News
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Tourism careers showcased online
Tuesday | Mar 15 2011THE Australian government has introduced its long awaited Discover Tourism careers portal (TD 14 Mar), aimed at driving up enthusiasm among school leavers to enter the travel industry.
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Wu phones back up
Tuesday | Mar 15 2011WENDY Wu Tours has confirmed to Travel Daily that its phone system outage problem (TD yesterday) has been resolved, with all phone lines now up and running as normal.
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Indigenous initiatives urged
Tuesday | Mar 15 2011A LACK of Indigenous job opportunities in travel & tourism continues to plague the industry, according to Indigenous Land Corporation (ILC) board member, David Baffsky.
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Biman to Sydney
Tuesday | Mar 15 2011BIMAN Bangladesh Airlines has signalled its intention to launch non-stop flights between Dhaka and Sydney next year as part of a global expansion plan, using 777-300ER aircraft it is awaiting delivery on from Boeing.
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Time for a break?
Tuesday | Mar 15 2011TRAVEL industry discount fare specialist Breakaway Travel Club is today on Travel Daily TV, showcasing its range of agent rates for holidays, tours, car hire and other products. See youtube.com/traveldaily.
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Uniworld to Mekong
Tuesday | Mar 15 2011UNIWORLD River Cruises is expanding into Indochina, with the operation of a new 60 pax Mekong River cruise ship.
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Big corporate travel merger
Tuesday | Mar 15 2011CORPORATE agencies World Travel Professionals and Platinum Travel Corporation have joined forces, with the combination forming what’s claimed to be “one of the largest privately owned travel organisations in Australia”.
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Footy tipping column
Tuesday | Mar 15 2011CONGRATULATIONS to Meghan Flood of Scenic Tours who was the Round 1 winner in Travel Daily’s NRL Footy tipping comp.
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TK orders 13 more
Tuesday | Mar 15 2011TURKISH Airlines had signed a firm order to purchase 13 Airbus aircraft, including 10 A321s, to add to its order of 27 jets, and its existing fleet of 75.
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Strategic defence loss
Tuesday | Mar 15 2011THE charter arm of Strategic Airlines has lost its $30m-a-year Defence Department contract.