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VIRGIN Australia will ditch plansto begin codesharing on the Italyroute should Qantas be permittedto place its code on the metal ofproposed partner, Emirates. In an ongoing wager to win 300seats of capacity per week on theItaly route from Qantas, VA GroupExec, Gov’t and Int’l RelationsJane McKeon said if Virgin fails togain a favourable outcome it “willbe unable to introduce codeshare services on the Italy route,in competition with Qantas andEmirates, for the forseeable future.” VA has a “strong interest” tobegin codesharing to points inItaly with its partners, SingaporeAirlines and Etihad Airways, but isrestricted due to QF’s allocation. QF holds the entire allotment ofentitlements on Australia-Italy airservices - 1,000 seats/week - 400of which are supported throughits codesharing deals with CathayPacific & British Airways, she said. In the submission to the IASC onFri, McKeon said the likelihood ofnegotiations with Italy toliberalise code share entitlementsappears “extremely remote” She also reiterated the ACCC’s
comments that the QF/EK pactmay cause barriers for otherairlines to enter or expand flightsfrom the UK/Europe to Australia. EK offers up to 84 services perweek between Australia & Dubai,and up to 21 & 14 onwards toMilan and Rome respectively. Based on 2011 stats, Emirateshad a 37% share of pax on theItaly route, and Qantas had 17%. She argued that as QF/EK alreadyheld over 50% of the pax market,the IASC should have “seriousconcern” of the public benefits bypermitting EK to codeshare too. “This is underscored by the factthat average airfares on the routehave risen during the period inwhich Qantas has been the soleAustralian carrier offering codeshare services to Italy inpartnership with carriers whichhave a weaker presence on theroute compared with Emirates. “If Qantas is permitted tointroduce code share serviceswith Emirates... it is likely thatairfares will continue to rise, tothe detriment of Australianconsumers and the Australiantourism industry,” she concluded.
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Tas East Coast open TASMANIA’S Tourism MinisterScott Bacon has urged Tasmaniansto visit communities on thestate’s East Coast impacted byrecent fires to kick-start tourism. Bacon said there was no reasonto delay visiting the region,including the town of Bicheno. “The message I want to get outthere very clearly is that the EastCoast is open for business & wantspeople to visit” to support localtourism operators, he added.
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BOUTIQUE Sydney wholesalerThe Impulse Travel Group hasemerged as the company behindthe take-over of Asia Pacific TravelMarketing Services’ MomentoTravel Services business. As revealed exclusively by TravelDaily yesterday, APTMS sold thetwo-year old business late on Fri. The acquisition by Impulse alsoincludes The Small Ship AdventureCo. and Alaska Bound. Impulse’s managing directorStephanie Savage said the firm
was in the process of integratingthe three brands into its stable ofwholesale products. The company’s existing brandsinclude Indian Ocean and Africanspecialist Above & Beyond Holidays,along with Slovenia and Croatiaspecialist Beyond Slovenia. Savage confirmed APTMS’s KarenO’Leary & Samantha Yates wouldtransfer across to Impulse Travel. “It will be business as usual forour loyal agents,” she said. APTMS owner Kylee Kay will beworking closely with The ImpulseTravel Group to further promotethe acquired products. All Momento and Small Ships/Alaska Bound 1-300 numbersremain the same.
Universal SIA appeal SINGAPORE Airlines and SilkAirhave added entry to UniversalStudios, Night Safari & Gardensby the Bay to its SingaporeStopover Holiday program. Customers can take advantageof hotel accom including returnairport transfers priced from $30per person twin share for the firstnight, along with entry to 15attractions across the city state,including the Singapore Flyer. The addition is valid for saleuntil 30 Sep for travel from 01 Apr13 to 31 Mar 14 - phone 13 10 11.
