News
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Six hours to Micronesia
Tuesday | Mar 16 2010AUSTRALIAN travel agents have a new product to sell for the upcoming Easter and school holiday periods, with the long-awaited news that Palau-based Pacificflier.com will commence operations to Brisbane on 31 Mar.
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easyJet number 1
Tuesday | Mar 16 2010BRITISH low-cost carrier easyJet is claiming to be the UK’s largest airline, after passenger statistics released by the Civil Aviation Authority showed that it carried more passengers at UK airports than any other carrier.
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TA business push
Tuesday | Mar 16 2010TOURISM Australia is this week hosting 29 Australian convention bureaux and industry partners at the Team Australia Business Events Educational (TABEE) in Beijing, as a “core part of its push into the Asian business events market” this year.
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Gary and his movie mates
Tuesday | Mar 16 2010V Australia’s sales development manager Gary Manuel (centre) was spotted recently in Melbourne on the set of a new Aussie film production called Face to Face. See http://www.flickr.com/photos/traveldailyau/4439218861/
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GC games bid
Tuesday | Mar 16 2010THE Queensland govt says it’s planning to spend up to $18m bidding for the Gold Coast to host the Commonwealth Games in 2018, with a successful bid set to boost tourism and create up to 30,000 jobs for the state.
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EY Travelport deal
Tuesday | Mar 16 2010ETIHAD Airways has signed a new five year agreement with Travelport, giving Galileo and Worldspan agents access to the carrier’s full published inventory.
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Celebrity ‘no sail’
Tuesday | Mar 16 2010THE US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued a “no sail” recommendation for the Celebrity Mercury after three consecutive cruises were hit by outbreaks of gastric illness.
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British tourism boom
Tuesday | Mar 16 2010VISITBRITAIN has released new research which forecasts that tourism will be one of the UK’s best performing sectors over the next ten years.
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CO meal charges
Tuesday | Mar 16 2010CONTINENTAL Airlines has announced it will begin selling meals in economy class on most of its flights within the US and Canada, ending its stance as the only US legacy carrier not to charge for food on board.
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Yas we love AUH Grand Prix
Tuesday | Mar 16 2010Holiday makers bound for the United Arab Emirates capital who may miss the chance to experience the Formula 1 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix first hand, can now taste the event following the launch of the Yas Marina Circuit Venue Tour. See http://www.flickr.com/photos/traveldailyau/sets/72157623589581842/