News
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California giveaway
Thursday | Oct 7 2010CALIFORNIA Tourism is offering $60,000 worth of prizes at its roadshows which are being held this month, including Northern and Southern California trips valued at $10,000 each.
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Fire on the Bounty
Thursday | Oct 7 2010BOUNTY Island in Fiji has unveiled a new cultural program that includes the Firewalkers of Beqa, natural herbal medicines, indigenous dances, wood carving and traditional weaving.
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Value is key for RSSC
Thursday | Oct 7 2010LAST night Regent Seven Seas Cruises (RSSC), in conjunction with Cruise Office, hosted Cruiseco and Virtuoso agents for a cocktail event at the Royal Sydney Yacht Club in Kirribilli to meet recently appointed RSSC vp – international sales, Christian Sierralta (see here).
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GA Exec fare rise
Thursday | Oct 7 2010GARUDA Indonesia is advising agents today to expect a “substantial” increase in its Executive class fares ex Sydney and Melbourne, effective for sale/ticketing/travel from 11 Oct
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Urban Adventure
Thursday | Oct 7 2010INTREPID Travel has introduced three new Urban Adventures city tours in Hobart as it gears up for the 2010/11 summer season.
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TCF reinstatement
Thursday | Oct 7 2010THE Travel Compensation Fund has readmitted the participation of the agent trading as Aust-Sino Connection Pty Ltd (ABN: 85 085 102 781) of Campsie NSW, effective 05 Oct 2010.
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Dollar’s next move
Thursday | Oct 7 2010FOLLOWING the demise of Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group’s planned merger with Hertz (TD XXX), Dollar Thrifty has announced it is pursuing antitrust clearance with US regulators to be acquired by the Avis Budget Group.
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Transglobal Egypt
Thursday | Oct 7 2010ORIENT Express Travel Group’s wholesale brand, Transglobal Destinations, has this week released its latest Egypt brochure.
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Aussie dollar soars
Thursday | Oct 7 2010THE Australian dollar has risen to fresh two year highs overnight, trading to more than US97c after negative US economic data.
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Virgin scuttlebutt
Thursday | Oct 7 2010THE internet blogosphere is alive with rumours about major changes afoot at Virgin Blue, including speculation that Singapore Airlines has agreed to the use of the Virgin name on international routes.