Headlines
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New CTC representation
Friday | Nov 26 2010THE Canadian Tourism Commission will close its Australian office on 15 Dec – as exclusively revealed by TD on 19 Jul – but the next day current CTC head Donna Campbell will open up a local Canada gsa instead.
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Jewel “remains on track”
Thursday | Nov 25 2010CARNIVAL Australia has today reassured cruise passengers and the travel trade that P&O Cruises’ Pacific Jewel will return to regular sailing this weekend after successfully replacing a stabiliser in drydock in Sydney this month.
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LAGs detection on trial
Wednesday | Nov 24 2010TRANSPORT minister Anthony Albanese this morning announced the commencement of a two week trial of technology which may allow travellers to once again take containers bigger than 100ml on international flights.
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Virgin strategy “on track”
Wednesday | Nov 24 2010VIRGIN Blue ceo John Borghetti today told shareholders that his ‘Game Change Strategy’ for the carrier is currently on track, as he unveiled plans for further expansion of its A330 domestic widebody fleet (TD breaking news).
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More HWT-owned shops
Tuesday | Nov 23 2010HARVEY World Travel is set to open more company-owned stores in the next year, with md David Rivers telling TD that “we are looking at a number of key locations around Australia”.
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QF to reintroduce A380s
Tuesday | Nov 23 2010QANTAS ceo Alan Joyce today confirmed the reintroduction of A380 services from this Sat 27 Nov – as exclusively foreshadowed four days ago by Travel Daily.
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Travellers Choice online
Monday | Nov 22 2010TRAVELLERS Choice has unveiled plans for its members to embrace the internet, with a new Digital Marketing Strategy launched at the group’s conference in Melbourne on Sat and set to debut early in 2011.
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Big Deal for Harvey World
Monday | Nov 22 2010THE Harvey World Travel brand will be heavily promoted on TV next year in a new partnership with Channel 7’s ‘Deal or No Deal’ program, which is broadcast nightly at 5.30pm.
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ANTO beckons ski support
Friday | Nov 19 2010THE Austrian National Tourist Office has called on Aussie ski wholesalers to provide more dedicated Austria content in brochures for the country’s world-class ski products.
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Strategic to fly to Phuket
Friday | Nov 19 2010FLEDGLING Aussie carrier Strategic Airlines will step in to fill the void left by the withdrawal of V Australia’s Thailand flights, with the launch next Feb of non-stop Strategic services to Phuket from Brisbane and Melbourne (TD breaking news).