News
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SQ and WA partner
Wednesday | Sep 1 2010SINGAPORE Airlines and the Western Australia State Government have signed a three year marketing agreement to promote the destination to potential visitors in Singapore, Germany and China.
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Website of the year
Wednesday | Sep 1 2010YESTERDAY’S Traveltech conference in Sydney also saw the announcement of the ‘Traveltech Web Awards.’
The overall winner was hotelscombined.com, with category winners also including Webjet, Jetstar, Habitathq, Lonely Planet, Wicked Campers, P&O, Contiki and World Nomads. -
LCCs no problem for Travelport
Wednesday | Sep 1 2010TRAVELPORT md Pacific, Shelley Beasley, yesterday downplayed suggestions that GDS providers aren’t able to handle the myriad of fare products offered by low cost carriers.
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Tas convict listings
Wednesday | Sep 1 2010TOURISM Tasmania chief Felicia Mariani has welcomed the recent addition of five Tasmania locations to UNESCO’s list of World Heritage convict sites (TD 04 Aug), such as Port Arthur, saying the move will “add further to our reputation as a world-class destination.”
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TCF new signings
Wednesday | Sep 1 2010THE Travel Compensation has admitted 10 new head office locations between 16-31 Aug.
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Mercure appoints
Wednesday | Sep 1 2010MERCURE Hotel Geelong has appointed Benjamin Krieg as the properties new general manager, moving from Accor’s Ibis King Street Wharf in Sydney, where he held the same role since the hotels opening in Dec 2008.
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NZ resort sale
Wednesday | Sep 1 2010A US billionaire has purchased the upmarket New Zealand lodge of Wharekauhau for an undisclosed sum.
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AFTA Update 01 Sep 10
Wednesday | Sep 1 2010It’s spring! If you can believe that, and 2010 is proving to be a very interesting year for us all.
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AA ramps up DFW
Wednesday | Sep 1 2010AMERICAN Airlines will add new nonstop services between Dallas/Fort Worth and Barbados in the Caribbean from 16 Dec.
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Fiji Canada no’s up
Wednesday | Sep 1 2010VISITOR numbers travelling with Air Pacific from Canada into Fiji spiked 14% last year compared to levels in 2008, according to the carrier’s North America sales manager, Coral Perry.