News
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Driving in N Korea
Monday | Jun 21 2010TOURISTS travelling to North Korea are being advised by the Dept of Foreign Affairs and Trade that they are not permitted to drive on the roads in the country.
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New Skies crash
Monday | Jun 21 2010A NUMBER of Virgin Blue flights were delayed on Fri after the carrier’s vaunted new reservation system crashed for several hours – ironically just a day or so after the carrier put out a statement about how smooth the cutover had been.
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VA/VS loyalty points
Monday | Jun 21 2010VIRGIN Atlantic and V Australia have forged a reciprocal frequent flyer pact, making it possible for pax to accrue points when flying on the networks of both carriers.
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UA launch Accra
Monday | Jun 21 2010UNITED Airlines yesterday launched its inaugural service between Washington DC and Accra, Ghana (TD 04 Mar).
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Accor industry rate
Monday | Jun 21 2010ACCOR has announced fixed rates for all trade partners at Sofitel Luxury Hotels in the Asia Pacific region until 15 Sep, as part of its ‘Magnifique’ promotion.
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Alert downgraded
Monday | Jun 21 2010THE Dept of Foreign Affairs and Trade has downgraded its travel advisory for Samoa to ‘Be alert to own security’.
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FCm expansion
Monday | Jun 21 2010FCm Travel Solutions has expanded into Latvia, Turkey and Jordan, increasing its profile to include partners in 75 countries worldwide, within seven regions.
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Slot trading site
Monday | Jun 21 2010A UK company called Airport Coordination Limited has launched a new “slot trading web portal” which aims to allow airlines to advertise available and desired airport landing and take-off slots around the globe.
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Five Bases close
Monday | Jun 21 2010BASE Travel Pty Ltd has closed five of its Base Travel branches, according to an update from the Travel Compensation Fund this morning.
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33 cities iPhone app
Monday | Jun 21 2010EUROPEAN Cities Marketing has developed an iPhone application that offers ‘City Card’ discounts to attractions and transport in 33 cities across Europe.