Headlines
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Chinese capacity boosted
Monday | Feb 15 2010THE government has finalised an air services agreement which will boost capacity between Australia and China by 70%.
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Etihad set to lift flights
Friday | Feb 12 2010UAE flag carrier Etihad has been granted the rights to operate up to 42 flights a week from Abu Dhabi into Australia -double its current 21 weekly frequencies (TD breaking news).
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Sydney congress in Oct
Thursday | Feb 11 2010AROUND 1,000 travel professionals from around the globe are expected to descend on Sydney this coming Oct when Australia hosts its third ever world congress for travel industry networking club Skål International.
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JAL to stay with oneworld
Wednesday | Feb 10 2010QANTAS has hailed a decision by bankrupt Japanese flag carrier Japan Airlines which will see it remain in the oneworld alliance.
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Travelzoo tops 400,000
Tuesday | Feb 9 2010TRAVEL “deals publisher” Travelzoo has passed the 400,000 subscriber mark in Australia, and ongoing growth is seeing it target 600,000 by the end of 2010.
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An ‘AFTA-party’ – get it?
Tuesday | Feb 9 2010AFTA has announced further details of the arrangements for this year’s National Travel Industry Awards, which will for the first time include an after-party following the gala dinner.
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Record arrivals for 2009
Monday | Feb 8 2010AUSTRALIAN traveller numbers don’t appear to have been badly impacted by the economic crisis, with the Australian Bureau of Statistics today announcing record figures for both arrivals and departures during 2009.
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ACCC gives tick to JSA
Friday | Feb 5 2010THE long running Joint Services Agreement between Qantas and British Airways (TD 03 Nov) is set to continue for another five years, after the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission gave draft approval for its extension (TD breaking news yesterday).
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Amex targets SME market
Thursday | Feb 4 2010SMALL businesses are set for a whole lot of loving from the travel industry, with the global launch today of a new division of American Express Business Travel which focuses on the small and medium-sized corporate market.
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Wendy to woo US market
Wednesday | Feb 3 2010WENDY Wu Tours is continuing to be a major Australian travel industry export success story, with the firm last night confirming plans to expand into the USA.