News
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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.
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BA traffic slides
Friday | Jun 4 2010BRITISH Airways says its May 2010 traffic has fallen by “only” 11.5% as the carrier has been hit by the ongoing waves of industrial action by London Heathrow-based cabin crew.
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Sapphires and the Suburb
Friday | Jun 4 2010LAST night World Rewards hosted 50 of its Sapphire members to an exclusive screening of the highly anticipated movie, Sex & The City 2 (SATC2). See http://www.flickr.com/photos/traveldailyau/sets/72157624201652580/
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Wendy Wu UK appt
Friday | Jun 4 2010WENDY Wu Tours in the UK has named Andrew Hancock as its head of product and operations, taking over from Jonathan Wilson who’s currently helping establish the company’s new US office in New York.
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DL FF seats cheaper
Friday | Jun 4 2010DELTA Airlines has advised members of its SkyMiles loyalty scheme that effective immediately it’s removing so-called “redemption fees” which it previously charged passengers who booked Award Tickets within 20 days of departure.
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VA, NZ dismiss near miss claim
Friday | Jun 4 2010V AUSTRALIA and Air New Zealand have downplayed suggestions of a “near miss” in Fijian airspace after the Fiji TImes published details of an alleged incident near Nadi on 07 May, which the paper said could have resulted in a collision.
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UA Microsoft deal
Friday | Jun 4 2010UNITED Airlines has announced an agreement with Microsoft under which it will equip all of its planes with the software giant’s Zune digital audio service.
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The Apple of her eye
Friday | Jun 4 2010Karen Hitchings from Travelscene Toorak was the major winner of the recent Sunlover Holidays, Tourism Queensland and TTNQ ‘Tropical Treats’ campaign incentive which ran in Apr-May. See http://www.flickr.com/photos/traveldailyau/4669004264/
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Bristol to grow
Friday | Jun 4 2010MACQUARIE Bank-owned Bristol Airport in the UK has been given the go-ahead for a major expansion which could see it almost double its capacity from 6 million to 10 million passengers a year by 2019-20.
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Insight expands winter program
Friday | Jun 4 2010INSIGHT Vacations has almost doubled its low season offering, with the release this week of its 2010/11 Winter Europe and Eastern Mediterranean brochure.