News
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Air NZ touches down at JFK
Monday | Sep 19 2022AIR New Zealand broke new ground over the weekend, touching down at John F. Kennedy International Airport to mark its first non-stop service between Auckland and The Big Apple.
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Crown cooks up a coup
Monday | Sep 19 2022NEW Crown Resorts CEO Ciaran Carruthers has welcomed internationally acclaimed Chef Nobu Matsuhisa to Nobu Sydney for his first visit Down Under in five years.
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Brochures 19 Sep 22
Monday | Sep 19 2022WELCOME to Brochures of the Week, Travel Daily’s Monday feature. If your firm is releasing a new brochure you’d like to make the industry aware of, send a brief description summarising its features and itineraries, including a PDF of the front cover, and contact details to brochures@traveldaily.com.au.
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Australia key for Princess
Friday | Sep 16 2022PRINCESS Cruises sees Australia as a key growth driver, with MD John Padgett telling Travel Daily the launch of the new Sun Princess (TD breaking news) as well as Channel 10’s upcoming The Real Love Boat reality TV series are expected to see consumers “chasing the Princess brand in the Australian market”.
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VA in talks with carriers?
Friday | Sep 16 2022INDUSTRY sources claim that Virgin Australia is holding discussions with Air New Zealand regarding a possible merger, and assessing the viability of purchasing Rex Airlines, according to a report in The Australian.
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AC orders 30 electric planes
Friday | Sep 16 2022AIR Canada has formalised a purchase agreement for 30 battery-powered aircraft with manufacturer Heart Aerospace – with the carrier also taking a US$5 million equity stake in the Swedish planemaker.
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Behaviour change to stay
Friday | Sep 16 2022BETWEEN 20-30% of Australian business travellers don’t expect to go back to their pre-pandemic behaviours moving forward, according to L.E.K. Consulting Partner Emily Davis.
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Win big with A&K!
Friday | Sep 16 2022ABERCROMBIE & Kent is giving travel agents the chance to win a six-day private luxury tour in India valued at $9,500, for every passenger booked before 30 Nov – for details, see the back page for further information.
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Air NZ extends
Friday | Sep 16 2022AIR New Zealand has extended the expiry date on all current credits, giving customers until 31 Jan 2024 to book a new flight for travel until 31 Dec 2024 – around 500,000 pax will receive the good news shortly via email.
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Glading to Virtuoso
Friday | Sep 16 2022FORMER Holland America and Seabourn sales leader Nikki Glading has today been named as Virtuoso’s new Account Director, Partner Relations.