Qatar arrives: Etihad, Emirates want more of the same
Ian Jarrett - Nov 27, 2026
MELBOURNE – Competition on the kangaroo route will turn up a notch or two next month when Qatar Airways launches…
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MCVB chalks up another record year
Ian Jarrett - Nov 27, 2026
MELBOURNE - The Melbourne Convention + Visitors Bureau (MCVB) has achieved a fourth year of record results. Speaking at MCVB’s…
More Australians have yen for Japan
Ian Jarrett - Nov 27, 2026
SYDNEY - Australian arrivals to Japan during October 2009 increased 9.3 percent on 2008 figures, according to a preliminary report…
The Chinese face of Valencia
Ian Jarrett - Nov 27, 2026
by Bill Cranfield Valencia is a very Chinese city, which is probably why it has taken to its bosom so…
Travel industry needs to embrace new marketing ways
Reader Contribution - Nov 27, 2026
Gone are the days when putting an ad in the paper made the phone ring. Marketing has had a huge…
Collapse of biggest operator in Ireland
Phil Davies - Nov 26, 2026
Budget Travel, Ireland’s biggest operator, ceased trading yesterday. The company is to be wound up after a…
Financial protection reforms set to reach ‘critical’ phase
Phil Davies - Nov 26, 2026
Major reforms to protect more travellers will have far reaching implications for travel businesses on the back…
Italian expansion by Ryanair
Phil Davies - Nov 26, 2026
Ryanair is to open 13 new routes from Sicily for next summer. Two new aircraft will…
Bmi cuts routes and jobs
Phil Davies - Nov 26, 2026
Five routes from Heathrow are being dropped by Bmi as the carrier battles against “unprecedented market conditions”.…
Technology taking off in business travel
Phil Davies - Nov 26, 2026
Almost three quarters of travel managers use self-booking tools for business travel, according to a new study.…
Balearics pushes for more sports and events tourism
Phil Davies - Nov 26, 2026
The Balearic’s tourism chief wants to put the islands to the ‘top of mind’ for sports and…
Seat only operator collapses
Phil Davies - Nov 26, 2026
Seat only operator Customflights.co.uk has ceased trading. A message on the company’s website from managing director…
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