News
-
FC leaders ready for action
Friday | Apr 28 2023LAST night the global Flight Centre brand leadership team assembled in Sydney for an event showcasing some of the organisation’s current booking trends as well as future travel predictions (see p1).
-
A unique famil to India
Friday | Apr 28 2023DMC and The Unique Tourism Collection client, Peirce & Leslie, in conjunction with Taj Hotels, recently treated a group of hand-picked travel agents to a nine-day famil trip to India.
-
Window Seat 28 Apr 23
Friday | Apr 28 2023TWO Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Phoenix Airport in the USA have ended up in hospital after trying to take some apple juice away from a passenger.
-
The Travel Industry Mentor Experience (TIME) this week hosted its latest graduation and networking evening in Sydney, along with the induction of the organisation’s 51st cohort of mentees. 28 Apr 23
Friday | Apr 28 2023THE occasion was sponsored by Radisson Blu Hotel, Globus Family of Brands, Princess Cruises and Sabre, with founder Penny Spencer saying “without the support given by organisations such as these, TIME would not have been able to grow and help the 350 graduates to date”.
-
Bunnik, Sun Island out of ATAS
Thursday | Apr 27 2023TWO key industry suppliers have pulled out of the Australian Travel Accreditation Scheme (ATAS), with Bunnik Tours (ABN 38 077 203 466) and Sun Island Tours (ABN 91 002 932 336) among six participants voluntarily withdrawing from the program.
-
HLO improves its outlook
Thursday | Apr 27 2023THE timing of this morning’s profit upgrade announcement by Helloworld Travel Limited (TD breaking news) couldn’t have been better, with the group’s franchisees and members currently gathering in Auckland for the first ever company-wide multi-brand Owner Managers Conference (OMC).
-
Air NZ upgrades forecast
Thursday | Apr 27 2023AIR New Zealand has upgraded its earnings forecast for the 2023 financial year before other significant items to be in the range of NZ$510-560 million, a significant jump on the previous guidance of NZ$450-530 million.
-
Fraudsters target travel
Thursday | Apr 27 2023THE travel industry is especially prone to cyber criminals and ad fraud, according to new research from TrafficGuard, an Australian-based digital ad verification and fraud prevention platform.
-
Victoria’s business events bonanza
Thursday | Apr 27 2023Melbourne is asserting its position as the top global city for medical conferences, with the Melbourne Convention Bureau (MCB) winning 48 events to take place over the next five years, set to attract 38,000 delegates and generate $255 million for Victoria’s local economy.
-
More of the middle
Thursday | Apr 27 2023VIRGIN Australia has extended its Middle Seat Lottery comp until 09 Jul, offering even more prizes valued at over $45k.