News
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Window Seat 17 Mar 11
Thursday | Mar 17 2011AS if floods and cyclones weren’t enough, Australian tourism has taken another blow this week with the cancellation of the country’s first ever UFO conference, according to the ABC.
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Fiat out of Velocity
Thursday | Mar 17 2011VIRGIN Blue’s Velocity rewards scheme will no longer include Fiat as a program partner from 15 Apr.
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Chaos at SYD today
Thursday | Mar 17 2011DOMESTIC and international airlines operating at Sydney Airport were significantly disrupted this morning due to “air traffic control holds” for inbound aircraft.
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Kayak adds bookings
Thursday | Mar 17 2011US-BASED travel “meta-search” website Kayak.com has announced a new agreement with Travelocity which will see the implementation of a new hotel booking engine.
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Bahrain do not travel
Thursday | Mar 17 2011THE Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade has reissued its travel advice for Bahrain, with the overall level increasing to “Do not Travel” due to the ongoing civil unrest and political tension.
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LHR drops into fourth position
Thursday | Mar 17 2011THE ongoing shift in the global aviation market towards China has been confirmed with the release overnight of 2010 traffic figures by the Airports Council International.
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CHAT Qld switch
Thursday | Mar 17 2011CHAT Tours will no longer be represented by FTM Australia in Queensland from 14 Apr, with the Greece specialist expected to appoint a full-time rep.
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Rocky advertising pays off
Thursday | Mar 17 2011MAINSTREAM advertising on Australian TV is paying dividends for Canadian rail company, Rocky Mountaineer, with wholesalers reporting up to a 70% surge in sales, according to ceo and president, Randy Powell.
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QF $150m wing fix
Thursday | Mar 17 2011WING repair work on Qantas’ crippled Airbus A380, which is in storage at Singapore following the 04 Nov engine explosion, is expected to cost in the realms of $150m, according to Fairfax.
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PacificFlier goes down
Thursday | Mar 17 2011TWELVE months since it began promoting new services to Micronesia from Australia (TD 16 Mar 2010), Palau-based start-up PacificFlier.com appears to have closed up shop, with its website now pulled down.