News
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New Austral fares
Tuesday | Jan 19 2010AIR Austral has launched new year-round fares from Sydney to Johannesburg, Madagascar and Seychelles to assist with boosting its Australian passenger numbers, which the carrier’s ceo Gerard Etheve described as “healthy”.
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Beyond $400 credit
Tuesday | Jan 19 2010BEYOND Travel is offering credit of $400 on a range of itineraries in Croatia, Eastern Europe and Russia which can be put towards the cost of sightseeing, extensions, upgrades or other tours, for bookings that are fully paid by 31 Mar.
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ICCA sellout
Tuesday | Jan 19 2010THE International Cruise Council of Australasia will see a full house at its annual awards dinner which takes place in Sydney this Sat.
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Window Seat 19 Jan 10
Tuesday | Jan 19 2010A BRITISH traveller is believed to be the first person ever arrested as the result of internet social networking phenomenon Twitter, after he sent a ‘tweet’ about a bomb threat at a UK airport.
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BA strike vote
Tuesday | Jan 19 2010THE union representing British Airways cabin crew has confirmed it will hold another ballot which could see the carrier hit by a strike sometime in March.
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HOT responds to AFTA
Tuesday | Jan 19 2010HOUSE of Travel has issued a statement responding to the AFTA discussion paper on the future of travel agency regulation and consumer protection, saying that while supporting reform, it believes the AFTA proposal “falls short in some areas”.
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Tiger sets price
Tuesday | Jan 19 2010TIGER Airways has announced the pricing of its Initial Public Offering at S$1.50 per share, in the middle of the indicative range announced earlier.
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QF slashed business 27%
Tuesday | Jan 19 2010THE global economic downturn saw Qantas reduce the business class capacity of its 747-400s on some routes by 27% to just 38 seats as it adjusted to lower demand for premium seats.
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Valentine’s cruises
Monday | Jan 18 2010CAPTAIN Cook Cruises is making the most of Valentine’s Day by running special breakfast, lunch and dinner cruises on Sydney Harbour aboard MV Sydney 2000.