News
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Yotel New York
Monday | Mar 8 2010CAPSULE hotel room chain Yotel will launch its first city centre and US property next year, when it opens the 663-pod Yotel Times Square in New York.
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TD/CW Breaking News – QM2 to operate in Australia
Monday | Mar 8 2010Cunard announces QM2 Australian circumnavigation
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Window Seat 05 Mar 10
Friday | Mar 5 2010AN ENTERPRISING internet entrepeneur has launched an online auction for the Austrian domain name qant.as, and claims someone has offered $1.3m.
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Good shoe news
Friday | Mar 5 2010THE US Transportation Security Administration has announced plans to purchase at least 100 special new shoe scanning systems, which aim to eliminate the need to remove shoes at security checkpoints.
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LAN back to SYD
Friday | Mar 5 2010LAN Airlines has recommenced flights between Santiago-Sydney, via Auckland, today with the first flight to touchdown in Australia on Sat morning since last week’s earthquake which struck Chile.
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India agent promo
Friday | Mar 5 2010ADVENTURE World has launched a new travel agent promotion for consultants booking accom at 18 properties in India, Sri Lanka and the Maldives, from 15 Mar-03 May.
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Arrivals growth slowing
Friday | Mar 5 2010OUTBOUND travel to Indonesia, New Zealand and the USA has soared over the last 12 months, with figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics showing a whopping 52.5% increase in short term departures to Indonesia in Jan.
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QF quake policy
Friday | Mar 5 2010QANTAS has updated its Chile Earthquake policy for codeshare passengers with bookings flying to/from Santiago (TD Wed).
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Fares rise despite GFC
Friday | Mar 5 2010PUBLISHED airfares increased by 1% overall in the Asia-Pacific region in the three months to 31 Dec, despite the effects of the global economic meltdown.
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Binga stumps Dubai
Friday | Mar 5 2010KINGS XI Punjab stars includin Brett ‘Binga’ Lee were the first to test out the cricket pitch at 7he Sevens venue in Dubai this week. See http://www.flickr.com/photos/traveldailyau/4414858803/