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Hahn Air group push E-TICKETING platform Hahn Airhas established a new GroupDepartment to assist agents withgroup bookings of 10 or more pax. The service is available on nearlyall Hahn Air partner airlines aswell as a host of other passengerairlines worldwide. To access the Group Departmentgo to ‘Group request’ form on thewebsite www.hahnair.com. MEANWHILE, Hahn Air hastoday activated interline e-ticketarrangements with Volotea (V7),Equaflight (E7) & Gambia Air (3G).
East Africa Eclipse trip SWAGMAN Africa has launcheda Solar Eclipse Tour to East Africain Oct that will visit game parks inKenya and Tanzania, culminatingat Lake Turkana in Kenya for theeclipse on 03 Nov. Fully escorted from Australia,the tour includes flights, accom,most meals & sightseeing, and ispriced from $8,775ppts.
Citilink signs 25 neos INDONESIAN low-cost carrierCitilink has inked a firm orderwith Airbus for 25 A320neos,valued at US$2.4b at list prices. The agreement with the GarudaIndonesia offshoot was signedlast month, and follows ordersplaced in 2011 for Citilink by itsparent firm for 15 A320ceo and10 A320neo jets. “The order underscores theA320 Family’s position as thepreferred choice for full serviceand low-cost carriers worldwide,”Airbus coo John Leahy said.
Concordia refloat plan AS THE capsizing of the CostaConcordia passes the 12-monthmark, USA Today has produced aninteractive account showing theprocess as to how the ship isbeing stabilised and refloated. Work to salvage Concordia hasbeen underway since May, withthe latest estimates calling forcompletion of the massive projectby the end of the northern summer. Around 400 workers are on siteday and night to raise the ship. View the interpretation of theproject at www.bit.ly/Concordiaup.
AS IF China wasn’t cold enoughat the moment, currently in thethroes of winter, Shangri-La’sluxury property in Harbin, Chinahas opened, of all things, a newrestaurant and bar made of ice. The opening of the newfacility, which maintains aconstant room temperature 18-degrees below zero, coincideswith the city’s annual ice festival,which attracts hundreds ofthousands of tourists annually. Rich northern Chinese flavoursand wintery designs decoratethe icy dining room, caters to 90people at a time and probablydoesn’t serve many spicy dishes. The ice-eatery is open to hotelguests until 15 Feb, by which timeit will probably become a slushie.
BRISBANE’S Abel Rent a Car isbeing taken to court by theAustralian Competition ConsumerCommission for false advertising. The competition watchdogalleges Abel Rent A Car’s onlineand print advertising “misledpotential customers about thetrue cost of hiring some of itsvehicles.” According to its website, Abelhas depots at Brisbane Airport, in
Abel Rent a Car driven to courtthe city and surrounding suburbs. The ACCC said extra mandatoryfees, including an ‘administrationfee’ and ‘vehicle registrationrecovery’ fee were being chargedin addition to the advertised cost. “Businesses cannot advertise aprice for their goods or servicesthen later add additionalmandatory fees and charges,which make the total cost moreexpensive than initiallyrepresented,” ACCC chairman RodSims said this morning. The case is set for a directionshearing on 14 Mar 2013 in theBrisbane Federal Court.
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Emirates launches our daily service to Warsaw from 6th February 2013, taking our European network to 33 one-stop destinations. Now your clients can say hello to one of central Europe’s most vibrant and surprising cities.
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Travel Cafe concept debuts
CATERING to travellers who liketo discuss their plans over coffeeand a bite to eat, Sydney travelentrepreneur Trish White hasopened what she described asAustralia’s first travel conceptstore in Sydney’s Bondi Beach. Dubbed The Travel Cafe byWhitestar Travel, White said hernew outlet aimed to bring theworld’s of traditional and online
US influenza outbreak TRAVEL insurer SureSave hasissued a reminder to agents withclients heading to the US toensure they have adequatemedical cover as the countryrecovers from an outbreak ofinfluenza across all 50 states. SureSave executive directorMichael McAuliffe said that eventhough latest reports say thevirus has reached its peak and islikely to peter out, travellers shouldstill ensure they are covered.
