Headlines
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Australia key NZ focus
Tuesday | May 25 2010TOURISM New Zealand this morning announced plans to double spending by the country’s regional tourism organisations in the Australian market.
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Timeshare scam arrests
Monday | May 24 2010POLICE have arrested two men in Victoria, in relation to alleged frauds related to timeshare holiday properties.
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Breakaway goes hunting
Monday | May 24 2010THE Breakaway Travel Franchise group today launched a charm offensive, inviting agents to join Australia’s “only truly independent” travel network.
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DJ, NZ Tasman harmony
Friday | May 21 2010VIRGIN Blue and Air New Zealand plan to offer exactly the same fares, check-in processes, on-board product and inflight entertainment on trans-Tasman flights if their proposed alliance (TD 03 May) is approved.
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A$ dive hits wholesalers
Friday | May 21 2010ANOTHER day, another drama in the Australian tourism industry.
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Direct airline sites score
Thursday | May 20 2010Roy Morgan spokesperson Jane Ianniello said the figures showed the strong tendency for Australians to use airline websites for sourcing travel information, claiming “Airlines have replaced travel agents as the main method of booking a holiday.”
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Jetstar domestic Fiji ops
Thursday | May 20 2010QANTAS’ low-cost subsidiary Jetstar has been approached by the Fijian government to consider international services into the country’s capital of Suva, as well as a domestic Fiji operation, Travel Daily can reveal.
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V Aust to offer email, SMS
Wednesday | May 19 2010BUSINESS travellers across the Pacific will soon be able to work all the way to the USA, under plans by Virgin Blue’s long-haul offshoot V Australia to equip its 777s with AeroMobile technology.
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Aussie agents key for Fiji
Wednesday | May 19 2010THE head of Tourism Fiji has praised Australian travel agents for their ongoing support of the destination as Fiji visitor numbers continue to return to levels on par with two years earlier.
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ACCC targets Air NZ, JAL
Tuesday | May 18 2010THE Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has launched proceedings against Air NZ and Japan Airlines in its ongoing cargo cartel probe.