News
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Tuesday | Jul 20 2010
TD spotted a good example of ambush marketing at the Farnborough Airshow in the UK overnight.
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London bargain
Tuesday | Jul 20 2010THE five star Capital Hotel and the Levin Hotel next to Harrods in the heart of London are offering Aug stays for just $300 per night in a king or twin bedded executive room.
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Hedging crushes FJ
Tuesday | Jul 20 2010AIR Pacific is reportedly in the grip of a major cost-cutting campaign initiated by ceo David Pflieger, with reports that any expenditure exceeding US$2500 will require his personal approval.
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MEL passengers rise 6%
Tuesday | Jul 20 2010MELBOURNE Airport says a 6% rise in passenger numbers over the 2009/10 financial year is a “testament to the city’s standing as a growing tourism and business destination of significant international importance”.
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30 777s for Emirates
Tuesday | Jul 20 2010EMIRATES has signalled plans to further grow its network, confirming an order for 30 Boeing 777s at the Farnborough Airshow in the UK overnight (TD Mon).
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Supplement popular
Tuesday | Jul 20 2010TRAVEL Daily has received lots of positive feedback to our exclusive Business Class Guide which was distributed to subscribers yesterday.
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Celebrity returns
Tuesday | Jul 20 2010CELEBRITY Cruises has confirmed that it will once again deploy a vessel in Australasian waters, with the announcement overnight that Celebrity Century will operate a series of voyages down under in 2011/12 (TD breaking news).
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Expedia fires up on fees
Tuesday | Jul 20 2010ONLINE travel company Expedia has slammed its main rival Webjet along with other un-named travel websites, who it says are charging “unacceptably high booking fees” for flights that “deliver little or no value.”
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Travel Daily on location at the Farnborough Air Show
Tuesday | Jul 20 2010THE first day of the Farnborough Airshow yesterday saw Boeing and Airbus announce major orders, with Emirates ordering 30 777s from Boeing while Airbus won an order from new US-based leasing group Air Lease Corporation (ALC) for 51 A320s.
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Tempting Greece
Tuesday | Jul 20 2010TEMPO Holidays is offering an eight day inclusive three Continent Cruise from Athens to Turkey, Egypt and Isreal priced from $1,238ppts, for sale and travel until 30 Oct.