News
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AA OK for ORD/PEK
Tuesday | May 11 2010AMERICAN Airlines is hopeful of launching its new Chicago-Beijing service from 25 May, after the initial start-up date of 26 Apr was delayed because AA was unable to gain suitable landing slots at Beijing Capital Airport (TD 27 Apr).
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Lebanese airline?
Tuesday | May 11 2010LEBANON could soon have its own national full-service airline, with the owner of Dubai’s Planet Group and two Gulf partners planning to start up a carrier in the next 18 months, according to reports from the Middle East.
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Newmans Holidays/Air NZ HWT famil
Tuesday | May 11 2010NEWMANS Holidays and Air New Zealand hosted the first of three weekly famils for Harvey World Travel (HWT) consultants last weekend. See http://www.flickr.com/photos/traveldailyau/4603006436/
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Red Centre events
Monday | May 10 2010VOYAGES Longitude 131° in Central Australia has launched a series of special “enriching weekends with inspiring Australians,” with the first to take place on 9-11 Jul this year.
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QM2 to go on sale
Monday | May 10 2010CUNARD Line has revealed that Queen Mary 2’s much-anticipated circumnavigation of Australia will go on sale on Tue 13 Jul.
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Greyhound 50% off
Monday | May 10 2010GREYHOUND is for the first time offering 50% off express fares in Australia for bookings made in May for travel between Jul-Aug.
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APT ‘Last Seat’ sale
Monday | May 10 2010APT has released a ‘Last Seat’ sale for some of its 2010 Europe river cruising and Canada/Alaska tour-cruise programs.
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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.