News
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BW growth in 2009
Thursday | Mar 18 2010THE Best Western hotel chain saw significant growth in the past year, adding 275 independently owned and operated hotels, incl 19 properties in Australia and NZ, which now totals 192 hotels.
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Hertz all inclusive
Thursday | Mar 18 2010HERTZ has introduced a new ‘one-stop’ pay direct car rental product for car renters in the US, which now includes the liability insurance supplement (LIS).
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PAL direct to BNE
Thursday | Mar 18 2010PHILIPPINE Airlines has today relaunched services into Brisbane, as flagged by Travel Daily late last year (TD 07 Dec).
The service is operated on a brand new Boeing 777-300ER jet. -
CO to Chiapas
Thursday | Mar 18 2010CONTINENTAL Airlines will start up twice weekly flights between Houston and Chiapas from 09 Jun.
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Sofitel’s April rates
Thursday | Mar 18 2010SOFITEL Sydney Wentworth is offering reduced room rates for travel agents during its ‘Fabulous Famous April Famil’ promotion.
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Bonus World points
Thursday | Mar 18 2010WORLD Rewards is offering travel agents a chance to accrue bonus points when referring a friend to the scheme, or when a new member signs up.
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BA aims for 60%+
Thursday | Mar 18 2010BRITISH Airways says that “larger volumes of cabin crew” have offered to work in support of its contingency operation this weekend as industrial action takes effect, meaning it aims to fly more than 60 per cent of its customers as planned.
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TSAX takes Pride in Hawaii
Thursday | Mar 18 2010Travelscene Cruise Holidays hosted a group of its top Travelscene American Express agents on a Norwegian Cruise Line Hawaiian Islands voyage recently. See http://www.flickr.com/photos/traveldailyau/4443782471/
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Portfolio expands
Thursday | Mar 18 2010QUEENSTOWN-based events management company HQ New Zealand has appointed Tourism Portfolio to expand its sales and marketing activities in Australia.
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EY ups AA c’share
Thursday | Mar 18 2010ETIHAD Airways will today begin a new codesharing service with American Airlines on routes from Pakistan to the United States – an expansion of the carrier’s original pact which commenced in Sep on transatlantic flights.