THE risks of doing business in Vietnam have been dramatically illustrated by the trevails of two Qantas staff, Tristan Freeman and Daniela Marsilli, who worked senior roles for Jetstar Pacific. Qantas Group has a 27% stake in the carrier. Its partner, the Vietnam Government, launched an investigation into US$31m fuel hedging losses sustained by the carrier, the country's second biggest, separated Marsilli and Freeman from their families, and interrogated them over a six month while refusing to allow them to leave the country. The enquiry was suddenly dropped without explanation. Both are now back in Australia but Jetstar Pacific's CEO Luong Hoai Nam is in jail. See full Sydney Morning Herald Story.
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Events
TRAVELtech 2010 has just concluded. It was a great day attended by more than 260 Australian online industry leaders and a fantastic program.
Photos will be posted soon. Meanwhile, you can check out the 2010 speakers below.
- Justin Baird, Innovationist, Google Australia
- Shelley Beasley, Managing Director Pacific, Travelport
- Jeremy Bellinghausen, President, HotelClub.com
- Peter Beveridge, Chief Information Officer, Stella Travel Services
- John Bolakis, Director, SEO.com
- Andrew Burnes, CEO, AOT Travel
- Chris Chambers, Director - Digital Marketing, Tourism Queensland
- Ian Cumming, Founder, Travellr.com
- Barney Harford, President and CEO, Orbitz
- Mark Higginson, Director of Analytics, Nielsen Online
- Martin Kelly, Director, Travel Trends
- Kevin Lippy, co-Founder, Brokepacker.com
- Alan Long, Research Director, Experian Hitwise Asia Pacific
- Dan Lynn, Managing Director, Expedia Asia Pacific
- Rohan Lund, CEO, Yahoo!7
- Warren Livingstone, Founder, TheFanatics.com
- Robyn Nixon, GM Global sales and Marketing, Intrepid Travel
- Andy Owen-Jones, CEO, TravelTainment, Amadeus Leisure Group
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If you have any queries about TRAVELtech, please call Martin Kelly on (02) 9882-1575.
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