News
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Israel no’s up 45%
Friday | Jul 30 2010THE number of Aussie travellers heading to Israel has spiked to 15,811 from Jan to Jun, according to stats released by the Israel Ministry of Tourism.
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PPHG re-launch Down Under
Friday | Jul 30 2010FOLLOWING the recent announcement of Pan Pacific Hotels Group re-entry into the Australian market (TD 07 Jul), last night some of the hotelier’s international staff joined industry colleagues in Sydney for the 2nd annual roadshow event.
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Adventure Malaysia
Friday | Jul 30 2010ADVENTURE World is offering agents a chance to win a trip for two to Malaysia, by booking MH int’l flights with the wholesaler, between 01 Aug and 30 Sep – see adventureworld.com.au/malaysia.
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Virgin no show for Rock launch
Friday | Jul 30 2010VIRGIN Blue held an expensive bash at Sydney’s trendy Ivy Bar last night to promote their new Sydney to Uluru flights, but no one from the airline turned up to trumpet the service.
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QH Poppins bonus
Friday | Jul 30 2010QANTAS Holidays is offering pax paying in full for any Mary Poppins stage show packages from now until 30 Sep a free ‘Music From The Stage Musical’ CD sampler.
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Virgin NBN deal
Friday | Jul 30 2010VIRGIN Blue has been awarded the contract to provide air travel for NBN Co., the firm set up by the government to design, build and operate the national broadband network.
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Qantas trials ‘next-gen’ check-in
Friday | Jul 30 2010QANTAS chief executive officer Alan Joyce yesterday launched what he says is a “truly ground-breaking Qantas innovation” at Perth’s domestic terminal, rolling out the carrier’s New Generation Check-in system (TD 12 Nov 09).
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BA adds LCY/CPN
Friday | Jul 30 2010BRITISH Airways is expanding its route network from London City Airport (LCY), announcing the launch of a new double daily weekday service to Copenhagen.
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Expedia Q2 results
Friday | Jul 30 2010ONLINE travel giant Expedia today reported a US$129.3m net income for the three months to 30 Jun, with a 19% increase in gross bookings driven by a 10% growth in transactions and a 17% rise in average airfares.
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Accor registrations
Friday | Jul 30 2010ACCOR is reminding travel industry delegates they have until 03 Aug to register for the World of Accor event, which is being held at the Sofitel Wentworth Sydney on Thu 05 Aug, from 3-7pm.