News
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Marriott renovates Thanksgiving
Friday | Nov 26 2010The Sydney Harbour Marriott unveiled the beginnings of its $18 million transformational makeover yesterday, aimed at updating the property’s room and lobby designs (see here).
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Pax demand up 10%
Friday | Nov 26 2010THE International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced a 10.1% year on year increase in passenger demand during Oct.
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Greece Med comp
Friday | Nov 26 2010GREECE and Mediterranean Travel Centre is offering its top ten selling agents tickets to ‘Tutankhamum and the golden age of the Pharaohs’ exhibit in Melbourne.
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St Regis Tibet opens
Friday | Nov 26 2010STARWOOD Hotels & Resorts has opened the doors to its first St. Regis branded property in China and “the first-ever” luxury resort in Tibet, the 162-guest room and suites, St. Regis Lhasa Resort.
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Europe still favourite
Friday | Nov 26 2010EUROPE continues to be the most desirable destination for Australian travellers planning a holiday overseas in the next two years, according to the latest Roy Morgan Research.
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UA to Lagos in Dec
Friday | Nov 26 2010UNITED Airlines will operate services to Lagos in Nigeria from next month, around six months later than initially planned.
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Japan visitors drop
Friday | Nov 26 2010THE number of Aussie travellers heading to Japan during Oct has slumped 16% year-on-year to 16,700 movements, according to the latest preliminray statistics from Japan National Tourism Org.
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GA back to Darwin?
Friday | Nov 26 2010GARUDA Indonesia is featuring Darwin as a destination option on its list of cities serviced on its portal, under ‘Domestic Flights’.
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New Value website
Friday | Nov 26 2010VALUE Tours has rehashed its website to offer “improved user-friendly capabilities” when searching for international ski, self-drive and coach holidays.
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Hamilton Airport on Virgin/Air NZ
Friday | Nov 26 2010NEW Zealand’s Hamilton Int’l Airport has requested that the Australian Competition Consumer Commission “consider competitive contraints” in its determination for the proposed Virgin Blue/Air New Zealand alliance.