News
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Jetstar emergency
Monday | Dec 20 2010A JETSTAR flight from Bali to Melbourne needed to make an emergency landing in Adelaide yesterday morning, after one of its two engines failed.
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Pearl arrives in AKL
Monday | Dec 20 2010P&O Cruises’ latest ship, Pacific Pearl has arrived in Auckland, ahead of its official naming by Barbara Kendall tomorrow.
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Choice adds more
Monday | Dec 20 2010CHOICE Hotels has added three new Victorian properties and one WA hotel to its portfolio, including the Comfort Inn Sovereign Hill; Comfort Resort Alzburg; Econo Lodge Motel Woongarra; and Quality Suites Crest Mandurah.
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GA finance wrap up
Monday | Dec 20 2010GARUDA Indonesia has finalised financial restructuring with its creditors, signing over the last of its US$277m debt to its lenders.
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SYD traffic up 4.7%
Monday | Dec 20 2010MACQUARIE Airports this morning reported its Nov traffic performance, with total passenger numbers at Sydney Airport up 4.7% to 3.039m.
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Travel Daily Road Test – Hotel Beacon, New York
Monday | Dec 20 2010Travel Daily recently road tested the Hotel Beacon on New York’s Upper West Side, and found it a great base for Aussie travellers.
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Vale Peter Black
Monday | Dec 20 2010THE travel industry is mourning the passing of Peter Black who died early yesterday morning following a long illness.
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FC corporate buy
Monday | Dec 20 2010FLIGHT Centre has ramped up its presence in the US corporate travel division, today completing the acquisiton of Boston-based Garber Travel Services Inc in a $US10.4m agreement.
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Merlin coming down under
Monday | Dec 20 2010VILLAGE Roadshow Limited plans to offload its NSW portfolio of attractions and aquariums to the Merlin Entertainment Group as part of a $115m deal which will allow the European firm to enter into the Australian market.
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QF A380 no.7 arrives
Monday | Dec 20 2010QANTAS’ seventh Airbus A380, named Charles Ulm, arrived in Sydney on Sat morning, after last week being delivered to the carrier in France (TD Thu).