News
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Thunder River Rapids decommissioned
Wednesday | Nov 9 2016ARDENT Leisure Group, the firm which owns Dreamworld on the Gold Coast, has confirmed it is shutting down the Thunder River Rapids ride which killed four visitors last month.
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Booking.com trials travel agent platform
Wednesday | Nov 9 2016ONLINE travel firm Booking.com has unveiled a pilot program for travel sellers called Booking.com for Travel Agents.
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AF 787s on CDG/LHR
Wednesday | Nov 9 2016AIR France will deploy Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft on the Paris Charles de Gaulle-London Heathrow route from 06 Feb.
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Pay day for MU pilot
Wednesday | Nov 9 2016THE pilot of the China Eastern Airlines’ Airbus A320 taking off at Shanghai Hongqiao Int’l Airport that narrowly avoided crashing into a taxiing aircraft on 11 Oct has been awarded 3 million yuan (AU$570,700) by the carrier.
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Free Radisson brekkie
Wednesday | Nov 9 2016GUESTS staying at any Radisson Blu Edwardian hotel in London or Manchester will receive free breakfast and complimentary wi-fi between 18 Dec-26 Feb.
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Encore readies
Wednesday | Nov 9 2016ULTRA-LUXURY cruise vessel Seabourn Encore has concluded its final rounds of sea trials off the coast of Italy in the Adriatic Sea.
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Vietnam e-visa trials
Wednesday | Nov 9 2016THE Vietnam National Tourism Administration has given the green light to pilot an e-visa program for tourists from major source markets, starting 01 Jan.
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AFTA lauds Labor PMC move
Wednesday | Nov 9 2016AFTA boss Jayson Westbury has commended the Labor Party for its decision to oppose the flagged increase of the Passenger Movement Charge (PMC) by $5, to $60, instead proposing to alter the 19% backpacker tax to 10.5%.
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AVIS’ 20th scholar named
Wednesday | Nov 9 2016AVIS last night awarded its 20th Travel Agent Scholarship, celebrating a landmark for one of the most prestigious and long-running award schemes in the Australian travel industry.
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HLO bonus scheme open
Wednesday | Nov 9 2016HELLOWORLD’S offer of free shares for franchisees is now accepting applications (TD breaking news), with members to receive a varying number of shares “based on their level of contribution to the Helloworld business”.