News
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Tourism chief dies
Monday | May 17 2010THE long-time President of the US Tour Operators Association, Bob Whitley, has died unexpectedly at the age of 66 due to complications from surgery.
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Greener MEL apt
Monday | May 17 2010MELBOURNE Airport has announced the installation of a new “green” feature called Crisplant LS-4000E tilt-tray baggage-handling sorters.
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Free weekend night
Monday | May 17 2010STARWOOD Hotels and Resorts Worldwide is offering a free weekend night in an extension of its “SPG Free Weekends” promo.
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Lining up for TS corporate
Monday | May 17 2010THE proposed merger between Stella Travel and Jetset Travelworld will set the scene for Travelscene Corporate members to thrive, according to Stella ceo Peter Lacaze, who addressed the group’s annual Corporate Symposium in Hong Kong over the weekend. See http://www.flickr.com/photos/traveldailyau/4617149875/
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CX flight bomb scare
Monday | May 17 2010CATHAY Pacific passenger flight CX838 was escorted to Vancouver International Airport on Saturday by two fighter jets after a security threat was issued.
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GA rolls out carpet
Monday | May 17 2010GARUDA International has introducted a VIP service for its Executive class passengers travelling from Singapore.
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Red hot OS meals
Monday | May 17 2010AN AUSTRIAN Airlines (OS) flight operating between Beijing and Vienna last Thu was forced to return to the Chinese airport after the cabin filled with black dense smoke shortly after reaching cruise altitude.
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Belize makes eight
Monday | May 17 2010SUNSAIL has announced today its newest charter destination will be Belize, in the Caribbean.
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Kuoni’s new CFO
Monday | May 17 2010PETER Meier has been named as the new chief financial officer of Kuoni Group effective 01 Dec, taking over from the current cfo, Max Katz who is retiring.
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Antiquity special
Monday | May 17 2010VOYAGES to Antiquity has a special on its 15 day Athens to Venice ‘Sicily Is the Key to Everything’ cruise, from $3995pp, departing 27 Jul and 21 Sep.