News
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QF A380 daily to LA
Wednesday | Jan 20 2010QANTAS has confirmed that the recent delivery of the carrier’s fifth and sixth A380 aircraft will now see it operate daily superjumbo services between Los Angeles and Sydney, up from the previous four times per week.
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QF A380 MEL-LHR
Tuesday | Jan 19 2010THE inaugural Qantas A380 service from Melbourne to London via Singapore departed last night, with the move seeing QF now offer A380 services on four routes – two from MEL and two from SYD.
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GHM drops Saujana
Tuesday | Jan 19 2010LUXURY hotel development and management company, GHM, has announced the termination of its contract with The Saujana and The Club at The Saujana, effective from 01 Mar 2010.
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Sportsnet kicks World Cup goal
Tuesday | Jan 19 2010SPORTSNET Holidays is claiming a “major coup” after being appointed as one of just two authorised agents in Australia and NZ for sales of the Official Hospitality Program of this year’s the FIFA World Cup in South Africa.
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AFTA Update 19/01/10 – the latest insights from AFTA’s Chief Executive, Jayson Westbury
Tuesday | Jan 19 2010Over the weekend there was an article in the Sydney Morning Herald and it may have been in other weekend papers which talked about “Online or Agent?” The article gave some interesting statistics about consumer trends and how there is a return in some instances back to the traditional travel agent. It also said, and I quote “The convenience of internet bookings still can’t compare with talking to an expert travel agent”.
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PG expands airpass
Tuesday | Jan 19 2010BANGKOK Airways, conjointly with Lao Airline, has added Berjaya Airways as another alliance for its Discovery Airpass, covering services to Kuala Lumpur.
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Text to check-in
Tuesday | Jan 19 2010HARRAH’S Entertainment is about to launch a new iPhone application that will allow guests arriving at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas the option to check in via text message.
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Gandhi runway work
Tuesday | Jan 19 2010AIR passengers landing and taking off from New Delhi’s Indira Gandhi Intl Airport for six months from Mar should expect delays as the airport undergoes upgrades to one of its three runways.
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Save 10% in Spain
Tuesday | Jan 19 2010PASSENGERS paying in full by 28 Feb on three popular Tempo Holidays’ packages to Spain departing between Mar and Oct will save 10% on their tour price.
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Contiki Asia 2010/11
Tuesday | Jan 19 2010CONTIKI says its inaugural Asia program, which premiered last year, “really broke the mould” for the youth market and filled a void for the ‘18 to 30 something’ market to the region.