News
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Snow drives strong half for LLA
Thursday | Oct 28 2010LIVING and Leisure Australia, which operates the Falls Creek and Mount Hotham ski resorts in Vic, says it was very pleased with the recently concluded ski season.
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Webjet tops NZ
Thursday | Oct 28 2010WEBJET is today celebrating reaching the top position among online travel agencies in New Zealand for the last two weeks, according to figures from internet ratings agency Hitwise.
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Major Sofitel growth
Thursday | Oct 28 2010ACCOR has announced an expansion of its Asia-Pacific network with the opening of eight new Sofitel properties in the region in 2010-11.
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Window Seat 28 Oct 10
Thursday | Oct 28 2010A CONTROVERSIAL ‘Hobbit’ law is expected to be debated in the New Zealand parliament this week, with PM (and tourism minister) John Key announcing the move after several days of “tense negotiations with studio executives” over the filming of the long-awaited Hobbit films.
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Blue Mountains Fairmont upgrade
Thursday | Oct 28 2010THE formerly iconic Fairmont Resort in the Blue Mountains west of Sydney may yet return to better days, with the mooted sale of the property to Sydney doctor Jerry Schwartz who is planning a $20m refurbishment, according to today’s Financial Review.
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Counsellors TTV doubles
Thursday | Oct 28 2010TRAVEL Counsellors says its Australian turnover has doubled in the last 12 months, despite the departure of about 20 of its members here.
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New Amex card
Thursday | Oct 28 2010AMERICAN Express has launched an aggressive campaign to promote its GlobalTravel prepaid currency card, comparing its features with competitor products incl the ANZ Travel Card, Travelex Cash Passport and the Commonwealth Bank Travel Money Card.
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Sherry says sorry
Thursday | Oct 28 2010THIS time it’s the turn of Carnival Australia ceo Ann Sherry to make a public apology for the cancellation of yet more Pacific Jewel cruises (TD breaking news).
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15 years of JSA
Thursday | Oct 28 2010QANTAS and British Airways are this week celebrating the 15th birthday of their Joint Services Agreement, with the carriers saying the pact had grown into “one of the world’s most successful airline alliances”.
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Flight Centre up on 08/09
Thursday | Oct 28 2010FLIGHT Centre’s year to date profit is up about 15% on the same period two years ago – which was previously the company’s best ever first quarter.