News
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High ANTO praise for Emirates
Tuesday | Nov 16 2010AUSTRALIAN director for the Austrian National Tourist Office, Astrid Mullholland-Licht has lauded airline partner Emirates for its partnership with the first ever Austria. Destination Summit.
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Window Seat 16 Nov 10
Tuesday | Nov 16 2010YOU really have to have some sympathy for Qantas, with every move the carrier makes pored over in extensive detail by the global Twitterati.
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What’s MU up to?
Tuesday | Nov 16 2010CHINA Eastern has reversed its plan to expand flights to Australia (TD 08 Nov), with GDS displays now reverting to the current frequencies of four flights to MEL and five to SYD from 01 Apr.
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OETG independent target
Tuesday | Nov 16 2010ORIENT Express Travel Group has set its sights firmly on the 1200 or so unaligned agents across Australia, with the planned launch of a new “brand support tag line” as part of its 2011 1ndependence group offering.
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MH ups Auckland
Tuesday | Nov 16 2010MALAYSIA Airlines will add a sixth weekly Kuala Lumpur-Auckland flight from 28 Mar 2011, with the carrier also planning to adjust schedules so that three of the flights depart Auckland late at night, and the other three depart early afternoon.
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S7 fare updates
Tuesday | Nov 16 2010ONEWORLD Explorer Fares have been expanded to cover a range of additional eastern European destinations, following the official accession of Russia’s S7 Airlines to the alliance yesterday.
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Astrid’s Austrian summit
Tuesday | Nov 16 2010ASTRID Mulholland-Licht, the head of the Austrian National Tourist Office in Australia and NZ, has this week launched a “new generation of platforms” for preferred travel agents, which is likely to be adopted by the organisation across its key international markets.
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EY/DJ codeshare
Tuesday | Nov 16 2010VIRGIN Blue domestic flights across eastern Australia will carry Etihad’s EY code from 18 Nov, as part of the proposed alliance between the carriers.
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New Manly-Darling Harbour ferries
Monday | Nov 15 2010CAPTAIN Cook Cruises is teaming up with Manly Fast Ferry to offer connecting services between Manly, Darling Harbour and Circular Quay on Sydney Harbour.
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New TTNQ brand
Monday | Nov 15 2010TOURISM Tropical North Queensland on Fri launched a new brand, declaring the region as ‘Adventurous by Nature’ to focus on the experiences, encounters with nature and tropical luxury on offer there.