News
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New QH brand?
Monday | Mar 21 2011FULL page ads in yesterday’s papers promoted a 7 night Air Pacific Fiji direct to consumer deal under a ‘Your World’ brand – with the fine print revealing that YourWorld is a trading name of Qantas Holidays Limited.
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Japan air links OK
Monday | Mar 21 2011IATA has backed decisions by a range of global authorities not to impose restrictions on operations at the main airports in Japan.
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Smith to open in Bali
Monday | Mar 21 2011BREAKFREE Resorts founder Tony Smith has launched two luxury properties in Bali under the Semara Resort & Spa brand.
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BAA to revamp IT
Monday | Mar 21 2011THE operator of London Heathrow Airport has announced an investment of “hundreds of millions of pounds” in computer systems to help it better respond to crises and share real-time information with airlines and their passengers.
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Rocky Mountaineer pushes for MICE
Monday | Mar 21 2011CANADIAN rail company Rocky Mountaineer says the Australian Meetings, Incentives, Conferences and Events market is yet to fully explore the full potential the rail company has to offer.
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Accor appointment
Monday | Mar 21 2011ACCOR has appointed its first Fiji-born Hotel Manager, Jack Work at the Mercure Nadi, Fiji.
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VBA 47.39% foreign
Monday | Mar 21 2011VIRGIN Blue has today updated its foreign ownership figures, advising the Australian Stock Exchange that currently overseas shareholders hold 47.39% of the shares in the company.
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747-8I takes flight
Monday | Mar 21 2011BOEING’s next generation of jumbo-sized aircraft took flight this morning from Paine Field (near Seattle) with the 747-8 Intercontinental taking to the skies over the US.
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Expedia UK tax push
Monday | Mar 21 2011ONLINE travel giant Expedia is undertaking a campaign to raise awareness of flight booking fees in the UK, similar to its Australian survey last week (TD 14 Mar) targeting the fees charged by rivals such as Wotif and Webjet.
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Air NZ – Qantas ‘defamatory’
Monday | Mar 21 2011AIR New Zealand has blasted a Qantas media release about the settlement of QF’s cargo cartel legal action (TD Fri) as “misleading and defamatory”.