News
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Virgins exchange
Wednesday | May 5 2010VIRGIN Blue crew are this week vying for places on a year long “cultural job swap” with Virgin America, which will see select DJ staff take on roles with VX in the US from Oct, as revealed exclusively by TD (TD 06 Apr).
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Two new Princesses
Wednesday | May 5 2010PRINCESS Cruises has signed contracts with Italy’s Fincantieri shipyard for the construction of two new 3,600-berth vessels, as flagged by TD (TD 18 Feb).
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FJ reduces CC fees
Wednesday | May 5 2010AIR Pacific has announced it will be winding back its credit card fee from $12 to $10 on all nett and published fares effective 15 May.
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QH Princess power
Wednesday | May 5 2010JTG/QANTAS Holidays ceo Peter Collins told TD last night he was thrilled at the way bookings for the wholesaler’s new cruise range started flowing in after the program details were published in yesterday’s Travel Daily.
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No Expedia fee
Wednesday | May 5 2010EXPEDIA this morning announced that effective immediately it will completely eliminate the joining fee for its Travel Agents Affiliate Program, which had been temporarily waived since the program launched (TD 01 Mar).
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Egencia promise
Wednesday | May 5 2010EXPEDIA’S corporate travel offshoot Egencia today launched its ‘Price Promise’ in Australia, which guarantees that if clients find a cheaper price for the same flight within the same day of booking, Egencia will book the less expensive flight at no extra charge or refund the difference.
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More hols on the radar
Wednesday | May 5 2010THERE’S good news for the travel industry in a survey released by Roy Morgan Research yesterday, which showed that more Australians intend to take a holiday in the next 12 months.
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Kumuka bonus
Wednesday | May 5 2010KUMUKA Worldwide has launched a special offer of 25% commission for bookings made by 14 May, while clients can also save 5% if they book and pay for a tour in full.
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New Cooks chief
Wednesday | May 5 2010COOK Islands Tourism has appointed current Tourism NSW group manager international markets, Carmel Beattie, as its new chief executive officer.