Hyatt adds 1,700 rooms with Dream Hotel Group acquisition
Looks like the Black Friday sales have prompted extra spending across the industry because its acquisitions galore today...
ACCC approves THL’s acquisition of Apollo
In somewhat of a role reversal, New Zealand's biggest RV rental business is about to swallow up its Aussie counterpart.
Virgin rumoured to be mulling Air NZ merger and Rex acquisition
The Aussie aviation world is in a complete tizzy over this fresh spate of Virgin rumours, giving Qantas a much-needed se...
Intrepid acquires Aussie tour operator
Intrepid Travel has acquired a majority shareholding in Aussie tourism business and destination management company JOOB,...
Flight Centre responds to speculation over acquisition plans
According to reports, Flight Centre may be preparing to snap up Altour International, the largest representative for Ame...
CTM completes acquisition of 1000 Mile Travel Group
Shout out to Corporate Travel Management, who have successfully doomed us to having Vanessa Carlton's A Thousand Miles s...
Jetblue moves to acquire Spirit potentially derailing Frontier merger
There is drama afoot among the US' low-cost carriers, as Jetblue and Frontier battle it out for custody of America's mos...
Intrepid grows US tours by 400 per cent with new acquisition
The tour operator has been busy using its downtime to accelerate investment in this massively popular sector.
Blackstone comes back to Crown Resorts with sweetened takeover bid
Blackstone is keen to wear the Crown, and is prepared to stump up a bit more cash than it initially put on the table.
Intrepid snares majority stake in New Zealand’s Haka Tours and ANZ Nature Tours
The global travel B Corp has kicked off its future growth plans with a 60 per cent slice of not one, but two touring bra...
Experience Co to fork out nearly $50m for zipline operator
Experience Co boss John O’Sullivan is off to get a new cheque book after signing off on the company’s third major pu...
Sydney Airport turns down $22bn takeover offer
The airport’s board has given the takeover offer a hard pass, but Travel Weekly will happily be acquired for $22 milli...
Sydney Airport receives $22bn takeover offer
A multi-billion-dollar bid has been lobbed at Australia’s largest airport, meaning its board members and bean counters...
Crown Resorts rejects Blackstone’s bid, but The Star’s merger offer still in play
The bosses at Crown have given the private equity firm a big thumbs down for its acquisition proposal.
The Star lobs merger offer at rival Crown to create $12bn tourism and entertainment giant
The Star faces some competition, however, from a private equity firm that wants to take over Crown (which, FYI, has also...
IAG negotiates half-price deal for Air Europa
The aviation behemoth has turned into a bargain hunter amid the COVID-19 pandemic and realised that $1.6 billion is prob...
CTM boss in legal stoush with Brisbane City Council over $20 million property plan
Jamie Pherous has become entangled in a legal battle with the council over a swimming pool he wants to build at his new ...
Travello doubles down on youth market with acquisition of local OTA
The Brisbane-based travel platform is looking a lot more youthful. However, that's not to suggest its staff have all had...