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The latest Australian overseas arrivals figures show some 7.9 mil-lion people visited Australia in the 12 months ending in Jul, up 10.6% on the previous year—and New Zealand continues to be Australia’s top inbound market, for now.The results are the strongest annual growth rate since Mar 2005, says Aus-tralia’s Tourism & Transport Forum.New Zealanders made 1,327,500 trips for the year under review (up 3.3%), but China arrivals grew a substantial 23.2% to 1,160,600, putting pressure on New Zealand’s stronghold as Aus-tralia’s single biggest inbound market.

The UK was the third biggest market (up 5.4% to 708,300); followed by the US (up 15.5% to 670,900) and Singa-pore (up 15.3% to 432,000).“The increase in departures for Aus-tralia continues to demonstrate Ki-wis’ appetite,” says Tourism Australia New Zealand manager Jenny Aitken. “There is so much great campaign activity driving aspiration and acti-vation for Australia and its regions whether it be for events, exhibitions, culture, shopping or our great food and wine offering—Australia deliv-ers.” Aitken says the combination of ‘the great efforts of airlines, industry and STO campaign activity keeps our offering desirable’.The TTF meanwhile is looking to con-tinue the tourism momentum, point-ing out that while the Chinese market is on a ‘rocket trajectory towards the top of the league table’, Australia still only attracts less than 1% of Chinese travellers. It has released an economic plan with initiatives like slashing fees and charges which add to the cost of travelling to Australia; investing in tourism marketing; building visitor infrastructure and public transport; and recognising the importance of improving the visitor experience at its international gateways.

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Typhoon For TaiwanThe Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade is warning Kiwis that Typhoon Meranti is expected to start im-pacting Taiwan from today. Strong winds, heavy rain and storm surges are expected, and Kiwis in Taiwan are advised to follow the advice of local authorities and seek suitable shelter. They should also update their SafeTravel registration information. Emergency numbers in Taiwan are 119 for fire and ambulance, and 110 for police. See safetravel.govt.nz

Utah The Happiest StateUtah, Minnesota, North Dakota, Hawaii and Colorado are the five happiest states in the US, according to WalletHub, which analysed the 50 states, and DC, across 28 key metrics of happiness. Utah may enjoy a wide array of scenery, national parks and outdoor activities; but it took the title because of factors including that it had the lowest incidence of heart attacks and divorce. Idaho, Iowa, Ne-braska, South Dakota and California round out the top 10.

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Tahiti On SaleAir Tahiti Nui has released tactical fares ex Auckland to Papeete from $949 economy or from $2219 busi-ness class for sales to 26 Sep and travel 02 Oct-31 May 2017. Add from $130pp for travel ex Christchurch or Wellington. See airtahitinui.co.nz

EK $999 Thailand FaresEmirates has released short-life Thailand return fares ex Auckland to Bangkok from $999, inclusive, for sales to 16 Sep. Phuket levels are from $1049 or to Chiang Mai from $1099, both ex AKL. Business class levels are from $4601 ex AKL to BKK. Weekend surcharges and conditions may apply, see the GDS for details.

Asiana Seoul FaresAsiana Airlines has high season fares to Seoul from $1938, for travel 10 Dec-15 Jan, says World Aviation. Book in K Class in the GDS.

Growth in Kiwi visitor numbers to Argentina has seen the National Institute of Tourism Promotion of Argentina plan an agent event in Auckland, to be held later this month. Argentina saw a 204% increase in travellers from New Zealand during the first quarter of 2016; which the tourism body says can be largely at-tributed the last Dec’s launch of Air New Zealand’s thrice weekly direct flight connecting Auckland to Buenos Aires.The roadshow will be held in Auck-land 26 Sep, allowing agents to meet face-to-face with industry partners; while wholesalers will be invited to attend workshops. There will be the chance to learn about Argentina’s differing landscapes, from the wil-

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derness of Patagonia, to the Iguazu Falls, the glaciers of Perito Morena and the cultural and food capital, Buenos Aires.Argentinian partners attending the roadshow include Antarpply Expedi-tions, Acrossar.com, Eurotur, Gador Viajes, Alchemy by Infoba DMC, Kallpa, Quarum Travel, Travel Mark Tours, Cynsa Tour Operator and Qui-mbaya Tours. It will be held at SkyCity 1800-2000. To register, CLICK HERE

VX Pax Vs AS DealA group of Virgin America customers are reportedly trying to block Alaska Air’s purchase of the carrier, saying removing it from the market would be ‘substantial and foreboding’.The group of 42 consumers have filed a lawsuit in San Francisco, and say the merger would reduce the number of carriers serving Hawaii and the US, reduce capacity leading to higher fares, and deprive passengers of the ‘unique flying experience’ offered by VX. The merger was expected to close in early Q4, and AS has said it doesn’t expect the lawsuit to upset the timetable for receiving the neces-sary approvals from the Department of Justice.

