Headlines
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Revamped ReadyRooms
Wednesday | Nov 30 2016HELLOWORLD has today unveiled a new version of its ReadyRooms online accommodation portal, with a host of additional features, more product and payment options.
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Indigo comes to Australia
Wednesday | Nov 30 2016INTERCONTINENTAL Hotels Group has announced the debut of its funky Hotel Indigo brand in Australasia (TD 30 Sep), with the first to launch in Brisbane’s Fortitude Valley in 2020.
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Rex expects improvement
Tuesday | Nov 29 2016REGIONAL Express says it expects to post a stronger performance in FY17, after posting its first statutory loss in more than a decade.
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SQ increases Australian capacity
Tuesday | Nov 29 2016SINGAPORE Airlines will boost seats on its Australian routes over the upcoming summer peak travel period, with additional flights to Adelaide and Sydney as well as larger A380 aircraft on Melbourne and Sydney services.
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QF drops AA alliance plan
Tuesday | Nov 29 2016QANTAS and American Airlines have warned they will now have to “assess their trans-Pacific networks” after being forced to withdraw their longstanding anti-trust immunity application to the US Department of Transportation (TD breaking news).
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QR flags Canberra flights
Tuesday | Nov 29 2016QATAR Airways looks set to operate services to a fifth gateway in Australia, overnight announcing Canberra as one of eight new destinations to be added to the QR network.
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AU hotel projects boom
Monday | Nov 28 2016A SURGE in Australia’s hotel stock will attract a vast new audience of high-end tourists, business travellers, and conference and incentive groups, Tourism Accommodation Australia (TAA) says.
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BARA slams MEL fuel shortages
Monday | Nov 28 2016THE Board of Airline Representatives of Australia (BARA) says deep fuel rationing at Melbourne Airport last week once again shows the need to reform the entire supply chain.
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New Queensland campaign
Monday | Nov 28 2016QUEENSLAND premier Annastacia Palaszczuk yesterday launched a major new ‘I know just the place’ tourism campaign, with the destination marketing promotion focusing on the state’s unique attractions.
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PMC could cut airport queues
Monday | Nov 28 2016THE government should direct some of the funds collected via the Passenger Movement Charge to new technology at airports to improve the arrival and departure experience, according to a major new report commissioned by TTF Australia.