News
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Rock on the block
Thursday | Jul 15 2010A CONSORTIUM backed by the Indigenous Land Corporation (ILC) is expected to be announced as the purchaser of the Voyages Ayers Rock Resort within weeks.
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Jetstar pushes boundary
Thursday | Jul 15 2010JETSTAR ceo Bruce Buchanan has renewed his call for trans-Tasman flights to be treated as domestic services, saying the move would generate more than 325,000 extra passenger movements each year.
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Homework battle hots up
Thursday | Jul 15 2010MOBILE Travel Agents has hit back at a promotional campaign by rival home-based network TravelManagers (TD yesterday), saying that claims made by TravelManagers are “frankly astonishing and lack credibility”.
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Eurostar dedication
Wednesday | Jul 14 2010EUROSTAR will name one of its trains ‘Remembering Fromelles’ next week, in recognition of the Australian and British casualties who were lost in the Battle of Fromelles in 1916.
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Malaysia HND-BKI
Wednesday | Jul 14 2010MALAYSIA Airlines plans to add a Kota Kinabalu to Tokyo Haneda thrice weekly service (operating via KUL), effective 15 Nov.
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Newcastle no’s rise
Wednesday | Jul 14 2010NEWCASTLE Airport passenger numbers were up 5.7% year-on-year to 88,934 movements for Jun, exceeding the airport’s own forecast for the month.
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Aegean disruptions
Wednesday | Jul 14 2010STAR Alliance’s newest recruit, Aegean Airlines, has announced it will be cancelling nine scheduled services and re-scheduling 24 other flights at Athens on 15 Jul due to a strike by air traffic controllers.
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Jersey Sofitel deal
Wednesday | Jul 14 2010SOFITEL Sydney Wentworth is offering Jersey Boys musical packages priced from $282ppts/night including 2x Premium ticket to the show and a night’s accom.
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RBA tops up Perth
Wednesday | Jul 14 2010ROYAL Brunei Airlines has added a fifth weekly service between Bandar Seri Begawan and Perth during the Christmas/New Year period, according to agent GDSs.
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Cable MICE promo
Wednesday | Jul 14 2010CABLE Beach Club Resort & Spa is offering event planners the chance to earn themselves a six night holiday at the property when booking a conference or incentive for up to 200 delegates.