Travellers are being urged to lock in their cheaper deals now if they wish to beat Qantas’s impending airfare price rises, according to Flight Centre Limited managing director Graham Turner.

Australians remain highly patriotic and proud of their diversity, according to results from retail travel network Travelworld’s ‘I Love Australia’ Facebook competition.

Race to the finish to make last flight out

It’s a fact. Smart phone and electronic pad applications have changed the way corporate travel is conducted, and Australia’s leading group of travel management companies (TMCs) is turning that trend into a reality for the benefit of their clients, according to Travelscene Corporate General Manager, David Padman.

A competition run by Jetset Travel on Facebook asking fans to nominate the top five destinations on their bucket list has revealed some surprising results as competitors stand a chance to win $5,000 worth of travel.

Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT) released its 2012 Business Travel Market Trends summary which gives a brief summary of the business travel market trends for next year and is the second in a three-part series, designed to offer timely information and insights on the business travel market.

Egencia extends its brand to Australia and New Zealand

The merger is complete and Jetset Travelworld Limited is on target to achieve growth over the year ending 30 June 2012.

It’s the finale for Harvey World Travel’s 60th Anniversary celebrations to be concluded at their National Business Symposium to be held at the Sydney Convention Centre from 1 - 3 December.

Going the extra mile has proved to be successful for the Travelscene American Express clan, according to the agency’s general manager Jacqui Timmins.

The Jetset Travelworld Network have revealed a new enhanced reward program, eXcelerate, at the start of their annual conference this morning in Adelaide.

Harvey World Travel has been appointed as an exclusive preferred agent for the Bowls Tour Company, a specialist travel provider with a lawn bowls twist.

The year was 1990. It was the year the first Gulf War started, The Simpsons premiered on Fox TV, East and West Germany merged to become Germany and a local travel agency in Brighton commenced business.

Aiming to help Australian and New Zealand travel agents chase-up hotel commission, Net Trans has launched its first office down under.

Although welcoming a three percent jump in underlying revenue for the first six months of 2011, Jetset Travelworld Limited (JTL) chairman Tom Dery said the economic outlook for 2012 remains “uncertain”.

The travel industry will soon have a new domain in which to conduct business following the announcement by Sabre Travel Network that it would be launching the world’s first B2B application store for travel professionals.

Sabre's Agency Fares solution now offers around 100,000 additional origin and destination fares, marking a significant growth in total fares listed this year.

Members embrace “Be the Difference” theme as Travelscene American Express continues to highlight premium customer service and innovation

Travelscene American Express Members are about to benefit from a major initiative highlighting the many consumer benefits of dealing with a licensed travel agent.

Flight Centre has announced a $28 million adjustment to its 2008 acquisition of the Liberty Travel Group in the United States.

Travelscene American Express has attracted a record number of attendees to its National Consultants Conference (NCC) after revamping its image earlier this year.

Flight Centre (FLT) is expanding on its Asia based operations, launching its first ever leisure store in Singapore late last week.

International Air Transport Association is putting agents in the loop, releasing its current edition of the Travel Agent’s Handbook (TAH) online.

TravelManagers’ has already confirmed their location and dates for their 2011 conference.