News
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NTIA nominations
Monday | Feb 7 2011THIS morning nominations have officially opened for the 2011 National Travel Industry Awards (TD Fri) which are once again set to be keenly contested by agents and suppliers across the industry.
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More Nile deferrals
Monday | Feb 7 2011UNIWORLD River Cruises has extended the suspension of its Egypt departures through until the end of Mar, as the crisis in Egypt continues.
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Expedia push for traffic
Monday | Feb 7 2011ONLINE travel giant Expedia has signed a major deal with global IT firm Experian Hitwise to deliver more internet traffic to the Expedia websites in Australia and New Zealand.
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New Intrepid ceo
Monday | Feb 7 2011INTREPID Travel has a new managing director today, after the resignation of founder Darrell Wade (TD breaking news Fri).
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Austrian experts
Monday | Feb 7 2011THE Austrian National Tourist Office has launched its new Austria Expert online training program for Aussie travel agents.
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Dunk/Bedarra out
Monday | Feb 7 2011HIDEAWAY Resorts, which purchased Queensland’s Dunk and Bedarra Island Resorts from Voyages in Sep 09, has cancelled all bookings at both properties until 31 Aug due to the extensive devastation they experienced during Cyclone Yasi (TD Fri).
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McEvoy restructures TA
Monday | Feb 7 2011TOURISM Australia md Andrew McEvoy has announced a revamp of the organisation, in order to “align itself to the 2020 Tourism Industry Potential” launched late last year (TD 15 Nov 10).
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Lindeman open
Monday | Feb 7 2011CLUB Med Lindeman Island has today reopened to full operations following last week’s precautionary closure due to Cyclone Yasi.
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MGM free apps
Friday | Feb 4 2011MGM Resorts International is offering 12 new applications on Google’s Android system that will be accessible on Blackberry’s operating systems next month.
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Veritas holiday relief
Friday | Feb 4 2011VERITAS Event Management is offering an online prize draw to raise money for those affected by the Queensland floods, with one lucky person winning a $10,000 holiday for two to New York.