News
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RSI down under
Wednesday | Mar 31 2010ITALIAN tour & event operator RSI Group is launching in the local market in Apr and will hold an information roadshow for key wholesalers and MICE operators in Sydney and Melbourne.
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Travelport Expands
Wednesday | Mar 31 2010TRAVELPORT has signed a multi- year agreement with Online Travel Agent (OTA), Cleartrip, based in Mumbai, to enhance its eCommerce portfolio of products.
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Air France lawsuits
Wednesday | Mar 31 2010AIR France is being sued by relatives of passengers who were killed, when the A330 crashed into the Atlantic Ocean on 01 Jun just three and a half hours into the flight from Rio de Janeiro, for ‘wrongful death’ against the Airbus alleging that the aircraft crashed because of flaws in the plane and its US made components.
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CCT membership
Wednesday | Mar 31 2010CENTRAL Coast Tourism (CCT) has overhauled its membership structure, now allowing tourism operators to select the extent of marketing they wish to be involved in with the organisation.
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SFO near miss
Wednesday | Mar 31 2010THE US National Transportation Safety Board is investigating an incident at San Francisco in which a United Airlines 777 came within 200 feet of another aircraft shortly after taking off for Beijing earlier this week.
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Cheap dom. flights
Wednesday | Mar 31 2010VIRGIN Blue and Jetstar have today instigated a battle on domestic fares, with DJ launching a $29 one way fare sale on select services this morning that was quickly matched by JQ for $25.
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FC hard heads hit Rotorua
Wednesday | Mar 31 2010Newmans Holidays and Air New Zealand recently hosted a group of eight novice consultants from Flight Centre in VIC for a weekend in Rotorua, NZ. See http://www.flickr.com/photos/traveldailyau/4478203731/
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Emirates & NSW extend pact
Wednesday | Mar 31 2010Emirates and Tourism NSW has struck a new $2.4m three year marketing partnership which aims to promote tourism to regional cities including Albury, Coffs Harbour, Port Macquarie and Newcastle to overseas markets from the Middle East and Europe. See http://www.flickr.com/photos/traveldailyau/4478176925/
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EK A380 to MAN
Wednesday | Mar 31 2010EMIRATES will begin offering its First Class service between Dubai- Manchester from 01 Sep, when the carrier launches Airbus A380 services to the British city.
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Kokoda gets $3m funding boost
Wednesday | Mar 31 2010THE Kokoda Track in Papua New Guinea has been allocated an extra $3.1m in funding from the Australian Govt to assist with an upheaval in safety projects.