Corporate Travel Analysis Reports
Blue Swan Exclusive Infographic: USA Tourism in Australia and New Zealand
The United States continues to be an important inbound tourism market for both Australia and New Zealand. It seems more and more Americans are visiting our shores but how do the numbers really stack up? Lets take a look with an exclusive Blue Swan Infographic.
Qatar Airways faces crisis as escalating diplomatic row sees border and airspace closures
Air travel across parts of the Middle East has become very complicated after Bahrain, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) cut ties with Qatar, closing border with the small Gulf nation and effectively blocking land, air and sea traffic in and out of the country due to a row over terror and regional stability. Governments in Yemen, the Maldives and the eastern-based government of Libya have subsequently joined the move to end relations with Qatar.
Blue Swan Exclusive Infographic - Australia's International Airline Activity
BITRE has released the results of Australia's International Airline Activity for the year ending Dec-2016 and for the month of Mar-2017.
Qatar Airways pursues further Australia expansion benefitting consumers
Qatar Airways continues to pursue rapid expansion in the Australia market as it upgauges its Melbourne service to the A380 at the end of Jun-2017 and prepares to launch Canberra in early 2018.
London hotels set to hit summer price peak, but it is simply a case of supply and demand
Basic economics tells us that when the supply for a product reduces and demand for that same product increases, then its cost will rise. It is no surprise to learn then that passengers caught up in the British Airways (BA) flight cancellation saga over the past UK bank holiday weekend (May 27-29, 2017) were forced to pay hugely escalated prices for hotel rooms around the airline's main hub at Heathrow Airport.
A new level of flying as low cost long haul goes mainstream
IAG's launch of long haul low cost brand Level earlier this month marks a major milestone on multiple fronts and highlights the evolution of business models in the dynamic airline industry. The "adapt or die" motto has never been so relevant as it is today. Business models are changing at a pace which may still seem ridiculously slow for other industries but is scary fast for most airlines.
Will it be unlucky 13 for Wizz Air as operating margins slip?
Wizz Air celebrated its 13th birthday on May 19, 2017 a period during which it has grown to be the biggest airline in Central & Eastern Europe (excluding Russia and Turkey), with a compound average growth rate in ASKs of 24%, and in passenger numbers of 23%, over the past ten years. In summer 2017, and across its financial year to March 2018, Wizz Air is accelerating its growth rate. It has 26 new routes and 117 new destinations this summer, while this month (June 2017) it open its first aircraft base in Western Europe at London Luton.
Video of the Week - Atlantic Market Changes & Long Haul LCCs: Where Will The Market Be In Five Years?
The CAPA Americas Aviation Summit, which occurred in Apr-2017, delivered some of the most incredible discussions from a wide range of expert speakers.
A “small regional airline” carried our most famous former Bali resident home this week
Emirates has Jennifer Aniston; Etihad has our Nic. Now Malindo Air has Schapelle to promote it.
New Dreamliner deliveries drive Air India’s interest in Scandinavia
Air India is targeting the Scandinavian market for growth as it introduces not one, but two new routes into the region during the second-half of 2017. The airline has confirmed it will launch flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi to both Copenhagen and Stockholm as it seeks to take advantage of growing trade between Scandinavia and India.