News
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APT lands on Athabasca
Tuesday | May 4 2010APT hosted a group of 30 agents from Australia and New Zealand last month to Canada and the participants were lucky enough to have been the first tour group on the Athabasca Glacier for 2010. See http://www.flickr.com/photos/traveldailyau/4578254652/
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Lund for Dunedin
Tuesday | May 4 2010TOURISM Dunedin has signed up Getaway presenter Jules Lund as its first celebrity ambassador, in which he will take part in various online activities in partnership with Tourism NZ, Venture Southland and Destination Fjordland.
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Preferred pays 15%
Tuesday | May 4 2010PREFERRED Hotel Group is giving local agents booking hotels and resorts from its collection in the Asia Pacific 15% commission, for guest stays up until 31 Aug.
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ATEC outraged by UK pax tax
Tuesday | May 4 2010THE Australian Tourism Export Council has blasted the proposed further increase of the UK’s Air Passenger Duty (TD 08 Mar), which is set to see a family of four travelling to the UK slugged with a £340 tax bill from Nov – more than four times the £80 level required in Jan 2007.
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FJ back to Kiribati
Tuesday | May 4 2010AIR Pacific will resume a once weekly service between Nadi -Kiritimati (Christmas Island in the Pacific Ocean)- Honolulu effective 25 May, according to agent GDSs.
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RJ online check-in
Tuesday | May 4 2010ROYAL Jordanian is now offering an online check in system for pax to issue their boarding passes 24 hours prior to flying – visit rj.com.
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EY/T2 famil in Santorini
Tuesday | May 4 2010Etihad Airways, Stella Air Tickets and Travel2 hosted a 10 day famil to Turkey and the Greek Islands in April. See http://www.flickr.com/photos/traveldailyau/4578188240/
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Two classes for TG
Tuesday | May 4 2010THAI Airways will return its two-class 777-300 services to the Sydney-Bangkok route from 01 Sep, according to GDS displays.
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‘Ahlan WA Sahlan’ to Dubai
Tuesday | May 4 2010On the eve of the opening of the 2010 Arabian Travel Market, the Australian and New Zealand contingent came together for a welcome Persian dinner on a balmy evening in Dubai last night. See http://www.flickr.com/photos/traveldailyau/4577530523/