News
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Globus Rome tax
Tuesday | Dec 14 2010THE Globus family of brands has announced it will not charge its existing and future clients the new hotel tax planned by city authorities in Rome, taking effect from 01 Jan 2011 (TD 05 Nov).
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JetBlue fined $600k
Tuesday | Dec 14 2010US LOW cost carrier JetBlue has received a $350,000 civil penalty from the Dept of Transportation for failure to advise its pax that some flights sold by the carrier were operated under a code-share arrangement, at time of booking.
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SQ A380 seat delay
Tuesday | Dec 14 2010A HICCUP with the delivery of Singapore Airline’s Business-class seats for its 12th Airbus A380 has pushed back the handover date for the superjumbo to Mar 2011.
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Pearl final touches
Tuesday | Dec 14 2010P&O Cruises latest superliner Pacific Pearl is currently enroute to Auckland after receiving a refit in Singapore drydock last week.
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VA/EY align fare structure
Tuesday | Dec 14 2010VIRGIN Blue Group’s longhaul international carrier, V Australia, has announced the alignment of all its public fares from Australia to Abu Dhabi, Europe and the Middle East, effective 07 Dec.
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Window Seat 14 Dec 10
Tuesday | Dec 14 2010HO, Ho, Whoa….!
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OZ-Vanuatu air pact
Tuesday | Dec 14 2010THE Federal Govt has signed a new bilateral air agreement with Vanuatu to boost seat capacity, which it says has the potential to raise competition and lower fares.
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AUD highs vs Euro
Tuesday | Dec 14 2010THE Aussie Dollar set an all time high against the Euro yesterday, achieving a level of €0.7450.
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VA selling to SIN
Tuesday | Dec 14 2010V AUSTRALIA has commenced promoting airfares to Singapore on its website, a new route for VA exclusively foreshadowed by Travel Daily in Sep (TD 03 Sep).
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Travel Daily on location at The Sydney ‘Oprah’ House
Tuesday | Dec 14 2010SYDNEY is in a frenzy today as thousands of fans prepare for the TV talk-show Queen’s highly anticipated live shows being filmed in the forecourt of the iconic Sydney Opera House (SOH) at 10am & 5pm.