News
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JQ’s SMS trials
Tuesday | May 4 2010JETSTAR’S Melbourne Avalon-Sydney route will be the second trial for SMS mobile check-in, due to start this week, following QF’s launch last week (TD Wed).
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New Windstar ceo
Tuesday | May 4 2010AMBASSADORS International, the parent firm of Windstar Cruises, has named Hans Birkholz as its new president and chief executive officer, from 10 May.
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HIV ban outdated
Tuesday | May 4 2010CHINA has dropped its ban on visitors with the HIV virus after more than 20 years.
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Columbus Explorer
Tuesday | May 4 2010THE oneworld airline alliance has now added Columbus (CSG) in the US state of Georgia to its Circle Pacific Explorer Fares.
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Creative match
Tuesday | May 4 2010CREATIVE Cruising has extended its Price Match and Bonus Commission incentive for agents (TD 13 Apr) through to the end of May, from 30 Apr.
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Nepalese seminars
Tuesday | May 4 2010NEPAL Tourism board is holding a “Together for Tourism – Nepal Tourism Year 2011 Presentation” on18 May in Melbourne at Hotel Rydges at 8am, 19 May in Sydney at Laligurans Restaurant at 5.30pm and 21 May in Brisbane at the Convention and Exhibition Centre from 8am.
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Pinctada Virtuoso
Tuesday | May 4 2010PINCTADA Cable Beach in Broome has joined an elite group of just twenty Aussie properties to go in the Virtuoso Hotels and Resorts Program.
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TDS unveils mobile app
Tuesday | May 4 2010MELBOURNE-based Travel Distribution Systems yesterday conducted a demonstration of its ARENA reservation system, which now includes a “truly unique mobile booking facility”. See http://www.flickr.com/photos/traveldailyau/4578150078/
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Avis Budget wants Dollar Thrifty
Tuesday | May 4 2010THE chairman and ceo of Avis Budget Group has written to his counterparts at Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group regarding last week’s tie-up with car rental giant Hertz (TD Tue), offering to put a better deal on the table.
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Travel Daily on location in Dubai
Tuesday | May 4 2010THE 17th edition of the Arabian Travel Market (ATM) opened today at the Dubai International Exhibition & Convention Centre.