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Austria training tool THE Austrian National TouristOffice is preparing to launch anall new online training platformfor agents early next year. Developed over the past year,the Austria Expert Program hasbeen specifically tailored to theneeds of Australian agents sellingthe destination, according toANTO’s local director, AstridMulholland-Licht. The new online program, and anagent incentive, will debut in Jan.
Bentours incentive SCANDINAVIAN specialistBentours and Finnair are offeringagents the chance to win one of10 spots on a famil to Scandinaviain a brand new incentive. To enter agents need to book atour and land package valued at$2,000 or more and two long-haulflights with AY - see page nine.
SAT country head SOUTH African Tourism hasnamed Ms Nobulali ‘Lalie’ Ngozi asits country manager for Australia/NZ, effective immediately. Ngozi was most recently chiefmarketing officer for the NorthWest Parks & Tourism Board, andshe replaces Bangu Masisi who wasreassigned by SAT to Amsterdam. Until her arrival next month,marketing and communicationsmanager, Tommy Lindblad, will bethe acting country manager.
Oprah sells Oz to the world “YOU have not lived untilyou’ve waltzed yourself intoAustralia”. This is just one of the powerfulmessages US TV talkshow queenOprah Winfrey told the 12,000strong crowd (including the 302American travellers) and herworldwide audience, at thefilming of ‘Oprah’s UltimateAustralian Adventure’ at theSydney Opera House yesterday. The two live shows along withfield footage from across thecountry will form the basis of fourepisodes of the show, with someof the highlights including SydneyHarbour, the Great Barrier Reefand Uluru, to air next month. Oprah yesterday promised aglobal tourism wave following herwhirlwind visit, saying: “It’simmeasurable what four hours ofa love festival about your country,broadcast in 145 countries aroundthe world can do”. Tourism Australia md, AndrewMcEvoy, praised the support ofthe 150 tourism partners thatmade ‘Project O’ possible. “It’s been an incredibly well-executed campaign and I’m soproud of how the Australiantourism industry banded togetherto make Oprah’s visit happen,”McEvoy told TD this morning. “It’s a real life example of thepower of the Australian tourismindustry when we work together,”he said yesterday. According to TA, the campaignhad generated almost $71m worth
of publicity in Australia prior toOprah’s live shows, and estimatesalmost $40m in global publicity. He also told TD that TA hasalready been in discussion withHarpo Productions for the“honorary Aussie” to use footagefrom her Australian visit on hernew network, OWN (launching 01Jan 2011), generating additionalexposure for our country. Yesterday McEvoy revealedresults of a Roy Morgan Researchsurvey on the US celebrity’s visitDown Under, which showed that86% of Aussies threw their supportbehind TA’s involvement with TheOprah Winfrey Show (TOWS). Of those surveyed, 54% said theywatched TOWS, and 98% said theyknew who she was. “This project has created newsaround the world, built newrelationships both commercial andpersonal. It’s a real demonstrationof Ms Winfrey’s influence andimpact,” McEvoy said. Oprah’s Australian episodes willair in the USA from 19-22 Jan, andin Australia on the days to follow. See page five for more Oprahcoverage and photos fromyesterday’s event.
Argentina entry fee THE Dept of Foreign Affairs &Trade has announced today thatvisitors arriving into Buenos Aires,Argentina will now only need topay the ‘reciprocity fee’ ofUS$100 once every 12 months as itis now valid for multiple re-entries.
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QH Malay product QANTAS Holidays and Viva!Holidays is advising agents it haslaunched the respective Malaysiabrochure product for eachwholesale division for 2011/12.
TM record in Nov TRAVELMANAGERS has reporteda massive 49% year-on-year growthin sales for the month of Nov,fueled by a 69% spike in air sales& a 35% gain in leisure packages. UK/Europe is leading the surgein 2011, with European rail figuresrising 126% and direct hotel salesgrowing 113% for the home-basedagency network.
