News
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Royal Brunei set for MEL
Friday | Jun 25 2010ROYAL Brunei Airlines has today confirmed the establishment of a new operation in Melbourne, as exclusively flagged by Travel Dailyearlier this month (TD 11 Jun).
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Soccer tipping
Friday | Jun 25 2010THE Soccer World Cup in South Africa will tonight move into the next phase, with 16 teams playing in the first round of the finals.
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Trafalgar’s non-summer focus
Thursday | Jun 24 2010TRAFALGAR is pushing the message to agents to take advantage of repeat clients during the UK/Europe “quiet seasons” as there’s still huge potential for earning great commissions outside of the earlybird period. See http://www.flickr.com/photos/traveldailyau/4729587571/
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All PNRs to become accessible
Thursday | Jun 24 2010AUSTRALIAN law enforcement agencies will be able to access all airline PNR data, under a new Enhanced Passenger Assessment and Clearance (EPAC) system announced by Minister for Home Affairs Brendan O’Connor.
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Nothing like a vote
Thursday | Jun 24 2010TOURISM Australia has launched the next phase of its Nothing Like Australia campaign, in which Aussies are encouraged to vote for their favourite Australian holiday experience from the more than 30,000 submitted during the month-long call for entries.
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AirAsia STN boost
Thursday | Jun 24 2010AIRASIA X will boost its long haul low-costs between Kuala Lumpur and London Stansted from daily to nine per week, with double flights each Tue and Sat and the rollout of new business class seats on the route.
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Window Seat 24 Jun 10
Thursday | Jun 24 2010CALIFORNIAN officials have confirmed they’re looking at a plan to sell advertising on new “digital numberplates” for the millions of vehicles driven on the state’s freeways each day.
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QF 747 to Tokyo
Thursday | Jun 24 2010QANTAS will next month increase capacity on the Sydney-Tokyo route, with Boeing 747-400s replacing the current A330 operation, according to a report in today’s Financial Review.
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Trafalgar USA up
Thursday | Jun 24 2010TRAFALGAR Tours has witnessed a whopping 70% year-on-year jump in travellers heading to the USA for the 2010 season, says managing director Paul McGrath.
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Wyndham set for growth
Thursday | Jun 24 2010THE first ever Wyndham Hotel in Australia (TD yesterday) is just the start of a major expansion push for the group, which is set to roll out one of its US-based budget hotel brands here.