New paid-entry airport lounge operator lands in Australia
A new player is entering the pay-per-use airport lounge space in Australia, at a time when other operators are struggling to make the concept work.
Travel
Fairy-tale end: Qantas buy-up sees TripADeal founders exit
Qantas has paid a princely sum to take full control of Byron Bay-based online travel packages group TripADeal and appointed a new chief executive.
‘Alarm’ over Virgin CEO contender’s past
The TWU says it’s worried that Virgin Australia would consider an architect of the unlawful Qantas outsourcing as its next chief executive.
Aussie tourists on notice as Bali cracks down on hijinks
Bali’s leaders are taking a no-nonsense approach to visitor shenanigans following a spate of bad behaviour as tourist high season kicks off.
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Virgin blue no more
VIRGIN Australia boss John Borghetti has revealed how he lifted the airline back into the black after last year’s shocking $74.3 million half year loss.
Toll in $6.5 billion foreign takeover
TRANSPORT and logistics firm Toll has received a $6.5 billion takeover offer from Japan Post.
Marlboro accused of stealing Aussie film
AN AUSSIE filmmaker made a surprise discovery when watching a US satirical news show. Now he has a serious bone to pick with tobacco giant, Marlboro.
Can AirAsia overcome crash tragedy?
MALAYSIA Airlines has had a very bad time in the wake of dual tragedies last year. Will AirAsia’s fortunes follow its compatriot?
Qantas makes changes at the top
QANTAS has finished a tumultuous week with the announcement that two of its most senior executives are heading for the departure lounge.
Malaysia Airlines posts $184m loss
MALAYSIA Airlines says its loss widened last quarter and has apologised for a tweet slammed as insensitive after two deadly jet disasters this year.
Why everyone’s turning on Uber
FOR a while there it looked like Uber was going to take over the world. But now it’s in the headlines for all the wrong reasons.
Europcar sued for ‘unfair’ contracts
ANYONE who has ever hired a car knows the anxiety. The contracts might as well say, ‘You scratch it you bought it.’ That could be about to change.
Is it the end for Branson’s dream?
VIRGIN boss Richard Branson has been touting the advent of space tourism for over 10 years. But will the crash of SpaceShipTwo ground those plans permanently?
Qantas on track to the black
QANTAS chief executive Alan Joyce says the troubled airline is on track to return to an underlying profit in the first half of this financial year.
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