Virgin Atlantic says it will “challenge every aspect” of a proposed bmi takeover by British Airways parent company, International Airlines Group, claiming the move would hurt airline competition.

New country manager in Australasia for South African Airways (SAA) Tim Clyde-Smith was introduced to industry and SAA partners at a function in Sydney last week.

The tragedy may have occurred 100 years ago but the sinking of RMS Titanic continues to touch the hearts of people around the world today.

Cutting its carbon footprint and possibly saving on high fuel prices, Qantas has announced it will launch studies into replacing jet fuel with sustainable and eco-friendly, recycled cooking oil.

The island of Macau has become a popular holiday destination for Australians with the regions tourism board expecting the trend to increase in 2012.

Federal government plans that identify the Wilton area as Sydney’s second airport have caused tension with the State government and its proposal of building 25,000 homes in the same area.

Connecting more Aussies to Europe, airberlin has announced a new partnership with Etihad Airways on flights to Australia.

Kirra Holidays and New Zealand specialist wholesalers ANZCRO have decided to share their resources and systems under a new agreement.

Aiming to build tourism into the country, Oman’s government has introduced a new Council of Ministers assigned to invest in the sector.

Virgin Australia has asked Australian regulators to remove boundaries preventing Etihad Airways to code share on the carrier’s services in conjunction with Singapore Airlines to Bangladesh and Thailand.

British Airways and Qantas have enhanced their standing Joint Services Agreement (JSA), allowing greater capacity between the UK and Australia and providing more options throughout Asia and Europe.

Travellers and locals in Thailand and Indonesia have returned to their homes and vacation spots after a tsunami warning prompted by two earthquakes off the coast of Indonesia’s Aceh province was lifted.

As part of cost saving measures, British Airways has released plans to axe or transfer hundreds of its employees based at Gatwick Airport.

Adding extra capacity for the upcoming Olympic Games, Singapore Airlines has announced it will utilize its jumbo A380 aircraft on three daily flights on the Singapore to London route.

Online booking site, Webjet is shooting high this year, upgrading its profit guidance for the full financial year.

The Republic of Haiti has had much to rebuild post- 2010 earthquake, but tourism infrastructure is not being left behind in the nation’s reconstruction.

Australia’s tourism industry should not rely on a single country to boost industry figures, according to the Tourism and Transport Forum (TTF) after figures showed increased arrivals from New Zealand and Japan helped offset declines in other international markets.

In an effort to increase its presence in Europe, Etihad Airways has expanded its codeshare agreement with Brussels Airlines to include services to three regional French cities.

Pension and healthcare cuts have resulted in the Panhellenic Seamen's Federation, PNO, calling a 48-hour strike on ferry services to and from the Greek Islands before Orthodox Easter.

Recent statistics from Tourism Australia reveals more Australian families are relishing on camping holidays with campers spending A$5.4 billion per year on caravan and camping holidays.

Virgin Atlantic is not expecting a huge increase in travel demand as a result of the London Olympics, with the airlines chief commercial officer Julie Southern saying demand will be “net neutral”.

The online booking world is expected to increase in the next ten years with Online Travel Agents (OTAs) becoming the fastest growing distribution channel according to PhoCusWright.

Less than three months after forming a corporate alliance, Virgin Australia has announced it will invest up to AU$8 million convertible debt instrument in Skywest Airlines.

More rooms are needed to handle growing demand in Sydney and Perth, according to industry leaders after new data found occupancy levels in both cities sitting above 85 percent.