Oz Fares From $199Emirates has Australia fares on sale to 15 Sep with levels from $199 one-way ex Auckland to Sydney/Melbourne or Brisbane; or ex Christ-church to Sydney. Business class fares are from $599 one-way ex AKL-MEL/BNE/SYD and CHC-SYD. See the GDS for details.

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Mexico’s Tourism Ministr y is studying the potential of the New Zealand market as increased flight access to the US helps drive more Kiwis to Central America.Javier Esteban Guillermo Molina, director general of the Unit of Inter-national Affairs and Cooperation, Ministry of Tourism, has been in New Zealand over the past few days and says Mexico is ‘very interested’ in attracting more Kiwi visitors. A little over 1000 Kiwis visit each year, but there has been growth in recent years, he says—and with around 70,000 Australians visiting each year, ‘there is a big opportunity here’.Air New Zealand’s new Houston flights in particular open up the des-tination for Kiwis, as it’s one of the most-connected airports to Mexico, says Molina. Despite the easier access

there are challenges faced in growing Kiwi travel to Mexico, and the main one is in driving more awareness of Mexico as a destination, he says.“I think there’s nobody here telling our story, we want to create awareness of that. We want more people to get to know Mexico, we believe we have a lot to offer Kiwis.”

. . . Security PerceptionMolina also acknowledges that it can be a scary destination for agents to sell to their clients, as there’s some nega-tive perceptions around safety.“We understand that there is a chal-lenge in our security perception and there are a lot of challenges in how they see our country from afar,” he says. “Our tourism destinations are safe. We are the ninth most visited tourism destination in the world, and 32.1 million people [the number of international visitors last year] can’t be wrong about Mexico.”While there are some dangerous spots, Mexico is a big country and ‘you cannot say if there is a problem in Christchurch then you can’t come to Wellington’, he says.The country is considering launching advertising campaigns here at some point, and is currently ‘studying the

Mexico Eyeing Kiwi Market

market, we’re studying how New Zea-landers make their decisions’, he says.It’s also working with the trade, in-cluding supporting Viva Expeditions and Chimu Adventures to host agents at a Day of the Dead function in Auckland on 03 Nov.“We need to increase our presence and we are developing a marketing strategy to help [agents] sell Mexico,” he says. “We are developing resources and tools for them to help them sell Mexico. We want to help them.”Viva’s Rachel Williams, pictured above with Molina, says the company has seen huge growth in demand for Mexico over the last 12 months. “We want to support agents in order to develop this further,” she says. “This starts with our Day of the Dead func-tion and will continue with ongoing promotion, destination training, roadshows, famil opportunities and more.”

BL’s A320 OrderVietnam’s Jetstar Pacific Airlines has finalised a purchase agreement for 10 A320ceo aircraft, which was originally announced earlier this year. The aircraft will join an exist-ing fleet of 12 leased A320 Fam-ily aircraft flying with the airline on domestic and regional routes.

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HLO’s Awards PledgeH e l l o w o r l d h a s p l e d g e d t o continue supporting the TAANZ Na-tional Travel Industry Awards, follow-ing Sat night’s event where three of its members took home top awards.Deborah Kay of helloworld Rotorua won best travel agency manager retail; helloworld Waipukurau was named best brand retail single location; and Jacqui Currall of The Travel Brokers won best broker.“Helloworld is extremely proud to be involved with these successful busi-ness owners and their teams,” says executive gm Simon McKearney. He adds that the chain will ‘continue to strongly support and encourage par-ticipation in the NZTIA awards pro-cess for all its members, to encourage business excellence and benchmark-ing, and to reward success against industry peers’.

Wyndham Sydney ApptJerry Estrada has been appointed as the new resort manager of Wyndham Vacation Resorts Sydney. He has more than 18 years’ hospitality experience.

