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BARA executive director Warren A BARA update issued today Bennett said that instead the also slammed major issues with HOSTED buyers attending this the town, and up to Table ACCC should conduct a “detailed fuel supply at Melbourne Airport week’s Meetings Africa 2011 Mountain on the Cableway. investigation” into SYD’s conduct, over the summer peak, which led conference in Johannesburg were A highlight of the day was a with negotiations over airport to significant rationing without flown to Cape Town yesterday to Harley Davidson motorcycle ride charges “more about satisfying warning in late Dec. explore more of the country after from Table Bay through Cape completing two days of successful Town and back to the hotel. meetings and networking. To finish off the day the group WIN A 5-NIGHT HOLIDAY FOR This group were spoilt with were shown around the Taj Hotel activities and site inspections put and Westin Cape Town Hotel. 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Website: www.traveldaily.com.au | Phone: 1300 799 220 | Fax: 1300 799 221 | Email: [email protected] Page 8 Etihad and V Australia create history today... AT 4.05pm today, the inaugural V Australia flight to Abu Dhabi will take off from Sydney airport, under V Australia/Etihad Airways’ new joint venture. The occasion is history in the making, with V Australia becoming 4RAVEL$AILY the first Australian carrier in 20 years to fly direct to the Middle East. (KTUVYKVJVJGPGYU The who’s who of the travel industry was invited to a lavish event at Sydney Opera House last night to help Thursday 24th Feb 2011 both of the airlines celebrate this momentus occasion. Travel Daily took these exclusive photos, with lots more on our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/traveldaily.

ABOVE: Rashelle Toms, JTG; ABOVE: Julie King & Veronica Rainbird from Dubai Paul Hollingshead, JTG; Justin Representative Office with Mona Tannous of Oman Tourism. Montgomery, Virgin Blue and Catherine Allison, JTG. RIGHT: Etihad Airways country manager, Lindsay White and CEO James Hogan.

ABOVE: Paul Millan, Travelscene Corporate; Jacqui Walshe, The Walshe Group and Joe Brown, The Journey Masters. LEFT: Virgin Blue’s Danielle Keighery with Abu Dhabi ABOVE: Juli Grbac and Elle Macpherson with DJ and EY Tourism’s country manager cabin crew sporting the airlines’ brand new uniforms. Australia, Peta Sullivan. RIGHT: Industry veteren Ron Rosalky with Gai Tyrrell of Sabre Pacific. FAR RIGHT: Nathan Roxburgh of Etihad with ABOVE: Peter Lacaze, JTG; Vanessa Young, V ‘his girl’, Danni Australia and Geoff Fairall, Atlantic Pacific. Minogue. Travel Daily is Australia’s leading travel industry publication. Publisher/Managing Editor: Bruce Piper Advertising and Marketing: Lisa Maroun Produced each weekday since 1994, the newsletter is first with the Editor: Guy Dundas (Manager), Lisa Martin and Magda Herdzik latest industry news and is available by paid subscription to people Contributors: Chantel Long, Lisa Maroun, Email: [email protected] within the travel industry. Sign up for a free 14 day trial subscription at Jenny Piper and Barry Matheson Business Manager: Jenny Piper www.traveldaily.com.au. Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] PO Box 428, West Ryde, NSW 1685 Phone: 1300 799 220 Fax: 1300 799 221 Travel Daily Group:

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