News
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IATA Thailand fraud
Wednesday | Jun 16 2010ALMOST $20 million has gone missing from IATA’s BSP in Bangkok in a massive fraud which has hit 84 airlines.
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Live Free sign ups
Wednesday | Jun 16 2010CREATIVE Holidays says it’s had a “positive amount of agent support” for its Live Free! agent incentive (TD 10 May) since its launch last month, with thousands of agents already logging on to take part in the promotion.
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AF corporate app.
Wednesday | Jun 16 2010AIR FRANCE is boasting that it’s the first airline to launch a mobile version of its corporate website mobile-corporate.airfrance.com.
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Nick moves Virgin to Virgin
Wednesday | Jun 16 2010VIRGIN Atlantic public relations manager Nick Larkworthy is moving on after five years with the carrier – but will keep his Virgin-ity by moving across to sister brand Virgin Money. See http://www.flickr.com/photos/traveldailyau/4708304881/
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QF/BA Italy seats ok
Wednesday | Jun 16 2010QANTAS has received approval from the International Air Services Commission for an allocation of 400 third-country codeshare seats per week (each way) between Australia and Italy, requested earlier this month (TD 31 May).
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Oil spill guarantee
Wednesday | Jun 16 2010ONLINE travel company Orbitz Worldwide is offering an ‘Open Beach Guarantee’ for guests booking a Florida holiday, which will provide a refund should the beach at a customer’s destination be closed due to the BP oil spill.
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Brandon and the ladies
Wednesday | Jun 16 2010This happy group of agents were recently treated to a Highlights of Tanzania safari, courtesy of Africa Travel Specialists and Emirates. See http://www.flickr.com/photos/traveldailyau/4708907326/
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Sportsnet buys TST
Wednesday | Jun 16 2010SPORTSNET Corportation has acquired Brisbane-based Total Sports Travel (TST) to create what it says is Australia’s largest sporting travel company.
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Ansett clarification
Wednesday | Jun 16 2010THE Ansett administrators have today been besieged with calls from former employees after a number of mainstream media reports that claimed payments of staff entitlements after the collapse had been finalised.
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Kids fly free 2 Palau
Wednesday | Jun 16 2010AUSSIE online travel agency Pacific Dive Holidays is offering a kids fly free deal on PacificFlier services between the Gold Coast and Palau when booking a select package from now until 31 Jul.