News
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Cruise West Missi
Thursday | Jun 17 2010SMALL-SHIP cruise company Cruise West has announced it will operate sailings on the Mississippi, Ohio and Tennessee Rivers aboard the rebranded Spirit of America (was Spirit of Glacier Bay) from Mar next year.
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Tiger Airways 4 sale
Thursday | Jun 17 2010TIGER Airways is celebrating its 4 millionth pax this week, offering fares on 19 routes featuring the number 4 (i.e. $14, $24, $34 etc).
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Kings in Sydney
Thursday | Jun 17 2010AAT Kings has today released its new Sydney Sightseeing brochure for 2010/11, featuring day trip to the Blue Mountains, Jenolan Caves and Hunter Valley, along with overnight stays.
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Abu Dhabi no’s rise
Thursday | Jun 17 2010AUSTRALIAN hotel guest numbers staying in Abu Dhabi between Jan and Apr this year have increased by 25%, compared to the same period in 2009.
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Trafalgar eLearning winner
Thursday | Jun 17 2010TRAFALGAR’s eLearning online training program competition, ‘Let Us Entertain You’ has been won by Tina Grieve from Travelworld Forster. See http://www.flickr.com/photos/traveldailyau/4710643166/
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Fever hits Kerala
Thursday | Jun 17 2010ONE of India’s most popular tourist destinations, Kerala State, is being hammered by a “massive” increase in cases of dengue fever, swine flu and chikungunya (rat) fever, with 13,000 people seeking treatment on Wed last week.
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10% off Dragoman
Thursday | Jun 17 2010DRAGOMAN has discounted its 26-day Best of Ghana and Mali tour by 10% for departures on 19 Jun, 17 Jul and 14 Aug, now priced from $1,630pp – for more info see adventureworld.com.au.
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MGM rebranding
Thursday | Jun 17 2010HOTELIER MGM Mirage has officially changed its name to MGM Resorts International (TD 22 Apr), after shareholders voted in favour of the new branding.
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Avis/Dollar review
Thursday | Jun 17 2010THE US Federal Trade Comm. has requested the Avis Budget Group to provide it with additional information about its potential take over of the Dollar Thrifty Group (TD 27 Apr).
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Window Seat 16 Jun 10
Wednesday | Jun 16 2010CARS can’t fly – but that didn’t stop two scenic flight pilots in Queenstown, NZ from racing a vehicle down the ZQN runway in the middle of the night.