Travelport has created a new organisation, Trav-elport Digital, and at the same time established a new Customer and Market-ing Organisation.The new Digital organisa-tion is part of Travelport’s focus on the fast-growing digital economy, and will optimise investments it’s made into various digital assets and products over the past couple of years, with the aim of growing its range of digital services. It builds on Travelport’s acquisition last year of MTT, as well as its investment

Travelport’s Digital, Customer Focus

in Locomote, a corporate travel management platform. Bryan Conway, a seasoned Travelport executive, has been appointed head of Trav-elport Digital.Meanwhile the new Cus-tomer and Marketing Or-ganisation aims to fulfil the

company’s ‘vision to redefine travel commerce and deliver a market lead-ing customer experience’. It will be led by Fiona Shanley (pictured) in the new role of chief customer and mar-keting officer. Shanley joins Travelport from Microsoft.Both Conway and Shanley will report into chief commercial officer Stephen Shurrock, who says the announce-ments are ‘100% focused on meeting the evolving needs of our customers’.“Travelport Digital will play an im-portant role as we look to develop a comprehensive range of digital prod-ucts and services with today’s ever-connected, mobile-savvy customers in mind. We know we need to do this to support the growth plans of our OTA, travel agency, corporate and travel content provider customers,” he says.

CX Fine-dining OptionsCathay Pacific is collaborating with contemporary Chinese fine din-ing restaurant Mott 32 to launch new dining options. Starting this month, CX passengers in all classes on selected flights ex Hong Kong to long-haul destinations, including New Zealand, will be able to enjoy the exclusively designed menu. The CX menu features a selection of Mott 32’s most popular dishes, including crispy triple cooked US black angus beef short ribs, slow cooked sticky iberico pork and white turnip cake.

Egypt On Sale With A&KAbercrombie & Kent’s week-long Treasures of Egypt journey is on sale for travel between 01 Oct and 09 Dec from $3790pp t/s. It includes visit-ing the pyramids, sphinx, Egyptian Museum of Antiquities and Mummy Room in Cairo, staying at Fairmont Nile City Hotel and a three-night Nile cruise between Aswan and Luxor.

Mobile-friendly CHC SiteChr istchurch and Canterbur y Tourism has updated its website, say-ing it now ‘reflects the progress and rejuvenation in the city, as well as the myriad of Canterbury destinations on offer’. The site is now mobile-friendly and has a redesigned landing page and operator listing templates, larger image sizes and refreshed fonts and colours. Over half a million people visit the site each year. See christchurchnz.com

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Club Med Bintan Island is set to re-open as a ‘family-friendly ho-listic wellness escape’ at the end of Nov, following a makeover that will introduce refreshed facilities and new services.“In recent years, we’ve seen that New Zealanders are increasingly looking for holidays that are rejuvenating, and where they can be active but also spend time with their loved ones. That’s why we’re evolving the Club Med Bintan Island experience, to offer clients a wellness holiday that leaves them feeling restored and refreshed,” says Madeleine Clow-Suares, general manager of Club Med Australia and New Zealand. “We’ve seen a 47% increase in New Zealanders travelling to Bintan Island in the last year alone, so we’re an-ticipating the new resort design and experiences on offer will quickly prove popular. Bintan Island is also highly accessible from New Zealand, and its proximity to Singapore makes it an ideal destination for either a city-sun holiday, or a dedicated beach escape.”New wellness experiences include family yoga by the sea at sunset and sunrise, stand-up paddle boarding and twilight trapeze. Other activities include pilates, sailing, kayaking, tennis, water polo and beach vol-leyball, the world-class Ria Bintan golf course, and a luxurious Hilltop Asmara spa.There’s also a new food and beverage offering with healthy options like made-to-order cold-pressed juices and fresh local seafood.The resort itself will feature an ‘el-egant new design, blending nature, the unique culture and contempo-rary aesthetics to reflect the island’s beauty’, says Club Med. There’s new spaces like a healthy beach juice bar, indoor/outdoor lounge with wood pergola and a new fitness centre with upgraded and additional equipment; while transformed spaces include the main lounge, swimming pool, restaurant, lobby and theatre with

Club Med Bintan’s Wellness Focus

LED screen lobby. The wellness theme also extends to the Kids Clubs (for ages two to 17), with activities like circus school as well as new cultural experiences such as creating tie-dye patterns. Club Med Bintan Island reopens from 27 Nov 2016, and all major renovations will be completed by Feb 2017.

