News
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2009 cruise awards dinner
Monday | Jan 25 2010LAST Sat night saw more than 350 cruise industry members gather at Dockside, Darling Harbour to recognise the 2009 top cruise performers.
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CZ Virgin deal
Monday | Jan 25 2010CHINA Southern Airlines has confirmed a new interline arrangement with Virgin Blue, which will allow passengers departing from DJ’s Australian ports to check baggage through to China via CZ’s Sydney and Melbourne gateways.
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New NZ seat
Monday | Jan 25 2010AIR New Zealand is expected to tomorrow unveil its new cabin product which is resumed to include an economy class seat which reclines into an “almost flat bed”.
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LAN 787s sooner
Monday | Jan 25 2010A DELIVERY slot-swap at Boeing will see LAN Airlines become one of the first carriers in the world to fly the long-delayed 787.
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Indian alert
Monday | Jan 25 2010AIRLINES operating in India are being advised to take extra security precautions, after a threat to hijack an Air India plane.
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Miracle A320 sale
Monday | Jan 25 2010THE US Airways A320 which survived the crash into New York’s Hudson River about a year ago is being auctioned off.
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BLC double points
Monday | Jan 25 2010BLUE Lagoon Cruises is offering double points to accredited agents for every ‘Club’ or ‘Gold Club’ cruise booking made for travel Feb-Apr 2010, meaning consultants can earn a free cruise twice as fast.
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Space now online
Monday | Jan 25 2010SPACE tourists visiting the International Space Station can now use the internet, with NASA setting up a new communication link which was announced on Fri via the first “tweet” from space.
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actb kicks off in Vienna
Monday | Jan 25 2010THE Austrian & Central European Travel Business (actb) commenced in Vienna last night, attended by over 900 delegates from 53 countries, including a small contingent from Australia and New Zealand.
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Trafalgar appt
Monday | Jan 25 2010TRAFALGAR Tours has named Suzy McPhail as sales manager for Victoria.