News
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LHR record month
Tuesday | Oct 12 2010LONDON’s Heathrow Airport achieved a 7.6% year-on-year rise in passenger movements during Sep (for a total of 6.2 million), making it the busiest ever month of Sep figure for the airport.
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TIME networking
Tuesday | Oct 12 2010THIS month’s networking session of the Travel Industry Mentor Experience (TIME) will feature guest speakers, Gary and Susan Hearst and Sarina Bratton.
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NT praises Jetstar
Tuesday | Oct 12 2010TOURISM NT has applauded Jetstar’s announcement of a boost of domestic and intl services from Darwin, and the return of Qantas Cityflyer flights between Darwin and Melbourne (TD yesterday).
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AF A380 Voyageur
Tuesday | Oct 12 2010AIR France is adding its Premium Voyageur service on the upper deck of new A380 jets, with 38 seats located between rows 88-94.
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epay coming to SYD
Tuesday | Oct 12 2010SYDNEY will have an equivalent to London’s Oystercard by the end of 2012, after Pearl Consortium was recently awarded to contract a smartcard ticketing system by the New South Wales government.
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Disney TRON hype
Tuesday | Oct 12 2010DISNEY’S California Adventure theme park is celebrating the new Disney TRON:Legacy movie by hosting ‘ElecTRONica’ theme party nights from now until mid Apr next year.
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AC by Marriott
Tuesday | Oct 12 2010MARRIOTT International has formed a partnership with Spanish hotelier, AC Hotels, to launch a new urban-style four-star brand called ‘AC by Marriott’.
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New safari vehicles
Tuesday | Oct 12 2010PEREGRINE Adventures has unveiled a fleet of new 12 seater safari vehicles in time for the 2011 Africa program.
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EK Cup packages
Tuesday | Oct 12 2010MEMBERS of Emirates’ loyalty program Skywards now have the option to redeem miles to cover part of the cost of one of four Melbourne Cup packages, on offer between 30 Oct-06 Nov.
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Creative ups Arabia
Tuesday | Oct 12 2010CREATIVE Holidays has expanded its Arabian Peninsula program for the 2011/12 season offering new product to its “hot travel destination” in Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Oman.