News
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NTIA nominations open
Friday | Feb 4 2011THE travel industry will once again begin the process of celebrating excellence at 9am next Mon, when nominations for the 2011 National Travel Industry Awards officially open.
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TripAdvisor buy
Friday | Feb 4 2011EXPEDIA offshoot TripAdvisor has purchased a California firm called EveryTrail, which has created a “GPS-enabled publishing
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Dalton to QH
Friday | Feb 4 2011JTG head of wholesale Simon Bernardi today announced the appointment of Fiona Dalton as its new Manager Industry Sales for Qantas Holidays and Viva! Holidays, effective 17 Feb.
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TD breaking news – Intrepid chief steps aside
Friday | Feb 4 2011Darrell Wade steps aside as Intrepid ceo
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Malaysia floods
Thursday | Feb 3 2011THE Dept of Foreign Affairs and Trade has issued a warning to travellers to Malaysia to be aware of severe rainstorms and flash flooding in parts of the North-South Expressway in peninsular Malaysia.
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QF Exmouth deal
Thursday | Feb 3 2011QANTAS is offering a special $99 one way airfare on its new Perth to Exmouth route (TD 19 Jan), on sale until 09 Feb.
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Sunshine campaign
Thursday | Feb 3 2011TOURISM Queensland launched a $400,000 marketing campaign for the Sunshine Coast last week, targeting Sydney and Melbourne visitors to the area, and aimed at dispelling perceptions the region was impacted by recent floods.
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Star promotes NSW
Thursday | Feb 3 2011TOURISM NSW, Jetstar and Tourism Australia have teamed up to promote Sydney and the Blue Mountains to Japanese audiences with the help of Japanese pop star, Thelma Aoyama and MTV.
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SAS 2 new fares
Thursday | Feb 3 2011SCANDINAVIAN Airlines has launched two new airfares as part of its ‘Midsommar’ campaign, on sale until 31 Mar, for travel between 01 May to 31 Aug.
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Alex is going shopping
Thursday | Feb 3 2011Alex Israel from Sabre Pacific was the lucky winner of a $250 gift voucher which he received from TMS Asia-Pacific this week.