News
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Yet more NZ funds
Thursday | May 13 2010THE New Zealand tourism industry will benefit from an extra NZ$30m (AU$24m) in marketing funding announced by the country’s prime minister, John Key last night.
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Qatar Euro fares
Thursday | May 13 2010QATAR Airways has released some special economy class fares to Europe, ex Melbourne for travel between 20 Sep-25 Nov, on sale until the end of May.
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Byron gets greenies
Thursday | May 13 2010CLOSE to 20 percent of Jetstar travellers flying to Ballina-Byron Bay airport are electing to offset their carbon emissions, making it the most popular ‘green’ route for the low cost carrier.
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US/TAM codeshare
Thursday | May 13 2010US AIRWAYS and Brazil’s TAM Airlines have agreed to a bilateral codeshare pact, which will soon provide a single-source booking, ticketing and baggage connection option for pax on each other’s services, effective Jul.
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Disney up and down
Thursday | May 13 2010THE Walt Disney Company has reported a 2% rise in revenue for its Parks & Resorts worldwide to US$2.4b year-on-year, for the quarter ending 03 Apr.
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EK profit soars
Thursday | May 13 2010EMIRATES yesterday reported a US$1.1b group net profit for the year to 31 Mar, with the airline division contributing more than 90% of the income.
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AFTA Update 13 May 10
Thursday | May 13 2010THIS week the Federal Budget was handed down and as is now a traditional event, the National Tourism Alliance, of which AFTA is a member holds its annual post budget forum in Canberra.
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Everyone but Yosemite Sam
Thursday | May 13 2010Insight Vacations and Air New Zealand recently hosted 25 travel agents from around Australia on an eight day Insight Vacations ‘Best of California’ educational. See http://www.flickr.com/photos/traveldailyau/4605860426/
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GA reduces YQ tax
Thursday | May 13 2010GARUDA Indonesia has clarified it has reduced its YQ fuel/insurance surcharge (TD yest.) from US$15 to US$5 insurance surcharge only per sector, for tickets sold and journey originating from Australia and NZ, for ticketing from 18 May.
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Intrepid kiwi trips
Thursday | May 13 2010INTREPID Travel and Trek Tracks in New Zealand have signed a pact which will see the tour company add three new itineraries to is ‘basix’ range of products, aimed at the backpacker market.