Headlines
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Travel2 in half the time
Monday | Mar 22 2010STELLA’S wholesale Travel2 brand has launched a new booking process which it claims will allow consultants to complete quotes or booking twice as fast as previously.
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Qantas cuts JFK capacity
Monday | Mar 22 2010QANTAS has made the first move in reducing capacity on the hotly contested Pacific route, dropping its current daily 747-400 flights to New York and replacing them with a five days per week A330 service.
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Royal Caribbean NZ move
Friday | Mar 19 2010ROYAL Caribbean has continued its focus on the Australasian market with the announcement that it’s opening its own office in New Zealand.
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ADTA push for travellers
Wednesday | Mar 17 2010ABU Dhabi Tourism Authority will launch its first ever global marketing campaign this year in a bid to capture a greater number of leisure and business travellers.
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iTrek campaign cancelled
Wednesday | Mar 17 2010PRESSURE exerted by travel agents in Australia and the USA has forced the cancellation of the controversial ‘The Travel Agent is Dead’ marketing campaign undertaken by online insurance provider iTrek (TD 09 Mar).
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Major HWT online push
Wednesday | Mar 17 2010HARVEY World Travel has today launched a new search facility on its main consumer and agent websites which allows easy searching of cruise, coach and adventure holiday products.
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Walshe revenue slides
Tuesday | Mar 16 2010THE Walshe Group has seen turnover fall 13.5% over the six months to 31 Dec compared to the previous year, with consistent passenger volumes but a lower yield as carriers the firm represents reduced fares.
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Six hours to Micronesia
Tuesday | Mar 16 2010AUSTRALIAN travel agents have a new product to sell for the upcoming Easter and school holiday periods, with the long-awaited news that Palau-based Pacificflier.com will commence operations to Brisbane on 31 Mar.
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Expedia drops more fees
Monday | Mar 15 2010THE Australian operation of online travel giant Expedia says it’s today become the “first and only online travel website to allow Australians to change or cancel a booking over the phone without paying any Expedia change or cancellation fees.”
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Pacific Sun limps home
Monday | Mar 15 2010P&O is offering passengers on its current Pacific Sun South Pacific Cruise a full refund of their cruise fare and a 25% future cruise credit, after the vessel developed engine trouble on its way to Vanuatu.