News
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Greek Is. hopping
Thursday | May 6 2010TEMPO Holidays is offering a new range of Greek Island Hopping adventures, with a Mykonos and Santorini 10 day package priced from $1056ppts.
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Sailing on a Dhow in Dubai
Thursday | May 6 2010LAST night, the Australian and NZ group visiting Dubai for ATM enjoyed a cruise on a traditional Arabian wooden dhow. See http://www.flickr.com/photos/traveldailyau/4593851067/
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Sponsors get Itchy
Thursday | May 6 2010CONTIKI Holidays and Jetset Travelworld’s Itchy Feet youth festival, to be held in Sydney later this, has secured 20 other travel sponsors for the event.
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AC links PHX/YUL
Thursday | May 6 2010AIR Canada will later this year launch a new seasonal twice weekly direct service between Phoenix-Montreal, at the same time boosting capacity from Phoneix to Toronto and Calgary.
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QF extends waiver
Thursday | May 6 2010QANTAS has extended its no penalty policy for pax with tickets to/from Thailand who wish to amend their travel dates, with changes now due by 09 May.
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Strong growth 4 TC
Thursday | May 6 2010TRAVEL Counsellors has reported an annualised $40m in sales for the first quarter of 2010, up by 105% over the previous year.
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YourSingapore.com OZ debut
Thursday | May 6 2010HAVING outgrown its previous brand identity of ‘Uniquely Singapore’, the Singapore Tourism Board introduced its new branding to over 50 Australian industry partners last night in Sydney. See http://www.flickr.com/photos/traveldailyau/4593815155/
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OceanFest offers
Thursday | May 6 2010HAWAIIAN Airlines and Freesytle Holidays have released packages timed to coincide with the annual Duke’s OceanFest on Waikiki, with a six night deal with accom and transfers priced from $1,629pp ex SYD, departing 25 or 31 Aug only.
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Sheraton ditch eight
Thursday | May 6 2010SHERATON Hotels & Resorts Worldwide has said it will remove eight properties from its Sheraton Hotels & Resorts portfolio this year because they fail to “meet the brand’s new upgraded standards.”
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Higher cruise levies
Thursday | May 6 2010UK BASED P&O Cruises and Cunard Line have told US travel agents about new “fuel supplements” of US$3.85 per person per day applicable to passengers on all cruises booked on or after 10 May, for departure on or after 01 Nov 2010, with Cunard ceo Peter Shanks citing the “rapid escalation” of fuel prices.