News
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OETG addition
Wednesday | May 12 2010ORIENT Express Travel Group’s gsa division, Mercury Silver Aviation, has been appointed as the Australian general sales agent for Tour & Incentive Travel Malaysia.
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TA entries last day
Wednesday | May 12 2010TODAY the first phase of Tourism Australia’s new There’s nothing like Australia campaign wraps up, with more than 22,000 entries already uploaded to the special competition website in just one month – significantly exceeding the 15,000 entry target.
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Intrepid finds the Lost City
Wednesday | May 12 2010Intrepid Travel recently ran a South America famil for its staff and their preferred global partners, as part of the Intrepid Global Famil program. See http://www.flickr.com/photos/traveldailyau/4602438525/
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New ancillary standards
Wednesday | May 12 2010AN INTERNATIONAL coalition of airlines, GDS firms, online agents and TMCs have agreed to support new industry standards to enable “shopping, booking, payment and reporting of ancillary services” offered by airlines.
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New EK NZ fares
Wednesday | May 12 2010EMIRATES restructured Tasman fares (TD Fri) have gone on sale today, with EK Vice President Australia, Stephen Pearse, saying the creation of a year-round pricing structure “makes it easier for customers to select the type of fare they wantfrom a range of competitive prices with consistent fare rules”.
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Lacaze to head JTG
Wednesday | May 12 2010STELLA Travel ceo Peter Lacaze is expected to be named as the head of the merged Jetset Travelworld Group and Stella Travel, according to speculation in today’s Financial Review.
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Expedia OZ/NZ gm
Wednesday | May 12 2010NICOLAS Chu has been named as general manager for Expedia Australia/New Zealand.
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Budget funds for quality
Wednesday | May 12 2010TOURISM businesses across Australia will carry a new ‘quality mark’ under the National Tourism Accreditation Framework, which has been funded to the tune of $5.5 million in last night’s Federal Budget (TD breaking news).
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Spit Spot packages
Tuesday | May 11 2010ACCOR Hotels is offering stay/see package deals from 30 Jul to the Mary Poppins Musical in Melbourne which include an ‘A’ Reserve ticket to the show.
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Siteminder expands
Tuesday | May 11 2010AUSTRALIA’S SiteMinder is on the move announcing plans to open its first overseas office this month in London.