News
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PAL naming rights
Thursday | May 20 2010PHILIPPINE Airlines has signalled that it’s certainly very serious about the Australian market after taking the naming rights on its office building at 49-51 York Street in the Sydney CBD.
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Travel Daily on location in Denarau, Fiji
Thursday | May 20 2010THE majority of delegates at this year’s Bula Fiji Tourism Exchange are being hosted at the Sofitel Fiji Resort & Spa, Denarau Island over the course of the tradeshow, with a number of pre and post tour famil opportunities offered also to showcase the destination.
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EK boosts MEL
Thursday | May 20 2010EMIRATES has announced a 23% capacity boost on its flights from Melbourne to Auckland, Kuala Lumpur and Dubai, with all three daily MEL flights to be operated by 777-300ERs by early Aug, adding 1400 extra weekly seats.
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Banyan Tree Fiji?
Thursday | May 20 2010THAILAND’S luxury hotelier Banyan Tree is one of five brands considering a 5-star development on Fiji’s Naisoso Island integrated resort project, currently under construction, TD can reveal.
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NRMA appointment
Thursday | May 20 2010NRMA Group has named Graham Perry as the new gm of its NRMA Travel retail operation.
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Jetstar domestic Fiji ops
Thursday | May 20 2010QANTAS’ low-cost subsidiary Jetstar has been approached by the Fijian government to consider international services into the country’s capital of Suva, as well as a domestic Fiji operation, Travel Daily can reveal.
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Direct SEA to BJS
Wednesday | May 19 2010DELTA Air Lines will launch non stop flights between Seattle and Beijing beginning 04 Jun after getting final approval from the Chinese govt. yesterday.
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LH gets A380
Wednesday | May 19 2010THE official handover ceremony of Lufthansa’s first Airbus A380 will be streamed live on the internet tonight, with the event taking place in Hamburg at 11am Central European Time 19 May – see a380.lufthansa.com.
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VS global promo
Wednesday | May 19 2010VIRGIN Atlantic has launched its first ever “global advertising campaign”which aims to highlight the carrier’s points of difference under the tag line ‘Your Airline’s Either Got it or it Hasn’t’.
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Fraser on sale
Wednesday | May 19 2010KINGFISHER Bay Resort on Fraser Island is offering a two night package with b’fast and transfers from $239ppts, until 31 Jul; upsell to the Adventure Bundle for $159pp inc full day tour, unlimited walks, talks and fishing clinics – kingfisherbay.com.