Headlines
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Oprah sells Oz to the world
Wednesday | Dec 15 2010“YOU have not lived until you’ve waltzed yourself into Australia”.
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Domestic air stats up 5%
Wednesday | Dec 15 2010THE number of pax travelling on domestic airlines in the year ending Oct 2010 was up 5.6% to 53.13 million, compared to the same time last year, according to gov’t figures released today.
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VA/EY align fare structure
Tuesday | Dec 14 2010VIRGIN Blue Group’s longhaul international carrier, V Australia, has announced the alignment of all its public fares from Australia to Abu Dhabi, Europe and the Middle East, effective 07 Dec.
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GDS AU tax overcollection
Tuesday | Dec 14 2010TRAVEL agencies around the country who issued international tickets during Jun and Jul 2010 could shortly receive a refund via airlines after a GDS error charged an incorrect tax level.
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AA alleges discrimination
Monday | Dec 13 2010AMERICAN Airlines is calling on travel agency support following its need to introduce a Booking Source Premium of US$11.75 per sector on AA (and sister carrier American Eagle) flights booked through the Galileo GDS outside the United States, from 20 Dec (TD 22 Nov).
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Tasman carriers increase
Monday | Dec 13 2010CHINA Southern Airlines (CZ) will begin a new thrice weekly service between Guangzhou and Auckland,
operating via Melbourne, effective 27 Mar 2011, adding yet another carrier on the increasingly crowded trans-Tasman route. -
Contiki Aussie tour focus
Friday | Dec 10 2010CONTIKI will target Australian travellers on its domestic product next year, according to the tour operator’s managing director, Nicole Moy.
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Pinpoint launches loyalty
Friday | Dec 10 2010PINPOINT Travel Group has announced the debut of a new Rewards program for travel consultants, which unlike other schemes doesn’t require any registration, points tracking or a product catalogue.
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Discovery Ecotours probe
Thursday | Dec 9 2010THE administrator of Discovery Ecotours, which collapsed earlier this year (TD 09 Apr) is urging further investigation of the activities of the company’s director, Neil Hermes.
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Inbound spending dips
Thursday | Dec 9 2010VISITORS to Australia over the 12 months to 30 Sep consumed about $23 billion of Australian goods and services, a decrease of 0.3% compared to the previous corresponding period.