News
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DFAT Indo warning
Tuesday | Dec 1 2009The Dept of Foreign Affairs and Trade has reissued its travel advice for Indonesia, saying travellers should exercise particular caution during the Christmas/New Year period due to terrorism threats.
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JAL LHR lounges
Tuesday | Dec 1 2009JAPAN Airlines’ passengers will be able to use the “Galleries First” and “Galleries Club” lounges of oneworld partner airline British Airways effective 14 Dec.
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Austrian incentive
Tuesday | Dec 1 2009AUSTRIAN Airlines has launched a new incentive, offering agents a chance to win a double pass to catch a movie screening at the Open Air Cinema in Sydney, Melbourne or Brisbane.
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NT Muster 2010
Tuesday | Dec 1 2009TOURISM NT has announced the dates for its 12th NT Muster trade event which is aimed at training retail travel agents, wholesale call centre staff and inbound tour operators about the territory.
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Air New Zealand Slams IBM
Friday | Oct 30 2009Air New Zealand is blaming IT giant IBM for a failure of the carrier’s online booking system last Sun which left passengers stranded and blocked online bookings for several hours.
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Volendam reduces Australian travel
Friday | Oct 30 2009Holland America Line has today announced details of its 2011 Australasian itineraries, which will see ms Volendam return to operate a series of 14 and 18 day voyages on the Tasman, Great Barrier Reef, South Pacific and Asia.
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Yet Another QF A380 Incident
Friday | Oct 30 2009QANTAS isn’t having a good run with its Airbus A380s at present. Last Sunday morning emergency services were scrambled at London Heathrow Airport after the crew of an inbound QF A380 flight, QF31, reported landing gear problems while on approach.
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Wolgan Valley Takes Off
Friday | Oct 30 2009Opened just two weeks ago, the ultra-luxe Emirates Wolgan Valley Resort & Spa is already proving a winner, despite its $1950 a night room rate.
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Starwood Socialises
Friday | Oct 30 2009Starwood Hotels and Resorts has launched a suite of new Twitter, Facebook and iPhone applications for members of its Starwood Preferred Guest (SPG) loyalty program.
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WA Holiday Inn Buy
Thursday | Oct 29 2009A private investment group has purchased the Holiday Inn City Centre in Perth from Eureka Funds management for $44m.