News
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Aussie dollar drops
Friday | Mar 18 2011THE Australian Dollar dropped below parity against the US ‘green back’ this week, falling to a three month low of 97.8c, with further pressure expected as concerns remain high about Japan’s nuclear crisis.
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QF settles NZ cargo cartel suit
Friday | Mar 18 2011QANTAS has resolved long-running legal action with the New Zealand Commerce Commission, in relation to price fixing conduct within the QF freight division between 2000 and 2006.
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Sea Princess to return 12/13
Friday | Mar 18 2011IN a coordinated worldwide release, almost 600 Princess Cruises 2012/13 itineraries opened for bookings simultaneously around the globe at 1am AEDST this morning.
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Rhapsody doubles NCL
Friday | Mar 18 2011ROYAL Caribbean has pointed out that its Rhapsody of the Seas will make four visits to Newcastle next cruising season, aiming to capitalise on the news that rival P&O will not homeport from the NSW city in 2012/13 (TD Wed).
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SQ 747s longer to SYD
Friday | Mar 18 2011SINGAPORE Airlines is extending A380 operation change to Boeing 747-400s between Singapore/Sydney on SQ221/212 (TD 28…
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Qatar slashes comm
Friday | Mar 18 2011QATAR Airways has announced that effective 01 Apr it will begin paying agent base commission on fuel surcharges for all published commissionable GDS fares.
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DFAT Japan advice
Friday | Mar 18 2011THE Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade has increased the level of its travel advisory for Tokyo, surrounding areas and northern Honshu to the highest “Do not travel” alert level.
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globalCars pays 18%
Friday | Mar 18 2011LEASING specialists globalCars has launched a ‘Mad Marchness’ promotion paying 18% comm on all new Citroen DriveEurope bookings paid in full by 31 Mar.
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Major TQ business push
Friday | Mar 18 2011TOURISM Queensland has today released details of a new promotion targeting the business events market, with a competition offering a $1 million Queensland travel experience.
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RCI drinks packages
Thursday | Mar 17 2011ROYAL Caribbean International has launched ‘All you can drink’ deals on select vessels, priced from US$39 per person, per day.