News
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IB/AA/BA alignment
Friday | Mar 18 2011AMERICAN Airlines, British Airways and Iberia’s joint business will offer a new summer schedule alignment for scheduled services between New York City’s JFK and to London Heathrow, effective 27 Mar.
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SQ delays LAX A380s
Friday | Mar 18 2011SINGAPORE Airlines has delayed its planned introduction of A380 services to Los Angeles, flying via Narita, that were due to start 27 Mar, due to Japan’s earthquake.
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HAL new PR agency
Friday | Mar 18 2011HOLLAND America Lines, which is setting up a local office, has appointed PEPR Publicity as its Public Relations Agency in Australia, effective immediately.
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Orbitz pursues Kayak
Friday | Mar 18 2011A MOVE by Kayak.com to begin taking hotel bookings through its Travelocity Partner Network (TD yesterday), has triggered competitor Orbitz Worldwide to persue “legal remedies”.
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Orion orangutans
Friday | Mar 18 2011ORION Expedition Cruises will offer guests on Orion II voyages in Borneo the chance to visit an orangutan conservation facility at Camp Leakey.
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Peru Travel Mart 2011
Friday | Mar 18 2011THE Peru Travel Mart will be held on 15-18 May in Lima, showcasing new product from Peruvian tour operators.
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Expedia UK app rejig
Friday | Mar 18 2011EXPEDIA.co.uk has launched its new and improved Facebook app called TripCompanion.
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Voyager growth surge
Friday | Mar 18 2011CORPORATE travel specialist Voyager Travel has rebranded simply as ‘Voyager’ along with a new strapline “travel intelligence for your world”.
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MEL o/seas no’s up 12%
Friday | Mar 18 2011MELBOURNE Airport has today reported a 12% increase in int’l arrivals in Feb compared to the same time last year, to 502,154, fueled by visitors from Asia, the USA and UK.
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Accor appointments
Friday | Mar 18 2011ACCOR’S Pullman Reef Hotel Cairns has appointed Amanda Balaam as its new Director of Sales, effective 24 Mar, moving from her role of Manager of Sales at the Grand Hotel Melbourne.