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BON VOYAGE | A big thank you to the 200+ attendees who joined us at our annual Christmas party last night at 12-Micron in Barangaroo, Sydney. Here's to a bigger and even better 2025! A special thank you to our sponsors including CVFR TRAVEL GROUP, Viking, Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. and Journey Beyond. #bonvyage
BREAKING NEWS | Virgin Australia and Qatar Airways can commence selling 28 weekly return flights between Doha and Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney. More details in Travel Daily today. #breakingnews Virgin Australia Qatar Airways https://lnkd.in/gKiXU-Ny
Bon Voyage has officially kicked off and our MC TV personality Tim Ross is regaling the crowd with hilarious stories of his celebrity friends & unfortunate travel stories from the 80s (like Ansett's infamous mystery flights). #bonvoyage
BREAKING NEWS | The ACCC has commenced proceedings in the Federal Court against Webjet over allegedly making misleading representations. More in Travel Daily today. #breakingnews
Interrupting today's waterfall of breaking news with a reminder that Bon Voyage is on tomorrow at 12-Micron in Sydney. More than 200 people have now registered to attend the industry's end of year party with Tim Ross as MC. There is still time to grab a last minute ticket for you and your team. See you tomorrow night! Link to grab tickets in the comments.
TD BREAKING NEWS | Webjet OTA reports its first standalone results Webjet Group (WJL) has just released its results for the six months to 30 September, the first time its finances have been unveiled since it was demerged from the wider Webjet business, now trading separately as Web Travel Group.
Travel Daily's Associate Publisher Jo-Anne Hui-Miller went on a great famil to Budapest last week with a group of travel industry professionals, thanks to AVIAREPS Australia & New Zealand and Visit Hungary. The group flew into the spectacular city thanks to Emirates, where they stayed at the luxurious Kimpton BEM Hotel. It was a jam-packed week. From the views of the Danube River and the charming wine region of Etyek to a private tour of the Hungarian State Opera House, the guests returned with plenty of memories of Budapest. #travelnews
Travel Daily publisher Damian Francis is at the Australian Airports Association National Conference in Brisbane. He's shared some of his additional thoughts below. Don't forget to check out today's issue as well as sister publication travelBulletin for more coverage of the conference. https://lnkd.in/gw7VtMGc
The Australian Airports Association National Conference in Brisbane has turned into a bit of a news and ideas waterfall. With a few more hours before I need to hop to the airport and return to Sydney, here's a few of them that caught my interest: ~Virgin Australia is on a major push to gain ground on Qantas Group. CEO Jayne Hrdlicka might have announced her departure, but it feels like she will stay as long as it takes to ensure the airline is in the best position to continue its upward trajectory, even if that means going well into next year. ~Hrdlicka says that the possible QR partnership will create huge opportunities for staff across VA, including pilots and cabin crew, including the ability for them to go to Qatar to train and gain experience with the 777 and A350 ~The above, she says, will create jobs in Australia as the staff heading off to Qatar will have to have their roles backfilled ~It's a key period for VA as it will want to capitalise on the opportunity available now while Qantas tries to rebuild its brand reputation, but the fact still is that QF market share is strong, QF stock price is stronger and QFF is QFF... a unicorn for the airline. Do Roy Morgan brand trust rankings, where Qantas is almost stone cold last, matter? Genuine question. ~Zack Alcott, Co-CEO at Get Skilled Access and brother of wheelchair tennis legend Dylan says that for every dollar the industry invests in accessibility, it could get back up to $13. It's a massive missed opportunity ~He also noted that accessibility upgrades can start straight away through training of staff. They don't need to be big investments like lifts, ramps and other physical items ~Check out the MEL case study - it's put its best foot forward in terms of being accessible with the Melbourne Airport Assist a project ~SAF and sustainable fuels were also a big talking point, with the idea that NSW could significantly leverage the SAF economy if it played its cards right. Is it playing its cards right? ~SYD has gone on the front foot as well with CEO Scott Charlton announcing a big investment ($200m) into Terminal 2 which will see a new layout, next gen kiosks, security machines and the promise of going kerb to airside in under 15 minutes. As someone who flies out of T2 most of the time, I feel it's much needed. Western Sydney Airport is about to take the stage! ~In a small side alley presentation, the AAA called for much greater competition in commercial aviation. Nothing new there, but it highlighted the fact that if you're a North Queensland Cowboys fan and want to get from Townsville to Sydney or Melbourne for a game, you better start saving early - they are some of the most uncompetitive routes in Australia Today's issue of Travel Daily and travelBulletin had further reporting on the conference.
Travel Daily is at the Australian Airports Association National Conference in Brisbane today where Virgin Australia CEO Jayne Hrdlicka has taken the stage. She explained how she sees the airline being able to truly compete again and also suggested it was tough to lose a good partner like Etihad in the shuffle that has seen it move close to Qatar Airways. More details in Travel Daily tomorrow.