News
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Contiki freebies
Monday | Jan 31 2011CONTIKI is offering a free three-day London Explorer package when booking an earlybird airfare by 28 Feb to London flying with QF or BA, in conjuction with a 20+ day tour, for travel 01 Apr-30 Nov.
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SAT boss at AIME
Monday | Jan 31 2011SOUTH African Tourism’s newly appointed Country Manager for Australia, Lalie Ngozi (TD 15 Dec) will be introduced to the local trade at the 2011 Asia Pacific Incentives & Meetings Expo being held in Melbourne next month.
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Star upgrade
Monday | Jan 31 2011THREE more Star Alliance carriers have joined the group’s Upgrade Awards program, which allows passengers to use their frequent flyer miles for a one-class upgrade on flights by other participating airlines.
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QF adds 11 Jetstar Asia routes
Monday | Jan 31 2011JETSTAR this morning announced an extension of its codeshare agreement with Qantas, covering Jetstar Asia flights from Jetstar’s hub in Singapore (TD breaking news).
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BA baggage boost
Monday | Jan 31 2011BRITISH Airways will increase its free checked baggage allowance to two bags for all long-haul flights, for customers travelling on full economy class World Traveller (Y) fares.
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WA agency cruises to gold
Monday | Jan 31 2011BICTON Travel, a small travel agency based in Western Australia, was announced as Best Cruise Agency of the Year at Sat night’s International Cruise Council Australasia (ICCA) Awards (TD/CW breaking news), held at Sydney’s Sheraton on the Park.
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Bali back to normal
Monday | Jan 31 2011JETSTAR, Virgin Blue and Strategic Airlines have all resumed normal flights to Bali after the disruption caused by volcanic ash last week (TD Fri).
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Cover-More $150k
Monday | Jan 31 2011TRAVEL agents across Australia will enjoy a $150,000 bonanza in an incentive launched by Cover-More Travel Insurance today.
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Tiger set to grow
Monday | Jan 31 2011TIGER Airways has confirmed plans to boost its Australian seat capacity by “at least 20%” for the period Apr-Oct 2011.