Headlines
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Disasters slam Virgin Blue
Wednesday | Mar 23 2011VIRGIN Blue says it’s more convinced than ever that its ‘Game Change Strategy’ is the right way to go, in the face of a major hit to profitability due to high fuel prices and the recent spate of natural disasters in Australasia (TD breaking news).
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QF DFW route big business
Wednesday | Mar 23 2011QANTAS says the launch of its impending new route into the US, is “one of its most important developments for its international network in many years.”
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Jetstar maintains Japan
Tuesday | Mar 22 2011JETSTAR is continuing its current flying schedule for Australia-Japan services, despite the ongoing
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Sydney hotel prices up 16%
Tuesday | Mar 22 2011SYDNEY hotel prices rose eight times the global average of 2% in 2010, according to the latest Hotel Price Index (HPI) released by Hotels.com overnight.
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Air NZ – Qantas ‘defamatory’
Monday | Mar 21 2011AIR New Zealand has blasted a Qantas media release about the settlement of QF’s cargo cartel legal action (TD Fri) as “misleading and defamatory”.
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NZ$320k Walshe Group profit
Monday | Mar 21 2011SOUTHERN Travel, the NZ-listed parent company of the Walshe Group has released its results for the six months to 31 Dec, with the outbound Walshe division showing a slight dip in profit to NZ$320,000 for the period.
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Sea Princess to return 12/13
Friday | Mar 18 2011IN a coordinated worldwide release, almost 600 Princess Cruises 2012/13 itineraries opened for bookings simultaneously around the globe at 1am AEDST this morning.
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Major TQ business push
Friday | Mar 18 2011TOURISM Queensland has today released details of a new promotion targeting the business events market, with a competition offering a $1 million Queensland travel experience.
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Rocky advertising pays off
Thursday | Mar 17 2011MAINSTREAM advertising on Australian TV is paying dividends for Canadian rail company, Rocky Mountaineer, with wholesalers reporting up to a 70% surge in sales, according to ceo and president, Randy Powell.
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AOT drops NSW Hols brand
Thursday | Mar 17 2011A RESTRUCTURE within AOT Holidays will see the group’s wholesale division rebranded as Sunlover Holidays, which will incorporate both the Sunlover and the Travelpoint brands.