News
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Tourism WA jobs cut
Friday | Nov 25 2016WESTERN Australia’s Premier Colin Barnett has announced up to 10 jobs will be cut from Tourism WA in what he describes as “voluntary redundancies”.
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Star Qld gm appointed
Friday | Nov 25 2016IAN Spackland has been named as the Star Entertainment Group’s new Queensland gm capital projects, where he will lead the development of Jupiters Gold Coast and Treasury Brisbane.
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Dave’s sports action
Friday | Nov 25 2016SOME of America’s greatest sports battles could be on the cards for Air New Zealand’s frequent flyer Dave the goose, with agents tipping basketball and ice hockey games in the ‘Do Dave’s Itinerary’ competition.
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Canada Sep stats
Friday | Nov 25 2016AUSTRALIAN visitors to Canada in Sep climbed to 43,064 from 36,861 – a 16.8% uptick on the year prior, according to the latest stats by Destination Canada.
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More LH strikes
Friday | Nov 25 2016MEMBERS of pilots union Vereinigung Cockpit who went on strike on Wed (TD Wed) will do so again on Sat.
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NZ tests WLG consent
Friday | Nov 25 2016WELLINGTON City Council’s proposal to extend the Kiwi capital’s airport runway is being scrutinised by Air New Zealand chief strategy, networks and alliances officer Stephen Jones.
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P&O five-ship record
Friday | Nov 25 2016P&O Cruises has achieved a 55% increase in passenger numbers since boosting its Australian fleet to five ships last Nov.
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Jetstar highlights 787s
Friday | Nov 25 2016JETSTAR is today showcasing its fleet of 11 Boeing 787 jets to the trade, operating all of its long-haul services from Australia including Singapore, Bangkok, Phuket, Bali, Osaka, Tokyo and Hawaii – see the cover page.
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Ctrip buys Skyscanner
Friday | Nov 25 2016CHINESE travel giant Ctrip this morning confirmed it will acquire flight meta-search engine Skyscanner for US$1.74 billion.
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New NZ cruise role
Friday | Nov 25 2016NEW Zealand agency group House of Travel has appointed Vaughan Kitchener as its new head of cruise, taking on the position recently vacated by Linda Halliday (Cruise Weekly 25 Oct).