News
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SQ to Tokyo Haneda
Friday | Mar 26 2010SINGAPORE Airlines has loaded twice daily services between its Singapore hub and Tokyo Haneda airport into travel agent GDSs, the first int’l airline to display its new schedule to the Japanese city.
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Windsor whinging
Friday | Mar 26 2010PROTESTS against the recently approved redevelopment of Melbourne’s iconic Windsor Hotel (TD 19 Mar) are set to be heard in Canberra, with Australian Greens leader Bob Brown vowing to take the matter to Federal Parliament.
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US-EU open skies
Friday | Mar 26 2010THE European Union and the US have announced that the historic 2007 Open Skies agreement which relaxed transatlantic restrictions will now be in place indefinitely.
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‘Extras’ cover surge
Friday | Mar 26 2010TRAVEL Insurance Direct has reported a 36% rise in the number of travellers taking out additional cover in the past 12 months, driven mostly by pax carrying multiple electronic devices.
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Free Europe flights
Friday | Mar 26 2010VOYAGES to Antiquity is offering free flights to Europe for pax booking a Mediterranean cruise between Venice-Istanbul which departs during Jun.
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THAI eyes Capetown
Friday | Mar 26 2010THAI Airways Int’l is keen to extend its soon to launch services between Bangkok-Johannesburg (TD 05 Feb) onto Capetown, to ensure maximum load and profitability, a THAI exec has said.
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Pac Blue AKL/CNS inaugural
Friday | Mar 26 2010Pacific Blue made its maiden service between Auckland and Cairns on Tue this week, the first time a Pacific Blue aircraft has ever touched down in CNS. See http://www.flickr.com/photos/traveldailyau/4471698822/
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More Reward points
Friday | Mar 26 2010WORLD Rewards is offering agents bonus points when booking an Insight Vacations’ USA & Canada tour by 09 Apr, for travel between Feb-Dec 2010.
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Another Choice
Friday | Mar 26 2010CHOICE Hotels Australasia has opened its 10th Econo Lodge property in the region – the Econo Lodge Hacienda Motel in Geelong.
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Celeb comp winner
Friday | Mar 26 2010CONGRATS to Carolyne Evans from Low & James Travel Assoc. in Neutral Bay who was the quickest reader yesterday to identify that Russell Robertson is featuring in a current tourism campaign for Northern Territory Tourism.