Corporate Travel Analysis Reports For South Pacific

Feature: Profile of Perth and the West Australian aviation and tourism market

Part 1: Perth Airport, the "most international" of Australia's major airports

Qantas has finally revealed the names for its fleet of eight Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners, the first of which is set to arrive in October this year. Despite a lengthy campaign, unfortunately you won't be seeing Blue Swan streaming across the skies. Thanks Qantas. But maybe next time.

The Blue Swan Daily brings you another exclusive infographic, following on from our previous article: Perth & WA Profile: Part 1 - Perth Airport the "most international" of Australia's major airports.

CAPA's 2017 LCCs in North Asia Summit was hosted last week and included a variety of high profile industry leaders discussing topical issues related to aviation.

Tourism Council WA (TCWA) has released its latest report on hotel development in Perth as at the end of April 2017. According to Tourism Council WA, a significant increase in leisure visitors is needed to fill thousands of Perth hotel rooms either recently completed or in the pipeline.

The Blue Swan Daily brings you another exclusive infographic, focussing on Domestic Air Travel for Apr-2017, sourced from BITRE data and CAPA.

The Samoan government is planning to launch a new flag carrier following the dissolution of Virgin Samoa. Fiji Airways is discussing a partnership with the Samoan government which could involve supporting the new airline, which will take over Virgin Samoa's existing services to Australia and New Zealand, and adding capacity on its routes to Samoa from Fiji and Hawaii.

Google announced (13-Jun-2017) the launch of Google Flights search engine in Australia. Google Flights allows users to compare flights and prices for varying destinations and dates, with options to search by carrier, time and class. Google stated Google Flights will identify the best available flight options for users by searching for terms like "Flights to Cairns" or "Flights to New Zealand".

The CAPA-ACTE 2017 Melbourne Aviation and Corporate Travel Summit, recently took place with some of the most incredible discussions from a wide range of expert speakers.

SilkAir plans to upgrade its premium product in the Cairns market in 4Q2017 after it takes delivery of its first batch of 737 MAX 8 aircraft. The 737 MAX 8 will offer an improved business class product, 50% more spacious, compared to the 737-800 but the same economy product.