News
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A very fast train
Tuesday | Mar 16 2010A NEW 1318km high-speed railway link between Beijing and Shanghai is set to open in 2011 – a whole year ahead of schedule.
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Life’s a laugh with MTA
Tuesday | Mar 16 2010About 130 Mobile Travel Agents consultants attended the MTA combined tenth birthday and conference on the Gold Coast last month. See http://www.flickr.com/photos/traveldailyau/sets/72157623506296623/
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SriLankan EY pact
Tuesday | Mar 16 2010TRAVEL agent GDS is showing the SriLankan Airlines ‘UL’ code on a range of Etihad services between Abu Dhabi and the USA.
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No hot meals on BA strike flights
Tuesday | Mar 16 2010BRITISH Airways has confirmed it will operate its flights between London and Sydney as scheduled over the first cabin crew strike period 20-22 Mar – but it won’t be serving hot meals on any flights during the planned walkout.
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Princess e-docs
Tuesday | Mar 16 2010PRINCESS Cruises has introduced electronic pre-cruise documentation for its Australian and NZ cruises, with digital documents issued from today for all passengers booked on cruises departing from 14 May 2010.
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Travel Daily on location in Abu Dhabi
Tuesday | Mar 16 2010YAS Island in Abu Dhabi is quickly becoming recognised as the action and adventure centre of the UAE’s capital. See http://www.flickr.com/photos/traveldailyau/sets/72157623589581842/
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Window Seat 16 Mar 10
Tuesday | Mar 16 2010WEBJET ceo David Clarke has magnanimously congratulated Expedia on its announcement that clients will no longer be charged change or cancellation fees (TD yesterday).
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TAAP goes fee free
Tuesday | Mar 16 2010EXPEDIA’S Travel Agent Affiliate Program (TD 01 Mar) will also follow the new no-fee cancellation and amendment policy announced by Expedia.com.au yesterday.
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NRL tipping winner
Tuesday | Mar 16 2010CONGRATULATIONS to Debbie Riesinger of Travelworld Penshurst in Sydney who was the round 1 winner of Travel Daily’s NRL footy tipping competition.
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Walshe revenue slides
Tuesday | Mar 16 2010THE Walshe Group has seen turnover fall 13.5% over the six months to 31 Dec compared to the previous year, with consistent passenger volumes but a lower yield as carriers the firm represents reduced fares.