Intentions by Qantas to restructure its services between Australia and Papua New Guinea have drawn some initial criticism in Cairns – individuals and lobby groups are miffed at losing a connection operated by the national carrier, albeit with turboprop aircraft and thus limited passenger and freight capacity – but looked like moving smoothly along the regulatory pathway.
The USA is still the most popular long-haul holiday destination for Chinese travellers, but Australia is rapidly catching up, according to research by Sinorbis.
The Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre (GCCEC) has delivered record results, including an improved fiscal performance for the fourth consecutive year.
The Centre welcomed 102 business events, including 69 national and international conventions that attracted 115,505 delegates in 2015/16.
Jayson Westbury has completed his two-year term as chair of the World Travel Agents Associations Alliance (WTAAA) and has been replaced by Otto de Vries (ceo - Association of Southern African Travel Agents).
The wait for a decision on which UK airport - London Heathrow or Gatwick - will be okayed for a new runway drags on, but the rhetoric is ramping up, with Heathrow airport chief executive John Holland-Kaye asking: "Will Britain choose to be a hub or a spoke?"
Today’s audio-visual technology means travellers already can book their own flights and hotels on line and read restaurant menus, review entertainment options and more.
Sri Lanka's Mihin Lanka is to be absorbed into SriLankan Airlines as soon as the government gives the move the green light.
Rio 2016 saw 541,000 international tourists arrive in Brazil between July 1 and August 15, an increase of 157,000 people year on year.
Virgin Australia has opted not to block top-tier frequent flyers moving to an earlier domestic flight ('Fly Ahead') without paying a change fee or fare difference.
Virgin Australia passengers now are able to upgrade from economy to business class using Velocity frequent flyer points on many international flights on its own metal including between Australia and New Zealand, Fiji, the Solomon Islands and Indonesia.
Airlines have called on governments to move early and sign up now to a global deal to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from aviation.
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) says global passenger traffic results for July show an acceleration in demand growth over the previous five months.
Business travellers are driving technological change, according to the GBTA Global Business Traveler Sentiment Index, offered in partnership with American Express.
Intentions by Qantas to restructure its services between Australia and Papua New Guinea have drawn some initial criticism in Cairns – individuals and lobby groups are miffed at losing a connection operated by the national carrier, albeit with turboprop aircraft and thus limited passenger and freight capacity – but looked like moving smoothly along the regulatory pathway.
The USA is still the most popular long-haul holiday destination for Chinese travellers, but Australia is rapidly catching up, according to research by Sinorbis.
The Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre (GCCEC) has delivered record results, including an improved fiscal performance for the fourth consecutive year.
The Centre welcomed 102 business events, including 69 national and international conventions that attracted 115,505 delegates in 2015/16.
Jayson Westbury has completed his two-year term as chair of the World Travel Agents Associations Alliance (WTAAA) and has been replaced by Otto de Vries (ceo - Association of Southern African Travel Agents).
The wait for a decision on which UK airport - London Heathrow or Gatwick - will be okayed for a new runway drags on, but the rhetoric is ramping up, with Heathrow airport chief executive John Holland-Kaye asking: "Will Britain choose to be a hub or a spoke?"
Today’s audio-visual technology means travellers already can book their own flights and hotels on line and read restaurant menus, review entertainment options and more.
Sri Lanka's Mihin Lanka is to be absorbed into SriLankan Airlines as soon as the government gives the move the green light.
Rio 2016 saw 541,000 international tourists arrive in Brazil between July 1 and August 15, an increase of 157,000 people year on year.
Virgin Australia has opted not to block top-tier frequent flyers moving to an earlier domestic flight ('Fly Ahead') without paying a change fee or fare difference.
Virgin Australia passengers now are able to upgrade from economy to business class using Velocity frequent flyer points on many international flights on its own metal including between Australia and New Zealand, Fiji, the Solomon Islands and Indonesia.
Airlines have called on governments to move early and sign up now to a global deal to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from aviation.
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) says global passenger traffic results for July show an acceleration in demand growth over the previous five months.
Business travellers are driving technological change, according to the GBTA Global Business Traveler Sentiment Index, offered in partnership with American Express.
