June
Tourism rebounds to near pre-pandemic levels
The Australian industry is on track for the best year ever as international visitor numbers bounce back.
- Ayesha de Kretser
Qantas plummets in world airline rankings, again
Fiji Airways beat Qantas and Air New Zealand in the global poll in which the Australian carrier recorded its worst performance for a decade.
- Ayesha de Kretser
A sleep scientist explains how to beat jet lag
Sleep scientist Dean Miller is advising our Olympians about recovering faster from jet lag. Here’s what he will tell them before they head to Paris.
- Euan Black
Bonza! Hall Chadwick’s fees draw rebuke from 777 Partners
Having Hall Chadwick run a hotline is certainly one way to rack up fees.
- Updated
- Myriam Robin
Qantas snaps up 100pc of TripADeal as travel package bookings boom
Qantas Loyalty said the deal – increasing the airline’s stake from 51 per cent – would help the division hit its ambitious earnings targets for 2030.
- Ayesha de Kretser
Bonza terminates hundreds of staff but wage payments up in the air
The budget carrier only began flying last year, and was backed by US private equity fund 777 Partners. It collapsed at the end of April.
- Ayesha de Kretser
Selling Sunrise: Inside Qantas’ 22-hour ultra-long-haul flight
Can Qantas boss Vanessa Hudson pull off her predecessor’s dream of non-stop travel between Sydney, Melbourne and London? Getting this right will be key.
- Ayesha de Kretser
The Aussies fuelling a travel boom that’s defying the cost crunch
Interest rates and inflation are up, but hundreds of thousands of Australians are still managing to holiday abroad this year – sometimes helped by mum and dad.
- Euan Black
Bonza’s administrators concede sale hopes dead, staff to go
The low-cost airline collapsed in late April. A confidential creditors’ meeting was told on Thursday that administrators may consider legal action instead.
- Ayesha de Kretser
May
Injured Aussies could be compensated ‘millions’ by Singapore Airlines
Fifty-six Australians were on board the flight and eight were injured in the “severe turbulence”; Angus Taylor says “commercial viable” nuclear power industry won’t need subsidies. Here’s how the day unfolded.
- Updated
- Hannah Wootton
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
Why Webjet wants to let the Ferrari out of the garage
Breaking up is usually hard to do – but fed-up investors are mad for it. Webjet is jumping on the bandwagon.
- Anthony Macdonald
Webjet shares surge as it flags demerger, record earnings
Demand for travel has kept the earnings of the online travel bookings company solid in FY 2024, with plans to split its business-facing and direct-to-consumer operations.
- Ayesha de Kretser
Passengers describe horror of Singapore Airlines jet plunge
Eight Australians are among the injured after severe turbulence flung passengers and crew around the cabin and forced the plane to land in Bangkok.
- Updated
- Ayesha de Kretser
What is in-flight turbulence, and when does it become dangerous?
While turbulence-related fatalities are quite rare, injuries have piled up over the years. Some meteorologists have linked an increase in reported incidences to climate change.
- Wyatte Grantham-Philips
Better slot access at Sydney might have saved Bonza, says regulator
The ACCC warns that regional travellers risk being left behind by the entrenched duopoly of Qantas and Virgin Australia.
- Ayesha de Kretser
PE firm behind Bonza, Melbourne Victory calls in insolvency experts
The private equity firm called in advisers overnight to assist with “operational challenges”. It is a major shareholder in the A-League club and budget airline.
- Updated
- Ayesha de Kretser
This airport is one of the world’s most scenic – and treacherous
Trekking in Nepal’s Everest region is on many a bucket list. But the adventure starts well beforehand, with a landing at Tenzing-Hillary Airport.
- Alana Christensen
- Exclusive
- Aviation
Bonza hopes fade as VietJet walks from deal talks
The Vietnamese low-cost carrier confirmed it was out of the running as administrators prepare to ground the airline beyond their earlier midnight deadline.
- Updated
- Ayesha de Kretser
Hedge funds are once again targeting Qantas
Almost $300 million has been bet against Australia’s largest airline, even as it attempts to repair its relationship with customers after selling tickets on flights that were already cancelled.
- Joshua Peach
Bonza in talks with six buyers despite owing $100m and losing planes
Creditors of the collapsed budget airline were told that it owed more than $100 million to backers, customers and staff after going under late last month.
- Ayesha de Kretser
