News
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Disney debuts new World
Tuesday | Jun 15 2010IN TRUE Hollywood style, Disney launched its latest Southern California attraction on the weekend with a star-studded party attracting such A-listers as Teri Hatcher from Desperate Housewives and actresses Jamie Lee Curtis and Geena Davis.
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Vale Jim Powers
Tuesday | Jun 15 2010THE global travel industry is today mourning the sudden death of Skal International secretary-general Jim Powers, who was in Sydney just last week (TD Thu).
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TD/CW Breaking News – Holland America to double capacity
Tuesday | Jun 15 2010Holland America to deploy second ship down under
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Zaandam to Aus/NZ
Tuesday | Jun 15 2010AUSTRALASIAN cruise capacity continues to boom, with Holland America Line this morning confirming the down under deployment of a second ship in 2011/12 (TD breaking news).
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Tourism CRC set to close
Tuesday | Jun 15 2010AUSTRALIA’S Sustainable Tourism Cooperative Research Centre is set to shut down on 30 Jun after more than twelve years in operation, after having been unsuccessful in its bid for a third round of funding.
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Fairmont opening
Friday | Jun 11 2010FAIRMONT Hotels & Resorts has opened its latest property on the east coast of South Africa, the Fairmont Zimbali Resort.
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InterCon still on top
Friday | Jun 11 2010THE InterContinental Hotels chain has once again grabbed the highest accolade for satisfaction ratings from Australian guests, according to Roy Morgan Research data released yesterday, for the year ended Apr 2010.
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Ubid window wider
Friday | Jun 11 2010ONLINE accom aggregator Ubid4rooms.com has extended its booking window from 28 days to 90 days, as flagged by Travel Daily last month (TD 27 May).
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Tiger doubles fee
Friday | Jun 11 2010TIGER Airways Australia has doubled its levy for carrying sports equipment on flights to $60 per item because its previous fee was “underpriced”, according to comm. director Steve Burns.
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Smoke free Casinos
Friday | Jun 11 2010MACAU’S Casinos could be smoke free by 2013, with plans proposed by the enclave’s government to adopt a smoke free environment in the gaming rooms within three years.