News
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Dunedin’s lanterns
Wednesday | Jun 9 2010DUNEDIN in New Zealand will hold its mid-Winter Carnival on 26 Jun, where almost 300 lanterns designed by local artists are on display in the city’s streets.
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Sabre SIT embraced
Wednesday | Jun 9 2010SABRE Pacific reports a record numbers of tickets are being issued each month by its Sabre Intelligent Ticketing system (SIT).
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LHR Express refit
Wednesday | Jun 9 2010LONDON’S Heathrow Express rail link between the airport and central London has announced the completion of its £1 million investment to improve services to Terminal 4.
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Sri Lanka revision
Wednesday | Jun 9 2010THE Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade has issued a substantially revised travel advisory for Sri Lanka, including a decrease in the overall level of warning for the country and a redefinition of the regional “do not travel” areas.
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New US-EU treaty
Wednesday | Jun 9 2010THE United States and European Union are expected to sign a fresh ‘open skies’ agreement later this month, expanding the existing accord that was stuck in 2007.
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IATA baggage rules
Wednesday | Jun 9 2010THE International Air Transport Association has launched an Automated Carrier Baggage Rules project, which acts as a central database for interline baggage rules, enabling airlines, travel agents and pax to know what fees apply to any given itinerary.
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TAM US$3b order
Wednesday | Jun 9 2010BRAZIL’S TAM airline has placed an order with Airbus for 20 A320 single-aisle jets and five A350 wide-body aircraft, worth around US$2.7 billion.
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Asiana flat-beds
Wednesday | Jun 9 2010ASIANA Airlines has taken delivery of the first of four Boeing 777 aircraft featuring its new ‘OZ Quadra Smartium’ fully flat seats in Business class.
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Aloft London hotel
Wednesday | Jun 9 2010STARWOOD Hotels and Resorts has announced the signing of the group’s first Aloft branded hotel in London.
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Spectacular South Africa
Wednesday | Jun 9 2010African Travel Specialists and V Australia hosted this lucky group of agents to a famil in South Africa recently. See http://www.flickr.com/photos/traveldailyau/4686952638/