News
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Wotif profit surges 22% to $53m
Thursday | Aug 26 2010ONLINE accommodation provider Wotif.com sold 7.12 million room nights in the last year, leading to a $9.5m increase in after tax profit to $53m (TD breaking news yesterday).
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WORLDHOTELS Brazil expansion
Thursday | Aug 26 2010HOTEL marketing group WORLDHOTELS has signed an agreement with Brazil’s Othon Hotels for five new affiliate properties in Rio de Janeiro, Salvador and Belo Horizonte.
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ESTA site alert
Thursday | Aug 26 2010ANTI-VIRUS software maker McAfee has issued an alert about the proliferation of fake websites claiming to offer registration for the US Electronic System for Travel Authorization.
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Dot-Travel changes
Thursday | Aug 26 2010THE operators of the “dot-travel” internet registry have announced a number of changes to expand eligibility for companies wanting to trade online under a .travel domain name.
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UA Mammoth flights
Thursday | Aug 26 2010UNITED Airlines has announced a new seasonal ski service between San Fransico and Mammoth Lake in California.
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BNE taxi area
Thursday | Aug 26 2010BRISBANE Airport today officially opened a new “taxi call forward area” which offers 350 bays for taxis to wait before driving to the terminals to collect passengers.
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Toy Story in Paris
Thursday | Aug 26 2010DISNEYLAND Paris has opened its all-new Toy Story Playland in which guests will “feel as they’ve been shrunk to the size of toys”.
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Air New Zealand well in the black
Thursday | Aug 26 2010AIR NZ today reported a pre-tax profit of NZ$123m, up $116m on last year’s almost break-even result (TD breaking news).
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IATA urges Australia to lead
Thursday | Aug 26 2010THE ceo of the International Air Transport Association, Giovanni Bisignani yesterday said that Australia could play a key role in leading the aviation industry in the Asia Pacific.
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ACP Forum to Vila
Thursday | Aug 26 2010VANUATU’S capital, Port Vila, will soon begin construction of a major new conference centre funded by the Chinese govt.