News
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Centara Phuket
Tuesday | May 25 2010CENTARA Hotels & Resorts has announced it will open the newly-built five-star 262 guestroom and villa Centara Grand Beach Resort Phuket from Oct, located on the beachfront at Karon.
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Trivia world champ
Tuesday | May 25 2010STA Travel has launched a Round the World game for consumers that can be played online at statravel.con.au/rtwgame.
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TIME sponsors
Tuesday | May 25 2010THE Travel Industry Mentor Experience (TIME) has announced its launch day and evening for the program’s first intake of Mentors & Mentees will be held on 10 Jun.
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RJ add to fleet
Tuesday | May 25 2010ROYAL Jordanian has taken delivery of two new Airbus A330-200 aircraft in a move to modernise its fleet while it waits for 11 Boeing 787 Dreamliners.
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GUESS where they shopped?
Tuesday | May 25 2010Hunter Travel Group’s incentive winners took advantage of the great exchange rates recently (before the Aussie Dollar’s slide last week), visiting the Waikele Premium Outlets in Honolulu during the ‘Magnificent Seven’ educational. See http://www.flickr.com/photos/traveldailyau/4640626958/
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Fiji homo-friendly
Tuesday | May 25 2010FIJI has replaced its Penal Code by the Crimes Decree 2009, which as a result has decriminalised homosexual acts, according to the Dept of Foreign Affairs & Trade.
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Morocco stand alone
Tuesday | May 25 2010VENTURE Holidays is taking advantage of Etihad and Emirates services direct to Casablanca from the Arabian Gulf, with a new dedicated brochure for Morocco.
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Switzerland set to soar
Tuesday | May 25 2010YESTERDAY a function was held in Sydney to celebrate the long-awaited opening of Switzerland Tourism’s new Australian office. See http://www.flickr.com/photos/traveldailyau/4640591956/
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US Visa overhaul
Tuesday | May 25 2010THE United States Visa Waiver arrival/departure I-94W form will no longer be required to be filled out by pax flying to the US by the end of the American Summer said the Dept. of Homeland Security.
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Heathrow drops third runway plan
Tuesday | May 25 2010THERE’S a significant shift in the UK airport policy with the new coalition government, which has overnight seen London Heathrow Airport stop working on plans for a third runway.