Breaking News
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$10m caravan park boost
Monday | Nov 21 2022THE Federal Government has delivered on its pledge to allocate $10 million to the caravan park sector (TD 17 May), announcing today that new funding will go toward upgrades at sites around the country to maintain a growing pool of family tourism accommodation options.
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Kiwi travel insurer buy
Monday | Nov 21 2022NIB New Zealand is set to acquire Christchurch-based travel insurance provider, OrbitProtect, for an undisclosed amount.
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QF to appeal in High Court
Friday | Nov 18 2022QANTAS has welcomed a High Court decision today to grant the carrier leave to appeal a ruling earlier this year, which found the airline was in breach of the Fair Work Act when it outsourced around 2,000 ground crew workers in 2020 (TD 05 May).
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CATO pushes for air treaty
Friday | Nov 18 2022THE Council of Australian Tour Operators (CATO) has called for an Open Skies Agreement at a meeting held this week in Adelaide with Federal Minister of Tourism Don Farrell.
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Corp leads FC recovery
Friday | Nov 18 2022FLIGHT Centre’s corporate business has outperformed global trends in the latest financial year, with Sep and Oct claiming the mantle as the two strongest months for Total Transaction Value (TTV) in the company’s 30-year history.
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“We are back baby”
Thursday | Nov 17 2022BUOYED by a resurgent half year 2022/23 financial result, Webjet Managing Director John Guscic boldly declared this morning “we are back baby”.
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New Inbound partnership
Thursday | Nov 17 2022INBOUND tour operators Goway Travel and ACROSS have announced a new strategic partnership this morning.
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TA links with Eco Australia
Thursday | Nov 17 2022TOURISM Australia has forged a new partnership with Ecotourism Australia to launch the Strive 4 Sustainability Scorecard program, an initiative designed to incentivise tourism businesses to accelerate sustainable changes.
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GCCEC relaunch grants program
Thursday | Nov 17 2022THE Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre (GCCEC) has announced it is bringing back its grant program following a two-year pause.
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Airbnb sweetens the pot
Thursday | Nov 17 2022AIRBNB has launched Airbnb Setup, which aims to simplify the process and provide additional support to people who are looking to host accommodation using the platform.