News
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9000 TA entries
Thursday | Apr 29 2010TOURISM Australia’s ‘Nothing Like Australia’ campaign had this morning attracted 9087 entries from Australians sharing their holiday stories and photos since the competition opened 15 Apr.
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Swissotel celebrates 30 yrs
Thursday | Apr 29 2010Swissotel Hotels & Resorts is marking its 30th anniversary by offering a 30% discount on the best overnight rate at all of its 29 deluxe hotels in 17 countries around the world. See http://www.flickr.com/photos/traveldailyau/4564156655/
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Buckley is back
Thursday | Apr 29 2010THE former managing director of Tourism Australia is to take up the post of general manager for the Tourism Industry Council NSW.
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JAL axes NRT/BNE route
Thursday | Apr 29 2010JAPAN Airlines has confirmed the suspension of daily services between Tokyo Narita-Brisbane effective 30 Sep, as revealed to the trade exclusively by TD last year (TD 24 Sep).
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Rail Tickets upgrade
Thursday | Apr 29 2010TD’s front page has a special logo and colour today to celebrate Rail Tickets’ launch of a major upgrade to its RT24/7 online booking engine.
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Australasia strong for Expedia
Thursday | Apr 29 2010THE enthusiastic uptake of Expedia’s Travel Agents Affiliate Program in Australia (TD 01 Mar) has seen bookings from Aussie agents significantly outpace other more established markets.
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Window Seat 29 Apr 10
Thursday | Apr 29 2010AIRLINES and consumers concerned about rising fuel prices should spare a thought for the residents of the remote township of McGrath, Alaska.
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Thrifty confusion
Thursday | Apr 29 2010SPECULATION that the US$1.2b takeover of Thrifty in the USA by Hertz (TD Tue) includes the brand’s operations in Australia and NZ has been hosed down by local Thrifty owner, NRMA.
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DJ/NZ alliance talks
Thursday | Apr 29 2010AIR New Zealand and Virgin Blue yesterday simultaneously issued statements confirming they had been in “discussions” for months over possible trans-Tasman cooperation (TD breaking news).
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ACCC targets Wendy Wu
Thursday | Apr 29 2010WENDY Wu Tours has given a court-enforceable undertaking to the ACCC that in future its ads will comply with the all-inclusive pricing provisions of the Trade Practices Act (TD breaking news).