News
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JAL set for Skyteam
Monday | Jan 18 2010REPORTS from Japan are suggesting the beleaguered Japan Airlines is set to accept an offer from Delta Airlines which would see the Japanese carrier switch from oneworld to the Skyteam airline alliance.
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Pacific Flier launch stalled
Monday | Jan 18 2010STARTUP carrier Pacific Flier has been forced to hold off on the launch of passenger and cargo services between Brisbane and Micronesia by a few weeks due to objections from two rival airlines.
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New LHW role
Monday | Jan 18 2010KATEY Matthews has been appointed to the newly created role of Regional Director Australia and New Zealand for The Leading Hotels of the World.
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Strikes strike Paris
Friday | Jan 15 2010THE plans of thousands of travellers passing through Orly and Charles de Gaulle airports in Paris have been thrown into disarray after the second day of protests about job cuts.
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Loyalty helps Haiti
Friday | Jan 15 2010US airlines are leveraging their loyalty programs to help the victims of the Haiti earthquake.
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SAA serves platinum clients
Friday | Jan 15 2010LAST night, South African Airways hosted a group of travel clients and media at the Medibank Int’l Tennis Tournament at Sydney Olympic Park Tennis Centre.
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Backo moves up
Friday | Jan 15 2010BRITISH Airways has appointed Nicole Backo as its new head of South-West Pacific operations, as regional commercial manager.
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Discoveries 2010/11
Friday | Jan 15 2010TERRITORY Discoveries has released two brochures offering to “uncover the hidden secrets” of the Top End and “discover the magic” of the Red Centre.
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New Travelex ceo
Friday | Jan 15 2010FOREIGN exchange specialist Travelex in the UK has appointed Peter Jackson as its new chief executive, with the company reportedly looking at a share float or sale of the company as its 56% shareholder Apax looks to exit.
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Marry Me training
Friday | Jan 15 2010OVERSEAS wedding specialist Marry Me Abroad will be starting a travel agent training program in 2010 to assist consultants with planning their client’s ‘big day’.