Headlines
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DJ/NZ ‘major opportunity’
Tuesday | Feb 8 2011AIR New Zealand and Virgin Blue are set to launch the first of a range of coordinated products on routes between Australia and New Zealand by the middle of the year, as the carriers work to reap the benefits of their recently approved alliance (TD 15 Dec).
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Departures start to slow
Tuesday | Feb 8 2011THE strong rate of growth for short-term resident departures from Australia over the last two years dipped during Dec 2010, but outbound travel is still at record levels.
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Expedia push for traffic
Monday | Feb 7 2011ONLINE travel giant Expedia has signed a major deal with global IT firm Experian Hitwise to deliver more internet traffic to the Expedia websites in Australia and New Zealand.
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McEvoy restructures TA
Monday | Feb 7 2011TOURISM Australia md Andrew McEvoy has announced a revamp of the organisation, in order to “align itself to the 2020 Tourism Industry Potential” launched late last year (TD 15 Nov 10).
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Joyce warns on QF int’l
Friday | Feb 4 2011AVIATION capacity flooding into Australia from the Middle East and China has seen Qantas’ international market share drop from 35% to 20%, with QF ceo Alan Joyce yesterday issuing a grim warning about the implications for the carrier.
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NTIA nominations open
Friday | Feb 4 2011THE travel industry will once again begin the process of celebrating excellence at 9am next Mon, when nominations for the 2011 National Travel Industry Awards officially open.
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Queensland ‘sigh of relief’
Thursday | Feb 3 2011TOURISM in North Queensland will be up and running “in a matter of hours,” after the much anticipated Cyclone Yasi left the state relatively unscathed.
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DJ/EY authorised to 2016
Thursday | Feb 3 2011IT’S full steam ahead for the alliance between Virgin Blue and Etihad, after the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission this morning issued a five year authorisation for the pact (TD breaking news).
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Webjet drops Delta fares
Wednesday | Feb 2 2011WEBJET has slammed Delta Air Lines for attempting to “cherry pick” the online agency’s revenue production (TD breaking news).
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Worldhotels plots growth
Wednesday | Feb 2 2011HOTEL marketing group WORLDHOTELS has appointed highly experienced Aussie hotelier Richard Munro as its new Director Hotel Development for Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific.