Author's Profile
Recent Articles

What’s going on in New Zealand?
MARKETING A hugely popular Chinese reality show shot in New Zealand could be worth $80m of advertising, as 300 million Chinese watched the first series. New Zealand has became […]

AFTA’s new accreditation scheme
The Byte caught up with Jayson Westbury, CEO of the Australian Federation of Travel Agents (AFTA) yesterday and asked him some questions about the Travel Compensation Fund (TCF) and the […]

Topdeck now 90% owned by Flight Centre
Travel company Flight Centre has defied predictions that bricks and mortar travel agencies could not survive the online onslaught by taking a majority stake in Topdeck. A deal that values […]

Approval received to leave iPhones and tablets on inflight
Use of electronic devices for take-off have been approved by CASA (Civil Aviation Safety Authority) for Virgin Australia and Qantas flights. CASA spokesman Peter Gibson said technological advancements had allowed for […]

ATEC values the Backpacker Youth sector
Given the imminent departure of ATEC’s Industry Development Manager and key supporter of backpacker tourism (Jennifer Woodbridge) and the recent arrival of ATEC’s new MD – Peter Shelley, it is […]