News
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Guru site turned off
Friday | Feb 18 2011CONTROVERSIAL new travel agency, Webjet Guru (TD Wed), has removed the content of its webjetguru.com.au website, now only displaying a list of images.
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MU 767s to MEL
Friday | Feb 18 2011CHINA Eastern Airlines is switching aircraft used on flights MU737/738 between Shanghai Pu Dong and Melbourne, from Airbus A340s to its 15-year-old Boeing 767-300ERs, effective 27 Mar, according to its online flight schedule.
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CTTC incentive
Friday | Feb 18 2011CALIFORNIA Travel & Tourism Commission is offering Aussie and Kiwi agents the chance to win tickets to see pop-star Katy Perry when she performs in Australia and NZ, by passing its ‘California Experts’ online program.
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LAN lines up for 2011
Friday | Feb 18 2011IT’S been a busy week for LAN Airlines, which yesterday hosted an event in Sydney along with a number of South American operators – backing up after three days exhibiting at the AIME business events show in Melbourne.
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Tourism Malaysia to close Vic office
Friday | Feb 18 2011TOURISM Malaysia is set to restructure its operations in Australasia, with the closure of its Melbourne office in favour of a new NZ branch in Auckland.
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MEL traffic growth outstrips SYD
Friday | Feb 18 2011INTERNATIONAL passenger numbers at Melbourne airport soared 18% in Jan to 631,000, surging past 600,000 for the first time ever.
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DFAT lowers Egypt advice
Friday | Feb 18 2011EGYPT wholesalers are breathing a sigh of relief after the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade this morning lowered the overall level of its Smartraveller advisory for Egypt to ‘Reconsider your need to travel’.
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Delta cops $2m fine
Friday | Feb 18 2011DELTA Air Lines has been hit with the largest ever airline non-safety-related penalty by the US Dept of Transportation for “violating rules protecting air travellers with disabilities.”
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Hayman closure
Friday | Feb 18 2011HAYMAN has confirmed that the Whitsundays resort has been forced to close for five months from 06 Mar for repairs, following damage caused by Cyclone’s Anthony and Yasi, Travel Daily can exclusively reveal.