News
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Lacaze targets FC
Monday | Oct 25 2010CEO of the newly merged Jetset Travelworld/Stella group, Peter Lacaze, firmly dispelled any doubts about who the company sees as its main rival, during the TSAX conference in Buenos Aires.
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Window Seat 25 Oct 10
Monday | Oct 25 2010IN A “TOTALLY unscripted” end to the TSAX Conference in Buenos Aires, JTG ceo Peter Lacaze put on his dancing shoes and kicked up his heels doing the tango.
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QH ski program
Monday | Oct 25 2010QANTAS Holidays is planning a new “major ski offering,” JTG group wholesale general manager, Simon Bernardi revealed to TSAX delegates on Fri in Buenos Aires.
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TLH agent bonus
Monday | Oct 25 2010FOUR lucky agents will each win a $2000 travel voucher this week from Tourism and Leisure Holdings, which has launched an incentive in which agents get an entry into the draw for any quotes or bookings with Adventure World, Coral Seas, Creative Cruising, Value Tours or Royal Orchid Hols.
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Balding to leave SYD
Monday | Oct 25 2010SYDNEY Airport ceo Russell Balding has resigned, and will leave his position in early 2011 once his current contract expires.
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TSAX buoyed by support
Monday | Oct 25 2010TRAVELSCENE American Express ceo Mike Thompson has admitted to being concerned by the lack of response from members about the group’s integration into the merged Stella/JTG entity.
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DJ/DL hound DoT
Monday | Oct 25 2010VIRGIN Blue and Delta Air Lines have urged the US transportation regulator to move forward with approval of their proposed alliance.
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Longer Bhutan trips
Friday | Oct 22 2010BHUTAN & Beyond says it’s seen a rise in the duration of visitor stays to Bhutan over the past two years, with people now looking at stays of 12-13 nights in 2010 – about double that of 2008.
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VisitBritain slashed
Friday | Oct 22 2010THE new UK government has drastically reduced funding to VisitBritain, as part of a range of drastic measures to address the country’s economic woes.
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Winners in Paradise
Friday | Oct 22 2010PARADISE Bay Eco Escape has taken away three awards at this years Whitsunday Tourism Awards (see here).