DXB T1 renovation NEW baggage systems, check-indesks and the modernisation ofpublic areas will form part of arenovation project due to beginat Dubai Int’l in Q1 of this year.
QF/EK force CX strategy rethink CATHAY Pacific Airways says thepreliminary approval granted toQantas and Emirates for theirproposed partnership may force itto reconsider network strategy onits own ‘Kangaroo Route’. The carrier has expressedconcern that Emirates’ marketingniche, in which it offers 33 onwardEuropean destinations from Dubaicompared to Cathay’s seven fromits Hong Kong hub, could impacton its own services from Australia. Cathay Pacific director of sales
and marketing Rupert Hogg saidCX had always considered its own“kangaroo route” as an importantpart of its network. But the QF/EK tie-up wouldpose as a competitive threat, butneither were “based in ourbackyard and sitting on all of ourmajor traffic flows,” Hogg said. “We are fortunate to have astrong and dynamic underlyingmarket, where half of the world'spopulation is within a five-hourflight from Hong Kong, whileChina is the next big destination”. Hogg said Gulf carriers such asEmirates enjoyed a comparitiveadvantage and that Cathay wouldneed to source a Middle-Easternairline partner in the long-term. MEANWHILE, Emirates presidentTim Clark has said Qantas wouldlikely reconsider its involvementin the oneworld alliance, of whichCathay Pacific is also a member. “We will see major realignmentsin the next 3-5 years since theyare not delivering the value thatcertain carriers thought theywere going to get,” Clark stated.
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this as a chance to not only createa tailored experience for a clientface to face, but also to have thebest online options at yourfingertips too,” White said. Located on Glenayr Avenue,“it’s a one-off travel agencywhere you can feel like yourholiday has already started whenyou walk through the doors,”Trish, pictured above, added.
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Mantra trade sales new focus
ABOVE: The Mantra Group hasunveiled its new look AustralianTrade Sales Team, which willoversee all domestic, wholesale,inbound, retail and online leisuresales activity for the industry. The team has earmarked 2013as the year they will adopt a moreclient-specific approach to leisuresales, according to group directorof sales, Kent Davidson. “We wanted to create onestreamlined trade environmentwhereby our clients have onepoint of contact for all salesactivity & under this new structureour Key Account Managers canliaise on all aspects ofdistribution,” Davidson said. Mantra Group director of
leisure trade sales Paula Maxwellwill oversee the team, to be basedacross the group’s east-coastoffices in Sydney, the Gold Coastand Sunshine Coast. The team, pictured above, fromleft consists of Katie Webley,Onchuma Gusti, Rachael Hunter,Kimberley Jackson, Nikki Valis,Paula Maxwell, Nick Tani, GusChan and Kent Davidson.
Wotif Fraser promos TOURISM Fraser Coast hasjoined forces with Wotif to launcha new sales campaign aimed atdriving sales from stressed outcouples & young families needinga break after the festive season. The Wotif Fraser Coast NaturalCampaign will begin on Thu witha number of discount accomoffers provided by Wotif, boostedby value-add bonuses throughactivity business GoDo.com. Tourism Queensland has addedits support to the new campaign. Tourism Fraser Coast generalmanager Pip Close said theseason following the Christmasschool holidays and through to Julwas the period being targeted bythe promotion.
GPT/Celebrity package GRAND Pacific Tours hasteamed with Celebrity Cruises topresent a 23-day Best of NewZealand by Cruise and LuxuryCoach itinerary. The itinerary includes a 12 nightsailing aboard Celebrity Solsticebetween Sydney and Auckland,and a 10 night coach componentinto the heart of New Zealand. It’s priced from $6,049pp exSydney, Melbourne, Brisbane andthe Gold Coast, which includes aone-way Air New Zealand fareback to Australia. The trip is scheduled to run on04 Nov and 22 Dec 2013 and 10Mar 2014 - for full details go towww.grandpacifictours.com.
