News
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GUESS where they shopped?
Tuesday | May 25 2010Hunter Travel Group’s incentive winners took advantage of the great exchange rates recently (before the Aussie Dollar’s slide last week), visiting the Waikele Premium Outlets in Honolulu during the ‘Magnificent Seven’ educational. See http://www.flickr.com/photos/traveldailyau/4640626958/
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Fiji homo-friendly
Tuesday | May 25 2010FIJI has replaced its Penal Code by the Crimes Decree 2009, which as a result has decriminalised homosexual acts, according to the Dept of Foreign Affairs & Trade.
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Morocco stand alone
Tuesday | May 25 2010VENTURE Holidays is taking advantage of Etihad and Emirates services direct to Casablanca from the Arabian Gulf, with a new dedicated brochure for Morocco.
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Switzerland set to soar
Tuesday | May 25 2010YESTERDAY a function was held in Sydney to celebrate the long-awaited opening of Switzerland Tourism’s new Australian office. See http://www.flickr.com/photos/traveldailyau/4640591956/
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US Visa overhaul
Tuesday | May 25 2010THE United States Visa Waiver arrival/departure I-94W form will no longer be required to be filled out by pax flying to the US by the end of the American Summer said the Dept. of Homeland Security.
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Heathrow drops third runway plan
Tuesday | May 25 2010THERE’S a significant shift in the UK airport policy with the new coalition government, which has overnight seen London Heathrow Airport stop working on plans for a third runway.
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Stay Connected in Broome
Tuesday | May 25 2010A group of Travelscene American Express WA members participated in a whirlwind ‘Stay Connected’ Educational to Broome in conjunction with Skywest and The Cable Beach Club Resort & Spa recently. See http://www.flickr.com/photos/traveldailyau/4640575808/
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FC predicts $200m pre-tax profit
Tuesday | May 25 2010FLIGHT Centre Limited has today provided a revised pre-tax profit guidance for the 2009/2010 fiscal year of between $190m and $200m, up at its maximum by $40m, to its previously estimated minimum target of $160m (TD breaking news).
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Jamaica warning
Tuesday | May 25 2010THE Dept of Foreign Affairs & Trade has reissued a travel advicr for people heading to Jamaica after a ‘state of emergency’ was declared by the government there for the districts of West Kingston and St Andrews, last night.
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e-Cigarettes allowed
Tuesday | May 25 2010THE US Transportation Security Administration has announced that travellers can now pass through airport checkpoints with so-called “electronic cigarettes” – battery powered devices which provide inhaled doses of nicotine.