News
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Agency closures
Wednesday | Nov 24 2010THE Travel Compensation Fund has voluntarily withdrawn the participation of a number of agency head offices following the agent’s decision to cease trading.
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Insight virtual video
Wednesday | Nov 24 2010INSIGHT Vacations has launched its personalised interactive video, showing clients what it’s like to experience Europe with Insight with the click of a button.
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Window Seat 24 Nov 10
Wednesday | Nov 24 2010WE’RE not sure whether the Harpo organisation has approved some images of talk show queen Oprah which are currently being featured on the website of FNQ newspaper the Cairns Post.
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Outbound to boom
Wednesday | Nov 24 2010AFTA ceo Jayson Westbury has highlighted a Tourism Australia prediction of a huge increase in outbound travel from Australia over the next 10 years.
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Amex pre-trip system
Wednesday | Nov 24 2010AMERICAN Express Business Travel has today launched a new ‘Pre-Trip Auditor’ system in Australia, which is described as “a new way for businesses to control their travel expenses and ensure compliance with travel policies prior to ticketing”.
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SkyTeam expansion in Australia
Wednesday | Nov 24 2010GARUDA Indonesia yesterday signed an agreement to become a member of the SkyTeam airline alliance from 2012, as mooted in Travel Daily over two years ago.
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TD breaking news – Virgin Blue to double A330 fleet
Wednesday | Nov 24 2010Virgin Blue to add two more A330 aircraft
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Jetset Travelworld off to Hong Kong
Wednesday | Nov 24 2010THE travel industry is in the peak conference season, with last weekend’s Traveller’s Choice and HWT conferences followed by the Jetset Travelworld event which kicks off in Hong Kong tomorrow.
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LAGs detection on trial
Wednesday | Nov 24 2010TRANSPORT minister Anthony Albanese this morning announced the commencement of a two week trial of technology which may allow travellers to once again take containers bigger than 100ml on international flights.
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Virgin strategy “on track”
Wednesday | Nov 24 2010VIRGIN Blue ceo John Borghetti today told shareholders that his ‘Game Change Strategy’ for the carrier is currently on track, as he unveiled plans for further expansion of its A330 domestic widebody fleet (TD breaking news).