News
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Expedia hails “Oprah effect”
Monday | Jan 31 2011ONLINE travel giant Expedia saw a 163% increase in searches for Australian packages by US travellers during the week that the Oprah’s Ultimate Australian Adventure screened in America.
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Fiji tourism earnings
Monday | Jan 31 2011FOREIGN exchange earnings flowing from Fiji’s international visitation now contribute about FJD900 million (AU$491m) to the island nation’s economy.
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NBTA on AA’s DC
Monday | Jan 31 2011A SURVEY by the US National Business Travel Association has revealed that 72% of business travel buyers believe American Airline’s Direct Connect system will have a negative impact on the business travel sector.
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DTW incentive
Monday | Jan 31 2011DISCOVER the World Marketing has named Nicole Blake from Spencer Travel as the Week Two winner of its online incentive.
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EK/EY French slots
Monday | Jan 31 2011EMIRATES and Etihad Airways have been granted permission to add 22 weekly flights to points in France following bilateral talks.
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Eurostar growth
Monday | Jan 31 2011EUROSTAR recorded a 42% growth in Australian passenger numbers over the 12 months ending 31 Dec 2010, compared to the same time last year.
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HWT on cc security
Monday | Jan 31 2011HARVEY World Travel md David Rivers is pushing the advantages of the Travelex ‘Cash Passport’ pre-paid currency card, saying it offers greater security than debit and credit cards when abroad.
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TQ flood vignettes
Monday | Jan 31 2011TOURISM Australia ceo Andrew McEvoy is encouraging trade partners to share Tourism Qld’s vignettes which promote the state being ‘back in business’ – see www.youtube.com/Queensland.
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DJ ROK schedule
Monday | Jan 31 2011VIRGIN Blue says its Brisbane- Rockhampton services will return to its normal schedules from Wed 02 Feb, and it will operate four times weekly services between Rockhampton-Sydney from 03 Feb.
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GHA CEOs in SYD
Monday | Jan 31 2011Global Hotel Alliance sent 12 of its CEOs to Sydney this month to discuss plans to expand and also respond to the needs of both the business and leisure travellers in and beyond 2011.