News
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GTA/Address tie-up
Monday | Nov 15 2010GTA by Travelport has boosted its Middle Eastern accom options, signing a strategic distribution deal with The Address Hotels & Resorts, adding over 1,500 rooms to its inventory in Dubai.
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NT tour operator collapse
Monday | Nov 15 2010DARWIN-based tour operator Top End Escapes has ceased trading, with Tourism NT stepping in to attempt to minimise disruption by liaising with affected passengers and suppliers.
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14 QF A380 engines to be replaced
Monday | Nov 15 2010ROLLS Royce on Fri night issued an update into the investigation into the QF32 engine explosion, saying the failure was “confined to a specific component in the turbine area of the engine”.
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Window Seat 15 Nov 10
Monday | Nov 15 2010PEPPERS Beach Club in Port Douglas last weekend hosted a special wedding ceremony which also set a world record.
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Premium Econ guide
Monday | Nov 15 2010THIS morning TD released its latest supplement for travel agents – a guide to the Premium Economy offerings of airlines operating in the Australian market. Download TD’s 2010 Premium Economy guide by clicking here.
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Disney profit down
Monday | Nov 15 2010THE Walt Disney Company has cited lower hotel occupancy and a drop in visitor numbers at Walt Disney World and onboard Disney Cruise Line for a 7% year-on-year decrease in operating income for its US Parks & Resorts to US$1.3b, for the 12 months to 02 Oct 2010.
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Jetstar Asia focus
Monday | Nov 15 2010JETSTAR ceo Bruce Buchanan today highlighted the carrier’s ongoing Asian strategy, with predicted growth rates of 20% per annum over the next few years.
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TA targets spending boom
Monday | Nov 15 2010TOURISM Australia today outlined a “new strategic approach” for Australia’s tourism industry, aimed at doubling overnight visitor expenditure to $140 billion annually by 2020.
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BA ballot suspended
Friday | Nov 12 2010INDUSTRIAL unrest is set to continue at British Airways after officials at the Unite cabin crew union stopped a planned ballot which could have ended the long-running dispute which saw flights suspended earlier this year.
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No Spamcation!
Friday | Nov 12 2010CARNIVAL Cruise Lines in the US is today working hard to correct the notion that iconic preserved meat Spam was served to passengers this week during their ordeal off the coast of Mexico (Cruise Weekly Tue).