News
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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.
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Sydney welcomes the world
Thursday | Oct 7 2010The eyes of the travel industry are firmly directed towards Sydney this week, with the hosting of the 71st Skål International World Congress (see here).
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QF baggage revamp
Thursday | Oct 7 2010QANTAS will introduce new piece and weight restrictions to its Australian domestic services for bookings made from 01 Dec and travel from 01 Jun 2011.
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New Creative chief
Thursday | Oct 7 2010PAUL McGrath was yesterday named as the new managing director of Creative Holidays (TD breaking news), and will move across from his current role at Trafalgar Tours effective 15 Nov.
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Major changes for QFFF
Thursday | Oct 7 2010QANTAS has today unveiled a major revamp of its frequent flyer scheme, including a range of upgraded benefits for silver, gold and platinum members.
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DJ res all OK
Thursday | Oct 7 2010VIRGIN Blue’s reservations system was successfully reverted to its primary operating system yesterday as part of the “planned disruption” which saw online, kiosk and mobile phone check-in and bookings unavailable.