News
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Multigenerational Uniworld
Wednesday | Jul 28 2010Yesterday Uniworld Boutique River Cruises held a function in Sydney to celebrate the launch of its 2011 Europe program (see here).
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De Steiger is back
Wednesday | Jul 28 2010FORMER long-time Harvey World Travel staffer John de Steiger has been appointed as Manager – Business Development for Melbourne-based Europe wholesaler Holidays On Location.
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EK Australasia chief
Wednesday | Jul 28 2010BARRY Brown has been named as the new Vice President Australasia for Emirates (TD breaking news), replacing Stephen Pearse who suddenly left the carrier 2 months ago (TD 18 May).
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Travel Daily on location in Wollongong
Wednesday | Jul 28 2010NESTLED around 2.5 hours from Sydney, Wollongong is the gateway to the NSW South Coast and the perfect place for travellers wanting a reasonably priced weekend escape.
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Mexicana US slash
Wednesday | Jul 28 2010ONEWORLD member Mexicana has cancelled 13 routes between Mexico and the USA, including a number of flights from Los Angeles as part of a major restructure of its US operations.
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QF SYD charges fall
Wednesday | Jul 28 2010QANTAS has advised of a significant decrease in the QR taxes applicable for its domestic flights departing from Sydney.
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oneworld growth
Wednesday | Jul 28 2010THE confirmation of German carrier Air Berlin as a member-elect of the oneworld alliance (TD yesterday) will add almost 75 gateways to the oneworld map.
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ACCC anti QF/SAA pact
Wednesday | Jul 28 2010THE Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has issued a formal submission opposing the continued code sharing arrangements between Qantas and South African Airways on the South Africa route.
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AirAsia X Tasman?
Wednesday | Jul 28 2010AIRASIA X yesterday confirmed it’s considering the launch of trans-Tasman flights (exclusively revealed by Travel Daily on 20 Aug 08), from the Gold Coast or Perth before the end of the year.
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A$ hits US$90c
Wednesday | Jul 28 2010THE Australian dollar overnight reached a two month high against the US greenback, passing US90c before dropping back slightly to trade this morning at US89.9c.