News
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QF Vietnam woes
Monday | Jan 11 2010QANTAS has confirmed that two of its senior staff working in Vietnam were barred from coming home for Christmas due to an ongoing investigation by the Vietnamese govt into QF’s local Jetstar Pacific offshoot.
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Choice into Haiti
Friday | Jan 8 2010CHOICE Hotels International Inc is adding two new properties to its Caribbean portfolio, signalling the Choice-brand’s debut on the island of Haiti.
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Hound tracks Emu
Friday | Jan 8 2010GREYHOUND Australia has begun offering stops to the QLD coastal community of Emu Park, a move the coach operator says will boost tourism to the town and to the southern tip of the Great Barrier Reef.
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SoutheastAsia.org
Friday | Jan 8 2010TRAVEL providers in Southeast Asia will feature in a new “hightech consumer travel website” to launch in Bangkok on 25 Jan.
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Training for agents
Friday | Jan 8 2010TRAVEL agents have a chance at winning some great prizes by just completing select modules online at www.trainingmodules.travel.
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New Expedia tagline
Friday | Jan 8 2010EXPEDIA.COM has introduced a new tagline and brand campaign in the US, which it says highlights to consumers the benefits of booking with the online travel firm.
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Aus WRC success
Friday | Jan 8 2010THE Australian round of the 2009 FIA World Rally C’Ships, which was held in Northern NSW during Sep, attracted the second highest global viewing audience of the rally car season.
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FR to stay in Italy
Friday | Jan 8 2010RYANAIR will continue to operate its domestic Italian operation (TD 29 Dec) after authorities in Italy said they agreed that all pax must provide a passport or ID card to comply with security measures.
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More Crystal hotels
Friday | Jan 8 2010CRYSTAL Cruises has added The Pierre New York and the King George Palace in Athens to its 2010 line-up of ‘Classic’ and ‘Classic Plus’ hotel programs.
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Perth Africa show
Friday | Jan 8 2010THE date for the Africa Safari Co’s Perth roadshow event is 29 Mar, not 26 Mar (TD yesterday).