News
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JQ Manila launch
Wednesday | Feb 9 2011JETSTAR is today launching its inaugural direct service between Darwin-Manila, its fourth int’l destination from the NT.
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AFTA Update 08 Feb 11
Tuesday | Feb 8 2011Over last weekend, (4/5 Feb) the 30th AFTA Sunday Mail Holiday Expo was held in Adelaide. This expo is the last one of its kind in Australia that carries the AFTA name and in fact, it has carried the AFTA name for the last 30 years.
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Creative officially launches in NZ
Tuesday | Feb 8 2011CREATIVE Holidays today opens its doors in New Zealand (TD 20 Jan), with the move providing NZ agents with “locally based sales support” for its entire portfolio of 14,000 products in 57 destinations.
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SLH revenue up
Tuesday | Feb 8 2011SMALL Luxury Hotels of the World has reported a revenue increase of approximately 15%, to US$89 million, since Jan 2010, and an 18% rise in reservations compared to 2009.
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$7b Sydney events
Tuesday | Feb 8 2011BUSINESS Events Sydney is set to announce more than $7 billion in infrastructure spending to help the city to continue to attract the international conference, convention and incentive market.
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Qantas wine wins
Tuesday | Feb 8 2011THE aviation industry is toasting Qantas after the carrier’s exceptional performance in the 2010 ‘Cellars in the Sky’ awards announced in London this week.
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ACCC slams SYD, MEL monopolies
Tuesday | Feb 8 2011THE Australian Competition and Consumer Commission says it’s concerned about monopoly pricing
at Melbourne and Sydney airports, in its annual report on airport performance released yesterday. -
Delta adds Prem. Economy seats
Tuesday | Feb 8 2011DELTA Air Lines has confirmed it is introducing a Premium Economy cabin to its full range of long-haul international services, including flights between Los Angeles – Sydney, as flagged by Travel Daily last year (TD 04 Nov).
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Back-Roads up 70%
Tuesday | Feb 8 2011FLIGHT Centre owned Back-Roads Touring has reported a 70% year-on-year increase in forward bookings to Europe made between Oct-Dec 2010, with trips to Spain and Ireland seeing strong growth.
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NSW OK’s White Bay cruise terminal
Tuesday | Feb 8 2011THE NSW Minister for Planning has given the green light for the new White Bay Cruise Passenger Terminal near Balmain in Sydney to be built at Wharf 5.