News
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Argentina tangos into SYD
Wednesday | Sep 1 2010Argentina Tourism held a function in Sydney last night to promote the country, with nearly 300 travel agents taking up the invitation to attend the showcase.
Eight Argentinean wholesalers and three airlines participated in the first leg of the mini travel mart, meeting with Aussie wholesalers and answering travel agent questions. -
ACCC OK for Stella/JTG
Wednesday | Sep 1 2010ACCC chairman Graeme Samuel says that the merged Jetset Travelworld and Stella Travel Group, and its member agents, “are likely to face continued and increasing competition from online travel agents, direct supply by airlines and hotels, and the largest travel retailer in Australia, Flight Centre”.
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AOT inbound ‘resilience’
Wednesday | Sep 1 2010AOT Group ceo Andrew Burnes says that the company’s inbound business is starting to show some recovery after declining numbers in previous years.
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Quest GDS code
Wednesday | Sep 1 2010QUEST Serviced Apartments will this month launch a private label chain code into travel agent GDSs for its portfolio of properties.
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UA fare sale
Wednesday | Sep 1 2010UNITED Airlines is offering return flights between Melbourne and Los Angeles from just $905 including taxes in a fare sale which launched this morning.
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QF 747 explosion
Wednesday | Sep 1 2010A QANTAS flight from San Francisco overnight was forced to return to SFO after one of its engines “exploded” after take-off.
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TD Breaking News – ACCC gives go-ahead for Stella-JTG merger
Wednesday | Sep 1 2010ACCC approves Stella-JTG merger deal
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Frontier to Liberia
Tuesday | Aug 31 2010DENVER-based carrier Frontier Airlines will add a second Costa Rica destination from 13 Feb, with seasonal service to be introduced to Liberia.
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Crystal gets festive
Tuesday | Aug 31 2010CRYSTAL Cruises will unveil different themes onboard the Crystal Symphony and Crystal Serenity vessels for the 2010 Christmas/New Year cruises, including an Eiffel Tower Christmas tree on Symphony and Santa’s workshop on Serenity.
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JQ Powderfinger livery
Tuesday | Aug 31 2010Australian rock band Powderfinger is kicking off its Sunsets Farewell tour in a big way with Jetstar showing off a special livery on one of its Airbus A320 aircraft to mark the occasion.