News
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$725 fare to the US
Wednesday | Apr 14 2010AIR Pacific has released a $725 return fare between Sydney, Melb. and Brisbane to Los Angeles which excludes taxes but permits a stopover in Fiji in each direction.
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BA women in uniform!
Wednesday | Apr 14 2010BRITISH Airways is this week celebrating the 75th anniversary of its flights to Australia, with agents invited to a cocktail function last night at the home of the British Consul-General to NSW in Sydney’s Vaucluse. See http://www.flickr.com/photos/traveldailyau/4522508324/
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US arrivals up 10%
Tuesday | Apr 13 2010THE US Department of Commerce says arrivals into the US during Jan were up 10% on the previous year to 3.4 million international visitors.
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VX OK for Toronto
Tuesday | Apr 13 2010US aviation officials have given the go-ahead for the proposed new Virgin America flights from Los Angeles and San Francisco to Toronto in Canada.
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Aloft for India
Tuesday | Apr 13 2010STARWOOD Hotels and Resorts has announced that three new Indian properties under its “sizzling tech-savvy” Aloft brand will debut this year, with a total of six by 2012 in Chennai, Benagaluru (x2), Coimbatore, Ahmedabad and Chandigar.
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Humming along to Lady GaGa
Tuesday | Apr 13 2010This group of Carlson Wagonlit Travel consultants recently travelled to see pop diva Lady GaGa in a stretch Hummer limousine. See http://www.flickr.com/photos/traveldailyau/4518991637/
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Cruise n Coach
Tuesday | Apr 13 2010A TOURISM research project dubbed “Cruise n Coach”, funded by the Federal Government, Captain Cook Cruises and AAT Kings will be officially launched in Sydney this Fri by Tourism Minister Martin Ferguson.
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AA, ARC US agency crackdown
Tuesday | Apr 13 2010AMERICAN Airlines has written to more than 300 of its preferred travel agencies in the USA detailing a change in their contracts which modifies the definition of an “authorised sales outlet”.
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Rail Europe soars
Tuesday | Apr 13 2010RAIL Europe says it’s seen an “unprecedented surge in sales” for the first three months of 2010, with March a record month for many of its GSAs here.
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NZ boosts ADL/PER
Tuesday | Apr 13 2010AIR New Zealand has loaded increased flights to South Australia and Western Australia over the Northern Winter scheduling period from 31 Oct.