News
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Romance backfires
Thursday | Mar 11 2010A US man who caused massive flight delays after ducking under a security rope at Newark Liberty International to give his girlfriend a kiss has pleaded guilty in a New York court to a charge of “defiant trespass”.
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Babbling about Abu Dhabi
Thursday | Mar 11 2010Agents and wholesalers attending this week’s Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority’s Mega Famil today took a full day trip to the city of Al Ain, some 100kms from the capital of the UAE. See a href=”http://www.flickr.com/photos/traveldailyau/sets/72157623589581842/”>http://www.flickr.com/photos/traveldailyau/sets/72157623589581842/
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BA talks break down
Thursday | Mar 11 2010INDUSTRIAL action by cabin crew at British Airways appears to be likely after unions representing them confirmed the breakdown of talks overnight.
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Skywest charter
Thursday | Mar 11 2010SKYWEST has announced a new agreement with CITIC Pacific Mining Management under which the airline will provide a new scheduled airline service between Perth and Karratha for CITIC staff.
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Marriott EU push
Thursday | Mar 11 2010MARRIOTT International has announced its intention to double its European portfolio to 80,000 rooms by 2015.
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Strong Skywest Feb
Thursday | Mar 11 2010WA regional carrier Skywest today reported a 14% increase in passenger numbers during Feb to 25,000 for the month.
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Small Ships – more opportunity
Thursday | Mar 11 2010WITH just two ships in its fleet, Miami-based Azamara Club Cruises must rank as perhaps the smallest and least-known cruise line in the world, especially “down under”, but that’s about to change. See http://www.flickr.com/photos/traveldailyau/4425351781/
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Unique Kingfisher
Thursday | Mar 11 2010UNIQUE Venues has welcomed Fraser Island’s Kingfisher Bay Resort to its portfolio, with the property hoping to boost its conferencing market business from Australia and NZ.
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Walking like an Egyptian
Thursday | Mar 11 2010INSIGHT Vacations WA bdm Melissa Robertson certainly walked the Egyptian walk at the recent Eastern Mediterranean Tourism seminars, hosted by the Eastern Mediterranean Tourism Association. See http://www.flickr.com/photos/traveldailyau/4425318259/
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Greased lightning
Thursday | Mar 11 2010JOHN Travolta has confirmed that he will be at the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne later this month, with the Qantas ambassador set to meet fans and sign autographs before mingling with VIPs and taking a tour of pit lane on race day.