News
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Record voting for NTIA
Wednesday | May 5 2010AFTA has a big job ahead of it sorting out the finalists in the National Travel Industry Awards, after a record of more than 2500 votes were received during the two week polling period which finished last Fri.
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Blue Mtns agent rate
Tuesday | May 4 2010LILIANFELS Blue Mountains Resort and Spa is extending its special travel industry rate, with Deluxe Rooms priced from $199 per room per night.
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Stay/Pay extended
Tuesday | May 4 2010BEYOND Travel has announced they have extended its stay pay hotel deal available in the Czech Republic.
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Octo adds Inn 500
Tuesday | May 4 2010OCTOPUS Travel has increased its portfolio to now incl 500 Hilton Garden Inn Hotels in the US and other int’l locations, offering cheap rates and central locations.
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Ireland’s no fly zone
Tuesday | May 4 2010AUTHORITIES in Ireland have announced the closure of airspace for at least six hours today due to high concentrations of volcanic ash from Iceland’s volcano.
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APT lands on Athabasca
Tuesday | May 4 2010APT hosted a group of 30 agents from Australia and New Zealand last month to Canada and the participants were lucky enough to have been the first tour group on the Athabasca Glacier for 2010. See http://www.flickr.com/photos/traveldailyau/4578254652/
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Lund for Dunedin
Tuesday | May 4 2010TOURISM Dunedin has signed up Getaway presenter Jules Lund as its first celebrity ambassador, in which he will take part in various online activities in partnership with Tourism NZ, Venture Southland and Destination Fjordland.
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Preferred pays 15%
Tuesday | May 4 2010PREFERRED Hotel Group is giving local agents booking hotels and resorts from its collection in the Asia Pacific 15% commission, for guest stays up until 31 Aug.
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ATEC outraged by UK pax tax
Tuesday | May 4 2010THE Australian Tourism Export Council has blasted the proposed further increase of the UK’s Air Passenger Duty (TD 08 Mar), which is set to see a family of four travelling to the UK slugged with a £340 tax bill from Nov – more than four times the £80 level required in Jan 2007.