News
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Air Austral orders
Friday | Jul 23 2010AIR Austral has signed a US$501 million order for two Boeing 777-200LR (Long Range) Worldliner aircraft, which are capable of flying up to 17,395 kilometres.
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Britz free fuel offer
Friday | Jul 23 2010BRITZ Australia is giving its clients booking campervans for travel between 15 Aug – 30 Sep a free tank of fuel, from now until 30 Aug, with pax also able to return the vehicle with an empty tank without charge.
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VX orders 60 A320s
Friday | Jul 23 2010VIRGIN America (VX) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Airbus for a firm order for 40 A320 aircraft, along with options for a further 20 jets, at this year’s Farnborough Air Show in the UK.
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$2k Russia saving
Friday | Jul 23 2010BENTOURS is offering an early payment discounts of up to $2000 per person on Viking River Cruises 2011 trips in Russia and Ukraine.
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Tiger capacity cuts
Friday | Jul 23 2010TIGER Airways is understood to be cutting capacity on a number of domestic routes in Australia during Aug, due in part to extra competition on some sectors.
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Window Seat 23 Jul 10
Friday | Jul 23 2010RAIL travellers in the south of France were delayed earlier this week after a high-speed TGV train hit a truck full of shampoo.
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NRMA showcases Antarctica
Friday | Jul 23 2010NRMA Travel recently hosted some information sessions on Antarctica in Sydney and Canberra, attracting 30 interested travellers at each session (see here ).
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Gap scholarship
Friday | Jul 23 2010GAP Adventures says its had a flood of last minute entries into its Ecuadorian Amazon film scholarship, in partnership with World Nomads, that closes 01 Aug.
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TIME networking
Friday | Jul 23 2010THE Travel Industry Mentor Experience (TIME) held its first networking evening on Wed night in Sydney, with organisers saying the event was a great success.
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THAI restores SYD
Friday | Jul 23 2010THAI Airways International will restore capacity to 18 weekly services between Bangkok and Sydney later this year, according to travel agent GDS.