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Window Seat 29 Mar 11
Tuesday | Mar 29 2011LAST night’s Four Corners show on the QF32 engine explosion included a candid quip from one of the pilots on board the plane about the quality of the Rolls Royce engine which exploded.
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TA seeks Japan PR
Tuesday | Mar 29 2011TOURISM Australia has issued two formal Approaches To Market to provide Public Relations services in Japan as well as North Asia/China.
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Disney Paris not so hot
Tuesday | Mar 29 2011LESS than 6% of Australian travellers visiting France included a trip to Disneyland Paris during their travels in 2009, a 10 point drop on the year prior.
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Mantra looking at Oaks
Tuesday | Mar 29 2011THE Mantra Group is believed to be one of the parties interested in acquiring the collapsed Oaks Hotel Group, which is the subject of a takeover offer from Thai firm Minor International (TD Fri).
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$230m in QF32 claims
Tuesday | Mar 29 2011ENGINE manufacturer Rolls Royce is facing a $230m payout over the explosion of A380 engine number 2 on QF32 after departing Singapore in Nov last year, according to the ABC’s Four Corners program.
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Home based agent battle erupts
Tuesday | Mar 29 2011THE simmering rivalry between TravelManagers (TM) and Travel Counsellors (TC) looks set to explode into open warfare, with Travel Counsellors chairman David Speakman overnight issuing an open letter about the targeting of TCs by TravelManagers.
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Global Explorer update
Tuesday | Mar 29 2011QANTAS has issued an update on the oneworld Global Explorer fare, with a range of changes effective 01 Apr including the removal of JC (JAL Express) as a valid operating carrier.
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Film Festival passes
Tuesday | Mar 29 2011THE German National Tourist Office is today offering TD readers the opportunity to win passes to the upcoming German Film Festival, which will take place at the Chauvel Cinema in Padddington, NSW.
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Web surge in French trips
Tuesday | Mar 29 2011AN OVERWHELMING majority (98.4%) of the 177,000 Australian stays booked in France in 2009 were made independently, statistics released from the French Tourist Board have revealed.
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Travel Daily on location in Bordeaux, France
Tuesday | Mar 29 2011REACHING the heart of France’s Aquitane region is simple, with Air France operating numerous daily services from Charles de Gaulle Airport, Paris to Bordeaux International Airport.