News
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DJ cabin reconfig?
Monday | Mar 8 2010VIRGIN Blue is looking at the possibility of a three class cabin on short-haul regional services in a bid to compete with the likes of Tiger for a ‘no-frills’ product offering.
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Fun pass extension
Monday | Mar 8 2010WARNER Village Theme Parks on the Gold Coast has extended the sale period for its ‘Endless Summer Pass’ until 30 Apr 2010.
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Terminal WA OK
Monday | Mar 8 2010THE Australian Government has given the green light for the construction of Perth Airport’s $136m ‘Terminal WA’ project.
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Outcry over UK tax
Monday | Mar 8 2010THE Pacific Asia Travel Assoc (PATA) Chapters across the globe will lobby British Ambassadors and High Commissioners in a bid to block increases in the UK’s Air Passenger Duty expected in Nov.
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UU ups Toulouse
Monday | Mar 8 2010AIR Austral (UU) will launch a third weekly service between Reunion-Toulouse from 28 Mar.
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Hahn Air map tool
Monday | Mar 8 2010AGENT ticketing platform Hahn Air has this month launched a new online routemaps tool to make it easier to view the networks of airlines it represents in one site.
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Maldives Waldorf
Monday | Mar 8 2010WALDORF Astoria Hotels & Resorts has a new addition and its first Asia Pacific property after taking on the management of The Beach House Maldives on 01 Mar.
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Jupiters joins WORLDHOTELS
Monday | Mar 8 2010TABCORP has expanded its partnership with WORLDHOTELS, with the Conrad Treasury in Brisbane and Conrad Jupiters Gold Coast set to drop their Conrad affiliation and become bookable via the WORLDHOTELS global sales network. See http://www.flickr.com/photos/traveldailyau/4416865384/
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NCL price hike
Monday | Mar 8 2010NORWEGIAN Cruise Line in the US has announced it’s increasing prices by up to 7% in a move which resembles Carnival Cruise Line’s recent decision to lift prices too (TD 25 Feb).
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Uluru and Virgin Blue
Monday | Mar 8 2010VIRGIN Blue this morning announced plans to launch flights to Ayers Rock (Uluru) direct from Sydney from Mon 02 Aug, saying the move provides “some much needed competition on the route.”