Headlines
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Garden Island endorsed
Wednesday | Oct 11 2017THE Garden Island Naval base has been confirmed as the preferred solution to Sydney’s cruise infrastructure crisis in a landmark report prepared for the NSW Government.
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QF, EK revamp Tasman routes
Wednesday | Oct 11 2017QANTAS and Emirates today provided an update on their partnership (TD breaking news) including confirmation that EK will suspend its daily A380 flights from Melbourne and Brisbane to Auckland from Mar 2018.
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Carter leaves Amadeus
Wednesday | Oct 11 2017AMADEUS IT Pacific managing director Tony Carter has left the company, with Amadeus confirming his departure today.
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Brand USA re-signs Gate 7
Tuesday | Oct 10 2017GATE 7 has retained the Brand USA account, successfully re-tendering to represent America’s national tourism organisation four years after it was initially awarded the Brand USA deal down under (TD 05 Mar 2013).
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AFTA adds Mint to AICS
Tuesday | Oct 10 2017THE Australian Federation of Travel Agents today announced that ASX-listed Mint Payments Limited has become an approved AFTA Insolvency Chargeback Scheme (AICS) payment provider.
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Mantra in Accor’s sights
Monday | Oct 9 2017LISTED Australian hotelier Mantra Group has granted AccorHotels access to its books, with the French hospitality giant proposing a takeover bid valuing the company at almost $1.2 billion (TD breaking news).
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Princess at home in WA
Monday | Oct 9 2017PRINCESS Cruises will redeploy Sun Princess to homeport in Fremantle late next year following a commitment from the Western Australia Government to dredge at Broome Port.
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Celebrity invests $400m
Monday | Oct 9 2017CELEBRITY Cruises has announced a multi-million dollar refurbishment across its entire fleet that will see all cabins and suites upgraded.
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Excite expands into US
Friday | Oct 6 2017EXCITE Holidays has revealed plans for an expansion into the United States, having reached agreements with key consortia ahead of a launch next month.
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TA mounts youth pitch
Friday | Oct 6 2017TOURISM Australia today formally launched a new $5 million campaign targeting the youth travel market.