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Travellers urged to prep for a healthy trip
Tuesday, 10 July 2012Nearly 20 percent of the three million Australian travellers each year will lose precious holiday time due to illness, new research has found.
BA gets Googling to know passengers
Tuesday, 10 July 2012In an aim to enhance customer service with personal recognition, British Airways plans to look up frequent fliers on Google as a part of the “Know Me” customer service plan.
Clear future under new agent regulations: AFTA
Monday, 9 July 2012A draft transition plan presented by the Consumer Affairs Ministers to regulate travel agents across Australia will be agreed upon by the end of this year.
South American campaign to bait Aussie tourists
Monday, 9 July 2012A new marketing campaign set to launch later this year, has been developed by tourism leaders in Argentina, Chile and Colombia to draw in Australian visitors.
Airlines watchdog gives customers a voice
Monday, 9 July 2012Australian airlines that fail to respond to consumer complaints will now be named and shamed, thanks to a new airline complaints watchdog.
Government funding to drive visitation: TTF
Monday, 9 July 2012The Australian Federal Government’s decision to commit one million dollars to the Experience Development Strategies for Australia’s National Landscapes is likely to bolster tourist numbers, according to industry leaders.
New appointments fortify TA’s int’l strategy
Monday, 9 July 2012Tourism Australia has appointed two new regional general managers to oversee the essential Western markets of Continental Europe and the United States.
MAS unveils A380 plans to Sydney
Monday, 9 July 2012The Malaysian carrier has announced it will launch its new A380 aircraft on flights between Sydney and Kuala Lumpur from 26 November this year.
Carriers set to break Hawaii capacity record
Monday, 9 July 2012Airlines are expected to set a third-quarter record this year for capacity into Hawaii as visitor numbers to the state continue to surge.
Aussies ditch dodgy deals for quality holidays
Monday, 9 July 2012Australian travellers are wising up to discounted holiday offers with lesser value and opting for trips which offer value for quality.
Vacation spending wending its way up: survey
Friday, 6 July 2012Belying any suggestions that travelers were still tightening their belts when it came to planning for holidays, a new study has found that in fact most vacation budgets will increase in 2012.
Air France hails crew, passengers as it closes A330 investigations
Friday, 6 July 2012Crew “were committed to carrying out their task of piloting the aircraft to the very end”, Air France said as it put to bed investigations into the 2009 AF 477 accident this week.
Keen for Kenya ... Aussies are
Friday, 6 July 2012Aussie safari seekers are keen on Kenya, accounting for a 23.9 percent growth in visitor numbers for 2011 compared to the previous year, according to the Kenya Tourist Board (KTB).
QF seeks extension on SAA codeshare
Friday, 6 July 2012Qantas Airways (QF) has put forward an application to the International Air Services Commission (IASC) for a three-year extension on existing determinations regarding the Australian airline’s codeshare with South African Airways (SAA).
Meet you at the rock. Uluru Meeting Place
Friday, 6 July 2012Australia’s iconic Uluru (Ayers Rock) will soon become a place to meet for the MICE market with the re-development, expansion and refurbishment of current facilities valued at $29.5 million announced by Voyages Indigenous Tourism Australia.
EK to Adelaide will open regional tourism: ATEC
Friday, 6 July 2012The tourism industry has welcomed the UAE carrier’s decision to launch flights into Adelaide, with the Australian Tourism Export Council (ATEC) expecting the new service to open new opportunities to showcase regional Australia.
Visa, Lonely Planet launch Travel Companion
Friday, 6 July 2012After conducting research through the Visa Australia and New Zealand Travel Survey, Lonely Planet and Visa have created The Travel Companion; an online travel-planning hub.
Qantas... Y care? Gen Y
Friday, 6 July 2012Younger Australians are not fazed with seeing Qantas “sink or swim”, according to a recent survey commissioned by the Australian International Pilots' Association (AIPA).
Higher profits as FLT assumes global status
Thursday, 5 July 2012Flight Centre has announced an upgrade to its profit before tax guidance for the 2011/12 financial year to sit between $285 million and $290 million, a rise ushered in by the company’s ‘global diversity’, according to the Group’s head.
Qatar plans Qantas code share
Thursday, 5 July 2012Qatar Airways has announced it is planning a code share with Qantas, to provide Australian travellers with a new Middle-Eastern link through to Europe.
Let the Games Lanes begin: London readies roads for Olympics
Thursday, 5 July 2012As the Games draw nearer, London has begun work on the Olympic Route Network (ORN), linking key venues, accommodation and transport hubs across the city.
EY network, partnerships boost results
Thursday, 5 July 2012Etihad Airways growing network together with codeshare and strategic partnerships have boosted the airlines second quarter results by 31 percent in 2012 to US$1.25 billion.
Emirates expands wings to Adelaide
Thursday, 5 July 2012The UAE carrier has announced a network expansion that will include a new four times weekly service to Adelaide.
TQ tempts German commuters… come to QLD
Thursday, 5 July 2012Queensland has made its mark in Germany as the tropical destination is plastered on advertising at German transit centres.
