News
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New Amadeus boss
Thursday | Jan 14 2010THE president and ceo of travel technology provider Amadeus, David Jones, has announced he will be standing down from his position at the end of the year.
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Viva suspends SYD
Thursday | Jan 14 2010VIVA Macau yesterday said that it would “temporarily” suspend its thrice weekly services between Macau-Sydney from 28 Mar, for up to 9 months (TD breaking news).
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Australia drives TT growth
Thursday | Jan 14 2010MOST of the revenue growth being seen by Tiger Airways is occurring in Australia, with the carrier revealing that its Asian operations grew just 1.7% in the 2009 financial year.
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African body scans
Wednesday | Jan 13 2010GHANA’S Accra and Nigeria’s Lagos international airports are the latest to announce they will install full-body scanners for pax flying to the United States.
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Wotif Fraser deal
Wednesday | Jan 13 2010THE Wotif Group has signed a deal with Frasers Hospitality that will see travel.com.au and wotif.com distribute all serviced apartments within the Fraser Suites, Fraser Residents, Fraser Place and Fraser Resorts brands.
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Big fine for drunk
Wednesday | Jan 13 2010THE intoxicated pax aboard a AirTran flight from Atlanta to San Francisco who caused the plane to perform an emergency landing at Colorado Springs last week (TD Mon), could face a fine of up to US$250,000 and a twenty year jail sentence for his conduct.
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LH back to Baghdad
Wednesday | Jan 13 2010LUFTHANSA has announced it will add Baghdad and Erbil in the Middle East to its global network operating flights to the city’s from Frankfurt and Munich, this year.
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TA/EK Aus promo
Wednesday | Jan 13 2010TOURISM Australia and Emirates are working together in the UK throughout Jan to encourage Britons to travel to Australia, with fares priced from £599 to Perth.
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Virtuoso’s to MEX
Wednesday | Jan 13 2010LUXURY travel network Virtuoso has announced its annual Overseas Symposium for 2010 will be held in Mexico City, from 15-18 Apr.
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Silverstar package
Wednesday | Jan 13 2010SKITOURS Canada is offering a 10-night ski package to Silverstar in Kelowna, British Columbia priced from $3,350 per person.