News
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US fee gets closer
Monday | Mar 1 2010A US$10 fee is likely to apply for all Australian travellers to the USA under the Visa Waiver Program, after the US Senate last week passed the new Travel Promotion Act.
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Going Above & Beyond
Monday | Mar 1 2010OVER 900 glamorous guests packed the Grand Ballroom at The Westin Sydney last Friday night for the 24th ASX Thomson Reuters Charity Gala Dinner.
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Sustainable winners
Monday | Mar 1 2010SKYRAIL Rainforest Cableway in Cairns, Qld and Crystal Creek Meadows Luxury Cottages & Spa Retreat from Kangaroo Valley, NSW have been named joint winners of the Qantas Award for Excellence in Sustainable Tourism.
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Formule 1 for AKL
Monday | Mar 1 2010AUCKLAND Airport has announced plans to build a Formule 1 hotel, at the same time as releasing a 4.7% first half profit result of NZ$54m.
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ATEC preferences
Monday | Mar 1 2010PARTICIPANTS at the upcoming ATEC Symposium in Apr are now able to register their preferences for workshop appointments online.
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Russian rail online
Monday | Mar 1 2010GATEWAY Travel has launched a new system which allows the online booking of rail travel in Russia.
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Theme park special
Monday | Mar 1 2010DREAMWORLD and WhiteWater World on the Gold Coast are offering a $59 unlimited school holiday (27 Mar-18 Apr) ticket for Australian and NZ residents, or $69 for unlimited entry to 30 Jun.
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VS drops World Aviation as NZ gsa
Friday | Feb 26 2010STELLA Travel’s World Aviation will no longer be the New Zealand general sales agent for Virgin Atlantic from next Mon 01 Mar, after the carrier decided to switch the operation to operate via its local office in Sydney.
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Review consultation call
Friday | Feb 26 2010THE firm appointed to conduct the government’s review of consumer protection in the Australian travel industry this morning issued a call to travel agents and consumers to make submissions to the process.
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QF boosts Japan
Friday | Feb 26 2010QANTAS yesterday announced it was increasing capacity on the Sydney-Tokyo route by 1256 seats per week from 05 Jul (TD breaking news), by utilising a 747- 400 instead of an A330-200 for six of its daily flights each week.