News
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Hyatt rebrand
Monday | Jan 24 2011HYATT Hotels Corporation has signed an agreement which will see the rebranding of the Ocean Resort Hotel Waikiki to the Hyatt Place Waikiki.
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IATA warns Canada
Monday | Jan 24 2011THE International Air Transport Association (IATA) says Canada as a tourism destination is losing its “competitive edge”, and won’t be able to improve its air transport & travel sector until it addresses its issue of “taxation and regulation, security and the environment”.
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4 new Delta Clubs
Monday | Jan 24 2011DELTA Air Lines will open four newly renovated Sky Club’s during Jan as part of its $2m investment.
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EK frequentflyer site
Monday | Jan 24 2011EMIRATES appears to have taken over the domain name ‘www.frequentflyer.com.au’, which was formerly the site of a popular online travellers blog.
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Q1’s Sky Point back
Monday | Jan 24 2011MANTRA Hotels, Resorts and Apartments has announced its Q1 Resort and Spa in the Gold Coast, Queensland has relaunched its Sky Point Observations Deck, following a recent refurbishment.
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Central Coast Tourism Board
Monday | Jan 24 2011Central Coast Tourism last week announced its new board, consisting of three skills-based positions, four board members elected by membership and two representatives from the local government areas.
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Mobile info nights
Monday | Jan 24 2011HOME-based travel agency network TravelManagers is holding information evenings for potential new members across the country next month.
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VX axes Toronto
Monday | Jan 24 2011VIRGIN America will ‘indefinitely suspend’ services to Toronto from 06 Apr, deciding to move capacity to other more lucrative markets, including Dallas/Ft Worth.
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Coral Seas bonus
Monday | Jan 24 2011CORAL Seas has a 4-night deal at the InterContinental Golf Resort in Fiji including Pacific Blue fares, transfers, brekkie, dinner daily, and a F$250 Resort Credit per room, priced from $1,479ppts.
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Nepal strandings
Monday | Jan 24 2011ABOUT 150 tourists from around the world have been stranded at Tenzing-Hillary Airport in the town of Lukla, eastern Nepal for almost a week due to bad weather.