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All of Chile is now on the lowest executive, John Guscic, as MEANWHILE Webjet also Hundreds of travel people from ‘Be alert to your own security’ level. managing director next year. yesterday released its “full around the globe are expected to Guscic, who’s been a Webjet domestic flight iPhone gather for the event, which will Club Med Maldives director since 2003, will become application” which is now be held under the theme of CLUB Med is offering 7 nights md-elect from Jan 2011 and available from Apple’s App Store. ‘Linking the World down under’. all inclusive air packages at its managing director effective 01 David Clarke said the software The 71st World Congress kicks upscale ‘5 Trident’ resort in Kani Apr, when current md David “brings the iPhone user the full off on Thu 07 Oct and includes a in the Maldives from just $3539pp Clarke will become the company’s scope of Webjet’s domestic flight host of networking opportunities ex east coast capitals, a saving of Non Executive Chairman. offering from search right through as well as the General Assembly - up to 30% - details on page eight. 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Cairns-Melbourne, which saw during Jun, while the number of Twenty large photographs have numbers increase 25.4%, while passengers carried in the year to been unveiled deep beneath the there was also strong growth on 30 Jun was 51.76m, up 3%. surface of Lake Plateliai in the Gold Coast-Sydney (up 19.9%) and Sydney was Australia’s busiest country’s west, with organisers ATEC health event domestic airport, with 1.89m saying they plan to further passenger movements, followed enhance the experience with the CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS THE Australian Tourism Export by MEL at 1.69m and BNE at 1.23m. addition of sculpture and stained Council will hold its second annual glass objects. 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Mar to 25 Mar 2011. week (TD 10 Aug) which has “Australia has incredible MEANWHILE NZ today also said caused a worldwide sensation. potential in the Health and it would operate 14 return Yesterday Spirit started using SHOP TILL Wellness sector, “ Hingerty said, charters between Auckland and images of Slater (below) sliding citing unique attractions and nine departure points across down an emergency chute - YOU DROP experiences, the vibrant spa Japan between Dec and Apr, triple complete with two bottles of tourism sector and “exess the previous level due to a beer - with the tag line “Don’t WHEN YOU capacity in our excellent private “resurgence in demand from this be blue, slide down to low fares”. healthcare facilities”. high spending tourism market”. 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