Refer A Introducing the new FRIEND to TMS eXpertsplus and receive Visa card. $100 Travel Daily voucher Shop AU till you drop. First with the news * must have travel industry experience Contact us on lufthansaexperts.com Mon 20 Dec 10 Page 1 EDITORS: Bruce Piper and Guy Dundas 02 9231 6444 E-mail: [email protected] Ph: 1300 799 220 BNE MEL PER SYD BKK HKG SHA SIN Travel planning dip Today’s Travel Daily THE number of Aussie’s planning Merlin coming down under Travel Daily today has four to take a holiday in the next year VILLAGE Roadshow Limited plans , , 11 pages of news and photos, plus has dropped 1% to 69% (or 12.8m to offload its NSW portfolio of centres, full pages from: people) in the three months to attractions and aquariums to the Windsor and Legoland Discovery • AA Appointments Oct 2010, compared to Q3 2009, Merlin Entertainment Group as Centre Manchester, and more. • Sabre Pacific according to the latest Roy Morgan part of a $115m deal which will The sell off will see Sydney Research Holiday Tracking Survey. allow the European firm to enter Aquarium marketed under the Sea FC corporate buy 57% intend to take a domestic into the Australian market. Life brand, while FLIGHT Centre has ramped up trip while 8% plan to go overseas. The Sydney Attractions Group of Observation Deck and Sky Walk its presence in the US corporate QF A380 no.7 arrives tourism landmarks include Sydney will fall under an ‘Eye’ attraction. travel division, today completing Aquarium, Sydney Wildlife World, A strategic alliance between the acquisiton of Boston-based QANTAS’ seventh Airbus A380, Oceanworld Manly and Sydney Village Roadshow and Merlin will Garber Travel Services Inc in a named Charles Umm, arrived in Tower Observation Deck and Sky also see Legoland Discovery $US10.4m agreement. Sydney on Sat morning, after last Walk. Centres developed in Australia Garber will operate alongside week being delivered to the Queensland’s Hamilton Island and nearby countries, VRL ceo Flight Centre’s FCm teams and the carrier in France (TD Thu). Wildlife Park is also involved in Graham Burke said. acquired Bannockburn FCm the Aussie deal, along with Kelly Coincidentally, Sydney Aquarium business in Chicago. Tarlton’s Antarctic Encounter and and Sydney Wildlife World will be Managing director Graham Underwater World in Auckland, home to the Lego ‘On the Loose’ Turner said the deal would net New Zealand. exhibit from Wed this week, FCm Travel Solutions a larger slice Merlin says it is the second most which runs for 12 months. of the world’s largest corporate popular theme park company in A spokesperson for Sydney travel market. the world (trailing only Walt Disney Attractions Group told TD this “Given the Australian dollar’s Parks & Resorts), and has over 60 morning it was “business as usual” strength and the recovery in the attractions in 13 countries, in for its local operation. US corporate travel market we addition to six hotels in Europe. The sale is subject to regulatory are beginning to see, this The contract will “signifcantly approvals, but expected to be get acquisition takes place at an strengthen our presence in the a green light early next year, with opportune time and means we are dynamic Asia Pacific region,” the take over understood to take well placed to capitalise in the Merlin ceo Nick Varney said. around six weeks. future,” Turner said. It will also provide “the perfect The sale will also enable FCm to springboard” for Merlin to launch Sabre Xmas party lift its service offering to local some of its globally recognised SABRE Pacific has celebrated corporations and to businesses in brands to the Asia-Pacific region, the festive season with a guest list other countries requiring a strong including Legoland, Sea Life, Eye of the who’s who from across the local presence, he said. and , Merlin ceo travel industry, along with overseas Flight Centre USA took a 26% added. representatives from the US - see stake in Garber in 2007 before The “cluster” of Sydney tourist page six for some of the images. completing the buy today. sites will go hand in hand with it’s London offering, which includes FOR the theme park , the THE CLICK Vale Peter Black COMPLETE HERE THE travel industry is mourning the passing of Peter Black who PACKAGE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR died early yesterday morning IN MOBILE SALES BONUS following a long illness. ‘Blackie’ was the president of & BONUS OFFERS FOR YOUR CLIENTS CONSULTING the Skal Club of Sydney in 1989 AND TO FIND OUT WHY MORE PEOPLE ARE and was an icon of the industry CHOOSING TO JOIN TRAVELMANAGERS CALL AARON STINSON ON 1800 019 599 for many decades with Bank of OR VISIT JOIN.TRAVELMANAGERS.COM.AU NSW Travel and later Westpac. He is survived by his wife

