News
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Get your tips in
Friday | Mar 19 2010IT’S not too late to register for Travel Daily’s fantastic AFL and NRL footy tipping comps, which now have more than 600 players from across the industry.
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BNE Sofitel gm
Friday | Mar 19 2010TONY Chisholm has been named as the new general manager of Sofitel Brisbane Central, moving from Vietnam’s Sofitel Dalat Palace.
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Royal Caribbean NZ move
Friday | Mar 19 2010ROYAL Caribbean has continued its focus on the Australasian market with the announcement that it’s opening its own office in New Zealand.
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SYD demand up
Friday | Mar 19 2010SYDNEY Airport saw a very healthy 12.3% increase in passenger numbers duing Feb, with domestic figures up 12.3% to 2.76m “attributable to Tiger Airways and Jetstar in particular,” according to Macquare Airports ceo Kerrie Mather.
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Expo upgrade
Friday | Mar 19 2010A NEW terminal has been opened at Shanghai’s domestic airport just in time for the 2010 Expo that is expected to see up to 100 million visitors, most from within China.
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More Jetstar UATP
Friday | Mar 19 2010JETSTAR has announced that its Universal Air Travel Plan payment option has been extended across all of its distribution channels incl GDS.
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5 sleeps until new Webmail
Friday | Mar 19 2010THE Australian Federation of Travel Agents will unveil its upgraded and enhanced AFTA Webmail platform to the entire travel industry mid-next week. See http://www.flickr.com/photos/traveldailyau/4449750655/
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Security laws pass
Friday | Mar 19 2010THE Australian parliament has voted in a bill which strengthens aviation security, with measures including risk-based deployment of security resources across airports and unannounced inspections of off-airport cargo.
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HAL excursions up
Friday | Mar 19 2010HOLLAND America Line has announced an expanded range of shore excursions for 2010, with 55 “new and captivating tours” on offer in Europe, Alaska and the Caribbean.
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VX to grow ports
Friday | Mar 19 2010VIRGIN America has announced its network expansion plans for the upcoming northern summer, with daily flights from Los Angeles and San Francisco to Orlando.