May 2011
11 posts
7 tags
Free Flights for expensive muffins!
JETSTAR chief Bruce Buchanan has revealed the budget carrier is making more from in-flight service than ticket sales such as such as cups of coffee, muffins, baggage and special seat charges which works out to being around $24 a passenger. Mr Buchanan said ancillary revenues had increased from $2-$3 per ticket to the mid-$20s in the space of a few years and were growing “very...
15 tags
Get the latest Aviation News and Airline Wars...
The Globetrotter Daily offers you the very latest Aviation News from all over the world. Featuring the latest developments in cutting edge techologies, future seating concepts, Air fare specials, Frequent Flyer Programs, Airline Business news and ticket price specials all at the one reliable place! Be sure to check it out today. GLOBETROTTER DAILY ...
AirPad! Inflight streaming on it's way
THE latest evolution in in-flight entertainment allows you to access movies and TV shows from your iPad. The brainchild of US carrier American Airlines, the new product will allow customers to purchase and wirelessly stream movies and TV shows from an in-flight library to personal WiFi-enabled devices like iPads and laptops during the flight. Partnering with airline WiFi providers...
6 tags
Qantas US Australian Walkabout Pass
In Partnership with American Airlines A PROPOSED alliance with American Airlines will cut fares to almost two-thirds of US destinations and $700 off the cost of flying to four major ports, Qantas has told the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission. The airline says its proposed joint business arrangement would also allow a “Walkabout Pass” for those travelling to the...
13 tags
Flight of fancy? A close look at the new Virgin...
A week on from the fan fare and hype in Australia for the re-branding launch of Virgin Australia. Urban Globetrotter takes an in depth look at the Virgin Australia outlook. SIR Richard Branson landed last week with a pocket full of notes which he believes are the secret to becoming Australia’s best airline. His personal assistant has the unenviable task of making sense of the ...
6 tags
Qantas launches new Platinum Frequent Flyer...
Normal 0 false false false EN-AU X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Qantas Airways has announced a new partnership Singapore Telecommunications Ltd subsidiary Optus as part of a revamp of the national carrier’s...
10 tags
Qantas' Secret New Asian Airline?
Qantas Asian expansion plans on a crash course with unions In what has come as a surprise recent development and cost cutting measure Qantas Airways is planning to launch a premium airline based in Singapore. The move is aimed at boosting Asian growth and circumventing staff costs putting the airline on a crash course with its Australian employment unions, according to a news report...
19 tags
Tiger's wings about to be clipped?
What’s going on with Tiger?
A Special Report by Urban Globetrotter
After bursting onto the Australian domestic air travel scene just a few short years ago, budget Airline Tiger Airways has never been too far away from controversy and always elicits a love or hate response from travellers.
From the beginning and especially in more recent times, Airline industry sources have claimed the sector...
9 tags
Top 20 Smart Travel Tech Tips and Apps.
For the Computer / Smartphone savvy traveller. With the popularity of the Smartphone on the rise, there is an increasing array of tech travel tools to use to make things easier while out and about, on the road or in the air. From booking flights to reserving a table to finding a clean bathroom, travel apps have the potential to make any vacation easier and more affordable. But with...
11 tags
World's Travel Industry gets ready for new wave of...
China’s growing middle class is leading to a scramble among airlines, airports and tour operators keen to cash in on this trend. This year, China’s outbound departures are predicted to top 65 million after reaching over 57 million in 2010, according to a report from the China Outbound Tourism Research Institute (COTRI). The UN World Travel Organization (UNWTO) estimates...
5 tags
Virgin goes from being blue to Australian
In one of Australia’s worst kept airline secrets and as a part of John Borghetti’s attempt to transform Virgin Blue into a market leading Australian Airline, Virgin Blue Holdings Ltd., the Australian carrier backed by Richard Branson, will begin flying under the name Virgin Australia, as it tries to break Qantas Airways Ltd.’s hold on Australia’s business-travel market. ...