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ATEC inbound Up North showcase
Tuesday | Nov 7 2017ONE hundred tourism industry representatives took to the train on board Queensland Rail’s Spirit of Queensland at last month’s annual ATEC Inbound Up North business to business event. The program kicked off on 25 October in Cairns where delegates were welcomed at the Cairns Aquarium, taking in an up close view of thousands of marine creatures, ahead of a day of workshops on board the train to Proserpine. “This is a highly anticipated annual event that has a long and successful history of profiling local tourism businesses to the international buyers who help sell their product to the world,” ATEC managing director Peter Shelley said. “It is a really valuable opportunity for North Queensland tourism businesses to showcase their unique products to buyers who arrange unique travel itineraries for international visitors.”
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Qatar buys into Cathay
Monday | Nov 6 2017QATAR Airways is continuing its strategy of taking equity positions in other carriers, this morning confirming the acquisition of almost 10% of Cathay Pacific, (TD breaking news).
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AirAsia to refund $500k+
Monday | Nov 6 2017AIRASIA has identified almost 10,000 child passengers who were incorrectly charged the government’s Passenger Movement Charge on flights between Darwin and Bali.
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SIA’s $1.1 billion new cabins
Friday | Nov 3 2017SINGAPORE Airlines is spending an average of more than A$50 million per aircraft on the rollout of new cabin product across its 19-strong Airbus A380 fleet, with the massive project costing over $1.1 billion.
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Samoan PM slams Virgin
Friday | Nov 3 2017SAMOA’S Prime Minister has blasted Virgin Australia over its push to operate more services to the island nation, sticking by a decision to reject the carrier’s ambitions (TD 31 Oct).
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Etihad to suspend DFW flights
Friday | Nov 3 2017ETIHAD Airways has announced it will suspend operations on its Abu Dhabi-Dallas Fort Worth route from 25 Mar 2018, saying it has become “commercially unsustainable” after American Airlines decided to terminate its EY codeshare deal (TD 13 Jul).
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CLIA Cruise Month success
Friday | Nov 3 2017CRUISE Lines International says its second annual Plan a Cruise Month has produced record results in terms of exposure, with a significant increase in online searches for travel agents during the promotional period.
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APG Airlines offering UATP
Friday | Nov 3 2017Airline payments network UATP has announced a new agreement with global air representative APG WorldConnect to offer a UATP Issuer program.
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Quest makes UK move
Thursday | Nov 2 2017AUSTRALIA’S Quest Apartment Hotels has announced its first move in an international expansion, revealing plans to develop a property in the northern UK city of Liverpool.
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Backing for Uluru ban
Thursday | Nov 2 2017TRAVEL Industry figures and governments have backed a decision by traditional owners to ban visitors from climbing Uluru in two years’ time.