News
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QF/BA Italy seats ok
Wednesday | Jun 16 2010QANTAS has received approval from the International Air Services Commission for an allocation of 400 third-country codeshare seats per week (each way) between Australia and Italy, requested earlier this month (TD 31 May).
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Oil spill guarantee
Wednesday | Jun 16 2010ONLINE travel company Orbitz Worldwide is offering an ‘Open Beach Guarantee’ for guests booking a Florida holiday, which will provide a refund should the beach at a customer’s destination be closed due to the BP oil spill.
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Brandon and the ladies
Wednesday | Jun 16 2010This happy group of agents were recently treated to a Highlights of Tanzania safari, courtesy of Africa Travel Specialists and Emirates. See http://www.flickr.com/photos/traveldailyau/4708907326/
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Sportsnet buys TST
Wednesday | Jun 16 2010SPORTSNET Corportation has acquired Brisbane-based Total Sports Travel (TST) to create what it says is Australia’s largest sporting travel company.
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Ansett clarification
Wednesday | Jun 16 2010THE Ansett administrators have today been besieged with calls from former employees after a number of mainstream media reports that claimed payments of staff entitlements after the collapse had been finalised.
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Kids fly free 2 Palau
Wednesday | Jun 16 2010AUSSIE online travel agency Pacific Dive Holidays is offering a kids fly free deal on PacificFlier services between the Gold Coast and Palau when booking a select package from now until 31 Jul.
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Brisbane to Moree
Wednesday | Jun 16 2010QANTAS affiliate Brindabella Airlines will launch a direct weekday service between Brisbane and Moree next month.
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SmartGates in WLG
Wednesday | Jun 16 2010SMARTGATE customs processing kiosks were yesterday rolled out at Wellington International Airport, available to pax on trans-Tasman flights with electronic passports.
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ACB/TA buddy up
Wednesday | Jun 16 2010THE Adelaide Convention Bureau is partnering with Tourism Australia in a bid to raise delegate numbers to over 1,000 for the Biennial Congress of the World Council of Enterostomal Therapists, being held in 2012.
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JTG+Moneydirect
Wednesday | Jun 16 2010JETSET Travelworld Group has announced a new agreement with Moneydirect, which will see the Amadeus/Sabre joint venture as the preferred payment processing solution for all of JTG’s retail travel brands including Jetset, Travelworld and affiliates.