VTO applauds govt THE Vanuatu Tourist Office haswelcomed the announcement ofextra air capacity from Australia,which will see airline seatallocation boosted from thecurrent 1,400/week to 4,000 by 01Dec 2016 (TD yesterday). “This joint agreement betweenthe governments of Australia andVanuatu shows a strongcommittment to tourism andrecognises the huge potential ofthe destination,” VTO GeneralManager, Annie Niatu told TD.
College drops AFTA AFTA Travel & Tourism CollegeNSW has officially changed itsname to Australian Pacific Travel& Tourism. Manager Pam Segal told TD thecollege changed its direction fromthat of AFTA on 01 Oct, havingnow commenced traineeship forCertificate III in Tourism, and nowoffering local students a ‘JobGuarantee’ of finding a role withinsix months of course completion.
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AUSTRALIA welcomes the world! Following the slight hiccup ofHugh Jackman’s faceplant whilstmid-flying-fox stunt, he walkedOprah through a very specialtourist tradition...the first tasteof vegemite. “Vegemite is like our peanutbutter, right?” she askedJackman, to which she wasanswered by a chorus of “No!!”by the audience. Jackman then, having spread athin layer of vegemite on a Saocracker hands her the piece, andafter tasting it she smiles, andmakes her big mistake...shereaches for the knife to add athick dollop of it to her alreadyseasoned slice. The next mouthful wasfollowed up by a coughing fit,and then the choked words“I dig it”.
FEDERAL Minister for Tourism,Martin Ferguson, was put on thespot at Oprah media conferenceyesterday, when he was askedwhat was his favourite episode ofThe Oprah Winfrey Show. Ferguson’s response - “Thebest episode is yet to come.”
OPRAH’S big O! The Intercontinental Hotel hassuch goods view of the SydneyHarbour Bridge that Oprah toldher audience yesterday that “It’shard going home without seeingan O on the bridge”. “The sun’s going down and myO’s coming up soon. “Every night I go to my roomand wait for the O to come up,”she added. She was of course referring tothe large red letter O afixed to
WC ticket ranking THE Australian market has beenranked as the 5th highest countryglobally in terms of ticket sales tothe 2010 World Cup, according toSouth African Tourism. Over 32,250 tickets were sold toAussies at this year’s Cup held inSouth Africa, with those ticketssplit between 12,210 visitors. South Africa, the US, the UK andGermany were the highest sellers.
New TNZ Aus boss TOURISM New Zealand has thismorning named Tim Burgess as thenew Regional Manager, Australia,replacing Barry Eddington who isretiring after a 40 year careerwith the organisation.
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Domestic air stats up 5% THE number of pax travellingon domestic airlines in the yearending Oct 2010 was up 5.6% to53.13 million, compared to thesame time last year, according togov’t figures released today. The figure was fueled by a 7.4%year-on-year rise in passengermovements during Oct. Double digit capacity growth,measured in available seat
kilometres, was recorded overallat 10.3% in Oct (to 6.93 billion),with revenue also up 7.2% to 5.68billion. Airline industry wide load factorsslipped 1.6%, to 81.9%, month onmonth, but numbers were onlydown 0.1% against the 2009 Octyear end result. The Melbourne-Sydney routeremains the most popular point-to-point service in the country,carrying close to 700,000 pax inOct, up 4.9%, followed by theBrisbane-Sydney sector, which wasdown 1% in passengers to 403,204.
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CRYSTAL Swan Cruisesrecently hosted thePerth Convention Bureaulocal and internationalstaff for an earlymorning breakfast onthe Crystal Swan. Hosted by the CrystalSwan sales team, thePCB team enjoyed asumptuous breakfastwhile enjoying aleisurely cruise down theSwan River on afantastic summer’smorning. Crystal is an activemember of the PCB, andis working closely tosecure functions andevents for Perth.
BA fuel surcharge BRITISH Airways is bumping upfuel surcharges on long-haulservices from Thu this week by£10 (AU$15.80) per sector. The surcharge will be £76 forWorld Traveller flights, £94.50 forWorld Traveller Plus flights and£108 for First and Club World Firstflights, over 9hrs flying time. Long haul flights less than 9hrswill have their fuel surchargesrevised to £63 for World Travellerflights, £73 for World TravellerPlus and £88 for First/Club World.
