News
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Savoy opens in Oct
Monday | Jun 21 2010THE Savoy Hotel in London is planning to re-open in Oct after being closed for restoration work for nearly three years.
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vErY low Euro fares
Monday | Jun 21 2010ETIHAD Airways has released fares for the summer season to Europe and the Middle East, priced from $1,886 to Larnaca, $1,869 to Istanbul, $1,987 to London, $1,919 to Paris and $2,144 to Dublin.
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Signature Bonus
Monday | Jun 21 2010SHANGRI-LA Hotels and Resorts is offering its corporate meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitions intitative, Bonus Options on top of its Signature Events programme.
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Driving in N Korea
Monday | Jun 21 2010TOURISTS travelling to North Korea are being advised by the Dept of Foreign Affairs and Trade that they are not permitted to drive on the roads in the country.
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New Skies crash
Monday | Jun 21 2010A NUMBER of Virgin Blue flights were delayed on Fri after the carrier’s vaunted new reservation system crashed for several hours – ironically just a day or so after the carrier put out a statement about how smooth the cutover had been.
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VA/VS loyalty points
Monday | Jun 21 2010VIRGIN Atlantic and V Australia have forged a reciprocal frequent flyer pact, making it possible for pax to accrue points when flying on the networks of both carriers.
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UA launch Accra
Monday | Jun 21 2010UNITED Airlines yesterday launched its inaugural service between Washington DC and Accra, Ghana (TD 04 Mar).
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Accor industry rate
Monday | Jun 21 2010ACCOR has announced fixed rates for all trade partners at Sofitel Luxury Hotels in the Asia Pacific region until 15 Sep, as part of its ‘Magnifique’ promotion.
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Alert downgraded
Monday | Jun 21 2010THE Dept of Foreign Affairs and Trade has downgraded its travel advisory for Samoa to ‘Be alert to own security’.
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FCm expansion
Monday | Jun 21 2010FCm Travel Solutions has expanded into Latvia, Turkey and Jordan, increasing its profile to include partners in 75 countries worldwide, within seven regions.