News
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SQ up fuel levy
Thursday | Dec 2 2010SINGAPORE Airlines has bumped up its fuel surcharge today citing an increase in the cost of jet fuel which is now sitting above USD$95 per barrel.
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First Class guide
Thursday | Dec 2 2010WE’VE already received a great response to the inaugural Travel Daily First Class Airline guide, which was distributed in a special email to TD subscribers yesterday. Download it here.
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Hotels ready to step up
Thursday | Dec 2 2010THE Hotel, Motel and Accommodation Association has urged a “government-led” review of commissions to wholesalers, as part of its response to Tourism Australia md Andrew McEvoy’s call for extra beds (TD yesterday).
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Emirates to Geneva
Thursday | Dec 2 2010EMIRATES will bolster flight options to Switzerland from 01 Jun, with the carrier to launch services to Geneva using a mix of Boeing 777-200LR and 777-300ER, triple class cabin aircraft.
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Sheraton Melbourne
Thursday | Dec 2 2010STARWOOD Hotels and Resorts Worldwide has today announced it has signed an agreement to operate a 162-room and 8 suite Sheraton Hotel in Melbourne, scheduled to open in 2013.
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Authority VIPs in Auckland
Thursday | Dec 2 2010The Travel Authority Group hosted seven of its corporate clients on a whirlwind trip of Auckland recently (see here).
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Leave Life rehash
Thursday | Dec 2 2010TOURISM Australia has given its ‘No Leave No Life’ website a fresh skin, giving browsers more info on what to do and where to travel in Australia, while also providing greater consumer interaction.
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Online bookings up 40%
Thursday | Dec 2 2010THE internet has become the most popular method used by Australians to book holidays, according to a survey released yesterday by Roy Morgan Research.
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Stage appointment
Thursday | Dec 2 2010FLIGHT Centre’s Stage & Screen Travel Services has appointed Justine Liddelow as its new brand leader, based in the US.
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Vote for Mo photos
Thursday | Dec 2 2010ALL of the entries in this year’s Movember competition have now been uploaded to the Travel Daily website, and we want you to help select the winners.
Check out the hairy hunks at new.traveldaily.com.au and send in your favourite fuzz ASAP to pomocomp@traveldaily.com.au.