News
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UL flags Oz flights
Tuesday | Nov 23 2010THE chairman of SriLankan Airlines, Nishantha Wickramasinghe, has confirmed that direct flights from Colombo to Australia are “on the radar” for the carrier, which is returning to profitability after the cessation of the country’s civil war.
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Wotif board addition
Tuesday | Nov 23 2010WOTIF.COM has named Kaylene Gaffney as a new director for its board, effective immediately.
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DJ agm tomorrow
Tuesday | Nov 23 2010VIRGIN Blue will tomorrow at 11am hold its annual general meeting at the Marriott Hotel in Brisbane.
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Free China airfare
Tuesday | Nov 23 2010SCENIC Tours has a partner fly free promo available on its 20-day China and City of the Sun, Lhasa tour for 2011/12 departures representing a saving of $930.
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TIA consumer link
Tuesday | Nov 23 2010AFTA is working with key industry partners to highlight the importance of the National Travel Industry Awards, as part of its planned Travel Agent Awareness consumer campaign (TD 26 Oct).
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Harrah’s ditch IPO
Tuesday | Nov 23 2010HARRAH’S Entertainment Group has announced plans to scrap a planned initial public offering of common stock, (TD 09 Nov) “due to market conditions”.
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WA Flighties on the rocks
Tuesday | Nov 23 2010Virgin Blue and AAT Kings recently hosted nine Flight Centre consultants from WA on a NZ South Island familiarisation.
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Window Seat 23 Nov 10
Tuesday | Nov 23 2010MELBOURNE-based Sarah Whitty from Radisson Edwardian Hotels brightened up the business section of Saturday’s Australian newspaper.
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TD winners
Tuesday | Nov 23 2010CONGRATULATIONS to Rebecca Hamerton from Globus who was the lucky winner of last Fri’s Bucket List competition in TD.
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Review report in Dec
Tuesday | Nov 23 2010AFTA has confirmed that it expects the Pricewaterhouse Coopers report into consumer protection in the travel industry to be on the agenda of next month’s Ministerial Council on Consumer Affairs meeting which is scheduled for 02 Dec.