Qantas to shed 1,500 jobs
Phil Davies - Jul 18, 2025
Soaring fuel costs and changing economic conditions have forced Qantas to cut 1,500 staff from its 36,000-strong global workforce. The majority…
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AITO warns on impact of UK visa clampdown
Phil Davies - Jul 18, 2025
Countries penalised through planned new UK visa rules could force tit-for-tat action that would hit international traveller numbers. The Association…
Schools out – so 2m head abroad on holiday
Phil Davies - Jul 18, 2025
The summer holiday rush starts this weekend with ABTA predicting more than two million people will be travelling abroad. The…
Europe’s ‘fragmented’ air traffic control blamed for soaring costs
Phil Davies - Jul 18, 2025
Creating a single European air traffic control system could lead to airline’s cutting fuel consumption by up to 12%, Lufthansa…
Pinnacle Travel acquires inbound operator
Phil Davies - Jul 18, 2025
Specialist group ski firm Pinnacle Travel has acquired inbound operator Barton Hill Travel. The deal, for an undisclosed amount, will…
Business Travel Week plans unveiled
Phil Davies - Jul 18, 2025
The UK is to have a Business Travel Week next year in an initiative supported by the Institute of Travel…
Ryanair expands from Leeds/Bradford
Phil Davies - Jul 18, 2025
Ryanair is to start two new routes from Leeds/Bradford this winter but is to temporarily shut down operations at seven…
Bob Cotton to chair Tourism Alliance
Phil Davies - Jul 18, 2025
British Hospitality Association chief executive Bob Cotton is to become chairman of the Tourism Alliance. He is to succeed Ros…
Visitors to Beijing Olympics put off
John Alwyn-Jones - Jul 18, 2025
A report in guardian.co.uk says that tight security restrictions and higher prices are damaging domestic demand for Beijing Olympic package…
Lonely Planet Launches Audio Phrasebooks
John Alwyn-Jones - Jul 18, 2025
Lonely Planet has announced its Audio Phrasebooks for iPhone and iPod touch are now available for sale on the Apple App Store,…
World Youth Day stimulates tourism
John Alwyn-Jones - Jul 18, 2025
The NSW Government says that World Youth Day is producing excellent results for Sydney and NSW tourism according to a…
Kiwis fight back after spoof Aussie invasion ads
John Alwyn-Jones - Jul 18, 2025
A NZ Herald Report says that the Aussies are still scratching their bellies over their spoof advertisements selling an invasion…
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