News
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A Travel2 taste of Thailand
Tuesday | Oct 12 2010TRAVEL2 and THAI Airways International hosted 20 top achieiving travel agents from NSW/Vic/Tas on a “Taste of Thailand” educational, during which participants experienced the best cooking schools and restaurants in Chiang Mai and Bangkok (see here).
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A$ value on Acela
Monday | Oct 11 2010RAIL Plus is predicting that the strength of the Australian dollar will increase demand for the US Acela Express during the Dec/Jan holiday season.
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Europe bargains
Monday | Oct 11 2010BEYOND Travel is offering savings up to $1,000 off its Russian tours on bookings deposited by 29 Oct, for travel between May and Oct next year.
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Wendy Wu incentive
Monday | Oct 11 2010TRAVEL agents across the country are this week receiving special ‘Launch Boxes” with the latest Wendy Wu Tours brochures (TD Thu) and details of an incentive with 11 major prizes of holidays in China.
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Qantas waives QF Club joining fee
Monday | Oct 11 2010QANTAS is continuing its push for the corporate travel market, overnight announcing a special offer waiving the joining fee for its Qantas Club lounges.
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No Leave, No Life message working
Monday | Oct 11 2010TOURISM Australia’s ‘No Leave, No Life’ campaign to encourage Australians to take pent up annual leave for holidays appears to have delivered its message, with latest statistics showing the number of stockpiled leave has shrunk from 123 million days in Mar last year, to 118m in Jun.
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Maasdam Adventure
Monday | Oct 11 2010HOLLAND America Line has added a new 45-day ‘Atlantic Adventurer’ sailing next Oct that includes the Caribbean, Europe and northern Africa.
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WhiteKnightTwo separation success
Monday | Oct 11 2010VIRGIN Galactic yesterday made history in the US, becoming the first commercial spaceliner to successfully glide its mother ship, WhiteKnightTwo, and space craft, the VSS Enterprise, before safely separating at an altitude of 40,000 feet before returning to earth.
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Travel Daily on location with Rail Europe
Monday | Oct 11 2010THERE are a number of panoramic trains run by Golden Pass from Montreux on Lake Geneva up into the mountains.
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Skywest stats rise
Monday | Oct 11 2010WESTERN Australia’s Skywest Airlines has reported a 4.9% year on year increase in passenger numbers for Sep, up to 31,000 movements during the month.