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VA Tasman fare restructure
Tuesday | Oct 30 2018VIRGIN Australia has this week introduced a new airfare structure on its international short haul and trans-Tasman network, as part of the expansion of its New Zealand offering as its former Air NZ alliance ceases.
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Second Celebrity homeport
Tuesday | Oct 30 2018CELEBRITY Cruises today announced a major expansion of its presence in Australasia, doubling capacity with the deployment of Celebrity Eclipse alongside Celebrity Solstice during the 2020/21 summer season.
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UK to fast track Aussies
Tuesday | Oct 30 2018AUSTRALIANS will be spared lengthy queues when entering the UK from next year after a surprise decision to extend the use of airport e-gates.
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“Expeditions to Inspire” brochure launch
Tuesday | Oct 30 2018OVER 100 agents enjoyed viewing 50 Greatest Wildlife Photographs in Melbourne Zoo’s historic Carousel Park last Thu night while learning how PONANT and NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC have joined forces, combining their 160 years of expertise to offer a range of unique and enriching expedition cruises. Expeditions in the program for modern-day adventurers include: Alaska, the volcanic Aleutian Islands, the Sea of Okhotsk, the magnificent fjords, ice flows and wildlife of Spitsbergen and Greenland, and the lesser visited Caribbean and Bijagos islands of the Atlantic Ocean.
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QF boosts WestJet pact
Monday | Oct 29 2018QANTAS looks set to significantly expand its cooperation with Canadian carrier WestJet, on Fri lodging an application for a wide-ranging trans-Pacific codeshare deal.
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Flight Centre brox debut
Monday | Oct 29 2018FLIGHT Centre is rolling out a new range of branded brochures for its consultants and customers in Australia, with the new collateral replacing the previous Infinity-branded product range.
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TRAVLR seeking $10 million
Monday | Oct 29 2018AUSTRALIAN travel technology firm TRAVLR has announced a capital raising, looking for up to $10m in new funding from Australian and overseas investors.
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Appeal cuts Scenic compo
Friday | Oct 26 2018SCENIC Luxury Cruises and Tours says the Court of Appeal judgement in relation to the 2013 class action over cancelled cruises during European floods (TD yesterday) was “not a total rejection” of the operator’s position, with the court ordering a reassessment of the compensation to be paid.
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Hurtigruten shuffles deck
Friday | Oct 26 2018HURTIGRUTEN Cruises has today confirmed changes to its distribution arrangements for the Australian market, with Cox & Kings offshoot Bentours remaining the firm’s exclusive GSA generalist wholesaler but also opening up direct links to Chimu Adventures and 50 Degrees North.
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CX apologises for breach
Friday | Oct 26 2018CATHAY Pacific has apologised to its customers for any concern they may have experienced over a massive data breach of its systems detected back in Mar.