News
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10% off Peregrine
Monday | Nov 1 2010PEREGRINE Adventures is offering an earlybird discount of 10% across close to its full range of product for 2011, made from today until 20 Dec, for travel before 30 Sep next year.
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Parkroyal openings
Monday | Nov 1 2010PAN Pacific Hotels Group has today reintroduced the Parkroyal hotel brand to Australia, with the re-opening of Parkroyal Darling Harbour and Parkroyal Parramatta.
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Brochures ‘vital’
Monday | Nov 1 2010A SURVEY of AFTA members undertaken earlier this year in conjunction with the Council of Australian Tour Operators has found that four out of five agents believe printed brochures are either “very important” or “essential” in assisting with day to day sales. The full report is now available for download by clicking here.
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All smiles at Magellan
Monday | Nov 1 2010THE Magellan Travel Group distributed $1.6m in trading surpluses to members in 2009/10, with the details included in a comprehensive financial report presented during the group’s recent third annual conference at the Henry Jones Art Hotel in Hobart last month (see here).
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Celebrity Interview with Sonia Kruger
Friday | Oct 29 2010Travel Daily catches up with co-host of Channel Seven’s Dancing with the Stars, Sonia Kruger.
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EY’s all economy
Friday | Oct 29 2010ETIHAD is scheduled to begin its first 162 seat ‘all Economy’ class Airbus A320 (TD 06 Aug) service next week.
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NZ Tonga/Samoa JV to terminate
Friday | Oct 29 2010AIR New Zealand has advised that the Kingdom of Tonga and the Kindgom of Samoa have given notice of termination of the joint venture agreement which supports the current weekly Air NZ service which connects Apia and Nukualofa with Los Angeles.
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US rail funding
Friday | Oct 29 2010US Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood has announced US$2.4 billion in funding for 54 high-speed rail projects in 23 states across the USA.
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Gap office for USA
Friday | Oct 29 2010GAP Adventures will open an office in the United States, the adventure tour company’s ceo told Travel Daily this morning.
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Bel-Air reopening
Friday | Oct 29 2010THE Dorchester Collection’s Hotel Bel-Air in Los Angeles is set to open next Jul after 22 months of extensive renovation, redesign and restoration, with new suites and a huge luxury spa.