Faster Allure internet ROYAL Caribbean Cruises hassigned a deal with 03b Networksto provide high-speed satellite-delivered broadband to guestsaboard Allure of the Seas - thefirst cruise line to offer the service.
Bali tourism funds dip BALI has had its tourist promobudgets slashed by the provincialgovernment to US$110,000 for2013, less than half of the 2012figure, the Bali Daily reported.
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AS PRINCESS Cruises celebratesits tenth anniversary operating inAustralian waters, the line haswelcomed new public relationsmanager for Australia and NewZealand, Meg Koffel (TD 21 Dec). Koffel is well known to theindustry, bringing ten years in PRand six devoted to the tourismindustry with Intrepid Travel andwith Tourism Western Australia. Regular viewers of Channel 7’sSunrise breakfast program willalso know Koffel in her capacityas a regular travel commentatorin her role with Intrepid Travel. Koffel was excited at the newchapter in her life, saying she was“looking forward to sharing thePrincess Cruises’ story with theline’s loyal followers as well as
newcomers to the brand”. Management of the new ‘Linkedby the Sea’ blog on love storiessparked or rekindled at sea (TDFri) will be one of the many facetsof her new position. Koffel is pictured here flankedby Princess Cruises’ Australiamarketing manager Nick Fergusonand comm. director Alan Stuart.
QR eye Indian carrier QATAR Airways ceo Akbar AlBaker has said QR is interested inbuying a stake in an Indian airline. Bloomberg reports that Al Bakersaid the move would be aimed attaking advantage of new owner-ship laws allowing foreign airlinesto invest in Indian carriers.
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Appointment in Aus BRITISH travel and eventmanagement company TheAppointment Group has launcheda new local subsidiary, with officesbased in Sydney and Melbourne. Entitled TAG Australia, the firm’snew Australian offices join thosealready in operation in New York,Los Angeles and its London base. “The news of our expansion toAustralia has been very wellreceived,” The AppointmentGroup ceo John Gianquitto said.
Queen high and dry TWO Feb voyages operated byThe American Queen SteamboatCompany have been cancelled dueto an extended stay in drydock. The 07 Feb and 15 Feb voyagesaboard the American Queen willno longer proceed as the vesselwill have a new and more durablepaddle-wheel driveshaft built.
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With a history that dates back to 1927, the APT Group is Australia’s
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AFTA UPDATEThe latest insights from AFTA’s
Chief Executive, Jayson Westbury
I HOPE everyone has managed to have some sort of a break andreconnection with family and friends over the holiday season. It is that time of the year and opportunities to do this may not presentthemselves again in the year ahead. 2013 is set to be a very big year for travel agents and the travelindustry. First of all I am confident that the outbound travel patterns andpassion of Australian consumers to go overseas will continue. All theforecasters and experts continue to confirm that the outbound travelindustry is set for a good year. I hope that you in whatever role you playin the travel industry get your share. It is also an election year federally, which for those political watcherslike me get all excited about the fun and games that will unfold as wemove into election mode. Nothing will be off limits this election as it willbe a take-no-prisoners style dog-eat-dog cat fight style election I am sure. It is bound to be entertaining and no matter who is the victor, travelwill benefit as in 2013 we will be working with everyone in the industryto develop the solutions needed to future proof the travel industry andtravel agents success. I have kicked off the year with an express visit to Singapore to meetwith IATA and the WTAAA on the New Distribution Capability that wasbeing talked about late last year, or the NDC as it is referred to. Based on the meeting that I have attended I don’t think it is thedooms-day scenario that some have predicted. There is a long roadahead and AFTA will be at the forefront of the discussions with IATA,airlines and the global agency community. The NDC is in real terms a protocol that over the next couple of yearsIATA will be encouraging all stakeholders to adopt. It is NOT a nasty bignew GDS. In fact the GDS will play an important and paramount rolegoing forward. Like all things new, it is important to get all the information and overthe coming months I am confident that this will be released. As a travelagent I think you should be more excited about NDC than scepticaland I assure you that the process in place to engage with theglobal agency community will include Australia. Have a fantastic 2013 and I look forward to being on thejourney we have ahead of us during this important andgame changing year.
