Headlines
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Tourism NT res system
Monday | Sep 27 2010TOURISM NT has today issued a request for tender for a new travel wholesale reservations system, which it says it plans to use to “revolutionise the internal and external business processes”.
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NZ chief pushes DJ pact
Monday | Sep 27 2010AIR New Zealand ceo Rob Fyfe has continued his rhetoric promoting the proposed NZ alliance with Virgin Blue, telling shareholders at the Air NZ agm on Fri that if the ACCC denies the deal it will “leave the dominant power of the Qantas-Jetstar bloc completely unchecked”.
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More agent fraud attempts
Friday | Sep 24 2010THE scammers who have already taken down one Australian travel agency (TD 06 Sep) are continuing their attempts to defraud the industry.
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DJ/NZ Christmas hopes
Friday | Sep 24 2010THE Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is now set to deliver its final ruling on the proposed trans-Tasman alliance between Virgin Blue and Air New Zealand in late Dec.
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Viator is getting social
Thursday | Sep 23 2010AUSTRALIAN-founded activity and experience booking website Viator looks to be doing for tours and attractions what TripAdvisor has done in the hotel sector, with a range of enhancements, incl the ability for travellers to submit recommendations and reviews on its 5500-plus attractions, tours and activities in 450 destinations.
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Virgin Blue-Etihad pact OK
Thursday | Sep 23 2010THE Etihad Guest and Virgin Blue Velocity loyalty programs have already been integrated, following the announcement this morning that the ACCC would provide interim authorisation for the proposed DJ/EY alliance (TD breaking news).
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Viva! adds VS to London
Wednesday | Sep 22 2010JETSET Travelworld’s Viva! Holidays wholesale operation has expanded its existing relationship with Virgin Atlantic to offer London packages flying on VS services via Hong Kong.
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Sabre’s fare revolution
Wednesday | Sep 22 2010SABRE Pacific has launched its Agency Fares product onto the new Sabre Red desktop (TD 16 Jun) which it says will revolutionise agents’ businesses.
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Jetstar Europe in 2014/15
Tuesday | Sep 21 2010JETSTAR isn’t likely to launch flights to Europe until it receives its first Boeing 787-9 in 2014, according to a briefing overnight at the Routes 2010 conference in Vancouver.
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Excite plans major push
Tuesday | Sep 21 2010ONLINE agent-only wholesaler Excite Holidays has outlined plans to become “Australia’s first choice for the industry to book travel online” – and has warned agents against using online wholesalers which also promote direct to consumers.