Jetset forecasts 35 per cent profit increase (1-May-2006)
The Jetset Travelworld group is forecasting a full-year profit increase of approximately 35 per cent over last year. more

Agents told to get web savvy (28-Apr-2006)
We’re taking shorter holidays more often and we’re “enthusiastically embracing the internet” to plan for our holidays, according to a study from research company ACNielsen. more

CWT snaps up TQ3Navigant for USD510m (28-Apr-2006)
Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT) has bought TQ3Navigant (Navigant) in a USD510 million deal it claims will see it become the number one travel management company outside of North America. more

TSAX agents find Travelkey to success (28-Apr-2006)
Travelscene American Express agents say the Travelkey rewards scheme, launched earlier this year to AMEX card members, is attracting more customers to their agencies. more

First Choice buys US operators (27-Apr-2006)
UK travel giant First Choice has strengthened its global presence with four acquisitions in the educational group travel sector in North America for GBP16 million ($37.6 million). more

Growth plan for HWT UK (24-Apr-2006)
The UK arm of Harvey World Travel has set its sights on becoming the fifth major travel agency chain in the UK with 300 shops and a GBP1 million technology deal. more

Lacaze the new boss at HWT (20-Apr-2006)
Transonic managing director Peter Lacaze looks set to become the boss at Harvey World Travel under the terms of a merger agreement signed between his company and S8. more

Resort spa incentive from Explore (10-Apr-2006)
Explore Holidays is offering travel consultants the opportunity to ‘earn’ up to five nights in Hua Hin Resort and Spa accommodation as part of a new sales incentive centred on two land-only packages. more

Turner gives up executive chairman role (30-Mar-2006)
Flight Centre Limited founder Graham Turner is relinquishing his executive chairman role in order to focus on his managing director duties. more

Payment Systems: Automatic transmission (18-Jan-2006)
The travel payments systems sector is broad and increasingly competitive. more

Cathay reports steady passenger growth (13-Dec-2005)
Cathay Pacific says it has attracted steady passenger growth in the past year, with traffic figures for November 2005 showing an 8.1 per cent increase on the same month last year. more

Cathay goes daily to Rome (8-Dec-2005)
Cathay Pacific will introduce daily services from Hong Kong to Rome on March 27 next year, an increase from five services a week. more

Disneyland Hong Kong deals (6-Dec-2005)
Creative Holidays is offering four-night Disneyland Hong Kong packages from $1394 per person twin share ex Melbourne. more

Probe follows DJ sudden descent (5-Dec-2005)
Investigations are underway as to why the cockpit windscreen of a Virgin Blue aircraft cracked, forcing the plane to make a swift descent during a flight from Townsville to Brisbane on Friday night. more

Cathay in record 39-plane order (2-Dec-2005)
Cathay Pacific plans to buy 36 new Boeing 777-300ERs in its largest ever order for aircraft. more

Hong Kong dogfight (23-Nov-2005)
The sustained price war on the Sydney-Hong Kong route has forced Virgin Atlantic to restructure its pricing and encourage agents to use published rather than net remit fares. more

Technology Guide: Tools of the trade: a new range of solutions on offer (23-Nov-2005)
Travel technology suppliers are preparing to unveil a variety of new products, ranging from web booking engines to customer relationship management tools. more