News
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Raptured by the GNTO
Tuesday | Oct 5 2010GERMANY Tourism hosted a special workshop last month to showcase its product to over 140 wholesalers and travel agents from around the world, who were unable to attend the Travel Mart in Apr due to the volcanic ash cloud over Europe (see here).
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Agents get an Eiffel of Paris
Tuesday | Oct 5 2010Agents from the Rail Europe Mega Famil (see here ) spent time at the top of the Galeries Lafayette in Paris last week.
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Hardman to Value
Tuesday | Oct 5 2010VALUE Tours has appointed Jenny Hardman to the position of Head of Product & Marketing.
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Webjet up 24%
Tuesday | Oct 5 2010WEBJET says it’s growing at about three times the rate of the underlying market, with its Jul-Sep total transaction value totalling about $149m – up 24% on last year’s $120m figure.
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Europe updates
Tuesday | Oct 5 2010IT’S been a busy night for the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, which has updated its travel advice for 38 European countries to reflect a Travel Alert issued by the US government warning US citizens of the potential for terrorist attacks in Europe.
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Travel Daily on location with Rail Europe
Tuesday | Oct 5 2010THE Roving Reporter roves so well because he is equipped with the Swiss Rail Pass.
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Window Seat 05 Oct 10
Tuesday | Oct 5 2010A SHINY new tower in Las Vegas is reportedly causing potential grief for sunbathers as it generates a concentrated beam of sunlight across the property’s pool deck.
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Express reinstated
Tuesday | Oct 5 2010THE Travel Compensation Fund has reinstated the participation of Express Touring Pty Ltd of Pyrmont NSW (ABN 25 117 473 373), after the agency was non-voluntarily terminated from the fund late last month (TD 25 Sep).
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QF WA acquisition
Tuesday | Oct 5 2010QANTAS is set to purchase Western Australian mining charter operator Network Aviation, according to a report in today’s Financial Review.
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NBTA appoints local head
Tuesday | Oct 5 2010PEAK corporate travel group the National Business Travel Association (NBTA) has appointed Mark Rizzuto to the newly created role of Managing Director for Asia Pacific and Australia/NZ.