Headlines
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Canberra quota dropped
Friday | Jan 22 2010A FEDERAL government directive to force public servants to increase their use of alternatives to Qantas when flying between Canberra and Sydney has been discontinued.
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ESTA ‘service fee’ plan
Thursday | Jan 21 2010THE US Department of Homeland Security says it’s anticipating having to start charging a “small service fee” for its Electronic System for Travel Authorization, which will also shortly become compulsory for all travellers to the US under the Visa Waiver Program (TD 11 Jan).
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QantasLink boosts NSW
Thursday | Jan 21 2010THE delivery of its 19th Q400 aircraft will see QantasLink expand its schedules at a number of regional NSW ports.
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Flight Centre set to climb
Wednesday | Jan 20 2010FLIGHT Centre has upgraded its profit expectation for 2009/10 from the previous $125m-$135m target to a new forecast of $160m-$180m (TD breaking news).
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GAP growing down under
Wednesday | Jan 20 2010AUSTRALIAN travel agents are at the forefront of a surge in sales for small group tour operator GAP Adventures, as the local market climbs into the position of number two for global sales for the firm.
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HOT responds to AFTA
Tuesday | Jan 19 2010HOUSE of Travel has issued a statement responding to the AFTA discussion paper on the future of travel agency regulation and consumer protection, saying that while supporting reform, it believes the AFTA proposal “falls short in some areas”.
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QF slashed business 27%
Tuesday | Jan 19 2010THE global economic downturn saw Qantas reduce the business class capacity of its 747-400s on some routes by 27% to just 38 seats as it adjusted to lower demand for premium seats.
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Wilson DriveTravel return
Monday | Jan 18 2010TONY Wilson has re-emerged as the sole director and secretary of the company which now operates the Drive Travel websites, which were previously operated by his Global Travel Corporation which collapsed just over a year ago owing over $3m (TD 29 Oct 08).
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Pacific Flier launch stalled
Monday | Jan 18 2010STARTUP carrier Pacific Flier has been forced to hold off on the launch of passenger and cargo services between Brisbane and Micronesia by a few weeks due to objections from two rival airlines.
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QH joins15% comm club
Friday | Jan 15 2010QANTAS Holidays has matched an initiative by Creative Holidays and Travel2 to offer 15% commission on Europe/UK bookings made online.