Headlines
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Oz open for business – TA
Monday | Jan 17 2011TOURISM Australia has urged travellers from across the globe not to defer their trips down under, stressing that the widely reported flooding is “restricted to relatively small parts of the country”.
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LCCs raise market share
Monday | Jan 17 2011LOW cost carriers are pulling in about one-fifth of all Australian international passenger traffic, according to government statistics released this morning.
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Qld flood victim coverage
Friday | Jan 14 2011COVER-MORE Travel Insurance has confirmed that 20,000 of its Brisbane-based clients currently overseas will be covered under the firm’s insurance policy should they decide to return home early to survey damage to their property caused by Queensland floods.
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QF confirms DFW routes
Friday | Jan 14 2011QANTAS has today officially confirmed it will commence new direct services between Australia and Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas from 16 May, as exclusively revealed by Travel Daily about 24 hrs ago.
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Dawn diverted to Sydney
Thursday | Jan 13 2011THE Brisbane flood situation has caused P&O Cruises to alter the end course of Pacific Dawn’s W102 ‘Week Fantastique’ voyage, from the Queensland capital to Sydney (TD/CW breaking news).
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Oprah to recognise floods
Thursday | Jan 13 2011HARPO Productions says it will acknowledge the devasting flood situation occuring in Queensland as part of the coverage of Oprah’s Ultimate Australian Adventure TV series, set to air next week.
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Arrivals show 6% increase
Wednesday | Jan 12 2011GOVERNMENT figures released today show short-term visitor arrivals to Australia increased by 5.8% year-on-year to 508,000 movements during Nov 2010.
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Carnival base Spirit in Oz
Wednesday | Jan 12 2011CARNIVAL Cruise Lines has today announced it will position one of its Spirit-classed vessels in Sydney year-round (TD/CW breaking news) from Oct 2012, as the Australian cruise market continues its boom.
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AA sues Sabre/Travelport
Tuesday | Jan 11 2011AMERICAN Airlines has filed for action against Sabre in a Texas court for its decision to conceal its airfares and terminate a contract early with the carrier (TD 06 Jan), saying the move will impact on travel agent sales.
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QF A380s to LA from Sun
Tuesday | Jan 11 2011QANTAS has this afternoon confirmed it will steadily resume Airbus A380 operations on services to the USA from Sun 16 Jan, as flagged by Travel Daily earlier this month (TD 06 Jan), saying it is now satisified with engine thrust issues that prevented the flights from returning earlier.
