News
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iSrael for iPhone
Friday | Oct 15 2010THE Israel Tourism Ministry has launched a new tourism App for travellers with Apple iPhones.
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Window Seat 15 Oct 10
Friday | Oct 15 2010THE Virgin Blue/Delta submission to US authorities strongly emphasises the operation of the various airlines within the Virgin Blue group as a “single economic entity” – and backs up the claim with a photo (here) to show that the carriers are “under one roof both literally and figuratively”.
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QF Tasman no-show
Friday | Oct 15 2010QANTAS has amended its no-show policy for Red e-Deal fares between Australia and New Zealand, effective immediately.
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Virgin responds to DOT
Friday | Oct 15 2010YOU can really feel the love between Virgin Blue and Delta Air Lines, with a joint submission from the carriers to the US Dept of Transportation (TD breaking news) stating that “each carrier is fully opening to its joint venture partner all it has to give”.
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Central Aust deal
Friday | Oct 15 2010THERE’S big news in the wings about tourism in the Red Centre, with media advised of a major announcement at 1pm today by the Indigenous Land Corporation -a statutory authority set up to assist Indigenous people with land acquisition.
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No parity panic – ATEC
Friday | Oct 15 2010THE Australian Tourism Export Council has downplayed concerns about the effect of the strong Australian dollar on the inbound tourism sector.
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Farewell Ursula
Friday | Oct 15 2010HUNDREDS of travel industry people travelled from afar to attend yesterday’s funeral of industry stalwart Ursula King who died last weekend (TD Mon).
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Conference venue
Friday | Oct 15 2010THE ACCC’s conference planned to discuss the trans-Tasman joint venture between Virgin Blue and Air New Zealand, flagged by TD yesterday, has had a change of venue to the watchdog’s Sydney Office in Angel Place, Pitt St, taking place from 11am on Mon.
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PAL axes Brisbane
Friday | Oct 15 2010PHILIPPINE Airlines has wielded the axe to its short-lived twice weekly service between Manila and Brisbane, saying it will suspend the route in just over two weeks time (TD breaking news).