News
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US travel recovery
Friday | Jun 25 2010A SURVEY of tour operators in the US has found strong growth in both domestic and outbound international travel this year.
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TA targets business
Friday | Jun 25 2010TOURISM Australia hosted more than 70 corporate clients at the Australia Pavilion at the World Expo 2010 in Shanghai last week, as part of an ongoing push to highlight Australia’s credentials as a business events destination.
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Kenya update
Friday | Jun 25 2010THE Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade this morning reissued its travel advice for Kenya, adding a reference to “continuing reports of plans for terrorist attacks” in the country.
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NZ plans “discount card”
Friday | Jun 25 2010AIR New Zealand is looking at big changes to its NZ domestic fare structure, with the launch of a paid membership card which would give big discounts in return for an annual fee.
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SYD flags increase
Friday | Jun 25 2010SYDNEY Airport today said it would seek ACCC approval to increase its regional aeronautical fees for the first time since 2001.
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More BA strikes?
Friday | Jun 25 2010THE union representing British Airways long-haul cabin crew says its members will vote next week on another wave of strike action.
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B787s grounded
Friday | Jun 25 2010BOEING has been forced to temporarily ground its entire 787 Dreamliner test fleet because of a quality problem in the Italian made horizontal tails of the jets.
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QF resolution
Friday | Jun 25 2010QANTAS has signed a new enterprise agreement with its engineering staff, ending a long-running dispute which has seen work bans in place for months.
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Strategic Bali plan
Friday | Jun 25 2010STRATEGIC Airlines yesterday confirmed its plans for direct services to Bali from WA’s mining boom towns of Karratha and Port Hedland (TD breaking news), as flagged last week (TD 15 Jun).