. . . Special OfferThe resort is offering a five-night all-inclusive holiday from $1440 per adult and $905 per child land only, for bookings 15 Sep-24 Nov and travel 27 Nov-30 Apr (price based on an 18 Mar departure).

Venezuela Travel AdviceThe New Zealand Ministr y of Foreign Affairs and Trade has re-viewed its travel advice for Venezuela and continues to advise against all travel within 80km of the border with Colombia; and continues to ad-vise caution elsewhere due to crime and the potential for violent civil un-rest. See safetravel.govt.nz/venezuela

It’s For All Of YouThe Mount Group’s Kay Rogers has paid tribute to the First Travel Group in accepting the award for Best Brand, Retail Multi-location at the TAANZ National Travel Industry Awards on Sat night. “It’s a hugely important industry achievement for us,” says The Mount Group’s Kay Rogers. “Given the journey that we’ve undertaken over the last few years and more importantly in the last 12 months to get here, I dedicated my award to all the You Travel shops. I felt that we’ve found a home in the First Travel Group.”Rogers also said the awards were the best yet. “The venue was fabulous, the entertainment was amazing, everybody turned out and it was really good for the industry to have an event like that where you can go along and network,” she says.

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Solomons RoadshowThe Solomon Islands Visitors Bureau reminds agents that there’s still time to register for its Halo Solomons New Zealand roadshow event, to be held in Ellerslie 26 Sep; while its second road-show event, taking place in Takapuna the following evening, is completely booked out. The SIVB will be joined at both venues by representatives from Solomon Airlines and Virgin Australia as well as local operators such as Travel Solomons, the Honiara Hotel, Zipola Habu Resort and Solomon Islands Dive Expeditions, to name a few. To register for the Ellerslie event, CLICK HERE

The Boss’s CHC BoostChristchurch is buzzing about the announcement that Bruce Springsteen will visit the city next Feb—the same week it marks the sixth anniversary of the 2011 earthquake. The concert will boost the city’s hospitality industry by bringing thousands of extra visitors to Christchurch, says Vbase general manager Darren Burden. Tickets go on sale 23 Sep at ticketek.co.nz

TN’s Package DealsAir Tahiti Nui has launched a range of air and land offers to Tahiti’s Soci-ety Islands for sales to 26 Sep. High-lights include a seven-night escape with five nights at Manava Beach Re-sort & Spa Moorea with buffet break-fast daily and two nights at Manava Suite Resort Tahiti, return economy fares and transfers throughout, from $1899pp t/s, valid from 01 Nov-31 May 2017. There’s also a seven-night package staying five nights at the Bora Bora Pearl Beach Resort & Spa and two nights at the Intercontinen-tal Tahiti Resort, with buffet break-fast daily, return economy flights and transfers throughout, from $2899pp t/s. Clients can upgrade to business class flights between Auckland and Papeete from $599pp one-way or $1199pp return. Room upgrades are also available, and select travel dates apply. See airtahitinui.co.nz

Wh i l e E a s t e r n C a n a d a h a s previously been overlooked on Canadian itineraries, or left for the second visit, it is now emerging as a hot destination for those seeking more culture and cuisine dur-ing their Canadian journey, says World Journeys. As a result, and after its Canada ex-pert Sue Barnaby visited Quebec City earlier this year, World Journeys has released a number of new Eastern Canada packages to its website. Op-tions include culinary city stays in Montreal and Quebec City, Niagara Falls, the National Parks of New-

foundland and whale watching. In addition, and set to be a highlight, is the new Christmas in Ontario trip, travelling roundtrip from Toronto, where clients will take in Niagara Falls and Algonquin Provincial Park, with Christmas Eve eggnog, wild salmon, moonlift bonfire and torch-lit skate, a Champagne Christmas brunch followed by backcountry ski-ing, sauna and a turkey feast ending with Ontario ice wine. “The historic cities of Montreal and Quebec with their French Quarters are absolute highlights, with their distinctly charming small towns of Newfoundland and Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island,” says the wholesaler.World Journeys, in conjunction with Air Canada, is hosting an agent famil to Eastern Canada later this month, aiming to inspire key agents to sell the destination.E-mail info@worldjourneys.co.nz

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Scenic Ever Wondered SessionsHamilton: Mon 19, Ferrybank Function Rooms.Tauranga: Tue 20, Mills Reef Winery, Bethlehem.Auckland: Wed 21, Waipuna Hotel, Mt Wellington.Auckland North: Thu 22, Bruce Mason Centre Takapuna.

