Flying
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NEWS: July-September 2012
A roundup of the latest happenings in the aviation world, from new routes to redesigned cabins. |
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REVIEW: SkyTeam's SkyPriority
The red carpet treatment for top customers. By Anthony Gallagher. |
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REVIEW: Qantas Airways 127
We stretch out testing the Business Class offerings on Qantas' A380 service to Hong Kong. By Anthony Gallagher. |
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REVIEW: Cathay Pacific 101
The lowdown on Cathay Pacific’s new Business Class offerings. By Natasha Dragun. |
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NEWS: April-June 2012
Everything you need to know from the world of aviation including new routes, aircraft upgrades, lounge makeovers and airline awards. |
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NEWS: January-March 2012
Everything you need to know from the world of aviation including new routes, aircraft upgrades, lounge makeovers and airline awards. |
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REVIEW: Etihad 455
Road testing Etihad’s Pearl Business Class offerings from Australia. By Natasha Dragun. |
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NEWS: October-December 2011
Everything you need to know from the world of aviation including new routes, aircraft upgrades, lounge makeovers and airline awards. |
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V&T Takeoff
Updates from our editors and writers
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The team from the Dallas Convention and Visitors Bureau were in town last week to update Australia on some of the BIG things happening in the Texan state. |
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V&T mag dropped into Bali last month and helped the W Retreat & Spa celebrate their 2nd anniversary and what a splash it was. With local and international fashion designers on display, the W Lounge was transformed into a catwalk party zone. 2500 people flowed through the resort late into the night, moving to NYC DJ Sandy Rivera. This was the biggest ticket in Bali for some time and the resorts pulling power is a testament to just how hot this property and international hotel brand actually is.www.vacationsandtravelmag.com/Mca/874/765/3/0/0/#takeoff1 How did we cope the next day? Poolside. Don’t wait until their 3rd anniversary as the vibe, sound and style of this resort makes for a very cool holiday. In the heart of Seminyak and right on the beach, Bali beckons. |
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Thanks to our friends at Air France we got out of the office for the day and enjoyed a great round of golf at the annual Financial Markets Charity Golf Day and Gala Dinner. Held annually in February, this event as well as the Financial and Media Markets Charity Sailing Regatta in October raises AU$1.2 million for a wide range of charities.The ASX Group and Thomson Reuters Australia (formerly Reuters) joined forces in 1999 to form a Charity Foundation with the objective of helping Australian-based children, disability and medical research charities by organising fundraising events in conjunction with the Financial Markets. Pictured here: Thomas Reeves Air France, Middle, Patrick Benhamou, Atout France; Anthony Gallagher Vacations & Travel magazine. |
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Vacations & Travel magazine rubbed shoulders with local and international buyers and sellers of travel from around the globe at 2013 AIME (Asia Pacific's Incentive Meeting Expo). This is the biggest event on the Australian travel industry calendar, where key decision makers congregate to network over a three-day event of hosted parties, trade and leisure travel meetings and press conferences. |
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The who's who of Sydney's entertainment industry turned up for the recent opening of the city's newest hotel to receive a makeover, The Parkroyal. Located in Darling Harbour, the property has just emerged from a milt million-dollar makeover to reveal striking rooms and seriously sexy public spaces. Speaking of sexy, some of the celebs on hand to celebrate the re-launch included Casey Burgess, Danielle Blakey and Amy Milne, not to mention Timomatic who entertained the crowds into the witching hours… |
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