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Howard backs airline merger
Graham Muldoon - Nov 18, 2024
In a surprise move, Prime Minister John Howard has publicly stated that Qantas and Singapore Airlines should merge to form…
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West Australia wants open skies
Graham Muldoon - Nov 18, 2024
Further to last weeks story on rumblings in the Govt over increased competition for Qantas, the WA Government has thrown…
Virgin Blue gets it wrong
Graham Muldoon - Nov 18, 2024
Virgin Blue has been forced to apologise and dump part of its new ad campaign after offending the citizens of…
Passenger protection levy back on agenda to replace ATOLs
Phil Davies - Nov 18, 2024
The concept of a passenger levy to fund a consumer protection scheme is to be discussed with the industry in…
Octopus launches airport to hotel shuttle
Graham Muldoon - Nov 18, 2024
Whether clients are travelling to New York, Hong Kong or the Gold Coast, they can now be transferred directly to…
Competition heats up in online arena
- Nov 18, 2024
WTM Special Report: Traditional operators will start to go "radically online" as competition heats up in the web arena, Expedia…
GDS new boys take another pounding
- Nov 18, 2024
WTM Special Report: New entrants in the distribution industry have taken another pounding from traditional GDSs as they were dismissed…
GDSs clash as concern mounts over airline distribution
- Nov 18, 2024
WTM Special Report: Airlines with stakes in GDSs must be forced to distribute through all rival systems to avoid any…
UK passport costs to rise again
Phil Davies - Nov 18, 2024
The cost of obtaining a passport is to go up by 20% to £51 to pay for security measures. According…
WTTC summit seeks to educate US government
- Nov 18, 2024
WTM Special Report: The World Travel and Tourism Council will use next year’s summit in Washington to illustrate to the…
UKinbound slate government’s ‘woeful record’ on tourism
- Nov 17, 2024
UKinbound has launched a blistering attack on the government amid criticisms from culture minister Tessa Jowell that the tourism industry…
WTM underestimates seminar attendance
Ginny McGrath - Nov 17, 2024
Were you turned away from a seminar at this year's WTM? tell us about it by clicking the 'add a…
