News
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Agents get an Eiffel of Paris
Tuesday | Oct 5 2010Agents from the Rail Europe Mega Famil (see here ) spent time at the top of the Galeries Lafayette in Paris last week.
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Hardman to Value
Tuesday | Oct 5 2010VALUE Tours has appointed Jenny Hardman to the position of Head of Product & Marketing.
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Webjet up 24%
Tuesday | Oct 5 2010WEBJET says it’s growing at about three times the rate of the underlying market, with its Jul-Sep total transaction value totalling about $149m – up 24% on last year’s $120m figure.
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Europe updates
Tuesday | Oct 5 2010IT’S been a busy night for the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, which has updated its travel advice for 38 European countries to reflect a Travel Alert issued by the US government warning US citizens of the potential for terrorist attacks in Europe.
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Travel Daily on location with Rail Europe
Tuesday | Oct 5 2010THE Roving Reporter roves so well because he is equipped with the Swiss Rail Pass.
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Window Seat 05 Oct 10
Tuesday | Oct 5 2010A SHINY new tower in Las Vegas is reportedly causing potential grief for sunbathers as it generates a concentrated beam of sunlight across the property’s pool deck.
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Express reinstated
Tuesday | Oct 5 2010THE Travel Compensation Fund has reinstated the participation of Express Touring Pty Ltd of Pyrmont NSW (ABN 25 117 473 373), after the agency was non-voluntarily terminated from the fund late last month (TD 25 Sep).
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QF WA acquisition
Tuesday | Oct 5 2010QANTAS is set to purchase Western Australian mining charter operator Network Aviation, according to a report in today’s Financial Review.
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NBTA appoints local head
Tuesday | Oct 5 2010PEAK corporate travel group the National Business Travel Association (NBTA) has appointed Mark Rizzuto to the newly created role of Managing Director for Asia Pacific and Australia/NZ.
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JTG refinances
Tuesday | Oct 5 2010JETSET Travelworld Group this morning announced the successful refinancing of the “Stella Debt” it assumed as part of its merger with Stella last week.