News
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BA perks warning
Wednesday | Jan 27 2010BRITISH Airways has warned its cabin crew that if they take part in possible industrial action they will lose their entitlement to free or discounted fares in the future.
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Mahler celebrations
Wednesday | Jan 27 2010THIS year and next, music fans will be celebrating the life and death of composer/conductor Gustav Mahler across Vienna.
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ANTO rejigs accreditation model
Wednesday | Jan 27 2010THE Austrian National Tourist Office will broaden its connection with travel agent partners by launching a new online training tool for the destination this year.
Currently, ANTO offers agents the chance to be accredited sellers of the country through its Austrian Tourism Academy, which began back in 1993.
Speaking with TD this week at the Austrian & Central European Travel Business event in Austria, ANTO’s director for Australia/NZ, Astrid Mulholland-Licht, said a new program would be introduced allowing all agents to gain further knowledge of Austria to increase their sales for the region.
Mulholland-Licht said the portal will allow consultants “anywhere at any time to gain accreditation”. Two streams will be adopted – the website education platform along with an annual Austria Destination Summit.
The first week long summit will be held between 14-20 Nov this year for a large group of key agents from the Australia, New Zealand, US and Canada regions.
Participants will spend the first three days of the summit based in Vienna to discover the heritage and highlights of the city, before splitting into smaller groups to discover surrounding regions.
The promotion aims to immerse agents in the Austria experience and brand.
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The Alps initiative
Wednesday | Jan 27 2010THE Tirol Tourist Board is behind a new lobbying event to debut in Sep in Innsbruck, focused on ramping up tourism to the European alpine region.
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actb goes alternate
Wednesday | Jan 27 2010ORGANISERS of the Austrian & Central European Travel Business trade show have confirmed that the event will shift from an annual event to a once every second year show from next year.
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More Viennese beds
Wednesday | Jan 27 2010VIENNA-bound travellers will have an additional 1,000 hotel room options to choose from by the end of 2010, with the Austrian capital expecting a total figure of around 53,000 beds by year end, and 54,000 by Dec 2012.
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Travel Daily on location in Vienna, Austria
Wednesday | Jan 27 2010THIS year represents the fourth time Austria has partnered with other central European countries at the Austrian & Central European Travel Business (actb) tourism fair to showcase the region.
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Window Seat 27 Jan 10
Wednesday | Jan 27 2010THE freezing weather in England at the moment won’t be a problem for guests at three Holiday Inn properties, which are offering a free “human bed warming” service.
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Tennis a huge hit
Wednesday | Jan 27 2010WE were overwhelmed with entries in our Mon competition in which V Australia offered five sets of 8 day passes to this week’s Australian Open tennis.
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Travelport online
Wednesday | Jan 27 2010TRAVELPORT has released Galileo Online Travel Affiliate, an enhancement to Galileo Online Travel which has been developed for agents in Australia and NZ.