News
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Small Luxury Hotels Singapore office
Friday | Feb 5 2010SMALL Luxury Hotels has announced the official opening of its new Asia Pacific Regional Office in Singapore, which will complement the existing offices in Sydney, Tokyo and Hong Kong.
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Stella survives debt crush
Friday | Feb 5 2010LAST year’s restructure of the Stella Group (TD 31 Jul) saw the firm extricated from a staggering load of debt which contributed to a massive 2008/09 loss of more than half a billion dollars.
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DJ profit upgrade
Friday | Feb 5 2010VIRGIN Blue has predicted a full year profit of $80-$110m (TD breaking news), due to lower fuel prices and improved yields.
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Costa cruise to Oz
Friday | Feb 5 2010THE brand new Costa Deliziosa cruise ship will visit Australia in 2012 during a 99-night world cruise which departs Savona in Italy on 28 Dec next year.
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ACCC gives tick to JSA
Friday | Feb 5 2010THE long running Joint Services Agreement between Qantas and British Airways (TD 03 Nov) is set to continue for another five years, after the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission gave draft approval for its extension (TD breaking news yesterday).
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SIA to refit 777-200s
Friday | Feb 5 2010SINGAPORE Airlines has announced that 11 of its Boeing 777-200 aircraft will be retrofitted with its latest cabin offerings – as also installed on its new A330-300 aircraft.
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Window Seat 05 Feb 10
Friday | Feb 5 2010AN unruly passenger from San Francisco is blaming his in-flight antics on “medical marijuana”.
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US recovery strong
Thursday | Feb 4 2010THINGS appear to be turning up in the beleaguered US travel market, which augurs well for the global industry.
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IHG targets Hilton loyalty scheme
Thursday | Feb 4 2010INTERCONTINENTAL Hotels Group has launched a loyalty war with rival Hilton, with a plan to give out more than 400 million points to members of its Priority Club scheme in a so-called “luckiest loser” promotion.
