Headlines
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NTIA voting opens today
Monday | Mar 28 2011THE Australian travel industry is once again in a frenzy of excitement, with voting for the 2011 National Travel Industry awards opening today.
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Strategic to add res system
Friday | Mar 25 2011STRATEGIC Airlines has flagged a new frequent flyer program as part of a major move to revamp its IT including reservations, internet booking, check-in, GDS connectivity, and departure control systems.
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China Eastern going daily
Friday | Mar 25 2011QANTAS codeshare partner China Eastern Airlines (MU) is set to significantly increase its capacity to Australia, with planned boosts to both Sydney and Melbourne from 20 Jun.
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Qld recovery to take til Dec
Thursday | Mar 24 2011THE Queensland Government isn’t expecting tourist visitor numbers to be restored to the beleaguered state for another eight months, a report by the Qld Reconstruction Authority (QRA) has revealed.
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Fuel lifts Qantas fares again
Thursday | Mar 24 2011QANTAS this morning increased its fares for the third time in six weeks (TD breaking news), with the rapid escalation of fuel prices described as a “major concern for the Qantas Group”.
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Disasters slam Virgin Blue
Wednesday | Mar 23 2011VIRGIN Blue says it’s more convinced than ever that its ‘Game Change Strategy’ is the right way to go, in the face of a major hit to profitability due to high fuel prices and the recent spate of natural disasters in Australasia (TD breaking news).
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QF DFW route big business
Wednesday | Mar 23 2011QANTAS says the launch of its impending new route into the US, is “one of its most important developments for its international network in many years.”
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Jetstar maintains Japan
Tuesday | Mar 22 2011JETSTAR is continuing its current flying schedule for Australia-Japan services, despite the ongoing
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Sydney hotel prices up 16%
Tuesday | Mar 22 2011SYDNEY hotel prices rose eight times the global average of 2% in 2010, according to the latest Hotel Price Index (HPI) released by Hotels.com overnight.
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Air NZ – Qantas ‘defamatory’
Monday | Mar 21 2011AIR New Zealand has blasted a Qantas media release about the settlement of QF’s cargo cartel legal action (TD Fri) as “misleading and defamatory”.