News
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Outlook up for AKL
Friday | Dec 11 2009IMPROVING passenger numbers has led Auckland Airport to forecast its 2010 net profit will be between $NZ93-100 million.
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50% off Ski Austria
Friday | Dec 11 2009CONTIKI has slashed the cost of its Ski Austria trips by half when booked in conjunction with a 2009/10 Winter Europe tour of eight or more days duration.
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LCCs are green?
Friday | Dec 11 2009A REPORT released by UK travel search engine Lilligo.co.uk has found that low cost carriers can offer a lower carbon footprint to travellers, because they have more seats on their planes and higher load factors.
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Las Vegas bargains
Friday | Dec 11 2009A ROUND-UP of hotel rates in Las Vegas has found that 43 casino hotels are offering rooms for less than US$40 a night over the weeks leading up to Christmas.
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UA keen on E-Jets
Friday | Dec 11 2009UNITED Airlines’ parent company UAL Corporation has expressed its interest in acquiring a fleet of Brazilian manufactured Embraer E-jets, with UAL ceo Glenn Tilton confirming “we are going to go into the narrowbodied market next year”.
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Window Seat 11 Dec 09
Friday | Dec 11 2009A RESTAURANT in Paris has had a clear-out of its cellar, with one of the bottles sold at auction for €25,000 (about $55,000).
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CHA notch another
Friday | Dec 11 2009CHOICE Hotels Australasia (CHA) has added another Econo Lodge branded property to its expanding portfolio in Australia, the latest in Sydney South as part of the Macquarie Hotel.
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WA airport upgrades
Friday | Dec 11 2009QANTAS has introduced a new airport security screening zone at its Perth Domestic Terminal aimed at cutting down waiting times and congestion.
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COTA Christmas
Friday | Dec 11 2009LAST night the Council of Australian Tour Operators held its annual Christmas function, with about 50 members taking part at the event in Melbourne.
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Benefit from VA/DL deal
Friday | Dec 11 2009THE Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has approved the joint venture between Virgin Blue and Delta which will allow the carriers to coordinate operations on their Pacific routes (TD breaking news), saying the pact is “likely to result in public benefits”.