News
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US Air int’l expands
Monday | Sep 20 2010US AIRWAYS is expanding int’l operations from its Charlotte hub, with new seasonal services to be introduced to Madrid and Dublin, effective 04 and 06 May 2011.
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AC ballet tkt names
Monday | Sep 20 2010AIR Canada was swamped with entries in its travel agent promo that featured in TD on Thu, to give away 10 double passes to the see the Ballet Nacional de Cuba in Brisbane on 29 Sep.
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SYD stats still rising
Monday | Sep 20 2010SYDNEY Airport recorded its best ever arrivals figures for Aug last month, today reporting a 8.2% year on year increase in domestic/ regional pax movements, up to 2.03 million during the period.
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Cheering for California
Monday | Sep 20 2010California Tourism officially launched its first ever TV advertising campaign in Australia, with a function in Sydney on Fri afternoon attended by people from across the industry.
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Window Seat Mon 20 Sep 10
Monday | Sep 20 2010WORRIED about getting ripped off by taxi drivers when travelling? There’s an app for that.
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More plan to holiday
Monday | Sep 20 2010ABOUT 12.7 million consumers polled for the Jul quarter by Roy Morgan Research are intending to take at least one holiday in the next year, the survey found.
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Rocky Mountaineer grows
Monday | Sep 20 2010CANADIAN rail operator Rocky Mountaineer has for the first time established an operation in Australia, with the appointment of former Globus national sales manager Rob Halfpenny as its new Director of Sales for the Asia-Pacific region, with the aim of growing the brand’s distribution network through tour operators and wholesalers here.
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Godfrey lands at AKL
Monday | Sep 20 2010FORMER Virgin Blue ceo Brett Godfrey has been recruited as a potential director by the board of Auckland International Airport, and will stand for election at the company’s agm on 28 Oct.
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UA/CO deal sealed
Monday | Sep 20 2010SHAREHOLDERS in United Airlines and Continental Airlines have overwhelmingly voted in favour of a merger between the carriers which will create the world’s biggest airline.
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MEL numbers up
Monday | Sep 20 2010AUGUST passenger numbers at Melbourne Airport rose 11.5% compared to a year ago.