News
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New London agency
Friday | Dec 24 2010LONDON’S tourism agency, Visit London, will be brought under the same banner as Study London (an agency set up to lure international students) and Think London (an investment body), to create a joint group called Promote London.
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Travel Daily Road Test – Walt Disney World Resort, Orlando
Friday | Dec 24 2010DISNEY’S ANIMAL KINGDOM is the fourth theme park at Walt Disney World, and in true Disney style it features a range of amazing attractions including a recreation of a real African safari.
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Starwood vs Hilton lawsuit settled
Friday | Dec 24 2010STARWOOD Hotels & Resorts has settled its lawsuit against Hilton Worldwide over alleged trade secrets and confidential and proprietary information (TD 20 Apr 09) for an undisclosed amount.
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Enquiry into LHR chaos
Friday | Dec 24 2010THE organisation responsible for the operation of London Heathrow Airport has launched a Winter Resilience Enquiry to establish the lessons which can be learned from last week’s flight chaos, at one of the world’s busiest airports.
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JQ Asia drops BKI
Friday | Dec 24 2010JETSTAR Asia is pulling out of its direct Singapore-Kota Kinabalu link, effective 15 Feb, due to the “ongoing poor commercial performance of the route.”
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Magellan adds 50th
Friday | Dec 24 2010THE Magellan Travel Group has signed its 50th agency, with QLD’s CruiseMart (which has offices at Hope Island and Nundah), set to join its network from 01 Jan 2011.
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C&K clarification
Friday | Dec 24 2010TRAVEL agents who use eNett to remit funds for bookings to Cox & Kings Australia should factor in a delay of at least 48 hours for clear funds to reach payees from 04 Jan, not for the holiday period, as mentioned in TD yesterday.
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Pearl shakedown voyage
Thursday | Dec 23 2010P&O Cruises newest ship Pacific Pearl was the host of 700 New Zealand travel agents this week, the biggest ever famil to be staged in the country (see here).
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Helpdeck satisfies
Thursday | Dec 23 2010TRAVELPORT has received 86% in customer satisfaction for its Sydney-based Help Desk, from 378 travel agents surveyed in Australia and New Zealand.
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Worldhotels Hotels
Thursday | Dec 23 2010WORLDHOTEL has launched its first branded hotel, the 150-room The Worldhotel The Rilano Munich.