Headlines
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QF leads OTP for 2018
Friday | Jan 4 2019QANTAS was Australasia’s most punctual airline last year, according to a new report from flight data aggregator OAG, which has compiled its 2018 “Punctuality League” based on 58 million flight records.
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US online ahead of pack
Friday | Jan 4 2019THE US online travel sector continues to grow at a faster pace than the overall market, according to research compiled by travel industry research authority Phocuswright.
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Michael James firmly in Bestjet frame
Thursday | Jan 3 2019MICHAEL James, the disgraced former owner of Air Australia who presided over the carrier’s $97 million collapse in 2012, has been heavily implicated in the operations of the failed Bestjet Travel (TD 18 Dec), with a preliminary report to the administrators repeatedly citing his involvement with the OTA.
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Schwartz invests in Qld
Thursday | Jan 3 2019PRIVATE hotel investor Dr Jerry Schwartz has made his first investment in Queensland with the $70 million purchase of the five-star Hilton Surfers Paradise from the Chinese group, Ja Feng.
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Flight Centre expands
Wednesday | Jan 2 2019FLIGHT Centre has announced a series of new investments across the USA and Asia following the acquisition of Silicon Valley-based Casto Travel and the signing of a 10-year lease on the four-star Camakila Legian Bali Hotel (TD breaking news 21 Dec).
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Bestjet accusations deepening
Wednesday | Jan 2 2019THE controversial collapse of Bestjet Travel Pty Limited (TD 19 Dec) has seen accusations flying in recent days, with the company’s new owners threatening legal action against founder Rachel James who has been alleged to have illegally retained control of the Bestjet servers, systems and website.
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ANA links Perth and Tokyo
Wednesday | Jan 2 2019ALL Nippon Airways (ANA) has announced it will commence flying a direct service between Tokyo and Perth from 01 Sep.
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Silver Muse’s Down Under debut
Wednesday | Jan 2 2019SILVERSEA Cruises has treated a number of its key industry partners to a festive season cruise aboard its flagship Silver Muse, which made her way to Australian waters for the first time in recent days. Travel agents enjoyed a number of sectors on the maiden arrival including cruises between Bali and Darwin, Darwin and Cairns, Cairns and Brisbane and then onward to Sydney, where Muse will this weekend embark on a series of trans-Tasman voyages.
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AFTA NSW comm push-back
Friday | Dec 21 2018PROPOSALS by the NSW Government which would force travel agents to disclose margins and commissions have been comprehensively rebutted by the Australian Federation of Travel Agents, which has made a formal submission in relation to the “Better Business Reforms” options paper currently being considered by state officials.
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Hotham, Falls Ck to Vail
Friday | Dec 21 2018AMERICAN snow field giant Vail Resorts is set to further expand its Australian portfolio with the acquisition of Victoria’s Falls Creek and Mount Hotham resorts.