News
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Carnival PR move
Friday | Jan 29 2010TWO Carnival Australia staff responsible for public relations have left the company, with the departure last Fri of Anthony Fisk and Jane Humphries.
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White Bay now OK
Friday | Jan 29 2010LESS than 12 months ago, the UK head of Carnival Corporation, David Dingle, expressed his concerns about the NSW govt’s proposed plan to moving the current Wharf 8 terminal to the industrial precinct of White Bay.
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SYD rides the wave
Friday | Jan 29 2010NINETEEN cruise ships will dock in Sydney Harbour next month, boosting the state’s economy by $30 million as 40,000 visitors step foot in NSW, according to Ports and Waterways Minister Paul McLeay.
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Asia cruise board
Friday | Jan 29 2010THE newly formed Asia Cruise Association has named its office bearers, all representatives of the founding cruise line members.
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CX boosts Seoul
Friday | Jan 29 2010CATHAY Pacific Airways has announced the addition of four flights a week to Seoul from 02 May, with a further three weekly services from 01 Jul to return the frequency back to the 2008 level of 5 return services a day.
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DL ditch LAX-GRU
Friday | Jan 29 2010DELTA Air Lines has withdrawn seat availability from travel agent GDS on its Los Angeles-Sao Paulo service, which launched just last month, with the move suggesting that the carrier is terminating the route altogether while still in its infancy.
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Electronic cruise docs on track
Friday | Jan 29 2010CARNIVAL Corporation says it will roll out its electronic documentation system to the Australian market over the course of this year.
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AAT NZ strong
Friday | Jan 29 2010AAT KINGS is urging travel agents “not to forget about New Zealand” with the destination offering excellent value and a huge variety of experiences.
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SATC is mad about Lance
Friday | Jan 29 2010LAST week the South Australian Tourism Commission hosted Dennis Basham, national product manager, Blue Holidays; Jo Campbell, manager business development, Blue Holidays and Alison Thomas, travel industry account manager, Virgin Blue/Pacific Blue Airlines and V Australia to experience the Santos Tour Down Under (TDU).
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Brindabella boost
Friday | Jan 29 2010BRINDABELLA Airlines says it’s responding to consistently high load factors on its flights between Brisbane and the NSW country town of Tamworth, by introducing larger 30-seat aircraft on weekend services on the route.