Headlines
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Accor launch ‘Medi Hotel’
Thursday | Dec 3 2009ACCOR says its newest property to open in Melbourne’s western corridor is about to become a “pioneer in Australia’s hotel industry” through its creation of the first ‘medi hotel’ concept.
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Walshe increases stake
Thursday | Dec 3 2009INTERESTS associated with the Walshe family have increased their ownership of NZ-listed Southern Travel Holdings to 37.16%, after less than two-thirds of a rights issue was taken up by other shareholders.
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QF rolls out domestic IFE
Wednesday | Dec 2 2009QANTAS has confirmed that it’s rolling out seat-back personal on-demand inflight entertainment on some domestic routes, as revealed by Travel Daily (TD 18 Nov).
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DFAT Indo warning
Tuesday | Dec 1 2009The Dept of Foreign Affairs and Trade has reissued its travel advice for Indonesia, saying travellers should exercise particular caution during the Christmas/New Year period due to terrorism threats.
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Air New Zealand Slams IBM
Friday | Oct 30 2009Air New Zealand is blaming IT giant IBM for a failure of the carrier’s online booking system last Sun which left passengers stranded and blocked online bookings for several hours.
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Volendam reduces Australian travel
Friday | Oct 30 2009Holland America Line has today announced details of its 2011 Australasian itineraries, which will see ms Volendam return to operate a series of 14 and 18 day voyages on the Tasman, Great Barrier Reef, South Pacific and Asia.
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Yet Another QF A380 Incident
Friday | Oct 30 2009QANTAS isn’t having a good run with its Airbus A380s at present. Last Sunday morning emergency services were scrambled at London Heathrow Airport after the crew of an inbound QF A380 flight, QF31, reported landing gear problems while on approach.
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Wolgan Valley Takes Off
Friday | Oct 30 2009Opened just two weeks ago, the ultra-luxe Emirates Wolgan Valley Resort & Spa is already proving a winner, despite its $1950 a night room rate.
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Starwood Socialises
Friday | Oct 30 2009Starwood Hotels and Resorts has launched a suite of new Twitter, Facebook and iPhone applications for members of its Starwood Preferred Guest (SPG) loyalty program.