News
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BW Bangladesh
Friday | Aug 13 2010BEST Western International will open a new Bangladesh property in 2014, as part of an agreement with the Fort Hotel Group, to be located in Cox’s Bazaar.
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HA accelerate order
Friday | Aug 13 2010HAWAIIAN Airlines has brought forward the delivery date of one of its new 294-seat Airbus A330-200 jets by nearly two years (from Q2 2013 to Q4 2011), to cater “for new flights (that) may develop in the next year,” said HA’s ceo.
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Galapagos off list
Friday | Aug 13 2010SOUTH America’s Galapagos Islands have been taken off the World Heritage endangered sites listings after the committee said that Ecuador has made significant inroads to improve threats by “invasive species, unbridled tourism and overfishing.”
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Trip Agent Spotlight
Friday | Aug 13 2010Today, Travel Daily speaks with Qantas Holidays & Viva! Holidays Trip member Sarah Phillis from Platinum Escape.
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SeaDream soars
Friday | Aug 13 2010SEADREAM Yacht Club says it’s not affected in any way by bankruptcy filings for two of the companies operated by its owner and chairman, Norwegian businessman Atle Brynestad.
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TQ Wotif promo
Friday | Aug 13 2010TOURISM Queensland says its recent campaign ‘Queensland, going for a Thong’, run in partnership with Wotif.com in May, increased bookings by 17% and contributed up to $7.2 million into the state’s economy.
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DFAT Thai warning
Friday | Aug 13 2010THE Depart of Foreign Affairs & Trade is advising of possible bomb attacks in Bangkok this weekend and for the rest of the month, following unverified reports of possible threats.
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GPT awards top suppliers
Friday | Aug 13 2010Grand Pacific Tours held its annual ‘Supplier of the Year Awards’ recently to recognise the high achievers for the 2009-10 touring season (see here).
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New Crystal sailings
Friday | Aug 13 2010CRYSTAL Cruises is offering two new 7-day Pacific Coast cruises departing 10 and 17 Apr 2011 called Pacific Escape and Coastal Exploration, travelling from Los Angeles to Vancouver.
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More Aussies explore New York
Friday | Aug 13 2010A RECORD breaking 420,000 Australians visited New York City (NYC) last year, according to stats released by NYC & Company (see here).