirms Japan ruling
Wednesday | Oct 30 2019QANTAS and Virgin Australia will each commence a new daily service to Tokyo’s Haneda Airport by 29 Mar 2020, under the terms of a formal International Air Services Commission (IASC) determination issued yesterday.
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Int’l growth at Adelaide
Wednesday | Oct 30 2019INCREASED capacity on international routes and South Australians’ search for winter sunshine have contributed to strong growth in passenger numbers through Adelaide Airport in the first quarter of the 2020 financial year.
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Hemsworth launches Philausophy
Wednesday | Oct 30 2019HOLLYWOOD super hunk Chris Hemsworth was a surprise guest at this morning’s major launch of Tourism Australia’s new campaign concept (TD breaking news).
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Burnett to join Intrepid
Tuesday | Oct 29 2019INTREPID Group looks to be positioning itself for a listing on the Australian Securities Exchange, this morning confirming Michael Burnett will become the company’s first Chief Financial Officer since it returned to private ownership in 2015.
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Tempo confirm liquidation
Tuesday | Oct 29 2019TEMPO Holidays was yesterday formally placed into liquidation, with the company’s creditors voting in favour of a wind-up during a meeting at the InterContinental Melbourne.
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Uni of SA tourism paper
Tuesday | Oct 29 2019GROWING animosity towards tourism in many parts of the world is an indication that we should be “actively changing the way we travel,” according to a new study published in the Journal of Sustainable Tourism.
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AA adds new AKL, CHC routes
Tuesday | Oct 29 2019THE new American Airlines non-stop flights from Auckland to Dallas-Fort Worth and Christchurch to Los Angeles (TD breaking news) are a “direct result of the recently approved joint business with Qantas,” according to a QF/AA statement issued this morning.
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VA seeks Velocity synergy
Monday | Oct 28 2019VIRGIN Australia is expecting to save $20 million a year through its acquisition of the remainder of the Velocity Frequent Flyer Program, with key benefits of the deal including improving engagement with the scheme, and the “increased use of direct channel distribution”.