News
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Crown bowls industry over
Thursday | Dec 3 2009The sales team from Crown Towers, Crown Promenade Hotel and Crown Metropol hosted their ninth annual travel industry Bowl Off at the Kingpin Bowling Lounge at Crown Melbourne on Mon night, featuring teams from QBT, CTM, Voyager, FCm and FBI.
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JFK distruptions
Thursday | Dec 3 2009US AIRLINES are scrambling to avoid major delays and traffic snarls at New York’s John F Kennedy Airport in spring after the airport announced it will shut down operations to its busiest runway for 4 months next year.
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Vdara Vegas opens
Thursday | Dec 3 2009THE Las Vegas CityCenter is in the stages of opening this month with the first hotel, the Vdara Hotel & Spa, launching on Mon.
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Element eco charge
Thursday | Dec 3 2009STARWOOD Hotels & Resorts’ Element Hotels brand is planning to install electric car-charging stations at all its hotels by year end, and in all future properties.
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ANA to overhaul cabin product
Thursday | Dec 3 2009ECONOMY class pax flying with Japanese carrier ANA now have the choice to purchase Premium Class inflight meals as part of the airline’s “ANA My Choice” service.
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Byron flight delays
Thursday | Dec 3 2009BALLINA Airport has the worst departure record of all airports nationwide according to the latest government figures.
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No pilot naps
Thursday | Dec 3 2009AN overhaul of air crew rest regulations in the USA isn’t likely to include allowing “controlled naps” in cockpits.
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Hawaii flight boost
Thursday | Dec 3 2009DELTA Air Lines has announced it’s launching 2 new direct routes to Honolulu, with flights to be offered from Detroit (3x weekly) and San Diego (daily) from Jun.
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Less Brisbane jams
Thursday | Dec 3 2009BRISBANE Airport says the opening today of its new Northern Access Road – Australia’s largest privately funded toll road – is expected to dramatically reduce traffic congestion for travellers.
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AF SFO boost
Thursday | Dec 3 2009AIR France will increase its summer flights between Paris and San Francisco from 7 to 10 flights weekly, with the change effective from 22 Jun-04 Sep 2010 and the extra flights on Tue, Thu and Sun.