News
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EY lunches with legends
Wednesday | Apr 14 2010Etihad Airways last week gave an intimate group of business leaders the chance to dine with Sport Australia Hall of Fame members in Melb on Fri, which included the likes of Australia2 skipper John Bertrand and AFL legend, Ron Barassi. See http://www.flickr.com/photos/traveldailyau/4522565770/
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ACT coming to SYD
Wednesday | Apr 14 2010AUSTRALIAN Capital Tourism will host a Canberra Product Workshop to showcase the region’s attractions and accommodation at Novotel Rockford in Syd for travel agents and wholesalers on 06 May.
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GA raise YQ levy
Wednesday | Apr 14 2010GARUDA Indonesia has today advised it will be adding a US$10 surcharge on international sectors from Australia and New Zealand to its YQ tax code from 22 Apr due to rising fuel prices.
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Moreton Bay focus
Wednesday | Apr 14 2010BRISBANE City Council, Moreton Bay Regional Council and Redland City Council have come together as one to position Moreton Bay & Islands as one of Queensland’s premier coastal destinations.
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$725 fare to the US
Wednesday | Apr 14 2010AIR Pacific has released a $725 return fare between Sydney, Melb. and Brisbane to Los Angeles which excludes taxes but permits a stopover in Fiji in each direction.
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BA women in uniform!
Wednesday | Apr 14 2010BRITISH Airways is this week celebrating the 75th anniversary of its flights to Australia, with agents invited to a cocktail function last night at the home of the British Consul-General to NSW in Sydney’s Vaucluse. See http://www.flickr.com/photos/traveldailyau/4522508324/
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US arrivals up 10%
Tuesday | Apr 13 2010THE US Department of Commerce says arrivals into the US during Jan were up 10% on the previous year to 3.4 million international visitors.
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VX OK for Toronto
Tuesday | Apr 13 2010US aviation officials have given the go-ahead for the proposed new Virgin America flights from Los Angeles and San Francisco to Toronto in Canada.
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Aloft for India
Tuesday | Apr 13 2010STARWOOD Hotels and Resorts has announced that three new Indian properties under its “sizzling tech-savvy” Aloft brand will debut this year, with a total of six by 2012 in Chennai, Benagaluru (x2), Coimbatore, Ahmedabad and Chandigar.
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Humming along to Lady GaGa
Tuesday | Apr 13 2010This group of Carlson Wagonlit Travel consultants recently travelled to see pop diva Lady GaGa in a stretch Hummer limousine. See http://www.flickr.com/photos/traveldailyau/4518991637/