Globus & Cosmos Europe/UK Launch 2017Dunedin: Thu 15, The Savoy, 1745.Christchurch: Mon 19, Dux Central, 1745. Petone: Mon 19, La Bella Italia, 1745. New Plymouth: Tue 20, Novotel Hotel, 1745. Kerikeri: Tue 20, Fishbone Cafe, 1745. Whangarei: Wed 21, Killer Prawn, 1745.Timaru: Thu 22, Mocca Cafe, 1745.Invercargill: Mon 26, Kelvin Hotel, 1745. Hamilton: Mon 26, Hamilton Gardens Cafe, 1745. Auckland, West: Mon 26, Black Salt, 1745.Auckland, North: Tue 27, Takapuna Boating Club, 1745. Tauranga: Tue 27. Macau Restaurant, 1745.Queenstown: Tue 27, Prime

Waterfront Restaurant, 1745.Auckland, East: Wed 28, Celsius Gastrobar, Botany Junction, 1745.Napier: Wed 28, Crown Hotel, 1745.Nelson: Wed 28, Cafe Affair, 1745.Blenheim: Thu 29, Raupo Cafe, 1745.

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Visit Sunshine Coast agent eventsAuckland: Tue 18, Pullman Hotel, 1700.Wellington: Wed 19, Rydges Hotel, 1700.Christchurch: Thu 20, Breakfree on Cashel Hotel,1700.

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C a l y p s o Re e f C r u i s e s h ave introduced a new half-day tour to the Outer Barrier Reef, which it says is perfect for those with lim-

New Half-day Great Barrier Reef Tour

ited time in the region, advises Tourism Port Douglas & Daintree. Travelling past Low Isles, clients will visit one reef site, where they will have close to two hours to snor-kel. The total length of the tour is around four hours, and it departs from The Reef Marina twice daily at 0730 and 1415. The tour is priced at AUD180 for adults and AUD135 for children.

Stokehouse ReturnsM e l b o u r n e ’ s S t o k e h o u s e Restaurant re-opens ‘this Spring’ after it was closed by a fire in 2014. Rebuilt in its original position on St Kilda’s foreshore on Jakka Boulevard, the venue will open al-most directly onto the beach. See stokehouse.com.au

Travel Together For Less Air Serbia has launched a new ‘Travel Together’ sales promotion, offering travellers special deals to 39 destinations on its network when they fly together with a com-panion. Ex Belgrade, fares for two guests travelling together start from EUR169 to Istanbul, Pod-gorica and Tivat; from EUR189 to Dubrovnik, Ljubljana, Skopje, Split and Zagreb; from EUR219 to Rome; from EUR259 to Copenhagen; from EUR279 to Berlin and Dusseldorf; and from EUR349 to London and Paris, to name a few. The offers are available for sales to 15 Sep and travel 15 Sep-15 Dec. See airserbia.com

QF Aussie FaresQa nt a s ha s one - way f ares to Australia from $189 economy, from $599 business and from $899 first class, for sales and tick-eting until midnight 15 Sep. See qantas.co.nz/agents

Fiji Agent WinnersJody Sinkinson, Travel Directors Tauranga and YOU Travel Fer-rymead’s Rosie Still are off to Fiji after winning the major prize draws from the recent Bula Marau Fiji Roadshows.“I’ve always dreamed about going to Jean-Michel Cousteau Resort in particular and had it on my wish list for when I won lotto,” says Sinkinson (pictured on right), who won five nights at Tropica Island Resort and Jean-Michel Cousteau Resort. Meanwhile Still won a four-night Blue Lagoon Cruise and three nights at Yatule Resort & Spa—an impres-sive first trip to Fiji. “It will be a great help for me selling Fiji holidays in the future and I love that I’ll be getting a taste of both the Fijian islands and also the mainland as holiday destina-tions,” she says.Both winners will fly Fiji Airways.

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