News
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Facebook users book online
Tuesday | Feb 16 2010A SURVEY of 1,000 UK users of social networking site Facebook has found that 81% of those polled book their holidays online.
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UAE-Fiji air service
Tuesday | Feb 16 2010A VISIT to Fiji by the UAE Foreign Minister last week has raised flags that a Gulf carrier may commence services to the South Pacific destination.
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Hilton’s Shangri-La
Tuesday | Feb 16 2010WENDY Wu Tours has packaged an itinerary to the Shangri-La region of China’s southwest, made famous by the book ‘Lost Horizon’ written by novelist James Hilton.
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Cheap rail tickets
Tuesday | Feb 16 2010STELLA Travel’s Rail Tickets is offering massive discounts on European rail travel for bookings made up until 31 Mar, for travel on some services to Sep 2010.
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Cabin crew cuts
Tuesday | Feb 16 2010THE Civil Aviation Safety Authority has announced plans to reduce the ratio of flight attendants to passengers on Australian aircraft which can seat between 36 and 216.
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Window Seat 16 Feb 10
Tuesday | Feb 16 2010ARMCHAIR travellers can now experience the full length of Russia’s Trans-Siberian railway in an online real-time journey courtesy of Google.
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US inbound soars
Tuesday | Feb 16 2010QANTAS inbound enquiries from the United States have jumped by close to 30% following the G’Day USA festivals (TD 11 Jan) hosted across America last month.
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JTG turnover slides 21%
Tuesday | Feb 16 2010JETSET Travelworld’s results for the six months to 31 Dec (TD breaking news) show the company has clearly suffered from the global economic crisis.
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QF brings back 1st
Tuesday | Feb 16 2010IN what could be seen as a sign of returning premium business, Qantas has restored its First Class product in travel agent GDS’s on routes which were cut back last year (TD 25 May).
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Business events crisis
Tuesday | Feb 16 2010VISITOR arrivals for business events in Australia plummeted 23% last year, with peak body the Business Events Council of Australia (BECA) calling for urgent action to arrest the decline.