News
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Escape rewards
Thursday | Dec 16 2010CONSTELLATION Hotels is giving member of its loyalty program, Escape Club, the option to burn points to purchase treatments and gift vouchers from Endota spa, at seven properties in NSW.
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Q400s back to Horn
Thursday | Dec 16 2010QANTASLINK has announced it will recommence Bombardier Q400 services from Cairns to Horn Island and offer more seats on flights between Cairns and Weipa, effective 01 Feb.
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MP thanks Batam Is
Thursday | Dec 16 2010THE Minister for Transportation, Anthony Albanese, has thanked the Indonesian Government and people of Batam Island for their assistance with the Qantas A380 engine explosion incident last month (TD 05 Nov).
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Middle East figures set to double
Thursday | Dec 16 2010AMADEUS says the number of tourists to the Middle East are likely to double to 136 million by 2020, with the region gearing up to spend US$4 trillion on airport development, hotel projects and other travel and tourism improvements.
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CO adds Hilo routes
Thursday | Dec 16 2010CONTINENTAL Airlines is adding a new daily Los Angeles-Hilo, Hawaii route and a once weekly San Francisco- Hilo route, from 09 Jun 2011, using B737-800 aircraft.
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SAS Internet offer
Thursday | Dec 16 2010SCANDINAVIAN Airlines has announced it will offer inflight connectivity onboard select Boeing 737 long and short haul services.
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Domestic effect
Thursday | Dec 16 2010DOMESTIC overnight travel saw a 2.7% year-on-year increase during the month of Sep, with Australian’s pre-empting the ‘Oprah effect’, according to the Tourism and Transport Forum.
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Meet SAT’s new ambassador
Thursday | Dec 16 2010SOUTH African Tourism (SAT) wined and dined industry partners at The Mint in Sydney on Tue night to help celebrate what has been an incredibly successful year for the country which played host to the World Cup (see here).
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Airbus forecasts
Thursday | Dec 16 2010AIRCRAFT manufacturer Airbus says around 25,000 new passenger and 1,000 new freighter planes, valued at US$3.2 trillion, are likley to be needed over the next two decades to satisfy demand.
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Shamrocker saving
Thursday | Dec 16 2010SHAMROCKER Adventures is offering savings of up to $159pp on a range of St Patrick’s Day trips when booked by 16 Jan 2011.