News
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Sofitel satisfies
Monday | Oct 11 2010GUESTS staying overnight at Accor’s Sofitel hotels around the country are the most satisified with their stay, according to the latest Roy Morgan Research.
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DJ outage cost $15-$20 million
Monday | Oct 11 2010VIRGIN Blue today advised that the total collapse of its reservations systems on 26 Sep has been estimated to have a pre-tax impact on its bottom line of $15-$20m (TD breaking news).
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Skal thanks Tourism Aust
Monday | Oct 11 2010Tourism Australia was one of the key partners of the 2010 Skal International World Congress to be honoured with a special commemmorative pin (see here).
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Window Seat 11 Oct 10
Monday | Oct 11 2010A GERMAN student studying English in Sydney has been flown home first class to present 30 seconds of testimony in a court case about a stolen mobile phone.
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Amadeus, not SQ
Monday | Oct 11 2010AMADEUS has confirmed that the problem it experienced with Singapore Airlines net remit ticketing (TD Fri) has been rectified, and agents should not have any further problems issuing net remit tickets on SQ.
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JQ confirms Philippines
Monday | Oct 11 2010JETSTAR has today confirmed it plans to commence operations in the Philippines, as exclusively foreshadowed by Travel Daily last month (TD 13 Sep).
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Vale Ursula King
Monday | Oct 11 2010THE industry is today mourning the death of pioneering Sydney travel agent Ursula King, who founded Ursula King Travel in the city’s eastern suburbs more than twenty years ago.
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Europe guide out
Monday | Oct 11 2010TRAVEL Daily subscribers this morning received a copy of our latest supplement – the 2010 Travel Daily Europe Guide.
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Aussie agent to lead Skal
Monday | Oct 11 2010AN Australian travel agent has been named as the new World President of industry club Skal International.
Tony Boyle (pictured here) is the proprietor of Jetset Townsville, having been involved with Skal for 19 years, and on the organisation’s international committee since 2004. -
SWISS plots growth
Monday | Oct 11 2010SWISS International Air Lines is seeking rights from the US air regulator to allow it to operate services to destinations beyond the United States, which could include operations to other cities in Canada and Mexico.