News
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Tasmanian minister
Thursday | Apr 22 2010THE machinations following the recent election in Tasmania have seen incumbent tourism minister Michelle O’Byrne retain her portfolio in the new combined Labor/Greens government.
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UA US bargains
Thursday | Apr 22 2010UNITED Airlines is offering fares from SYD/MEL to Los Angeles priced from $799 plus taxes, or $899 plus taxes to San Francisco, for travel between 18 Jul-09 Dec, when ticketed by 13 May.
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Kumuka fearless
Thursday | Apr 22 2010KUMUKA is trying to alleviate the fears of its future passengers by implementing a guarantee for any booking made until Mar next year that if their tours are affected by the ash of the Iceland volcanos, they will provide a full refund to their passengers.
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Tigers falling fares
Thursday | Apr 22 2010TIGER Airways’ has a launched an online ‘Fares Keep on Falling’ Autumn sale starting today, with all ninteen routes priced from less than $100, and fifteen on sale for under $50, on sale until 28 Apr.
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Flight Centre growth continues
Thursday | Apr 22 2010FLIGHT Centre expects to open up to 100 new businesses during the course of the year, including a number of Flight Centre stores.
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DL aircraft swap
Thursday | Apr 22 2010DELTA Air Lines has switched its aircraft operating on the Atlanta-Los Angeles leg of Flight DL016/DL017 (which connects onwards to Sydney) from a Boeing 777-200LR aircraft to a Boeing 767-300ER from 10 Jun, according to GDSs.
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Been-ied there, skiied that!
Thursday | Apr 22 2010A group of NSW Flight Centre agents recently enjoyed a getaway to Whistler and Vancouver in Canada, courtesy of Air New Zealand. See http://www.flickr.com/photos/traveldailyau/4542515853/
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BKK hotels closing
Thursday | Apr 22 2010BANGKOK’S Grand Hyatt and InterContinental hotels have closed their doors to guests due to the ongoing demonstrations by ‘Red Shirt’ protestors in the city streets, ABC News has reported.
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IATA: $1.7B losses
Thursday | Apr 22 2010THE International Air Transport Association has reported that $1.7 billion has been lost in the last six days by airlines, due to the Icelandic volcano crisis.
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Last ACT spaces
Thursday | Apr 22 2010AUSTRALIAN Capital Tourism’s Product Workshop being hosted on 06 May from 2-5pm at the Novotel Rockford Darling Harbour, still has a few remaining spots left for industry participants to attend.