AA NY to Tokyo AMERICAN Airlines has begunselling seats on its New York JFKto Tokyo Haneda route, scheduledto begin on 20 Jan 2011. The route will be operated on athree class Boeing 777 aircraft,with First and Business Class faresas well as select Economy ticketsable to earn bonus AAdvantagebonus miles for any roundtriptaken until 30 Apr 2011.
Virgins exchange VIRGIN Blue and Virgin Americawill shortly kick off stage two oftheir cross-continental culturalexchange program (TD 05 May),with three DJ cabin crew staff torelocate to the US for one year. The program sees the select DJcabin crew take to the skies overthe United States on the sisterairline as crew, once they havecompleted training courses. The project aims to provide paxonboard VX flights the opportunityto to learn more about Australianculture, while giving the inflightteam a “chance to grow personallyand in their profession.” Cabin crew from VX will cometo Australia for their stint of thecultural exchange program.
Hawaii stats up 27% HAWAII Tourism Oceania hasreported a 27% year-on-year risein Australian visitors to the AlohaState from Jan to Oct 2010. HTO says the figure would nothave been achieved without thesupport of the travel industry, andin appreciation, has launched itsMahalo Month for 2011. More than 100 special offers areavailable to travel agents, touroperator staff and reservationagents for travel between 01 Aprand 31 May - mahalomonth.com.
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Scenic free airfare SCENIC Tours is offering a freepartner airfare to pax bookingon its new 25-day Cradle ofCivilisation tour. The itinerary travels to Syria,Israel, Jordan and Egypt, and ispriced for the first person from$13,885 ex SYD, BNE, MEL andADL, and $11,545, including $150airline taxes for the secondperson - scenictours.com.au.
Bentours $2000 off BENTOURS is offering up to$2000pp off its Footsteps of theCossacks cruise, when bookedand paid in full by 23 Dec, andvalid for travel until 06 Oct 2011. The 12 day cruise is now pricedfrom $2099ppts and takes in thehighlights of Ukraine including aCossack horsemanship show,Ukrainian tea, musical or ballet,and language lessons.
ABOVE: South African Tourismand South African Airways recentlyhosted eight Stella consultants ona 10-day South Africa Adventure. The trip showcased the diversityof tourism offerings available inSouth Africa, with agentsexperiencing wildlife, history,culture, scenery and city lifealong the Garden Route. Pictured here at Shamwari
Eurail adds Bulgaria EURAIL is expanding its EurailGlobal Pass from next month toinclude Bulgaria, raising thenumber of European nationalrailways covered on the pass to 22. The addition of Bulgaria is partof the country’s vision to expandtourism and visitor numbers.
CX plots JFK-GRUand GIG codeshare AMERICAN Airlines has informedthe US Dept of Transportation thatit plans to allow Cathay Pacific tobegin codesharing on additionalroutes into Brazil. AA yesterday requested that itbe permitted to place the ‘CX’code on its services between NewYork’s JFK Airport and both SaoPaulo and Rio de Janiero, from asearly as next month.
Game Reserve, back row from leftare: Naomi Bailey, Merolas TravelService; Kirsten Wallis, JourneysWorldwide; Susan Tan (SAA); andRebecca Lucanus, Motive Travel. Front row: Rob Gurr (SAT), DiDempsey, DQ International;Natalie Maitland-Lauderdale, HWTCurrambine; Darren Gross, SabraTravel; Rob Nangle, Air Servicesand Renee Goffett, HWT Sylvania.
MCVB/QF 25 years THE Melbourne Convention andVisitors Bureau has renewed itsstrategic partnership with Qantas. The renewal marks the 25thanniversary for the two firmsworking together to offer BusinessEvents delegates for Melbourne.
Cox&Kings Burma COX&KINGS has launched anew destination with theintroduction of its small groupjourney through Burma. According to the firm, the new11-day Golden Land of Burma touris part of its expansion of exoticdestinations for 2011/12. Priced from $2,074ppts the touris valid for sale and travel until17 Mar 2012. See www.coxandkings.com.au.
