News
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Google airport calls
Tuesday | Aug 31 2010ONLINE search engine giant Google says it plans to install its own version of telephone booths at airport locations across the US, in a move to entice travellers to use its Google Voice network.
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Mirvac’s Best year
Tuesday | Aug 31 2010MIRVAC Hotels and Resorts has launched its ‘Best Year Ever’ campaign, using real time social media interaction for guests to share memories of holidays with friends and followers on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.
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A380 milestone
Tuesday | Aug 31 2010AIRCRAFT manufacturer Airbus is this week celebrating a historic milestone for the world’s biggest passenger aircraft, the A380, with Air France’s latest (and sixth) superjumbo taking to the skies for the first time on Saturday.
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QHols U2 packages
Tuesday | Aug 31 2010QANTAS Holidays is offering packages to the U2 360° Tour coming to Australia in Dec.
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flyDubai to where?
Tuesday | Aug 31 2010UAE low-cost carrier flyDubai will launch a twice weekly service from Dubai to Yekaterinburg in Russia, effective 16 Oct.
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Lufthansa appoints
Tuesday | Aug 31 2010LUFTHANSA Group, consisting of Lufthansa, Swiss Intl Airlines and Austrian Airlines, has named Tony Thompson as its new sales manager for Western Australia.
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BNE security breach
Tuesday | Aug 31 2010BRISBANE Airport’s domestic terminal was forced to shut down for 45 minutes late yesterday, after a “minor issue” when one or two people tried to enter the sterile zone at the facility.
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EK Euro sale fares
Tuesday | Aug 31 2010EMIRATES is offering Economy class roundtrip fares to Europe for travel between 20 Sep – 30 Nov, priced from $1,734 ex Sydney, all inclusive, when booked before 07 Sep – see www.emirates.com/au.
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Gap’s Pizza & Pyjama day
Tuesday | Aug 31 2010Gap Adventures held a Pizza & Pyjama day last week to raise funds for Planeterra, the firm’s non-profit organisation, which also shows how the tour operator continues to ‘Embrace the Bizarre’ spirit that all Gap Adventures staff possess.
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Jetstar details capacity growth
Tuesday | Aug 31 2010THE Qantas Group late yesterday confirmed some of the details its previously announced capacity boost (TD 12 Aug), with Jetstar to add 45 extra weekly services from Sydney and Melbourne.