News
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Fiji arrivals up 15%
Wednesday | Jan 12 2011TOURISM Fiji saw a 14.8% year on year increase, to 30,253 Australian visitors during Sep, making it a new record for the country’s third quarter.
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AA/JL expand pact
Wednesday | Jan 12 2011ONEWORLD alliance members American Airlines and Japan Airlines joint business venture between North America and Asia is offering pax with more routing choices, greater access to a wider variety of fares, and reduced connection times.
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Breakaway V deals
Wednesday | Jan 12 2011BREAKAWAY Travel club has extended its $499 Economy Class return industry fares with V Australia from SYD, MEL and BNE to Los Angeles until 31 Oct, for bookings made up to 30 days prior to departure.
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QF adds Helsinki
Wednesday | Jan 12 2011QANTAS today announced a new codeshare agreement with Finnair, a deal which will see Helsinki added to QF’s list of European destinations.
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AFL DJ seat issues
Wednesday | Jan 12 2011FORMER Victorian Premier and current president of the Hawthorn AFL club, Jeff Kennett, has lashed out about the football code’s switch of airline sponsor from Qantas to Virgin Blue (TD 19 Nov).
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Oprah’s TV slots
Wednesday | Jan 12 2011OPRAH’s Ultimate Australian Adventure four-part television series has been scheduled to air in the United States from 18-21 Jan, and will appear on Australian TV screens on 19, 20, 21 and 23 Jan, as flagged by TD on 15 Dec.
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Agents suit rejected
Wednesday | Jan 12 2011A GROUP of 49 US travel agents were refused by the US Supreme Court to revive a lawsuit accusing a number of airlines of lowering commissions, saying the “allegations in the complaint weren’t sufficient to suggest that the airlines had reached an illegal agreement.”
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ATE to PER in 2012
Wednesday | Jan 12 2011THE Australian Tourism Exchange (ATE) will be held at the Perth Convention Exhibition Centre from 15 to 21 Jun 2012, four years after the WA capital previously hosted the event.
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Rail Plus 2011 brox
Wednesday | Jan 12 2011RAIL Plus has released its new ‘Your World on Track 2011’ brochure, which offers a range of new products to sell.
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EY reports growth
Wednesday | Jan 12 2011ETIHAD Airways’ pax numbers reached a new high in 2010, up 13.1% on the year earlier to 7.099 million, the carrier announced.