P&O sustains print P&O Cruises has released itsfirst sustainability report toshowcase its management of itsenvironmental, economical andsocial footprint in the SouthPacific. The cruiseline says it’s takingpractical steps to make a tangibledifference including an 18% dropin the amount of fuel used perperson, a reduction in airemissions and the employment of120 Ni Vanuatuans on P&O ships.
IATA profit forecast THE International Air TransportAssociation has revised its Sepforecasts from US$8.9 billion toUS$15.1b in net profit in 2010 andfrom US$5.3b to US$9.1b in 2011. While the results are strongerthan originally predicted, thestrength has only been seen in thethird quarter of the year “and thetwo speed nature of the recoveryis unchanged with Europeanairlines continuing tounderperform other regions,” saidGiovanni Bisignani, IATA ceo.
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OPRAH mania was on full display in Sydney yesterday with 12,000 fans including media, sponsors andspecial guests attending ‘Oprah’s Ultimate Australian Adventure’ shows. Amongst the crowd were some lucky travel industry staff who scored tickets in the public ballot, as wellas fifty travel consultants who won tickets in a Qantas Airways competition where they were required tosell two international flights or five domestic flights to be eligible to go into the draw. Travel Daily was amongst all of yesterday’s Oprah action, and captured the pictures below.
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ABOVE: These very lucky agents wontickets to Oprah’s Sydney show afterenterting the Qantas competition. Pictured from left is BelindaFelicissimo, FC Collingwood Vic; KateBowler, Qantas Airways; Zara Henderson,FC Toormina; Marica Salpietro,Globetrotter Corporate Travel; LilianaCuk, HRG Australia Burwood East Vic;Barbara Hannan, Harvey World TravelMosman; Amy Richards, CorporateTraveller Brisbane; Elie Mteime, QantasAirways; Mark Kissas, FC Centre Point;Adrienne Witteman, Trendsetter NSW;Vanessa Galea, Carlson Wagonlit TravelMelbourne; Allison Phillips, TravelsceneBerwick; Leanne Levett, Travel Studio;and Nicole Noble, Eden Travel.
ABOVE: The golden ticket! A very excited Lauren Penfold from AbuDhabi Tourism lining up for Oprah’smorning show session.
ABOVE: Oprah’s Ultimate “Lizards” group travelled toUluru during their visit Down Under. Stacey Neilson from California (second from left) toldTD yesterday “Uluru is a must-see destination for anyvisitor to Australia wanting to learn about the country’shistory and people”.
LEFT: The shirtssay it all! Sami Darubyand BlakeOverstreet fromOklahoma arealready makingplans to spendtheir honeymoonand anniversariesin Australia,following theirsurpriseunderwaterengagementduring their visitto the GreatBarrier Reef.
LEFT: Elie Mteime presentsSarah Campisi of HWT Mildura,VIC, with her ticket to Oprah’safternoon show.
RIGHT: AdrienneWitteman of TrendsetterTravel and Barbara Hannanof HWT Mosman.
LEFT: The ‘J’and the ‘O’ workup the crowd. Oprah, themost powerfulwoman currentlyvisiting Australiainterviews hip-hop superstarJay-Z duringyesterdaymorning’s show.
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The Courtyard Chicago Downtown/River North is inthe process of upgrading its meeting space, with therenovation scheduled to be complete by 03 Jan 2011.The US$900,000 project will include new carpeting,wall coverings, lighting fixtures, ceiling treatments,works of art, furniture and line-less tables.
The Santai hotel in Casuarina in NSW on the TweedCoast has been rebadged as the Grand MercureCasuarina Beach. The Balinese inspired boutiquehotel has 55 rooms and an extensive lagoon shaped
pool, the Santai Massage and Beauty day spa and conferencefacilities. The hotel is located 15 minutes from OOL airport.
