News
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Travel Daily on location in Vienna, Austria
Thursday | Jan 28 2010JUST 45mins by car from Vienna is the stunning Wachau Valley, in the Danube Lower Austria region and alongside the Danube river.
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PwC to conduct industry review
Thursday | Jan 28 2010CONSULTING firm PricewaterhouseCoopers has won the tender for the review of consumer protection in the travel and travel related services market (TD breaking news).
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PHT cruise focus
Thursday | Jan 28 2010PHIL Hoffmann Travel plans to transform its seven SA retail outlets into cruise offices, with the move following the company’s success in last weekend’s International Cruise Council Australasia awards (TD Mon) in which PHT was named the top cruise agency in Australia.
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NZ numbers slide
Thursday | Jan 28 2010AIR New Zealand today released its Dec passenger figures, showing numbers down 2.6% year on year to 1.203 million.
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Amex Webjet points pact
Thursday | Jan 28 2010AMERICAN Express today confirmed a new deal which will see Cardmembers enrolled in its Membership Rewards loyalty scheme able to use points to book flights online via the full inventory on offer through Webjet.
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Walshe signs LAN gsa in Singapore
Thursday | Jan 28 2010THE Walshe Group has announced that it’s been appointed as the Singapore general sales agent for South American carrier LAN Airlines.
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EY boosts Q charge
Thursday | Jan 28 2010ETIHAD Airways will increase its Q surcharge levels by $5 per sector next Mon 01 Feb, with existing bookings having to be paid and ticketed no later than 2pm tomorrow to avoid the increase.
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AAT, Contiki moves
Thursday | Jan 28 2010THE Travel Corporation has today announced that Les Cox will stand down from his role as managing director of AAT Kings in mid-Jul and be replaced by Tammy Marshall, who’s currently md of Contiki Holidays.
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JQ 100% self-service aim
Thursday | Jan 28 2010JETSTAR has today confirmed plans to “transform the check-in experience” for its domestic customers in Australia and NZ, with a target of 100% customer self-service.