News
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Nine green bottles…
Friday | Dec 11 2009SUN Island Tours and Emirates recently hosted an educational incentive for some Flight Centre agents, travelling to Turkey and Dubai.
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UK bombers guilty
Friday | Dec 11 2009THREE men have been found guilty in London of their involvement in the 2006 plot to blow up at least 7 transatlantic passenger jets using liquid explosives in soft drink bottles.
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ATM Orchid Show
Friday | Dec 11 2009BRISBANE-BASED ATM Group has released a 10-day itinerary for the 2010 Taiwan International Orchid Show being held near Taipei.
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Brochure stocks
Friday | Dec 11 2009TRAVEL agents are being reminded to order their brochure stocks for the Christmas period from distributor TIFS which will close for the holidays on 18 Dec.
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Outlook up for AKL
Friday | Dec 11 2009IMPROVING passenger numbers has led Auckland Airport to forecast its 2010 net profit will be between $NZ93-100 million.
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50% off Ski Austria
Friday | Dec 11 2009CONTIKI has slashed the cost of its Ski Austria trips by half when booked in conjunction with a 2009/10 Winter Europe tour of eight or more days duration.
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LCCs are green?
Friday | Dec 11 2009A REPORT released by UK travel search engine Lilligo.co.uk has found that low cost carriers can offer a lower carbon footprint to travellers, because they have more seats on their planes and higher load factors.
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Las Vegas bargains
Friday | Dec 11 2009A ROUND-UP of hotel rates in Las Vegas has found that 43 casino hotels are offering rooms for less than US$40 a night over the weeks leading up to Christmas.
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UA keen on E-Jets
Friday | Dec 11 2009UNITED Airlines’ parent company UAL Corporation has expressed its interest in acquiring a fleet of Brazilian manufactured Embraer E-jets, with UAL ceo Glenn Tilton confirming “we are going to go into the narrowbodied market next year”.
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Window Seat 11 Dec 09
Friday | Dec 11 2009A RESTAURANT in Paris has had a clear-out of its cellar, with one of the bottles sold at auction for €25,000 (about $55,000).