News
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Qantas shakes up Welcome Aboard
Friday | Jul 16 2010QANTAS has replaced the ageing face of its inflight entertainment program, Welcome Aboard, with a more youthful model/presenter and TV travel presenter.
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Monster closure
Friday | Jul 16 2010UK ONLINE agency Monster Travel yesterday ceased trading with bookings to now be handled by parent, Freedom Travel Group.
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AC to New Orleans
Friday | Jul 16 2010AIR Canada is expanding its transborder operations by rolling out a new service from Toronto non-stop to New Orleans.
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Custom Peregrine
Friday | Jul 16 2010PEREGRINE has launched a new Private Groups and Special Interest Tours brochure aimed at groups of six or more wishing to tailor-make their own itinerary.
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Palazzo’s new GDS
Friday | Jul 16 2010PALAZZO Versace on the Gold Coast has forged an alliance with Sabre Hospitality Solutions.
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Lizard Island deal
Friday | Jul 16 2010THE Great Barrier Reef’s Lizard Island is offering a ‘Stay 5, Pay 4’ deal for travel on 20 Dec, on sale to 31 Aug – see lizardisland.com.au.
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Air NZ ups London
Friday | Jul 16 2010AIR New Zealand is bolstering frequencies from five weekly to daily between Auckland and London Heathrow (via Hong Kong) during the Christmas/New Year period, according to agent GDSs.
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HBA master plan OK
Friday | Jul 16 2010HOBART Airport has today been given the green light for its 20 year Master Plan (TD 03 Aug 09), which proposes increased check-in facilities, lounges, baggage hall capacity and a runway extension.
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Jetstar tightens ZQN fares
Friday | Jul 16 2010Jetstar celebrated the announcement of new twice weekly direct services between the Gold Coast and Melbourne to Queenstown (TD Wed), with the aid of some of the players from the JQ-backed Gold Coast Titans.
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Rex grabs top gong
Friday | Jul 16 2010REGIONAL Express has taken out the title of the world’s Top Performing Regional Airline for the second year running by Aviation Week and Space Technology.