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VA confirms Samoa intent
Monday | Sep 4 2017VIRGIN Australia confirmed its planned flight schedule to Apia, Samoa which will see the airline operate to the South Pacific destination under its own steam for the first time (TD 11 Jul).
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Travel agent facing court
Monday | Sep 4 2017FORMER Axis Travel Centre contractor Arthur Zacharias will face court over 100 dishonesty offences next month following an extensive probe by the Major Fraud squad.
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Air Van eyes Air NZ c’share
Friday | Sep 1 2017VANUATU’S national carrier Air Vanuatu is keen to tap into a larger slice of the New Zealand market through a new codeshare deal with Air New Zealand.
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Scenic to appeal ruling
Friday | Sep 1 2017SCENIC will appeal yesterday’s court decision in the long-running class action over its flood-affected river cruises (TD breaking news).
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$1.92m for Travellers Choice
Friday | Sep 1 2017TRAVELLERS Choice this morning revealed a pre-tax operating profit of $1.92m for 2016/17 – as well as confirming the sale of the group’s stake in the UK-based Worldwide Independent Travel Network (WIN).
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U to set sail in six weeks
Thursday | Aug 31 2017THE new youth-focussed brand from Uniworld Boutique River Cruise Collection, U by Uniworld, will officially launch tonight, six weeks out from the line’s first sailing in Oct (TD 02 Aug).
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Another record year for Webjet
Thursday | Aug 31 2017WEBJET this morning released its full year results, with the company’s net profit after tax up almost 150% to $31.2 million.
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VTO hopeful for growth
Thursday | Aug 31 2017VANUATU will activate a new digital marketing campaign next month in the key Sydney and Brisbane markets to further drive destination awareness and appeal as the next phase of its ‘Wake up in Vanuatu’ push (TD 18 Apr).
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Qantas rejigs LHR flights
Thursday | Aug 31 2017THE iconic “Kangaroo Route” operated by Qantas from Australia to London will undergo another significant change in Mar next year, with the carrier confirming it will once again operate A380s from Sydney to the UK via Singapore, rather than Dubai (TD breaking news).
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Get on board, urges Rail Plus
Wednesday | Aug 30 2017RAIL Plus is urging travel agents to capitalise on strong demand for luxury rail product, with the specialist wholesaler seeing 20% growth of sales in its Great Train Journeys range this year.