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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Qantas gives staff a gigantic gift
FOLLOWING a dramatic turnaround in the airline’s fortunes, Qantas has decided to give its workers a nice present.
Young Aussies splash cash on travel
HOLIDAYS are replacing houses as the savings target of choice for younger Australians as life experiences trump bricks and mortar as their life goals.
What goes on behind the scenes at Qantas?
CHANNEL Nine will turn its cameras on the nation’s most iconic airline in a new doco series that will feature big-name cameos like Miranda Kerr.
Why you can’t get a taxi tonight
EVER wondered why you can’t get a cab in the city? Chances are, while you’re waiting at the taxi rank, the drivers are waiting for something else.
Trams only useful for ‘hipsters’
A LEADING pollie has dismissed trams as “stupid”, “about as clever as a monorail” and only useful if you want to win “retro style points” from hipsters.
Will foreign airlines invade Outback?
AIR travellers in Northern Australia could soon be paying cheaper fares on foreign planes under a plan to lift restrictions on overseas airlines.
The influential customers Uber is winning
UBER use among these influential consumers is soaring, growing threefold in a year. And it’s not the tech-savvy young crowd. Taxis should be very scared.
Taxis fight back against UberX
THE taxi industry has come out swinging against ride-sharing services, saying UberX is a “cheap imitation” of taxis.
This service could kill the taxi
IT’S cheaper, friendlier, cleaner and more efficient than getting a taxi, and Aussies are flocking to it. So why is it being blocked by the law?
ACCC grounds Qantas alliance plan
THE national carrier has moved to get a bigger share of the growing Chinese market, but the competition watchdog says the plan won’t fly.
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