News
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Jetset Travelworld off to Hong Kong
Wednesday | Nov 24 2010THE travel industry is in the peak conference season, with last weekend’s Traveller’s Choice and HWT conferences followed by the Jetset Travelworld event which kicks off in Hong Kong tomorrow.
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LAGs detection on trial
Wednesday | Nov 24 2010TRANSPORT minister Anthony Albanese this morning announced the commencement of a two week trial of technology which may allow travellers to once again take containers bigger than 100ml on international flights.
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Virgin strategy “on track”
Wednesday | Nov 24 2010VIRGIN Blue ceo John Borghetti today told shareholders that his ‘Game Change Strategy’ for the carrier is currently on track, as he unveiled plans for further expansion of its A330 domestic widebody fleet (TD breaking news).
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Smisek to speak
Tuesday | Nov 23 2010THE ceo of the newly merged United and Continental Airlines, Jeff Smisek, is set to visit Australia next month.
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Bye-bye Blitz
Tuesday | Nov 23 2010THE former owner of Sydney eastern suburbs agency Travel Blitz, Ricky Brisson, says that the business will close at the end of the month.
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Burma exit tax
Tuesday | Nov 23 2010THE Dept of Foreign Affairs and Trade is reminding Burma-bound travellers that there’s a departure tax of US$10 for pax exiting the country on an international flight.
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HWT loyalty push
Tuesday | Nov 23 2010HARVEY World Travel is set to significantly expand the agent loyalty components of its Phoenix program, with the imminent launch of a system which allows individual consultants to accrue points under the scheme.
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CA to DUS and MXP
Tuesday | Nov 23 2010AIR China is boosting capacity to Europe, with a new thrice weekly Beijing-Milan Malpensa route from 15 Jun, complementing its current five times weekly Shanghai-Malpensa operation.
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Hanging with the Coopers
Tuesday | Nov 23 2010Jenny and Jim Cooper of Queanbeyan City Travel & Cruise took out five top achiever awards from preferred suppliers on top of their prestigious Gold office award at last weekend’s Travellers Choice Shareholders Conference in Melbourne.
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Tennis educational
Tuesday | Nov 23 2010QANTAS Holidays, Tourism Victoria and Novotel Melbourne are offering 19 top selling agents a place on an educational to the Australian Open 2011 and the Mornington Peninsula 15-18 Jan – qantasholidays.com.au/agents.