News
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THAI Brissie boost
Wednesday | Dec 16 2009THAI Airways International will increase service frequencies between Brisbane-Bangkok to 12 flights per week from 16 Jan.
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Staying Connected in Spain
Wednesday | Dec 16 2009TRAVELSCENE Holidays and Thai Airways International recently hosted an 8-night “Stay Connected” Travelscene American Express educational to Spain.
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Insight networking
Wednesday | Dec 16 2009INSIGHT Vacations is making the most of the social networking phenomenon, with the tour operator’s Bulletin Board now boasting 9000 users globally.
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Hot laps with Virgin
Wednesday | Dec 16 2009SIR Richard Branson has launched the Virgin Racing Formula 1 team overnight, announcing Virgin will be the primary sponsor of the Manor Motorsport team in 2010.
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QF BA strike action
Wednesday | Dec 16 2009QANTAS says the planned 12 day horror Christmas strike by British Airways cabin crew (TD yesterday) won’t have any impact on QF operations between Australia and the UK.
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IATA forecasts $6.2b aviation loss
Wednesday | Dec 16 2009THE International Air Transport Association has issued a revised forecast for the global aviation industry, predicting a US$5.6b (A$6.2b) global net loss for 2010.
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Germany geniuses
Wednesday | Dec 16 2009LAST week travel agents enjoyed a Christmas function hosted by the German National Tourist Office in Sydney.
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Garuda lowers commission
Wednesday | Dec 16 2009Garuda Indonesia has just announced it will reduce retail travel agent commission levels on all tickets, from 7% to 5%, effective 01 Jan.
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No more Voyages
Wednesday | Dec 16 2009THE Voyages resort group is no more, with GPT yesterday accepting a $5.9m offer from a private investor for Brampton Island Resort, which was the final Voyages property in its portfolio.