News
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Magnuson on Gal
Thursday | Jan 27 2011TRAVELPORT has signed a four year deal with the “world’s largest independent hotel group”, Magnuson Hotels, with the move giving Galileo and Worldspan connected agents access to more than 1,500 properties in North America and the UK.
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Magellan boasts 51st member
Thursday | Jan 27 2011THE Magellan Travel Group has welcomed Victorian agent Aurora Travel as its 51st member, with the move effective 01 Feb.
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Contiki Earlybirds
Thursday | Jan 27 2011CONTIKI has launched earlybird airfare deals with Cathay Pacific from Australia to Rome priced from $1559, when booked by 24 Mar in conjunction with a tour, and for travel 01 Apr to 31 Oct.
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RM adds SilverLeaf
Thursday | Jan 27 2011CANADIAN train company Rocky Mountaineer has introduced a new SilverLeaf Service to complement its already well established GoldLeaf and RedLeaf carriage categories.
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QLD agent incentive
Thursday | Jan 27 2011BROOME and the Kimberley Holidays is offering Queensland-based travel agents the chance to enter a draw for a four-night holiday to Broome for two.
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AW agent DVD
Thursday | Jan 27 2011ADVENTURE World will begin distributing a promotional kit to showcase its Pure Adventure and luxury products to travel agencies throughout the month.
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Cruise pullout
Thursday | Jan 27 2011A NUMBER of cruise lines have cancelled calls this week in the Mexico west coast port of Mazatlan, after several incidents of theft and violence affecting cruise passengers on the Azamara Journey and Holland America’s Oosterdam.
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Starwood in 2011
Thursday | Jan 27 2011STARWOOD Hotels and Resorts Worldwide this week announced it will open a further 70 to 80 hotels within the next 12 months, with 70% of these expected to be outside of North America.
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Agency closure
Thursday | Jan 27 2011THE Travel Compensation Fund has advised of the voluntary termination of the Yokine WA branch office of Xpress Worldwide Travel (ABN: 69 009 242 148) in WA on 24 Jan, as the office has ceased trading as a travel agent.
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Mercure UK Focus
Thursday | Jan 27 2011ACCOR’s Mercure brand and Focus Hotels have signed a franchise deal to rebrand 10 properties, adding 763 rooms to Mercure’s inventory in the United Kingdom.