News
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Gillard high speed rail plan
Thursday | Aug 5 2010THE Labor govt has promised to undertake a “detailed feasibility and corridor study” into possible routes for a high speed rail network on the east coast of Australia if it’s re-elected.
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BA traffic slips
Thursday | Aug 5 2010BRITISH Airways has released its traffic figures for Jul, with a 0.4% drop in total passenger numbers during the month.
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Russian savings
Thursday | Aug 5 2010BEYOND Travel is offering its ‘Spotlight on St Petersburg’ package priced from $1005, which also includes a fourth night free.
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Orient results spike
Thursday | Aug 5 2010ORIENT-Express Hotels has said its seen a 15% increase in revenue to $118.1m in the second quarter ending 30 Jun for its Owned Hotels, while trains and cruise revenue were stable year-on-year.
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QLD tourism funds
Thursday | Aug 5 2010THE Queensland government has awarded grants of $1.7 million to a number of local tourism departments to develop ideas on how to ‘build a stronger and more efficient tourism network in QLD’.
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Agents discover Taiwan
Thursday | Aug 5 2010Consolidated Travel and China Airlines hosted a group of travel agents on a five-day famil to Taiwan recently.
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More DL LGA dining
Thursday | Aug 5 2010DELTA Air Lines will this month begin introducing new food and beverage outlets at its main terminal at New York’s LaGuardia Airport, including a gourmet food hall, coffee bar and wine bar.
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Disney prices rise
Thursday | Aug 5 2010ADMISSION to Disney’s theme parks increases today, with standard entry prices for passes bought on site at Disneyland Resort in California going up to US$72 for a single day, single-park ticket and US$101 for a two-park pass taking in Disneyland and Disney’s California Adventure.
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CO/SN codeshare
Thursday | Aug 5 2010CONTINENTAL and Brussels Airlines have announced plans to begin codesharing on transAtlantic flights between New York and Brussels, from next week.
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Amadeus bosses in SYD
Thursday | Aug 5 2010THE outgoing global boss of travel industry technology provider Amadeus, David Jones, and his successor Luis Maroto were in Sydney this week to meet with partners and media (see here).