News
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Chaos in Chicago
Monday | Dec 13 2010THE holiday plans of thousands of travellers flying into and out of Chicago have been thrown into disarray after Delta, United, Southwest and American, were forced to cancel over 1,400 flights due to snow storms yesterday.
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Dreamliner delays
Monday | Dec 13 2010THE delivery date for Boeing’s first long awaited, and constantly set back, 787 Dreamliner aircraft may be delayed until Jul, three years later than initially planned for launch customer, ANA.
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QF ticket inhibition
Monday | Dec 13 2010QANTAS is advising agents that effective immediately, any QF air booking that contains a US air segment will be inhibited for issue unless it contains Secure Flight Passenger Data.
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Lindeman joins DJ
Monday | Dec 13 2010VIRGIN Blue has today announced signing Roger Lindeman to the new position of General Manager Service Experience, poaching the veteran from Qantas.
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Hutton to head TC
Monday | Dec 13 2010TRAVEL Counsellors Australia has today named Samantha Hutton as the home based network’s new general manager.
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Oprah selects TD!
Monday | Dec 13 2010TRAVEL Daily is one of several media outlets to have been selected to report ‘on location’ from the Oprah Winfrey Show at the Sydney Opera House on Tue – see Wed’s issue for full coverage.
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APT South America
Monday | Dec 13 2010APT owner Geoff McGeary will personally host a four-day welcome reception in Buenos Aires for the inaugural guests of APT’s first South America tour late next year.
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Tasman carriers increase
Monday | Dec 13 2010CHINA Southern Airlines (CZ) will begin a new thrice weekly service between Guangzhou and Auckland,
operating via Melbourne, effective 27 Mar 2011, adding yet another carrier on the increasingly crowded trans-Tasman route. -
Club Med growth
Monday | Dec 13 2010CLUB Med has reported a 7.5% overall growth in 2010 compared to last year, fueled by Australian clients heading to the group’s upmarket resorts, according to GM for Australia, Quentin Briard.
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RCI lifts gratuities
Monday | Dec 13 2010ROYAL Caribbean Int’l says the first adjustment in 13 years to its recommended gratuities guideline is good news for Aussie cruisers due to favourable exchange rates.