News
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HK for Travelscene
Tuesday | May 11 2010TRAVELSCENE Corporate members will this week head for Hong Kong for the group’s annual Symposium which will take place 14-15 May under the theme ‘Thrive in the New Landscape’.
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Qantas US 2-for-1
Tuesday | May 11 2010QANTAS has launched a sale in the US in which it’s offering two-for-one Premium Economy and Business Class fares.
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$1.5m Ecotours collapse
Tuesday | May 11 2010THE failure of Australian Ecotours (TD 09 Apr) – formerly operating as Discovery Ecotours and Odyssey Ecotours – has seen a shortfall of about $1.5m, with industry creditors owed around half a million dollars.
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More BA strikes
Tuesday | May 11 2010BRITISH Airways is set for another round of cabin crew industrial action, with unions advising the carrier (with just a week’s notice) that its London Heathrow based crew intend to strike for 20 days over the next month after talks broke down.
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Window Seat 11 May 10
Tuesday | May 11 2010A TRAIN driver on Taiwan’s high speed rail system has lost his job after falling asleep while his train was travelling at about 300 kilometres an hour.
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Footy tip winners
Tuesday | May 11 2010CONGRATULATIONS to Julie Marshall from Travel Masters who was the top scorer in last weekend’s Travel Daily AFL footy tipping competition.
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Club Med loves kids
Tuesday | May 11 2010FAMILIES visiting Club Med’s all-inclusive resorts in Asia-Pacific are being offered a range of Kids Stay and Eat Free deals which are even valid during the Jul and Oct school holidays.
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QF airfares go up
Tuesday | May 11 2010QANTAS has increased select Red e-Deal and Super Saver fares by $2 to $12 on return services between ADL-PER, BNE-CBR, BNE-PER, CBR-MEL, CBR-SYD, KTA-PER, PER-PHE and PER-ZNE yesterday.
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Thai waiver longer
Tuesday | May 11 2010QANTAS has extended its fare waiver for bookings to and from Thailand due to the continued civil unrest and political tensions in Bangkok.
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DJ corp focus
Tuesday | May 11 2010INCOMING Virgin Blue ceo John Borghetti has flagged intentions to compete “more aggressively” in the corporate market, with an aim of significantly increasing Virgin Blue’s share of travel from the top 100 companies in Australia.