News
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Smartraveller SMS alerts
Friday | Dec 4 2009AUSTRALIAN travellers could be able to register their overseas travel plans and update their itineraries with the Federal Government using SMS technology and ‘smart phones’ next year under new plans to improve the Smartraveller system.
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Tiger to raise cash
Friday | Dec 4 2009TIGER Airways is likely to raise capital early next year, with an Initial Public Offering for several hundred million…
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QH Pacific product
Friday | Dec 4 2009QANTAS and Viva! Holidays have released their South Pacific product range for 2010-11.
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TCF reinstatement
Friday | Dec 4 2009THE Travel Compensation Fund has reinstated the participation of the agent trading as Asean Travels & Tours of Cabramatta, NSW.
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Who might head up Virgin Blue?
Friday | Dec 4 2009AMID speculation about who might be under consideration as the new ceo of Virgin Blue when founder Brett Godfrey leaves the carrier next year, a number of Travel Daily readers have suggested that we canvass the Australian travel industry about the possibilities.
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EK to Amsterdam
Friday | Dec 4 2009EMIRATES next new destination is Amsterdam, with daily services to launch from Dubai on 01 May.
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Emirates hails TA paper
Friday | Dec 4 2009EMIRATES has highlighted a submission by Tourism Australia to the ACCC which claims that the tourism sector could be a “big loser from airline consolidation and the growing influence of alliances”.
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Crown bowls industry over
Thursday | Dec 3 2009The sales team from Crown Towers, Crown Promenade Hotel and Crown Metropol hosted their ninth annual travel industry Bowl Off at the Kingpin Bowling Lounge at Crown Melbourne on Mon night, featuring teams from QBT, CTM, Voyager, FCm and FBI.
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JFK distruptions
Thursday | Dec 3 2009US AIRLINES are scrambling to avoid major delays and traffic snarls at New York’s John F Kennedy Airport in spring after the airport announced it will shut down operations to its busiest runway for 4 months next year.
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Vdara Vegas opens
Thursday | Dec 3 2009THE Las Vegas CityCenter is in the stages of opening this month with the first hotel, the Vdara Hotel & Spa, launching on Mon.