News
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TQ ceo slams former boss
Thursday | Oct 28 2010TOURISM Queensland chief exec. Anthony Hayes has referred to negative comments made by a predecessor Jim Kennedy about the state of tourism in QLD as being “quite ignorant” and lacking “any real understanding of the facts.”
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LAN buys AIRES
Thursday | Oct 28 2010ONEWORLD’s South American carrier LAN Airlines has signed an agreement with Colombian airline AIRES to aquire 98.942% of shares of its parent entities to the cost of US$32.5 million.
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TD Breaking News – P&O axes Jewel sailings
Wednesday | Oct 27 2010More Pacific Jewel sailings scratched
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Very tasty Macau
Wednesday | Oct 27 2010MORE than 125 restaurants – for the first time including some from mainland China’s Henan province – will take part in the upcoming Macau Food Festival, which kicks off in the enclave’s Sai Van Lake Square from 05-21 Nov.
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Sep airline traffic surges 10.5%
Wednesday | Oct 27 2010THE International Air Transport Association has announced global aviation statistics for Sep, with int’l passenger traffic up 10.5% compared to the previous year.
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QF slams union
Wednesday | Oct 27 2010QANTAS says claims by the Australian Licenced Aircraft Engineers Association about cockpit doors on some QantasLink planes are an “irresponsible escalation of an industrial campaign” being waged by the union in Queensland.
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IHG Vegas Priority
Wednesday | Oct 27 2010INTERCONTINENTAL Hotels Group has signed a new deal with the operator of Las Vegas casino resorts the Venetian and Palazzo, which will allow members of IHG’s Priority Club to earn and redeem points for stays on the Las Vegas strip.
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Hawaii Safari cruise
Wednesday | Oct 27 2010AMERICAN Safari Cruises will launch inaugural yacht sailings to Hawaii next year, with seven-night and 10-night voyages ex Kona on its 36-berth Safari Explorer, from 26 Oct 2011 to Mid-May 2012.
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Tucan Rio famil
Wednesday | Oct 27 2010TUCAN Travel is offering travel agents the chance to gain one of three places on ‘The world’s biggest party famil’, spending 10 days in Rio de Janerio in Mar.
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Indigenous tourism push in WA
Wednesday | Oct 27 2010TOURISM Western Australia and the Western Australian Indigenous Tourism Operators Committee has signed a new marketing deal aimed at boosing the profile of Indigenous tourism product.