News
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Auckland Airport CNS buy
Monday | Jan 11 2010NZ-LISTED Auckland International Airport has purchased a 24.55% stake in the operator of Cairns and Mackay Airports, saying the deal “opens up exciting new opportunities to strengthen and grow air services connections with Cairns as a stepping stone between New Zealand and the high-growth tourism markets of Asia.”
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Camper crackdown
Monday | Jan 11 2010QUEENSLAND-based backpacker van rental specialist Wicked Campers has come under fire from the Qld govt over safety issues with its vehicles.
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US security talks
Monday | Jan 11 2010FEDERAL transport minister Anthony Albanese has met with US Department of Homeland Security deputy secretary, Jane Holl Lute, to disuss the enhanced border security procedures in place for travel to the US following the attempted attack on a transatlantic Delta flight on Christmas Day.
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AOT adds events
Monday | Jan 11 2010AOT’S Travelpoint Holidays has today launched its first foray into event packages, with the release of exclusive show and accom deals for the Broadway ballroom dancing sensation Burn the Floor which will be performed at Crown Casino Melbourne in Feb and Mar.
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Rail Plus winner
Monday | Jan 11 2010CONGRATULATIONS to Lainie Elvy of Jetset Travel in Camden, NSW, who was last week’s winner of our Rail Plus competition.
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Hardy comes a highland cropper
Monday | Jan 11 2010CRUISE Express ceo Hardy Schneider is expected to be discharged today from a NSW Southern Highlands hospital after surviving a light plane crash near the town of Mittagong.
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C&K adds Scandinavia
Monday | Jan 11 2010COX & KINGS Australia has expanded its range to include Scandinavia with this morning’s announcement of the purchase of Bentours (TD breaking news).
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QF Vietnam woes
Monday | Jan 11 2010QANTAS has confirmed that two of its senior staff working in Vietnam were barred from coming home for Christmas due to an ongoing investigation by the Vietnamese govt into QF’s local Jetstar Pacific offshoot.
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Choice into Haiti
Friday | Jan 8 2010CHOICE Hotels International Inc is adding two new properties to its Caribbean portfolio, signalling the Choice-brand’s debut on the island of Haiti.
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Hound tracks Emu
Friday | Jan 8 2010GREYHOUND Australia has begun offering stops to the QLD coastal community of Emu Park, a move the coach operator says will boost tourism to the town and to the southern tip of the Great Barrier Reef.