News
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Window Seat 08 Jul 10
Thursday | Jul 8 2010A TEAM-BUILDING incentive day organised by an Italian real estate company backfired recently, because nine staff were hospitalised after walking over hot coals.
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The golden tickets
Thursday | Jul 8 2010CONGRATULATIONS to Andrew Kelly of AK Consulting and Helen Roehnelt of Trendsetter Travel & Cruise who will be attending the National Travel Industry Awards this weekend with TD after being named the lucky winners of the two remaining tickets to the hotly anticipated event.
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Lion Air prowls PER, SYD
Thursday | Jul 8 2010INDONESIAN low-cost carrier Lion Air has confirmed that it plans to fly to Perth and Sydney “in the near future”.
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Bread, milk, travel insurance?
Thursday | Jul 8 2010TRAVEL agents may soon have yet another competitor for travel insurance, with Australia’s retailing giants Woolworths, Myer and Coles set to move into the insurance market.
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AKL-ZQN alliance
Thursday | Jul 8 2010AUCKLAND International Airport has taken a 25% stake in Queenstown Airport in New Zealand, as part of a major new strategic alliance predicted to lift ZQN annual passenger movements by 176,000 within five years.
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Sabre appointment
Thursday | Jul 8 2010SABRE Pacific has appointed Andrew Best as national business development manager for Aus/NZ.
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Venture incentive
Thursday | Jul 8 2010VENTURE Holidays and Tourism Malaysia are offering agents a chance to win a Twinmate x10 laptop for new Malaysia air and land packages booked by 31 Jul.
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EU crisis to hit Australia
Thursday | Jul 8 2010THE United Nations World Tourism Organisation this week warned that ongoing financial problems in Europe are likely to impact travel to Australia.
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CO direct NYC- CAI
Wednesday | Jul 7 2010CONTINENTAL Airlines has announced it wants to launch a direct service between New York’s Newark Liberty and Cairo Airport, effective 18 May 2011.
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CX add HKG/HND
Wednesday | Jul 7 2010CATHAY Pacific Airways is the next carrier to announce the launch of new services from Tokyo Haneda Airport, with a twice daily operation from Hong Kong to launch from 31 Oct.