News
-
TA goes mobile
Thursday | Jul 8 2010TOURISM Australia has this week launched a mobile website, with concise and accessible content available in four languages – English, Traditional and Simplified Chinese, Japanese and Korean.
-
EVA BNE reduction
Thursday | Jul 8 2010TAIWAN’S EVA Airways has extended its reduced frequencies (from 3 to 2 weekly) between Taipei and Brisbane until 19 Nov, according to travel agent GDSs.
-
Surfers hotel deal
Thursday | Jul 8 2010THE Courtyard by Marriott Hotel on the Gold Coast has been sold to Singapore-based Hotel Grand Central for $47 million.
-
Window Seat 08 Jul 10
Thursday | Jul 8 2010A TEAM-BUILDING incentive day organised by an Italian real estate company backfired recently, because nine staff were hospitalised after walking over hot coals.
-
The golden tickets
Thursday | Jul 8 2010CONGRATULATIONS to Andrew Kelly of AK Consulting and Helen Roehnelt of Trendsetter Travel & Cruise who will be attending the National Travel Industry Awards this weekend with TD after being named the lucky winners of the two remaining tickets to the hotly anticipated event.
-
Lion Air prowls PER, SYD
Thursday | Jul 8 2010INDONESIAN low-cost carrier Lion Air has confirmed that it plans to fly to Perth and Sydney “in the near future”.
-
Bread, milk, travel insurance?
Thursday | Jul 8 2010TRAVEL agents may soon have yet another competitor for travel insurance, with Australia’s retailing giants Woolworths, Myer and Coles set to move into the insurance market.
-
AKL-ZQN alliance
Thursday | Jul 8 2010AUCKLAND International Airport has taken a 25% stake in Queenstown Airport in New Zealand, as part of a major new strategic alliance predicted to lift ZQN annual passenger movements by 176,000 within five years.
-
Sabre appointment
Thursday | Jul 8 2010SABRE Pacific has appointed Andrew Best as national business development manager for Aus/NZ.
-
Venture incentive
Thursday | Jul 8 2010VENTURE Holidays and Tourism Malaysia are offering agents a chance to win a Twinmate x10 laptop for new Malaysia air and land packages booked by 31 Jul.