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Australia’s business travel market is about to become more competitive – and deliver better value for your travel budget.

Australian employees required to travel overseas with their work will have access to unprecedented levels of protection as a result of a new technology suite launched today by Sydney emergency management firm Dynamiq. The Dynamiq Travel Risk Management (TRM) Suite also gives employers the highest possible legal protection by helping them meet – and exceed – their duty of care to travelling staff.

Virgin Blue has been named Australia’s most attractive employer at the inaugural 2011 Randstad Awards, edging out rival airline Qantas and mining heavyweight BHP Billiton.

Virgin Blue looks likely to be given approval by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission on a code sharing agreement with Middle East airline Etihad, with draft approval given by ACCC the same day the competition regulator approved Virgin Blue’s alliance with Air New Zealand.

Virgin Blue and Air New Zealand have been given conditional authorisation by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission to create an alliance on flights between Australia and New Zealand.

Virgin Blue has denied banning the media from terminals this morning, instead blaming the Australian Federal Police after the airline’s check in systems crashed again this morning according to the ABC.

Virgin Blue flight delays continue into their second day, with some 116 flights canceled in the last 36 hours, however conTgo has taken this opportunity to promote their Mobile Travel Assistant system.

Virgin Blue plunged airports across Australia into chaos yesterday with the failure of its check in systems, however the airline expects flights to return to normal by the end of the day despite continued disruptions today.

Qantas Airways is reportedly in talks with potential partners for its budget airline Jetstar to establish regional hub access in China and India to combat Virgin Blue’s deal with Etihad giving it access to the middle east.

Virgin Blue’s alliance with Etihad to code share on flights between Australia and the Middle East has received interim approval by the ACCC despite objections from rival Qantas.