News
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Opera House of Qld
Thursday | Dec 10 2009HAMILTON Island Yacht Club opened its doors to the public and members for the first time on Wed.
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Govt to open up regional airports
Thursday | Dec 10 2009OVERSEAS carriers will be given increased landing rights at SYD, MEL, BNE and PER from the govt if they incorporate a stopover at some of the country’s regional airports, Transport Minister Anthony Albanese said yesterday.
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Air Vanuatu ditches MEL
Thursday | Dec 10 2009AIR Vanuatu says an increase in demand for capacity out of Brisbane has forced it to revise its Australian air schedule and suspend Melbourne services from 08 Feb.
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Alaska cruise cuts
Thursday | Dec 10 2009CARNIVAL Corporation has today announced that from 2011 it will operate two less ships in Alaska, with Holland America’s Ryndam moving to Europe.
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Kakadu entry fee
Thursday | Dec 10 2009INTERSTATE and international visitors to Kakadu National Park will be charged a park entry fee of $25 per person, from 01 Apr.
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Creative China/HK
Thursday | Dec 10 2009CREATIVE Holidays has just launched its China and Hong Kong 2010 program, with a great launch offer on a four-night package priced from $455ppts.
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AF/KLM tie-up with Jetstar
Thursday | Dec 10 2009AIR France/KLM is days away from a tie up with Jetstar that will see the two joint mega European carriers feed traffic into the growing Jetstar network on flights to Australia.
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SAS gets new GM
Thursday | Dec 10 2009SCANDINAVIAN Airlines (SAS) has announced the appointment of Irmgard Goetjes-Pedersen as general manager of operations in Australia and New Zealand.
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JAL reductions
Thursday | Dec 10 2009THE JAL Group will temporarily adjust flight frequency on routes between Tokyo and Sao Paulo, via New York, from 01 Feb-27 Mar, cutting back on 1 of 3 services.
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PATA concerns
Thursday | Dec 10 2009THE Pacific Asia Travel Assoc. (PATA) says international visitors to the region in Sep showed steady growth, with arrivals to most destinations in the Pacific increasing, including a 9% increase to both Australia and New Zealand and Hawaii up 8%.