News
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AquaLoop launch
Friday | Sep 17 2010WET’N’WILD Water World on the Gold Coast has today unveiled its brand new looping water slide, dubbed AquaLoop, that sees riders top speeds of 60km/hr.
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CO/EK ending pact
Friday | Sep 17 2010CONTINENTAL Airlines and Emirates are to terminate their codeshare agreement on flights, effective 26 Mar 2011.
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CWT adds hotelNett
Friday | Sep 17 2010TRAVELPORT has signed Carlson Wagonlit Travel in the UK as its first customer for its new hotel bill back system, dubbed hotelNett, which allows hotels to issue invoices via the GDS channel.
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ACCC objects to SYD price rises
Friday | Sep 17 2010THE ACCC today issued a decision on the proposed increase in charges for regional airlines using Sydney Airport, saying it objects to the price rise.
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Counsellors conf.
Friday | Sep 17 2010TRAVEL Counsellors will hold its Australia National Conference three months earlier in 2011, with the network planning to host the event on the weekend of 18 Feb.
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AW Vietnam 2011
Friday | Sep 17 2010ADVENTURE World has this week launched its 2011 Vietnam brochure which also covers Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Malaysia, Borneo and for the first time, Myanmar.
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AAT Kings 10 years in NZ
Friday | Sep 17 2010AAT Kings recently celebrated its 10 year anniversary in the New Zealand market with 100 of its staff and suppliers from Australia and New Zealand (see here).
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Air Pilots pro pact
Friday | Sep 17 2010THE Australian Federation of Air Pilots have thrown their support behind the Virgin Blue/Etihad Airways proposed alliance.
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Domestic trips up
Thursday | Sep 16 2010PASSENGER numbers on Australian domestic airlines during Jul were up 8.3% year on year, according to figures released by the federal Department of Transport today.
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OOL tourism strong
Thursday | Sep 16 2010GOLD Coast Tourism’s $4.6b industry is saidto be back to pre global financial crisis levels with findings from Tourism Research Australia placing Domestic overnight visitors for the year ending Jun 2010 at 3.3 million, a 3% jump on 2009.