News
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PR reasssurance
Thursday | Apr 1 2010PHILIPPINE Airlines says its blacklisting by the European Commission (TD Tue) has come as a result of the aviation safety downgrading of the Philippine government, with the decision notwithstanding the carrier’s outstanding safety record.
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CCC combo cruise
Thursday | Apr 1 2010FIJI guests staying at Mamanuca Island resorts will now be included in Captain Cook Cruises picks-ups for their 3 to 7 night Yasawa Islands cruises on board the MV Reef Endeavour.
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DJ confirms order
Thursday | Apr 1 2010VIRGIN Blue says today’s order for up to 105 new Boeing 737 aircraft (TD breaking news) will give it “important flexibility to manage movements in market conditions, to aggressively ensure market share is not eroded”.
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SQ kk’s Haneda
Thursday | Apr 1 2010SINGAPORE Airlines has today announced the launch of twice daily services between Singapore – Tokyo Haneda, effective 31 Oct, as exclusively revealed by Travel Daily last week (TD 26 Mar).
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1000th Starwood
Thursday | Apr 1 2010STARWOOD Hotels & Resorts Worldwide has opened its 1000th property – the Sheraton Qiandao Resort in China.
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Trafalgar extends earlybird season
Thursday | Apr 1 2010TRAFALGAR Tours is aiming to capitalise on a consumer trend towards shorter booking periods, this week launching another round of air and land deals to Europe.
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Window Seat 01 Apr 10
Thursday | Apr 1 2010VICTORIA’S Daylesford region has reinforced its therapeutic credentials by setting a new world record for the largest simultaneous massage.
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Five more years of JSA
Thursday | Apr 1 2010THE Australian Competition and Consumer Commission yesterday confirmed its earlier draft decision (TD 04 Feb) to authorise the continued operation of the Joint Services Agremeent between Qantas and British Airways.
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River Tosca returns
Thursday | Apr 1 2010UNIWORLD River Cruises has returned its River Tosca Egyptian cruise vessel to service after a seven week dry dock to rectify poor worksmanship discovered after the ship debuted last Oct.
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Star Alliance fare boost
Thursday | Apr 1 2010TRAVEL agents across the country will today be scrambling to issue Star Alliance tickets in the lead-up to Easter, with the alliance announcing a fare increase with effectively just 24 hours notice.