News
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Branson Centre
Tuesday | Oct 12 2010VIRGIN Unite, a non-profit organisation of the Virgin Group, will open the Branson Centre of Entrepreneurship in the Caribbean next year.
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Nigeria advisory
Tuesday | Oct 12 2010THE Department of Foreign Affairs & Trade has added Nigeria’s Abia State to its list of ‘Do not travel’ areas due to the high risk of kidnapping.
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Intention to travel
Tuesday | Oct 12 201012.8 MILLION Australians are planning to take a holiday in the next 12 months, according to Roy Morgan Research figures released on Fri for the Aug 2010 quarter.
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SYD push for Cup
Tuesday | Oct 12 2010THE chairman of the Football Federation of Australia has used last weekend’s ‘Breakfast on the Bridge’ event in Sydney to ramp up his message to the world for Australia to be the host nation for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
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Travel top for online purchases
Tuesday | Oct 12 2010THE growing influence of the internet on the Australian travel industry has been confirmed in the results of a survey released yesterday afternoon, which found that travel is now the top category for online purchases.
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BIG4 Undercover
Tuesday | Oct 12 2010INCOMING BIG4 Holiday Parks ceo Ray Schleibs has been named as another travel and tourism big-wig to take on a false identity for the Aussie version of Undercover Boss, to air on Network TEN.
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Skal Club of the Year
Tuesday | Oct 12 2010Members of the Sunshine Coast club of Skal International are pictured celebrating their win after being named Skal Club of the Year over the weekend at the Skal World Congress in Sydney
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Europcar plugs in
Tuesday | Oct 12 2010EUROPCAR will introduce two new-generation electric vehicles to its fleet in Europe next year, also equipping its 2,500 depot locations there with vehicle recharging facilities.
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Cheval stay pay
Tuesday | Oct 12 2010LONDON’s Cheval Phoenix House is offering a Book 6 nights get the 7th night free promo for stays from now until 07 Nov.
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Amadeus shares fall
Tuesday | Oct 12 2010AMADEUS shares have taken a fall on the Spanish Stock Exchange after core shareholders raised a 10.2% (€617m, AU$873.2m) stake due to a strong performance since the company’s listing in Apr.