News
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Gap ramps up ME
Thursday | Dec 10 2009GAP Adventures will add 21 new small group adventure tours in the Middle East in 2010, following an 81% growth in year-on-year sales to the region.
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BKK double capacity
Thursday | Dec 10 2009SUVARNABHUMI Airport in Bangkok aims to be able to cater for 80m pax per year in 10 years time, double its current capacity.
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Arrivals drop 2%
Thursday | Dec 10 2009TOURISM Research Australia says short term visitor arrivals fell 2% for the year to 30 Sep, but visitor nights surged 7% to 175 million for the year.
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Wolgan on TV again
Thursday | Dec 10 2009EMIRATES’ brand new Wolgan Valley Resort & Spa will be part of the line-up of Channel Seven’s No Leave No Life TV series to go to air at 6.30pm on Sat 19 Dec.
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ETP Chrissy Bash
Thursday | Dec 10 2009EXPRESS Ticketing Perth, a division of Orient Express Travel Group’s consolidation business, celebrated its first full year of operation in the WA market, with its first ever agents Christmas Party, held at the Brisbane Hotel
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MTA MD meets SpaceShip2
Thursday | Dec 10 2009THE team from Mobile Travel Agents was on hand in the chilly Mojave Desert in the US for the debut of Virgin Galactic’s brand new SpaceShip2, which rolled out of the Scaled Composites Hangars earlier this week.
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Select standalone
Thursday | Dec 10 2009INSIGHT Vacations has this week launched its first Select brochure featuring 10 “independent-style” itineraries in Europe and Britain.
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Oman looks at Oz
Thursday | Dec 10 2009YET another Middle Eastern carrier is understood to be considering expansion in Australia, with Oman Air looking at appointing a local gsa as a first step in growing its local presence.
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M&C add Studio M
Thursday | Dec 10 2009MILLENNIUM & Copthorne Hotels has launched a new hotel brand dubbed Studio M, aimed at leisure and business travellers, which will debut in Singapore next year.
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SN now with Star
Thursday | Dec 10 2009BRUSSELS Airlines became the latest carrier to join Star Alliance’s network overnight, opening up four new destinations in Africa….