News
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New Club Med gm
Friday | Jul 9 2010CLUB Med has named Quentin Briard as its new general manager, Australia/NZ, taking over from Heidi Kunkel who was promoted to GM Japan/Korea in early 2010.
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CA adds PEK/MEL
Friday | Jul 9 2010AIR China is expected to shortly announce a new nonstop service linking Beijing-Melbourne, with the new route loaded into travel agent GDSs, effective 05 Dec.
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Travellers Choice change
Friday | Jul 9 2010INDEPENDENT agency group Travellers Choice is positioning itself for further growth by announcing a restructure of responsibilities in its existing staff.
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AA comm change
Friday | Jul 9 2010AMERICAN Airlines this morning advised agents that from 01 Sep it will no longer pay commission on tickets plated to AA with no AA content in the itinerary.
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Evergreen Canada
Friday | Jul 9 2010EVERGREEN Tours has added a 22-day Spectacular Rockies tour to its just released 2011 Canada & Alaska program, featuring six two-night stays to provide passengers more time to enjoy Canada.
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Saturday night’s the night
Friday | Jul 9 2010THERE’S just over 24 hours until the start of the industry’s night of nights for 2010 – the National Travel Industry Awards.
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Contiki Euro Winter
Friday | Jul 9 2010CONTIKI Holidays has launched its 2010/11 Europe Winter program featuring 20 holidays for travel between Oct and Mar next year.
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EU ferry move
Thursday | Jul 8 2010AUTHORITIES in Europe are set to extend the continent’s passenger rights scheme to also cover ferry travellers across the English Channel and on internal European waterways, with the move set to give compensation for ferry passengers who are denied boarding or delayed.
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NSW events grants
Thursday | Jul 8 2010TOURISM NSW is now taking applications for its Regional Flagship Events Program for 2011, offering one off grants of $10,000 or $60,000 over three years for events that have the capacity of drawing large numbers of visitors.