News
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Aug air traffic rises
Wednesday | Sep 29 2010THE International Air Transport Association says passenger traffic on int’l scheduled flights during the month of Aug slipped 1% compared to Jul, but was still up 6.4% on the Aug 2009 figure.
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Consolidation “constraints”
Wednesday | Sep 29 2010THE ACCC’s Public Competition Assessment into the JTG-Stella merger confirms that the combined company, along with Consolidated Travel and Orient Express Travel Group will “account for a significant proportion of total air ticket consolidation services supplied in Australia”.
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Travel Daily on location with Rail Europe
Wednesday | Sep 29 2010Today’s issue of TD is coming from our Roving Reporter, Michael Williams, as he begins his European Rail trip.
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No wholesale concerns
Wednesday | Sep 29 2010THE ACCC says that because the Jetset Travelworld-Stella deal is unlikely to lessen competition in the retail market, this means it’s also “unlikely to lead to a substantial lessening of competition” in wholesaling too.
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ACCC JTG-Stella reasons
Wednesday | Sep 29 2010YESTERDAY afternoon the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission published its long-awaited ‘public competition assessment’ into the Jetset Travelworld-Stella merger.
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DJ reaffirms all OK
Wednesday | Sep 29 2010VIRGIN Blue this morning said its reservations system was operating as normal, following claims of another crash at 5:30am.
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Honeymoon move
Wednesday | Sep 29 2010ANGELO Genovese has confirmed he will be taking up the role of managing director of Honeymoon Worldwide Holidays, following the sudden departure of incumbent md and co-founder Jean Kouriel (TD Mon).
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More Luxury Lodges
Wednesday | Sep 29 2010TASMANIA’s Saffire resort in Freycinet National Park and North Star Cruises Australia vessel, True North (which sails the Kimberley), have joined the Luxury Lodges of Australia group.
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P&O drops tips
Tuesday | Sep 28 2010P&O Cruises Australia will no longer add a daily gratuity to passenger accounts from this Fri, with the move announced in Dec applying to all cruises from 01 Oct.