News
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Navigator offers pax more
Tuesday | Nov 16 2010REGENT Seven Seas Cruises (RSSC) Australian representative company, Wiltrans International, says the cruise line has “received a huge response” following the recent passenger offerings added to its ‘all-inclusive’ cruise product. Pictured here in Navigator’s Compass Rose restaurant is Diane Patrick, with the RSSC 2011 Summer Collection brochure.
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Driveaway Peugeot
Tuesday | Nov 16 2010DRIVEAWAY Holidays is offering earlybird savings on its Peugeot Leasing product when travelling in 2011 and booked by 31 Mar.
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DL 747 boost?
Tuesday | Nov 16 2010DELTA Air Lines is rumoured to be on the cusp of a major boost to its jumbo jet fleet, with aviation blogs speculating about DL leasing 10 extra 747-400s (formerly from JAL) to boost its existing 16-strong 747 fleet.
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Webjet warns of twitchy market
Tuesday | Nov 16 2010ONLINE agency Webjet is set to launch a Hong Kong-based Asian operation this week, but isn’t predicting profit growth for the six months to 31 Dec due to the travel market remaining “acutely bargain and sale sensitive”.
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WTP expands
Tuesday | Nov 16 2010NATIONAL TMC World Travel Professionals yesterday opened a new Brisbane headquarters office, with capacity for the operation to more than triple its current size.
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Travelport Opinions
Tuesday | Nov 16 2010TRAVELPORT says that more than 35 agents in Australia and New Zealand have signed up to its free online networking tool, “Travelport Opinions”, since its local rollout commenced recently.
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Solo Explorations
Tuesday | Nov 16 2010ADVENTURE travel operator Explore Worldwide has added 70 new itineraries in 130 countries exclusively for solo travellers.
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MH launches B737-800
Tuesday | Nov 16 2010MALAYSIA Airlines launched its new 160 seat B737-800 aircraft with a flight of 160 guests and the MAS senior management team yesterday departing from the carrier’s new hub at Kota Kinabalu (see here).
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FC adopts Gmail
Tuesday | Nov 16 2010FLIGHT Centre’s 6000-plus staff will switch from Microsoft Outlook to Google’s online Gmail system, according to a number of online reports today.
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LAN Peru direct
Tuesday | Nov 16 2010LAN Airlines says its new direct flights between Santiago and Lima will significantly improve connections for Australian travellers wanting to get to Peru, with transit times of just 2 hours.