Qantas severs $50m ties with Tourism Australia
Qantas has abruptly severed ties with Tourism Australia, because the airline feels the tourism body’s chairman – ex-Qantas boss Geoff Dixon – is attempting to destabilise the company.
“Qantas cannot continue to collaborate with an agency whose Chairman is a member of a syndicate committed to unravelling Qantas’ structure and direction,” the airline said in a media statement.
Dixon is part of a consortium of Qantas shareholders including adman John Singleton who are believed to be unhappy with the company’s strategic direction.
The relationship between Qantas and Tourism Australia is worth $50m over three years.
Bad timing, Singapore Airlines just signed deals with South Australia Tourism Commission, Destination New South Wales, Tourism Australia, Tourism Queensland, Tourism Victoria and Tourism Western Australia.
Perhaps Qantas will be promoting Dubai in future. Lovely place for a holiday.
Why should two little boys having a spat undermine the national airline?
It’s time the board admitted their mistake and sent Joyce off with Sol Trujilo.
Rob Fyfe , the CEO of Air New Zealand will be available in January.
Egos over shareholders. Gross mis management.
Allan Joyce has to stop reacting like this – every time he does this the share price goes south. He might be a numbers man but he sure has no business sense. He needs to be replaced – what a shame Borgetti was not appointed in the job instead of Joyce we wsould be all better off.
Not a fan of Joyce but I’ve got to agree Dixon should not be working for TA while at the same time trying to take-over Qantas. I think I’d have done the same thing in his position.