News
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One night free deal
Thursday | Apr 22 2010MURI Beach Club Hotel in the Cook Islands is offering one night free on a five night package, plus 50% off all meals and access to the exclusive Muri Beach Club Lounge on arrival at the resort.
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Next 787 stage
Thursday | Apr 22 2010THE US Federal Aviation Administration has certified Boeing’s fledgling 787 Dreamliner for the next stage of testing, which allows the planes to carry personnel and collect additional certification data.
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Spa added to Sands
Thursday | Apr 22 2010MARINA Bay Sands has added the Banyan Tree brand to its portfolio, with the new Banyan Tree Spa set to open in Singapore in the near future.
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Avis Scholarship/SCU pact
Thursday | Apr 22 2010The lucky winner in the 2010 Avis Travel Agent Scholarship of Excellence will this year win $10,000 worth of tuition at Southern Cross University’s School of Tourism and Hospitality Management (TD yesterday), on top of some other great prizes. See http://www.flickr.com/photos/traveldailyau/4543088152/
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Rewards response
Thursday | Apr 22 2010WORLD Rewards says its seen an unprecedented increase in sign up requests due to its latest ‘Bigger is Better’ membership drive.
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Virgin launches mobile check-in
Thursday | Apr 22 2010VIRGIN Blue has announced the launch today of a mobile check-in facility for customers on domestic flights, as flagged by TD earlier this month (TD 13 Apr).
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Rovos derailment
Thursday | Apr 22 2010SOUTH Africa’s popular tourist locomotive, Rovos Rail crashed outside Cape Town yesterday as it neared the end of its journey with 55 passengers on board.
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Jetstar to fly Taiwan to Japan
Thursday | Apr 22 2010JETSTAR has today announced the 05 Jul launch of flights between Taipei and Osaka, with the move flagged at the ATEC Symposium in Melbourne by JQ head of sales Rainer Bauer.
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Travel Daily on location at the ATEC Symposium
Thursday | Apr 22 2010THE ATEC Symposium is the annual gathering of Australia’s inbound tourism industry, and this year is being held in Tasmania as it emerges as one of Australia’s international tourism hot spots. See http://www.flickr.com/photos/traveldailyau/sets/72157623784448987/
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Window Seat 22 Apr 10
Thursday | Apr 22 2010A STARTUP carrier in the USA called Family Airlines must really like the new Hollywood blockbuster Avatar because it’s just filed an application to changed its name to Avatar Airlines.