Headlines
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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.
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New CX J Class to SYD
Wednesday | Dec 8 2010SYDNEY is set to be the launch destination for Cathay Pacific Airways’ brand new Business Class product, which was unveiled to the public for the first time in Hong Kong last night.
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AirAsia X to lift NZ arrivals
Tuesday | Dec 7 2010THE debut of AirAsia X’s new non-stop flights between Kuala Lumpur and Christchurch (TD 01 Dec) has seen a huge surge in demand, with more than 43,500 seats sold in just three days, for travel Apr-Nov next year.