Headlines
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Kota Kinabalu – new Bali?
Monday | Nov 8 2010NEW Malaysia Airlines direct flights between Perth and Kota Kinabalu in Sabah (TD 10 Sep) are hoped to stimulate renewed interest in the destination, particularly as a leisure alternative to Bali for WA holidaymakers.
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QH Achievers to expand
Monday | Nov 8 2010THE merger between Jetset Travelworld and Stella Travel will see the coveted Qantas Holidays/Viva! Holidays Achievers program expand to cover the combined group’s entire wholesale portfolio.
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Indigenous domestic push
Friday | Nov 5 2010TOURISM Australia has released a new guide on how to sell Indigenous experiences to the domestic market, after research it commissioned to “better understand what Australians expect of Indigenous tourism experiences”.
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A380 damage control
Friday | Nov 5 2010OPERATORS of the Airbus A380 superjumbo around the globe have reacted swiftly to the explosion of engine number two on QF32 from Singapore to Sydney yesterday (TD breaking news).
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Trafalgar fires across bow
Thursday | Nov 4 2010“IT is my firm belief that cruising is a very poor way to see a destination”.
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CTM set to raise $21.7m
Thursday | Nov 4 2010CORPORATE Travel Management has released the prospectus for its $21.7m float, with a forecast total market capitalisation of $70m once it lists on the ASX next month (TD breaking news).
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Theme park turnaround
Wednesday | Nov 3 2010IT’S been a rollercoaster ride for Ardent Leisure, the listed operator of the Dreamworld and Whitewater World theme parks on the Gold Coast.
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Another Tasman carrier
Wednesday | Nov 3 2010TAIWANESE carrier China Airlines is set to resume flights to Auckland after almost ten years, with the extension of its current thrice weekly services between Taipei and Brisbane to also fly across the Tasman.
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ACCC: QF’s NZ intentions
Tuesday | Nov 2 2010THE Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has asked the Qantas Group to outline the rationale for its trans-Tasman Jetstar services, saying that a key issue in the ACCC deliberations about the proposed Virgin Blue/Air NZ alliance is the “impact of Jetstar on competition in the trans-Tasman market”.
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Fuel surcharges creep up
Tuesday | Nov 2 2010CATHAY Pacific and THAI Airways have announced an increase to their fuel surcharges on a range of routes, including flights from Australia.