News
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Bali dogfight
Thursday | Apr 15 2010JETSTAR is offering flights between Perth and Bali for just $89 one way – a day after AirAsia launched $99 fares on the route.
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Macquarie flies high
Thursday | Apr 15 2010AUSTRALIA’S Macquarie Bank has purchased 53 passenger jets from International Lease Finance Corporation – a division of US insurer AIG which was bailed out by the government last year after almost collapsing due to the global economic meltdown.
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RCCL online
Thursday | Apr 15 2010ONLINE agency Ecruising has become the first Australian travel agency to be accredited for direct online booking of Royal Caribbean, Celebrity and Azamara Cruises, with the company’s website having a direct link to the Royal Caribbean database.
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Virgin defers two 777s
Thursday | Apr 15 2010VIRGIN Blue has cancelled the delivery of two new 777-300s which were due to be delivered to V Australia next year, converting the firm orders into options for 2012 delivery.
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Crouch leaves C&K
Thursday | Apr 15 2010COX & Kings Australia marketing manager Stephen Crouch has resigned from his position, to be replaced by Ria Russell who takes on the newly created role of Brand Manager Tempo Holidays, effective 27 Apr.
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German film tickets
Thursday | Apr 15 2010THE German National Tourist Office is offering TD readers the opportunity to win tickets to the Audi Festival of German Films, which takes place 21 Apr-09 May across Sydney, Melbourne, Perth, Adelaide and Brisbane.
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QH agent incentive
Thursday | Apr 15 2010QANTAS Holidays has today launched a major agent incentive offering three major prizes of trips to Buenos Aires (April winner), London (May winner) or New York (Jun winner) for bookings and departures between now and 30 Jun.
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IATA changes necessary
Thursday | Apr 15 2010AFTA ceo Jayson Westbury says the new IATA trust account requirements (TD 29 Mar) were the “best outcome possible” in negotiating the financial criteria for agents under the Passenger Agency Sales Agreement (PSA).
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Wendy Wu part 2
Thursday | Apr 15 2010TODAY Travel Daily TV features part two of our reports from Wendy Wu’s Angkor to the Bay tour of Cambodia and Vietnam – see the video at new.traveldaily.com.au or at www.youtube.com/traveldaily.
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Window Seat 14 Apr 10
Wednesday | Apr 14 2010ATTENDEES at a special British Airways function last night got an eyeful of some extremely funky fashions.