Muri Beach Club Hotel has added theTreddlecat to its Aqua Centre. The pedal boathas a revolutionary foilaction that generatesmore speed, and fun with no extra exerstion.The hotel offers the board for $15 for two
adults for one hour & $20 per hour for four guests.
Unique Cambodia UNIQUE Group Travel hasunveiled its ‘Cultural Cambodia’package for 2011 as part of itsIndochine program. The package priced from$2990ppts includes six nightsaccom, a deluxe tent stay at WatAmphil, entrance fees and englishspeaking guides, and if booked by31 Mar an earlybird saving of$300pp is on offer -uniquegrouptravel.com.au.
Seaworld jet ski SEAWORLD has announced theintroduction of a new Jet StuntExtreme Show for a limited season. The jet ski stunt performerswill entertain the crowds twicedaily from 16 Dec to 23 Jan.
Alitalia & Amadeus ITALIAN carrier Alitalia hasextended its full content dealwith Amadeus, to now run untilthe end of 2013. The agreement gives Amadeusequipped travel agents globallyguaranteed access to the airlinesfull range of fares, schedules andinventory from Europe.
CCC SA combo CAPTAIN Cook Cruises iscombining cruise and landpackages in South Australia. The six night Murray Princess,Adelaide and Kangaroo Island tripis priced from $1,874ppts.
Lonyai leaves SQ SINGAPORE Airlines is todayfarewelling senior ticketingofficer Eve Lonyai, who is retiringafter 36 years in the carrier’sSydney office.
Chernobyl tours? THE Chernobyl nuclear powerplant in Ukraine is scheduled toopen early next year to visitors tolearn more about the explosion ofreactor No.4 in 1986, that spewedradiation over a large part ofnorthern Europe. Visitors will be able to accessthe sealed zone around Chernobylreactor, with emergency situationsministry spokesperson saying thetravel routes are both medicallysafe.
Las Clementinas, has opened its doors inCasco Viejo, Panama City’s UNESCO WorldHeritage Site. Six rooms are offered in the allsuite hotel, which is set in a fully restored 1930sbuilding and the sister hotel of The Canal House.
Hamilton trade site HAMILTON Island has launched anew website for the trade, “insupport of partners and agents.” It features training fact sheets,product manager manuals,brochures and more - for info goto hamiltonisland.com.au/trade.
LEFT: Wine tour in Burgundywith a local wine specialist. Thetour included a tour of localvineyards as well as theopportunity to visit the famousClos de Vougeot and sample localred & white wines.
ABOVE: Experiencing the WW1Battlefield’s History in the Somme.The day included visits toPozieres, Villers-Bretonneux andthe Museum of the Great War inPeronne.
ABOVE: Lunch in a wine cave in the Loire Valley. These caves arelike underground cellars where wine is kept at a constanttemperature all year round.
ABOVE: A gastronomic dinner in Beaune, Burgundy at the beautifulHostellerie Le Cedre.
ABOVE:The group visits the Chateaux of the Loire Valley in thesnow. They are pictured here in front of beautiful Chenonceau.
French Travel Connection, Rail Plus & Air Austral recently hosted a small group of TravelManagers onan exclusive Famil to France. The agents enjoyed touring Paris and rural France, sampling the many sights and gastronomy ofParis, Loire Valley, Burgundy & The Somme during an eight-day journey through snowy France. Participants included Camilla MacInnes, French Travel Connection; Ingrid Kocijan, Rail Plus; AurelieBesnard, Air Austral and TravelManagers, Anita Medcalf; Corinne Mutz; Karen Christie; Michelle MichaelPecora; Renee Williams, Heather Taylor and Pauliina Kelly.
TravelManagers feast in snowy France
ABOVE: The first day of the trip included an Introduction to Paristour with lunch at the Eiffel Tower, with a view!
ABOVE: Final Farewell Dinner in Paris together with RailEurope representatives at the Le Saut Du Loup Restaurantin the magnificent Museum of Decorative Arts.
