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Fiji aims for 270,000
Tuesday | Feb 9 2010TOURISM Fiji’s regional director Australia Paresh Pant is hopeful of having 270,000 Aussies visit the Pacific Island nation in 2010, after recording an unprecented six month growth period for the back half of 2010 (TD yesterday).
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Strategic WA debut
Tuesday | Feb 9 2010strong> STRATEGIC Airlines has commenced operations in WA with the maiden flight of its third Airbus A320, which will initially operate three times per week between Perth and Derby.
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Rail Plus winner
Tuesday | Feb 9 2010CONGRATULATIONS to Michelle Pampanella of BCD Travel Sydney who was last week’s winner in our exclusive Rail Plus competition.
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Window Seat 09 Feb 10
Tuesday | Feb 9 2010SPEAKING at a Samoa Tourism event last night, local representative Lorenzo McFarland expressed the sincere thanks of the Samoan people for the support given to the country after last September’s tsunami.
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Custom built Gap
Tuesday | Feb 9 2010GAP Adventures is inviting travel agents to participate in a ‘Create Your Own Adventure’ competition in which entrants dream up their ultimate itinerary, in a promotion called ‘Create Your Own Adventure’.
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Travelzoo tops 400,000
Tuesday | Feb 9 2010TRAVEL “deals publisher” Travelzoo has passed the 400,000 subscriber mark in Australia, and ongoing growth is seeing it target 600,000 by the end of 2010.
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An early Allure
Tuesday | Feb 9 2010ROYAL Caribbean’s next cruise ship, Allure of the Seas, is set to commence operation a week earlier than previously expected, with a maiden voyage departing 05 Dec 2010 instead of 12 Dec.
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Khalifa look out shut
Tuesday | Feb 9 2010THE world’s tallest tower, the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, has closed its observation deck indefinitely due to electrical problems.
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TD footy tipping
Tuesday | Feb 9 2010LOOK out for the upcoming launch of the 2010 season of Travel Daily’s wildly successful football tipping competition.
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An ‘AFTA-party’ – get it?
Tuesday | Feb 9 2010AFTA has announced further details of the arrangements for this year’s National Travel Industry Awards, which will for the first time include an after-party following the gala dinner.