News
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Ben’s Expedition
Thursday | Nov 11 2010QUEENSLAND tourism minister Peter Lawlor yesterday confirmed that the state’s former Best Job in the World Island Caretaker, Ben Southall, will begin a new three-month campaign to promote the Great Barrier Reef, as revealed by Travel Daily (TD 28 Sep).
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A380 European directive
Thursday | Nov 11 2010THE European Aviation Safety Agency has issued an interim airworthiness directive for A380 aircraft operating the Rolls Royce Trent-900 aircraft, ordering repetitive inspections of parts of the engines to “detect any abnormal oil leakage, and if any discrepancy is found, to prohibit further engine operation”.
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Velocity matching
Thursday | Nov 11 2010VIRGIN Blue says reports that it’s currently matching the status of Qantas frequent flyers in its Velocity Rewards program (TD yesterday) are incorrect.
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VN ups SYD/MEL
Thursday | Nov 11 2010VIETNAM Airlines will bolster capacity between Ho Chi Minh and both Melbourne and Sydney for the Christmas/New Year period, with a sixth weekly service to be offered from 19 Dec to 11 Jan, according to travel agent GDSs.
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Star Alliance boosts Latin America
Thursday | Nov 11 2010THE Star Alliance overnight agreed to accept two new Latin American carriers as members, with the move set to boost the Star network by 46 destinations.
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QF Y+ Skytrax gong
Thursday | Nov 11 2010QANTAS’ Premium Economy product has been acclaimed at the Skytrax 2010 World Airline Awards, winning the global award for Best Premium Economy Class and Best Airline Seat – Premium Economy Class.
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Responsible Oz tourism
Thursday | Nov 11 2010TWO Australian tourism operators have been named as winners in the annual Responsible Tourism Awards overnight at World Travel Market in London.
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Hilton tops the poll
Thursday | Nov 11 2010HILTON hotels in Australia have grabbed the lead in Roy Morgan Research’s latest Hotel Customer Satisfaction poll for the 12 months to Sep 2010, with 87.2% of guests ‘very’ or ‘fairly’ satisifed with their hotel choice.
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One frantic Devil’s Dance
Thursday | Nov 11 2010Last night this group of lucky travel agents and their friends enjoyed Metallica’s World Magnetic Tour at Sydney’s Acer Arena courtesy of the Macau Government Tourist Office.