News
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Avis/Dollar review
Thursday | Jun 17 2010THE US Federal Trade Comm. has requested the Avis Budget Group to provide it with additional information about its potential take over of the Dollar Thrifty Group (TD 27 Apr).
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Window Seat 16 Jun 10
Wednesday | Jun 16 2010CARS can’t fly – but that didn’t stop two scenic flight pilots in Queenstown, NZ from racing a vehicle down the ZQN runway in the middle of the night.
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QF Tahiti waiver
Wednesday | Jun 16 2010QANTAS is providing passengers with tickets to Tahiti for travel on or before 17 Jun the option to defer travel or bypass the Pacific island as part of their itinerary, due to the strike ther (TD yest.), which has now ended.
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Domestic ‘holding strong’
Wednesday | Jun 16 2010FEDERAL tourism minister Martin Ferguson has hailed figures from the govt’s National Visitor Survey which he says show domestic tourism is performing well “despite challenges from a competitive international market”.
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MasterChef Joyce
Wednesday | Jun 16 2010ANTAS head honcho Alan Joyce and the carrier’s First and Business class menu designer, Neil Perry, will appear on tonight’s episode of Network 10’s wildly popular Masterchef cooking show.
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Bangu goes Dutch
Wednesday | Jun 16 2010LONG-TIME head of South African Tourism in Australasia, Bangu Masisi, has been appointed as the organisation’s country manager for the Netherlands.
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New Sabre agent system
Wednesday | Jun 16 2010SABRE Pacific has today announced the global launch of a revolutionary new platform for travel agents which it says will boost efficiencies and increase agency revenues.
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Starwood Thailand
Wednesday | Jun 16 2010STARWOOD is offering travel agent rates for its hotel brands in Bangkok starting from THB2,500++ per night including brekkie for two, on sale until 31 Jul; contact properties directly and quote ‘TA’.
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Napier jet runway
Wednesday | Jun 16 2010HAWKES Bay Airport, North of Napier in New Zealand, has been given the green light to lengthen its main runway which will allow jet aircraft to land there.
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Singapore spending
Wednesday | Jun 16 2010AUSSIE tourists spent less on their Mastercards during the Great Singapore Sale this year, dropping from first to fourth place in terms of spending.