TUI Travel signs travel insurance deal
Phil Davies - Dec 11, 2026
Mondial Assistance has won a major contract with TUI Travel to provide travel insurance. It is being touted as one…
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More pain for Qantas
Ian Jarrett - Dec 11, 2026
CANBERRA – Qantas will be glad to see the back of 2008 after being fined $20 million yesterday for price…
Boeing delays Dreamliner programme again
Ian Jarrett - Dec 11, 2026
EVERETT, Wash. - Boeing has announced an updated schedule for its 787 Dreamliner programme that moves the commercial jet's first…
Etihad nibbles at agents’ commission
Ian Jarrett - Dec 11, 2026
SYDNEY - Etihad Airways base commission on tickets issued by Australian travel agents will be adjusted from 9 percent to…
Bangkok blockade: Hotel employees pay the price
Ian Jarrett - Dec 11, 2026
BANGKOK - The closure of Bangkok's main airports at the height of anti-government protest is now taking a heavy toll…
China’s airlines urged: Dump new aircraft orders
Ian Jarrett - Dec 11, 2026
BEIJING - China's civil aviation authority has urged state-owned airlines to cancel or delay orders for new aircraft next year…
EK launches world’s longest green flight
Ian Jarrett - Dec 11, 2026
DUBAI: Emirates Airline will trial a new environmental programme as it executes the world's longest green journey and the world's…
2008 – A look in the rear view mirror
Ian Jarrett - Dec 10, 2026
Warren Buffett, one of the richest and most successful businessmen in the world, said: “In the business world, the rearview…
Tourism Resilience Forum a resounding success
John Alwyn-Jones - Dec 10, 2026
SYDNEY - More than 80 senior travel industry leaders attended the Australasian Economic Travel and Tourism Resilience Forum to discuss…
Luxury travel faces ‘prolonged period of difficult trading’
Phil Davies - Dec 10, 2026
Luxury travel firms have been advised to prepare for a prolonged period of difficult trading. The warning came today…
Credit crunch ‘to hit overseas breaks’
Phil Davies - Dec 10, 2026
People could start abandoning overseas holidays provided that domestic alternatives offer good value and quality, according to new research.…
New Nice route for Easyjet
Phil Davies - Dec 10, 2026
New flights between East Midlands and Nice are to be started next summer by Easyjet. Flights will run three…
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