News
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Sabre tkt security
Monday | Dec 14 2009TRAVEL agents will be able to enable and/or disable their ability to issue airline tickets outside business hours thanks to a new free optional security application from Sabre Pacific.
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Turner into NSW
Monday | Dec 14 2009FLIGHT Centre ceo Graham Turner has expanded his private luxury accommodation business Spicers Retreats, Hotels and Lodges into NSW, with the Vineyards Estate in the Hunter Valley rebranded as Spicers Vineyards Estate.
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Ticket Changer
Monday | Dec 14 2009TRAVEL technology solution Amadeus has rolled out a function in the UK which allows travel agents to change a customers ticket from anywhere in the world.
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Garuda crash pilot gets out of jail
Monday | Dec 14 2009THE Garuda pilot who was at the controls of the ill-fated plane that crashed at Yogyakarta Airport on 07 Mar 2007 killing 21 pax (incl 5 Aussies) has escaped conviction.
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DJ growth on hold
Monday | Dec 14 2009VIRGIN Blue is holding off on expansion to regional airports because of a $20 per passenger security level imposed on its Embraer E-Jets.
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Mick strikes Fiji
Monday | Dec 14 2009BLUE Lagoon Cruises, Captain Cook Cruises and South Seas has ceased operations today in Fiji in the wake of the Category 1 ‘Cyclone Mick’ which has resulted in high seas and rough conditions.
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QF jack up intl fares
Monday | Dec 14 2009LATE last week, Qantas announced it will be increasing international fares by up to 5% on select routes effective Fri 18 Dec (TD breaking news Fri).
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Sparkling on board Jewel
Monday | Dec 14 2009SIX hundred travel agents from across the country partied on the decks of P&O’s new Pacific Jewel on her debut one-night cruise out of Sydney last Friday evening.
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Window Seat 14 Dec 09
Monday | Dec 14 2009MOST people don’t get terribly excited about an office move – but that wasn’t the case for Reho Travel md Karsten Horne last weekend.
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Elite Resorts launch
Monday | Dec 14 2009THE new Elite Resorts of Asia Pacific group will officially launch its website tomorrow, with an initial membership of 22 resorts in ten Asia-Pacific countries.