Snorkel subs refurb SNORKELLING tours aboard twonewly refurbished submersibleshave been launched by GreatBarrier Reef tour operator AirWhitsunday. The company’s vessels SunDancer and Coral Dancer provideadditional capacity for up to 30passengers on snorkel day toursto its private Hardy Lagoonlocation from its Airlie Beach base.
Canton route expands CHINA Southern has announcedit has expanded its Canton Routeterm to cover 1000 destinationsaccessible via its Guangzhou huband SkyTeam alliance reach. The carrier’s executive vice-president He Zongkai made theannouncement at CZ’s sponsoredSydney Festival Summer Soundsconcert this past weekend.
New Scottish Crowne CROWNE Plaza will expand itsreach into the Scottish market ofEdinburgh, following parent firmIHG signing a hotel managementagreement with Paragon Hotels,who manage the Roxburgh Hotel. The 199-room property, whichrecently underwent a £7m refurb,will be rebranded as Crowne Plazain the second quarter of 2013.
EY Qld appointment ETIHAD Airways has appointedCharles Morely (most recentlywith Air Niugini), as ManagerQueensland, based in Brisbane.
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Tokyo private driver SHANGRI-LA in Tokyo haslaunched an ‘Explore Tokyo instyle’ package combining accomwith access to the hotel’s privatelimousine for chauffeured toursof the city or airport transfers forup to two hours per stay. The offer is valid for stays of twonights or more before 30 Jun. Visit www.shangri-la.com/jp.
TOURISM officials in Samoa haveadvised that repairs to hotels andresorts sustained during CycloneEvan, which hit the islands duringmid-Dec are well underway andon-track for quick reopening. Evaluations on property damageare ongoing at Aggie Grey’s Hoteland Bungalows, with the resortnot accepting forward bookingsfor stays up to 31 Dec 2013. Staff at Coconuts Beach ClubResort & Spa have been workinghard to bring the resort back tofull operation, with a reopeningdate set for 01 Feb, however theopening of its new OverwaterFales has been delayed to 01 Jun. Sa’Moana Resort has undergonerebuilding works following thecyclone, but is on track to reopenfor reservations from 01 Apr. Sinalei Reef Resort & Spa hasreopened, with the only damagereported as having occurred to theOcean View & Beach Front Fales,which has since been rectified. Samoa Tourism Authority
Samoa still open for businessspokesperson Peter Sereno saidthe best way for travellers to helpthe islands would be to visit. “In this short period of time thelocals have been incrediblyefficient with the clean up and itis business as usual in Samoa. “Most of our properties are upand running & this includes mostof our fale properties,” Sereno said. Agents with passengers bookedat these and other resorts inSamoa are advised to check withtheir wholesalers for the latestinformation regarding their resort.
Hawaii Island Air sold HAWAIIAN inter-island airlineHawaii Island Air has entered intoan agreement for the purchase ofthe carrier with an undisclosedbuyer, according to a statementfrom the operator. Island Air management say theyhope new ownership will be inplace within eight weeks.
HotelClub mobile app HOTELCLUB has introduced itsnew application for iPhone andiPad, featuring interactive mapsearching tools, last minute hoteldiscounts and search filters.
Skywards bonus miles EMIRATES is offering membersof its loyalty scheme the chanceto accelerate their Skywards Mileswhen booking flights between Jan- Mar, and opting-in by 31 Jan. Bonus miles vary based onbooking class of travel and citypairings, ranging from 500 inEconomy class and up to 16,000in First Class.
Peru Travel Mart rego REGISTRATIONS for the PeruTravel Mart in Lima, hosted byPromPeru and CANATUR on 23-26May, have opened - more detailsat www.ptm-perutravelmart.com.
Anzac tour last spots TEMPO Holidays is urgingagents to secure spaces for clientson its 2013 Anzac Day tours inGallipoli, with trips “selling fast.”
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