News
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Celebrity Interview with Sigrid Thornton
Monday | May 10 2010This issue Travel Daily catches up with Sigrid Thornton, currently starring in Underbelly, the Golden Mile, on the Nine Network, Sun night at 8.30pm – and she’s pictured here catching up on the latest travel news in TD.
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Student ticket scam
Monday | May 10 2010ABOUT 20 students from Macquarie University in Sydney have been caught up in a scam involving the purchase of cheap flights from another student, reporting to police that when they attempted to travel they were denied boarding because the tickets had been purchased on a stolen card.
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HA direct to Haneda
Monday | May 10 2010HAWAIIAN Airlines has been given tentative approval by US authorities to operate direct daily services between Honolulu-Tokyo Haneda Airport, from late Oct, as flagged this year (TD 17 Feb).
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Trafalgar eBrochure
Monday | May 10 2010TRAFALGAR has today launched its new tailor-made e-brochures which allows agents to customise a brochure for their client, based on up to 22 tours.
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CBA switches travel rewards
Monday | May 10 2010THE Commonwealth Bank today announced a major revamp of its cardholder travel rewards program which will see the end of the bank’s travel association with Carlson Marketing.
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Webjet guidance
Monday | May 10 2010WEBJET this morning confirmed that it still expects profit for the six months to 30 Jun to be around $5.2 million after tax, despite “a range of negative announcements in the general retail discretionary market”.
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Lilianfels position
Monday | May 10 2010THE Lilianfels Blue Mountains Resort and Spa has appointed Heinz Javier Colby as the group general manager.
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JetBlue/SAA pact
Monday | May 10 2010JETBLUE Airways in the US and South African Airways have signed an interline agreement, giving pax the ability to purchase a single itinerary for travel on flights of both carriers in one transaction, effective 12 May.
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More Aussies saying Aloha
Monday | May 10 2010Aussie visitor arrivals to Hawaii have jumped a healthy 20% for the first three months of 2010, year-on-year, according to Hawaii Tourism Australia country manager, Helen Williams. See http://www.flickr.com/photos/traveldailyau/sets/72157623912562231/
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Bon Voyage in Aus.
Monday | May 10 2010PRINCESS Cruises is expanding its already popular US Bon Voyage program (TD 12 Feb) to Australian shores.