News
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World Cup tipping
Monday | Jun 7 2010DUE to popular demand Travel Daily will this week launch a special tipping competition for the Soccer World Cup.
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FJ to the Cook Is. ?
Monday | Jun 7 2010AIR Pacific is looking to begin a weekly service from Fiji to the Cook Islands from Dec, with the service expected to be timed to link in with FJ’s direct Hong Kong-Nadi service, providing feed from UK and European markets.
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NZ domestic boost
Monday | Jun 7 2010AIR New Zealand has announced a 4.2% increase in domestic jet capacity, with strong increasing demand for NZ’s 737 services between Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Queenstown and Dunedin.
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Big changes for UK agent group
Friday | Jun 4 2010THE Association of British Travel Agents has released a new plan which encompasses a long-term vision for the UK travel industry.
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Whirlwind in NSW
Friday | Jun 4 2010LENNOX Head on the coast of northern NSW – just south of popular tourist spot Byron Bay – has been declared a disaster area by the NSW government after being hit by a freak tornado yesterday which carved its way through the township destroying twelve houses.
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Air Arabia Egypt
Friday | Jun 4 2010LOW cost UAE carrier Air Arabia has had a new base in Egypt approved by Cairo authorities, with plans to fly from Alexandria to Khartoum and Kuwait, adding to hubs in the UAE and Morocco.
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Fuel tax safety
Friday | Jun 4 2010MONEY raised by the hike in aviation fuel excise flagged in the May budget will be spent on aviation safety measures, Transport Minister Anthony Albanese announced yesterday.
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SAS looks east
Friday | Jun 4 2010SCANDINAVIAN Airlines has increased its focus on the eastern European market with the appointment of representation company Aviareps as its gsa in the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic.
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Pacific Islands grow
Friday | Jun 4 2010YESTERDAY climate scientists released a report detailing the surprising findings that low lying Pacific Islands are not sinking, but are in fact getting larger.
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Gap winner
Friday | Jun 4 2010GAP Adventures has announced the winner of its global ‘Create Your Own Adventure’ competition (TD 09 Feb) which encouraged people to develop their own unique itinerary.