Headlines
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NT tour operator collapse
Monday | Nov 15 2010DARWIN-based tour operator Top End Escapes has ceased trading, with Tourism NT stepping in to attempt to minimise disruption by liaising with affected passengers and suppliers.
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TA targets spending boom
Monday | Nov 15 2010TOURISM Australia today outlined a “new strategic approach” for Australia’s tourism industry, aimed at doubling overnight visitor expenditure to $140 billion annually by 2020.
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Amadeus hotel platform
Friday | Nov 12 2010TRAVEL technology firm Amadeus has today launched a new solution for accommodation operators which it claims will “transform the way hotels do business”.
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A380 reaccommodation
Friday | Nov 12 2010THE rescheduling of QF services due to the A380 groundings (TD yesterday) is causing major consternation for travel agents and passengers, because altered timings means many travellers will miss connecting flights.
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A380 European directive
Thursday | Nov 11 2010THE European Aviation Safety Agency has issued an interim airworthiness directive for A380 aircraft operating the Rolls Royce Trent-900 aircraft, ordering repetitive inspections of parts of the engines to “detect any abnormal oil leakage, and if any discrepancy is found, to prohibit further engine operation”.
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Responsible Oz tourism
Thursday | Nov 11 2010TWO Australian tourism operators have been named as winners in the annual Responsible Tourism Awards overnight at World Travel Market in London.
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SQ suspends A380 flights
Wednesday | Nov 10 2010SINGAPORE Airlines this morning cancelled the departure of one of its A380 flights from London, telling pax that engine maker Rolls Royce had placed an “embargo” on A380 aircraft using its Trent 900 engines, as exclusively revealed to the world in TD’s breaking news.
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Big guns push Delta-DJ
Wednesday | Nov 10 2010KIM Beazley, the Australian ambassador to the USA, has been throwing his weight around in support of the proposed alliance between Virgin Blue and Delta.
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DJ/EY responds to ACCC
Tuesday | Nov 9 2010VIRGIN Blue and Etihad Airways have told the ACCC that they anticipate their proposed alliance will stimulate their market share of flights between Australia and Europe due to an “improved product” offering.
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Arrivals, departures climb
Tuesday | Nov 9 2010VISITOR numbers to Australia rose 1.2% during Sep compared to Aug, with strong inbound growth from several Asian countries.