News
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Travel auction site
Tuesday | Jan 11 2011A NEW travel website has launched in the UK designed to allow agents to bid for customer’s business and negotiate with them as if they were face-to-face.
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New AS HNL route
Tuesday | Jan 11 2011ALASKA Airlines has begun a new direct daily service between Bellingham in Washington and Honolulu, Hawaii, using a two-class Boeing 737-800 aircraft.
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Better year to fly
Tuesday | Jan 11 2011THE Association of Asia Pacific Airlines reported an “excellent safety record in 2010” with only 13 major accidents globally involving large western-built airline jets.
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Fiji lures Indians
Tuesday | Jan 11 2011TOURISM Fiji is ramping up its push to lure Indian tourists to the Pacific Island (TD 20 May), by offering a specialist program to make travel agents on the sub-continent more familiar with the destination and products.
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Hapag-Lloyd adds
Tuesday | Jan 11 2011HAPAG-Lloyd Cruises will add two vessels to it’s portfolio of cruise products, after signing charter deals for Ocean Cruises’ Insignia, and the new Europa 2 and for Mediterannean sailings.
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IB OK on BA/AA
Tuesday | Jan 11 2011THE US Dept of Transportation has granted a tentative exemption authority to allow Iberia’s foreign air permit to be transferred over to Iberia Operadora, so it can code share on services with American Airlines and British Airways.
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Stella effort, Cox & Kings
Tuesday | Jan 11 2011Cox & Kings Australia sponsored team were the big winners at the annual Stella Artois Portsea Polo event in Melbourne over the weekend (see here).
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NZ save you deal
Tuesday | Jan 11 2011AIR New Zealand has launched deals on trans-Tasman services priced from as low as $169 one way for Seat only fares ex SYD, MEL and OOL to Auckland and Christchurch, on sale until 21 Jan.
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Jumeirah Anguilla
Tuesday | Jan 11 2011DUBAI-based hotelier Jumeirah has signed a management deal for the 140-room Jumeirah Anguilla Resort in the British West Indies, Caribbean.
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BookMe NZ portal
Tuesday | Jan 11 2011A NEW web-based booking site has been launched in NZ which allows activity and attraction operators to offer seat specific discounts to online audiences in the Queenstown area.