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MU pushes ‘Boomerang’ routes
Wednesday | Nov 23 2016CHINA Eastern Airlines has used the airline’s 60th anniversary and 20th year of operation to Australia to coin a phrase for its new non-stop flights from Sydney to Hangzhou, Kunming & Wuhan.
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Webjet adds China partner
Wednesday | Nov 23 2016WEBJET’S new FIT Ruums B2B accommodation distribution operation (TD 09 Nov) yesterday announced a new strategic alliance with Shenzhen-based DidaTravel, giving the business an “immediate and solid foothold in the world’s largest outbound travel market”.
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HLO confirms FY17 forecast
Wednesday | Nov 23 2016HELLOWORLD ceo Andrew Burnes has reaffirmed the company’s previous profit guidance, with expectations of pre-tax earnings in the range of $47m-$51m for 2016/17.
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Jet Airways switches gsa
Wednesday | Nov 23 2016INDIAN carrier Jet Airways has appointed Airline Rep Services as its new general passenger sales agent for Australia and NZ.
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Western Sydney to thrive
Tuesday | Nov 22 2016THE relentless rise of low-cost long-haul airlines will be a key factor for the success of the much-anticipated Western Sydney Airport, according to Centre for Aviation ceo Peter Harbison.
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WHM campaign building
Tuesday | Nov 22 2016TOURISM Australia says the government’s $10 million global youth campaign aimed at kick starting the Working Holiday Maker program (TD 26 Oct) is building momentum, backed by more than a dozen travel entities.
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Int’l traffic spread more widely
Monday | Nov 21 2016QANTAS Airways has seen its share of international passenger traffic dwindle by 11.6% over the past 10 years as more and more airlines start flying down under.
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QF/AA to challenge DOT
Monday | Nov 21 2016QANTAS has confirmed it has begun nutting out a response with American Airlines to address concerns by the US Department of Transportation which moved to block the proposed bolstering of their Trans Pacific alliance.
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Preferred sales drive TC
Monday | Nov 21 2016TRAVELLERS Choice has grown sales of preferred supplier product by nine per cent in the past year, helping to drive a 15% increase in returns to members.
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Travelmarvel’s Top Achievers take on the Rockies
Friday | Nov 18 2016IT WAS adventure at every turn for the 23 lucky travel agents on Travelmarvel’s Top Achievers famil to the Canadian Rockies recently.