News
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Another Choice
Tuesday | Nov 23 2010CHOICE Hotels has added its 15th airline partner to its Choice Privileges program, airberlin.
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Tiger flags fourth Australian base
Tuesday | Nov 23 2010TIGER Airways ceo Crawford Rix has confirmed that the carrier is currently “evaluating options for our fourth Australian base”.
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Expedia deals
Tuesday | Nov 23 2010EXPEDIA yesterday announced the acquisition of mobile travel application producer Mobiata, which it said would accelerate its ability to enable mobile travel shopping and booking across multiple platforms.
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UL flags Oz flights
Tuesday | Nov 23 2010THE chairman of SriLankan Airlines, Nishantha Wickramasinghe, has confirmed that direct flights from Colombo to Australia are “on the radar” for the carrier, which is returning to profitability after the cessation of the country’s civil war.
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Wotif board addition
Tuesday | Nov 23 2010WOTIF.COM has named Kaylene Gaffney as a new director for its board, effective immediately.
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DJ agm tomorrow
Tuesday | Nov 23 2010VIRGIN Blue will tomorrow at 11am hold its annual general meeting at the Marriott Hotel in Brisbane.
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Free China airfare
Tuesday | Nov 23 2010SCENIC Tours has a partner fly free promo available on its 20-day China and City of the Sun, Lhasa tour for 2011/12 departures representing a saving of $930.
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TIA consumer link
Tuesday | Nov 23 2010AFTA is working with key industry partners to highlight the importance of the National Travel Industry Awards, as part of its planned Travel Agent Awareness consumer campaign (TD 26 Oct).
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Harrah’s ditch IPO
Tuesday | Nov 23 2010HARRAH’S Entertainment Group has announced plans to scrap a planned initial public offering of common stock, (TD 09 Nov) “due to market conditions”.
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WA Flighties on the rocks
Tuesday | Nov 23 2010Virgin Blue and AAT Kings recently hosted nine Flight Centre consultants from WA on a NZ South Island familiarisation.