News
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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.
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JTG holdings confirmed
Thursday | Oct 7 2010THE new ceo of Jetset Travelworld, Peter Lacaze, has been confirmed as the holder of 11.6 million shares in the company, in an “initial director’s interest” update released to the stock exchange yesterday.
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Borneo bargain
Thursday | Oct 7 2010SEVEN Skies Luxury Adventure Travel is offering a special on Borneo bookings made by 30 Nov, to include a session at the Shangri-La’s Tanjung Aru Chi Spa.
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Agent of the future
Thursday | Oct 7 2010TRAVELPORT says it’s already received a record number of entries for its 2010 Agent of the Future program, with nominations closing at the end of the month.
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Etihad bonus points
Thursday | Oct 7 2010ETIHAD Airways’ frequent flyers are being offered the opportunity to earn triple points when flying Diamond First Class and double points on Pearl Business Class, between 06 Oct and 15 Nov.
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ANA/HA buddy up
Thursday | Oct 7 2010ALL Nippon Airways and Hawaiian Airlines have signed an agreement to establish bilateral cooperation, covering codeshare and frequent flyer programs.
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Cook Is stay pay
Thursday | Oct 7 2010PACIFIC Resort Cook Islands is offering a Stay4/Pay 3 deal on its resorts in Rarotonga and Aitutaki, for travel to 31 Mar 2011.
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NSW tourism report released
Thursday | Oct 7 2010TOURISM NSW should take a “lead coordination role in preparing destination plans for the state’s priority tourism regions and destinations”, according to a major report finally released yesterday.
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EU/Vietnam bilateral
Thursday | Oct 7 2010THE European Union has signed a bilateral air services pact with Vietnamese authorities, which sees the removal of restrictions on flights between the 17 member states of the EU and Vietnam, where a bilateral pact exists.
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Rewards partners
Thursday | Oct 7 2010INTERCONTINENTAL Hotels Group and AirTran Airways have announced a rewards program tie up, which will allow members of Priority Club Rewards and A+ Rewards to accrue and burn points on one anothers services.