Health & Leisure

Leisure Cargo, Niki still in business despite airberlin insolvency

: Health & Leisure; Thursday, 17 August 2017

Germany's Leisure Cargo says its airfreight services - it markets cargo capacity on behalf of airline customers - are not affected by parent airberlin filing for insolvency.

Qantas best for on-time arrivals

: Health & Leisure; Wednesday, 16 August 2017

For the year ended June 2017, on-time performance over all reported Australian routes operated by participating airlines (Jetstar, Qantas, QantasLink, Regional Express, Tigerair Australia, Virgin Australia and Virgin Australia Regional Airlines) averaged 83.0 per cent for on time arrivals and 83.8 per cent for on time departures, according to the latest data from the Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics (BITRE).

SIA inks Avianca code share

: Health & Leisure; Tuesday, 15 August 2017

Singapore Airlines (SIA) and Latin-American carrier Avianca have signed an agreement to code share on each other’s flights from September 2017.

UK alcohol arrests double at airports and on planes

: Health & Leisure; Tuesday, 15 August 2017

Arrests of passengers suspected of being drunk at UK airports and on flights are up 50 per cent in a year, the BBC says.

Regulator okays Virgin Australia alliance with Chinese partners for five years

: Health & Leisure; Friday, 11 August 2017

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has given the nod to Virgin Australia’s strategic alliance with HNA Aviation, Hong Kong Airlines and HK Express for a five-year term. This decision follows the ACCC’s decision to grant draft authorisation for the alliance in June 2017.

UK inbound travel on the rise - but post-Brexit employee numbers worry the industry

: Health & Leisure; Thursday, 10 August 2017

Travel to the UK from its major markets is on the rise - excluding France, which is slowly recovering from a drop that started after the terror attacks on the Bataclan concert hall in Paris in November 2015.

Brits dump two-week holidays for short breaks

: Health & Leisure; Wednesday, 09 August 2017

Research shows UK holidaymakers are ditching traditional two-week overseas holidays and instead are taking short trips abroad thanks to cheap flights offered by budget airlines and the impact of the internet.

Phil Hoffmann inks Ensemble Travel deal

: Health & Leisure; Tuesday, 08 August 2017

South Australia-based Phil Hoffmann Travel has inked a deal with the Ensemble Travel Group, a global Luxury and Experiential Travel company that gives Hoffmann access to Ensemble’s portfolio of luxury experiences, food and wine tours, off-the-beaten track adventure travel, cultural and honeymoon customised vacations.

Pictured from Left - Phil Hoffmann, Trish Shepherd, Libbie Rice (co-President, Ensemble Travel USA) Peter Williams ( ceo/director Phil Hoffmann Travel) and Katy Muyt (director sales and marketing Ensemble AU/NZ)