News
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Mary MacKillop trip
Wednesday | Mar 24 2010INSIGHT Vacations has launched a specialty departure which will include entry to the Canonisation Ceremony for Australia’s first saint, Mary MacKillop.
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EY keen on Perth
Wednesday | Mar 24 2010ETIHAD Airways ceo James Hogan has confirmed the Abu Dhabi-based carrier is looking to operate services to Perth in the future.
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FlyDubai to India
Wednesday | Mar 24 2010UAE-BASED low cost carrier FlyDubai has been granted the right to operate between Dubai and a number of Indian cities.
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Strong Feb for Fiji
Wednesday | Mar 24 2010ALMOST 13,000 Australians visited Fiji last month, with arrivals up 25% compared to the same period a year ago.
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Super ski pass
Wednesday | Mar 24 2010MOUNT Hotham, Falls Creek and Perisher Valley will this year once again offer their X3 Superpass which allows holders to ski and board at all three resorts for unlimited days in winter 2010.
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Julia wants to win $10k!
Wednesday | Mar 24 2010Julia Vanhuisstede of Harvey World Travel in Rutherford is pictured showing her support for the current SFO10K promotion in which agents can win $10,000 by selling non-stop return Qantas flights between Sydney and San Francisco. See http://www.flickr.com/photos/traveldailyau/4459005271/
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Indonesia to collect biometrics
Wednesday | Mar 24 2010THE Indonesian department of immigration has announced the rollout of a new border control system, developed by aviation IT provider SITA, which will see facial images and fingerprints collected from travellers.
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Alliance expansion
Wednesday | Mar 24 2010QLD charter carrier Alliance Airlines has announced plans to acquire 8 additional Fokker 100 aircraft which will be delivered progressively from May.
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Steady state for VS
Wednesday | Mar 24 2010VIRGIN Atlantic won’t be increasing capacity to London for at least the next 12 months, with the carrier consolidating its operations in the wake of the global economic crisis.
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Welcome back to BNE, PAL
Wednesday | Mar 24 2010After close to a 12 year hiatus, Philippine Airlines last Thu resumed direct flights between Manila and Brisbane, after suspending Qld services in 1998 during the Asian financial crisis. See http://www.flickr.com/photos/traveldailyau/4459761606/