News
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Boeing staff cut
Thursday | Jan 21 2010BOEING has confirmed that it will reduce staff numbers at its commercial airplane division by around 2000 this year.
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Trafalgar US deal
Thursday | Jan 21 2010TRAFALGAR Tours is offering a $1079 Air New Zealand economy fare to Los Angeles or San Francisco (ex SYD, MEL or BNE) when flights are purchased in conjunction with a Trafalgar US tour valued at $2125pp or more.
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Britrail reductions
Thursday | Jan 21 2010ACP Rail has announced a 5% saving on first class BritRail Passes and Point to Point tickets, while other rates are frozen at 2009 levels.
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New Air France seat
Thursday | Jan 21 2010AIR France has launched what it’s describing as “the lightest and most comfortable short-haul seat in the world,” which will be gradually introduced on its domestic network from 30 Jan.
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Disney Hawaii hotel
Thursday | Jan 21 2010WALT Disney Resorts & Parks has revealed the name of its “highly anticipated” Hawaiian resort as Aulani, A Disney Resort & Spa, Ko Olina.
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Exploring for Nessie
Thursday | Jan 21 2010EXPLORE Holidays sent four of its sales staff on a six-day educational to the UK recently to sample some of the wholesaler’s products in the UK and Scotland.
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GAP calls for an end to discounting
Thursday | Jan 21 2010GAP Adventures boss, Bruce Poon Tip, says the travel industry needs to look towards phasing out the number of ‘stay pay’ and last minute deals that are strangling the market.
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Safety area saviour
Thursday | Jan 21 2010A RUNWAY safety zone is being credited with the prevention of a “catastrophic tragedy” at an airport in Charleston, USA yesterday, after a Bombardier CRJ-200 regional jet aborted its take off at the last moment.
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Window Seat 21 Jan 10
Thursday | Jan 21 2010EUROPEAN rail travel certainly gets some people excited, but this is a little extreme.
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New Disney OZ md
Thursday | Jan 21 2010THE Walt Disney Company is looking to boost is positioning in the region, yesterday announcing the appointment of John Cracknell as its new managing director for both Australia and New Zealand.