News
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Aus funds ferry
Monday | Mar 29 2010THE Australian govt will assist Tonga with providing $1.9 million funding for a replacement charter vessel to offer transport between the Tongan islands, following the loss of Princess Ashika last Aug.
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TAT looks to future
Monday | Mar 29 2010TOURISM to Thailand has grown more than 150-fold over the last fifty years, with the country last year welcoming 14 million visitors compared to just 81,000 in 1960.
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Jetstar Fiji debut
Monday | Mar 29 2010JETSTAR has today operated its inaugural A320 service to Fiji, which departed Sydney at 9am, with the carrier saying it’s “experiencing strong demand” for the services.
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Amazing Christchurch coup
Monday | Mar 29 2010Kiwi regional tourism organisation Christchurch and Canterbury Tourism has appointed the host of popular US reality TV program, The Amazing Race, as Ambassador to promote the region as the ‘Amazing Place’. See http://www.flickr.com/photos/traveldailyau/4472322119/
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Skimax NZ ski deal
Monday | Mar 29 2010THERE’S just a few days left to take advantage of a great Skimax offer staying at Oaks Hotels & Resorts in Queenstown, NZ.
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Omniche adds three
Monday | Mar 29 2010OMNICHE Holidays has signed up three new sales staff to its team, including Pat Barallon as VIC sales rep and David Reeves as NSW sales representative.
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HA offers mixed, one way fares
Monday | Mar 29 2010HAWAIIAN Airlines has today announced a major revamp of its fare structures, including offering Australian passengers the ability to book the best available fares on outbound and inbound sectors, as well as one-way fares which until now haven’t been available.
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Compatible Sabre
Monday | Mar 29 2010SABRE connected agents can now confidently upgrade to the new Windows 7 operating system following an announcement that its Sabre Pacifc products are now fully compatible with the latest technology.
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Cooks industry deal
Monday | Mar 29 2010AIR New Zealand and a number of Cook Island hotels have come together to offer some great rates for agents and their companions to discover the South Pacific destination first-hand.
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Pat not so hard
Monday | Mar 29 2010CYCLONE Pat ripped through the Cook Islands five weeks ago causing only superficial damage to the tourism trade with hotels and resorts fully operational within four or five days after being hit.