News
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Four Seasons boss
Monday | Jun 28 2010FOUR Seasons Hotels has appointed Kathleen Taylor as its president and ceo, effective 01 Aug, taking over from company founder Isadore Sharp.
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EK A380 to Delhi
Monday | Jun 28 2010EMIRATES will operate a one-off Airbus A380 superjumbo service on flights EK516/517 between Dubai and Delhi on 15 Jul, the first time an A380 jet will have flown to the Indian airport.
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Express campaign
Monday | Jun 28 2010ORIENT Express Travel Group’s buying group 1ndependence will begin a new marketing promo to its agents under the slogan, ‘Express Ticketing helps you take control of your consolidation’.
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Socceroos needed this Force
Monday | Jun 28 2010While Australia is out of the Soccer World Cup in South Africa the Travelforce team was still undefeated in Sydney’s FIFA Fan Fest Corporate Cup on the floating pitch at Darling Harbour. See http://www.flickr.com/photos/traveldailyau/4741515205/
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AirAsia to Maldives
Monday | Jun 28 2010KUALA Lumpur-based AirAsia will look to expand its network to the Republic of Maldives by Oct, according to the carrier’s chief exec. officer Tony Fernandes.
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Window Seat 28 Jun 10
Monday | Jun 28 2010A TURTLE as small as 2 inches long has made a US airline move like a hare, after the crew on a AirTran Airways flight were forced to turn back a taxiing aircraft in Atlanta recently.
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Thai boat crash
Monday | Jun 28 2010TWO speedboats collided head-on after a Full Moon Party held on Koh Phangan on Sat night seriously injuring seven Australian tourists, aged between 18 and 26 years.
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QF revamps points
Monday | Jun 28 2010QANTAS has reduced the minimum number of points required to book flights under its frequent flyer scheme to 5,000, when using the Points + Pay option.
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Aussies ambushed
Monday | Jun 28 2010THREE Australians were among a group of people robbed at gun point in South Africa following the Socceroos match against Serbia last week.
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Tiger charging for no bags
Monday | Jun 28 2010TIGER Airways Australia will begin charging customers with carry-on luggage a fee of $10 for using its airport check-in facilities from 01 Jul, the no frills carrier announced today.