Headlines
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Arrivals show 6% increase
Wednesday | Jan 12 2011GOVERNMENT figures released today show short-term visitor arrivals to Australia increased by 5.8% year-on-year to 508,000 movements during Nov 2010.
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Carnival base Spirit in Oz
Wednesday | Jan 12 2011CARNIVAL Cruise Lines has today announced it will position one of its Spirit-classed vessels in Sydney year-round (TD/CW breaking news) from Oct 2012, as the Australian cruise market continues its boom.
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AA sues Sabre/Travelport
Tuesday | Jan 11 2011AMERICAN Airlines has filed for action against Sabre in a Texas court for its decision to conceal its airfares and terminate a contract early with the carrier (TD 06 Jan), saying the move will impact on travel agent sales.
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QF A380s to LA from Sun
Tuesday | Jan 11 2011QANTAS has this afternoon confirmed it will steadily resume Airbus A380 operations on services to the USA from Sun 16 Jan, as flagged by Travel Daily earlier this month (TD 06 Jan), saying it is now satisified with engine thrust issues that prevented the flights from returning earlier.
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TNZ evolves 100% Pure
Monday | Jan 10 2011TOURISM New Zealand has personalised its long-running and widely acclaimed ‘100% Pure New Zealand’ marketing message, in a move aimed to “put visitor’s unique experiences at the heart of the message.”
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DJ to add turbo prop fleet
Monday | Jan 10 2011VIRGIN Blue is preparing to go head to head with Qantas on the fly-in fly-out (FIFO) market, today announcing it has signed a 10-year alliance with Skywest Airlines (TD breaking news) to tap into the resource market.
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MH fares YQ tax inclusive
Friday | Jan 7 2011MALAYSIAN Airlines is the latest carrier to overhaul its commission structure, as it prepares to begin offering commission on its Fuel & Insurance Surcharge.
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Watchdog shakes up Act
Friday | Jan 7 2011THE Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has altered the Trade Practices Act, which will see businesses, such as travel suppliers, need to provide guarantees on goods and services, as part of the incorporation of new Australian Consumer Laws.
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QF A380s returning to LA
Thursday | Jan 6 2011QANTAS is expected to begin resuming its Airbus A380 services to the United States in about 10 days, as flagged by Travel Daily on 31 Dec 2010, after an engine explosion grounded the Australian flag carrier’s entire double-decker fleet in Nov (TD 05 Nov).
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HAL pushes online sales
Wednesday | Jan 5 2011HOLLAND America Line is tempting agents to book clients on the cruise line’s 2011/2012 homeport voyages online through its local GSA, Travel the World, by offering bonus incentives.