News
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Canonisation hotel
Wednesday | Jun 16 2010HARVEST Pilgrimages is offering a six night ‘Rome Pilgrimage’ package staying at the same hotel Mary MacKillop stayed in in 1873, the Anglo Americano Hotel, priced from $3,990ppts.
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Boeing 737 boost
Wednesday | Jun 16 2010BOEING says it is expecting to lift its production of narrow body 737 aircraft from 31.4 to 35 per month by early 2012.
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New Qantas CFO
Wednesday | Jun 16 2010QANTAS Airways Group Exec. Finance, Mr Gareth Evans has today been named as the carrier’s chief financial officer, after acting in the role since the sudden resignation of Colin Storrie earlier this year (TD 02 Mar).
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Elite web overhaul
Wednesday | Jun 16 2010ELITE Resorts has announced the completion of a website upgrade, optimising site loading times by over 50%, along with a redesign of all search functions, new SD and HD videos, new blog pages and compatibility with mobile devices – for details see www.eliteresortsofasiapacific.com.
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IATA Thailand fraud
Wednesday | Jun 16 2010ALMOST $20 million has gone missing from IATA’s BSP in Bangkok in a massive fraud which has hit 84 airlines.
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Live Free sign ups
Wednesday | Jun 16 2010CREATIVE Holidays says it’s had a “positive amount of agent support” for its Live Free! agent incentive (TD 10 May) since its launch last month, with thousands of agents already logging on to take part in the promotion.
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AF corporate app.
Wednesday | Jun 16 2010AIR FRANCE is boasting that it’s the first airline to launch a mobile version of its corporate website mobile-corporate.airfrance.com.
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Nick moves Virgin to Virgin
Wednesday | Jun 16 2010VIRGIN Atlantic public relations manager Nick Larkworthy is moving on after five years with the carrier – but will keep his Virgin-ity by moving across to sister brand Virgin Money. See http://www.flickr.com/photos/traveldailyau/4708304881/
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QF/BA Italy seats ok
Wednesday | Jun 16 2010QANTAS has received approval from the International Air Services Commission for an allocation of 400 third-country codeshare seats per week (each way) between Australia and Italy, requested earlier this month (TD 31 May).
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Oil spill guarantee
Wednesday | Jun 16 2010ONLINE travel company Orbitz Worldwide is offering an ‘Open Beach Guarantee’ for guests booking a Florida holiday, which will provide a refund should the beach at a customer’s destination be closed due to the BP oil spill.