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Aranui 3 offers farewell discounts

: Health & Leisure; Friday, 18 July 2014

The cruise freighter Aranui is offering savings of more than A$500 on two of Aranui 3’s final voyages around the islands of Tahiti next year.

Aranui 3 accommodates around 200 passengers in air-conditioned cabins including suites with private balconies and deluxe and standard twin rooms.

After more than a decade sailing the South Pacific, the distinctive cruise freighter will be retired in late 2015.

Malaysia plane crashes in Ukraine

: BTN News; Friday, 18 July 2014

Malaysia's Malaysia Airlines (MAS) has confirmed it has lost contact with MH17 on a routine flight from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur.

Transport NSW app proves popular

: BTN News; Thursday, 17 July 2014

A new phone app developed by Australia’s Transport for NSW is proving popular, with more than 11,000 downloads to date after being featured by Apple as one of the best new apps available.

Sanur Village festival adds run

: MICE News; Thursday, 17 July 2014

Bali’s Sanur Village Festival, an event celebrating the creativity of the Sanur community, will be held 20-24 August under the banner theme Morning of the World, representing the sun at Sanur beach, which signifies a new day has begun.
Sanur Village Festival was created nine years ago. Morning of the World is an icon symbolising spirit, creativity, and the ability to adapt to the world’s fast pace.
Sanur has impressed anthropologists, artists and writers over the years as a village that preserve its traditional atmosphere and culture.

Young Stars host dinner

: MICE News; Thursday, 17 July 2014

The Exhibition and Event Association of Australasia’s (EEAA) Young Stars will stage a mentoring dinner next week at Melbourne Showgrounds.

Qantas hosts Perth corporate show day

: MICE News; Thursday, 17 July 2014

Australian airline Qantas will stage its annual invitation-only Corporate Travel Show in Perth on Tuesday 22 July.

Virgin Atlantic to add Glasgow-Las Vegas

: BTN News; Thursday, 17 July 2014

UK-based Virgin Atlantic will launch direct once-weekly scheduled flights from Glasgow to Las Vegas next northern summer for four weeks and plans to repeat the initiative in 2016 if the route proves popular.

Lan travel app ‘most downloaded’

: Health & Leisure; Thursday, 17 July 2014

South America’s Lan Airlines’ new mobile app for iPhone was the most downloaded travel app from the Apple Store in Chile, and number two in Peru and Argentina. To date, the application has been downloaded more than 100,000 times.

Bestway adds Iran tour

: Health & Leisure; Thursday, 17 July 2014

Vancouver-based Bestway Tours and Safaris has added a journey to explore the artistic heritage of Iran with a special emphasis on the Persian Gardens. The tour is escorted by renowned landscape architect, horticulturist and garden historian Jill Cherry. Airfares are extra.

SIA releases June figures

: BTN News; Thursday, 17 July 2014

In June 2014, Singapore Airlines’ system wide passenger carriage (measured in revenue passenger kilometres) fell 1.4 per cent against a 1.3 per cent capacity reduction (measured in available seat kilometres), resulting in a passenger load factor (PLF) of 81.5 per cent. The number of passengers carried increased by 0.9 per cent year-on-year to 1.6 million.

Emirates adds fourth to Johannesburg run

: BTN News; Thursday, 17 July 2014

Dubai-based Emirates will introduce a fourth daily flight between Dubai and Johannesburg effective 26 October 2014, lifting the number of daily flights to South Africa to seven.