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Despite -5 degree temperatures in France and anunprecedented snowfall for late November, French TravelConnection, Rail Plus and Air Austral partnered toshowcase a small group of agents that France in winter isfun and still has so much to offer clients travelling overthe winter months. The tip is to rug up warmly, enjoy the smaller crowdsand indulge in the delights of the abundant patisseriesand cafes. Vive la France!
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min 1 yr experience in retail or wholesale res plus excellent CRS and international fares knowledge. An excellent salary as well
as top incentives and opportunities for progression are on offer.
THIS IS A LEISURELY OPPORTUNITY CORPORATE LEISURE CONSULTANT
SYDNEY – SALARY PACKAGE TO $65K + Do you take pride in giving the very best service to your clients? Are you an experienced travel professional with
extensive airfare and leisure product knowledge worldwide? This is an outstanding opportunity to join a highly respected TMC. You will be booking a range of high end leisure travel
to corporate clientele. When you bring your passion and knowledge to this role, you will be rewarded with an excellent salary, top training and career progression.
THE ROLE EVERYONE WANTS! ENTERTAINMENT & PRODUCTION TRAVEL CONSULTANT
MELBOURNE (INNER) – SALARY PACKAGE TO $60K This unique opportunity is sure to excite any corporate/leisure
travel consultant looking for something away from the everyday norm! Our exclusive client, situated in the inner
suburbs of Melbourne, is looking for a highly skilled international consultant to join them. You will be working with 3 highly knowledgeable staff members who will teach you the ins and outs of entertainment & production travel. Apply now!
PUT YOUR TALENTS TO GOOD USE SPECIALIST TRAVEL COORDINATOR
MELBOURNE (EAST) – SALARY PACKAGE TO $55K Joining this boutique travel company will see you arranging a variety of travel arrangements for trips to 3rd world countries
including religious mission trips, volunteer journeys, group travel and child sponsorship visits. Feel good about your day and give back to communities knowing you have made the
plans for these trips possible using your in depth knowledge.This role requires senior travel consultancy experience.
GET YOUR FINANCES BACK ON TRACK RETAIL TRAVEL CONSULTANT
ADELAIDE (NORTH) – HOURLY RATE $20 - $25 P/H + SUPER Calling all Travel Consultants of Adelaide!
Are you currently in between jobs? Get your finances back on track after the silly season with this fantastic temp role available
from the 4th
to the 21st of January. Located in the northern
suburbs, this outstanding company requires a professional, proactive and reliable travel consultant with Galileo skills to assist them. Monday to Friday hours only! Top hourly rate!
FLY HIGH WITH THIS TOP TEMP CONTRACT! AIRLINE FARES AND TICKETING TEMPS
BRISBANE – TOP HOURLY RATE Don’t miss your chance to get your foot in the door of this
international airline. We currently require 2 x Amadeus trained travel consultants to start a 2 week assignment asap. Enjoy
Mon – Fri hours, a top hourly rate, weekly pay and experience working for this dynamic company. As a travel temp you will
need to be reliable and flexible. Min 18 months travel consulting experience with strong AMADEUS skills is required.
This assignment won’t last for long – call today!
BEAT THE NEW YEAR RUSH CORPORATE TRAVEL CONSULTANTS
PERTH (INNER) - SALARY PACKAGE TO $55K Be one of the smart Corporate Travel Consultants this year –register with AA Appointments NOW to beat the New Year rush! Our client is a global leader in corporate travel; they provide endless benefits in order to keep their high staff
retention records in tact! With roles starting in January, the only way you will be first in line to hear about them is to send
your CV to us today. GDS skills essential.
SICK OF SITTING IN TRAFFIC? RETAIL TRAVEL CONSULTANT
BRISBANE NORTHERN SUBURBS- SALARY PKGE $50K OTEAre you sick of smelly buses, packed trains and hours stuck in
traffic? Well why not work close to home! Based in the Northern Suburbs this retail agency has a strong client base
along with plenty of parking available. Your day will be full of excitement and variety. Best of all you will be able to regain a
cherished work/life balance and enjoy working close to home. Top $$$, Incentives and famils are on offer. Min 18
months travel consulting exp rqd. Apply Now!
