The Rudd Government’s Minister for Transport, Anthony Albanese, is taking the glory for the Labor party regarding the launch of V Australia’s services to from Sydney to Los Angeles this Friday, and Delta Air Lines operations debuting in early July.

'The entry of new airlines on the Trans-Pacific route is evidence that the Rudd Labor Government’s policies aimed at achieving greater competition in the Ausralia-United States aviation market are achieving their aims, and providing significant benefits for Australians at all levels,' Albanese said.

Accor’s largest ever hotel sale in Australia kicks off at midnight tonight, with over a million rooms throughout the Asia Pacific available from US$35.00 ($54.00).

The sale includes 200,000 rooms in Australia at Pullman, M Gallery, Grand Mercure, Novotel, Mercure, All Seasons and Ibis properties, all going at a flat rate of $79 per night.

Rooms will be on sale on 24, 25 and 26 February for stays from 01 April - 31 July 2009.
 
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Qantas Airways will be boosting capacity on its Perth-Darwin and Adelaide-Darwin routes from mid-June, the airline says.

Services are usually increased for the Northern Territory dry season, but this year the increase will be bigger than usual.

The Darwin-Perth route will be boosted by three return flights per week, taking the total to 10, while return services from Adelaide will also be increased from seven to 10.

The additional services will add options to the current daily flight roster, according to Qantas' Regional General Manager Western Australia, Ian Gay, who said of the Perth services: 'these three extra weekday services will offer flexibility for business and leisure travellers.'

The Adelaide flights will operate on Tuesday and Thursday, with the extra flight operating Darwin-Adelaide on Saturday, returning on Sunday.