News
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SYD applauds HU
Friday | Dec 3 2010SYDNEY Airport boss Russell Balding has praised Chinese carrier Hainan Airlines for its decision to select the NSW capital as its first Australian destination.
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Boxing Day cruises
Friday | Dec 3 2010CAPTAIN Cook Cruises if giving yachting fans a chance to get up close to the action of the 2010 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race with Race Picnic Cruises on Sydney Harbour on 26 Dec.
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Google antitrust
Friday | Dec 3 2010THE US Dept of Justice has been told that Google’s planned US$700m purchase of ITA Software (TD 27 Apr) should be reviewed by the Antitrust Division to “determine whether it will substanitally harm competition and consumers.”
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Only one way with SMT
Friday | Dec 3 2010SYDNEY-Melbourne Touring (SMT) in conjunction with ATEC Vic/Tas hosted a five day famil with international and Australian inbound travel agents (see here).
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TSAX in the tropics
Friday | Dec 3 2010Cathay Pacific & Mirvac Hotels & Resorts last month hosted Travelscene American Express to a weekend in the tropics
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More BA E-190s
Friday | Dec 3 2010BRITISH Airways has firmed up orders for two Embraer E-190 jets for its BA CityFlyer subsidiary, which will enable the airline to launch a new double daily service between London City Airport and Stockholm Arlanda.
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Orion $1000 bonus
Friday | Dec 3 2010ORION Expedition Cruises is offering agents a $1,000 bonus on a range of voyages in early 2011, on new bookings made by 31 Dec.
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DJ revoke Indo cap.
Friday | Dec 3 2010VIRGIN Blue has been revoked a determination of thrice weekly capacity from Australia to points beyond Bali by the Int’l Air Services Comm., at its request.
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TSA takes control
Friday | Dec 3 2010THE US Transportation Security Administration has this week taken full control of matching the names of airline passengers with those on terrorist watchlists.
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Pearl agent famil
Friday | Dec 3 2010ESEACRUISING is offering a four night travel agent famil onboard the Pacific Pearl sailing from Auckland to Sydney, priced from $150 per person quad share or $200 twin share in an outside cabin.