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Window its intentions to begin services to TOURISM Australia’s ceo Andrew the Twelve Apostles, Phillip Island, Australia, with general manager McEvoy has floated the idea of a Margaret River, The Australian War Seat Temel Kotil confirming the fifth Australian-themed episode of Memorial, Kangaroo Island and SANTA 2010 Istanbul-based Star Alliance the Oprah Winfrey Show to her Byron Bay are just some of the He’s robust, rotund, red, and member plans to launch flights to production company, Harpo. locations to be showcased in the he now has his own website. Sydney (TD 05 Aug 08) in the last Winfrey’s eight-day visit to confirmed two ‘field footage’ That’s right, Santa’s now quarter of 2011. Australia, which culminated in the episodes. online thanks to Airservices Kotil said the Sydney route will taping of two shows on the steps “I jokingly said to them, ‘Let’s Australia, who will aid him be an add-on to its soon to launch of the Sydney Opera House on Tue have an Australia week’. They’ve navigate the skies on his direct Jakarta service, once last week, saw the talkshow got all this great material, but Australia-wide Christmas eve gift bedded down next year. queen and her 302 ultimate fans they are going to have to make giving marathon. According to Zaman media - visit some of the nation’s ‘must that decision,” McEvoy told the Santa’s website will provide which reported the story on Wed see’ tourist hot-spots, recording Sydney Morning Herald. viewers with daily updates to last week - Jakarta was chosen as about 700 hours of Australiana The Aussie-Oprah episodes are help kids and adults alike the best connection point to footage for her show. planned to air in the US between decorate Frosty, calculate gift Sydney as it’s the closest point in Uluru, the Great Barrier Reef, 19-22 Jan (TD Wed), which getting percentages by checking TK’s network to offer an extension UK travel chaos coincides with the annual G’Day if they’re on the ‘naughty’ or into Australia, and because traffic USA-Australia Week promotional ‘nice’ list, and also have a sneaky THOUSANDS of Aussie travellers at Jakarta is not heavy. campaign in North America. look at Father Christmas’ ‘secret have been caught up in disruptions Turkish Airlines is also planning G’Day USA is this year holding notes to air traffic control’. to launch services from its home due to heavy snow across the UK events in Los Angeles, San Diego, DOCTORS in the UK have warned base of Istanbul to Los Angeles, and Europe over the weekend. San Francisco, Palm Springs, New that Santa could be a major Vietnam, Dhaka, Guangzhou, The extreme conditions saw York, Boston, Dallas, Washington aviation crash risk as he delivers Shiraz, Esfahan, Valencia, Malaga London Heathrow Airport closed DC and other US cities between presents around the globe on and Tunis. to arrivals and almost all 15-29 Jan 2011. Christmas Eve. departures, with airport operator Tourism Australia and Qantas A team of researchers at the BAA apologising for the dramas. are both major partners of G’Day WIN a University of Warwick Medical Further cancellations and delays USA and Oprah’s Ultimate School say that driving through are expected in the coming days Australian Adventure. $40,000* as airlines move diverted aircraft the night without sleep, and crew back to their normal MEL traffic boost combined with samples of alcohol and festive treats left Trip of a positions, a BAA spokesman said. INTERNATIONAL arrivals at out by grateful families, is truly Around 1,400 Qantas passengers Melbourne Airport have surged a recipe for disaster. Lifetime are being held up in Heathrow 9.6% year-on-year during Nov 2010 “Considering that he only does and a further 2,000 are stuck in to reach 495,542 movements, it once a year, it may not be too either Singapore, Bangkok and driven by growth to/from Asia. bad for his long-term health,” Hong Kong, awaiting a green light Domestic pax were also up 6.8% said the scientists. for flights to recommence. to 1,872,599 during the period. 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First with the news Phone: 1800 804 651 Mon 20 Dec 10 Page 3 Website: www.mauritius.com.au EDITORS: Bruce Piper and Guy Dundas E-mail: [email protected] Ph: 1300 799 220 ROAD SYD traffic up 4.7% Choice adds more AA fee MACQUARIE Airports this CHOICE Hotels has added three TRAVELPORT will begin adding Travel DailyAU First with the news Travel DailyAU morning reported its Nov traffic new Victorian properties and one the American Airlines surcharge FirstTravel with the news DailyTESTAUAU FirstFirst withwith thethe newsnews performance, with total passenger WA hotel to its portfolio, including fee into all non US and Caribbean on location in Hotel Beacon,on location New in York numbers at Sydney Airport up the Comfort Inn Sovereign Hill; agent GDSs from today to ensure Honolulu, Hawaii Comfort Resort Alzburg; Econo TravelHonolulu, Daily recently Hawaii road tested 4.7% to 3.039m. that fare displays and quotes are the Hotel Beacon on New York’s Domestic numbers grew 4.9% Lodge Motel Woongarra; and provided to clients (TD 22 Nov). Upper West Side, and found it a compared to Nov 09 to 2.1m, Quality Suites Crest Mandurah. AA-plated tickets will have the great base for Aussie travellers. while international traffic was up surcharge generated as a 4.3% to 930,000 for the month. Pearl arrives in AKL miscellaneous tax with the airline THE Hotel Beacon is located on P&O Cruises’ latest ship, Pacific New York’s Manhattan Island, on MAP ceo Kerrie Mather said receiving the funds through IATA’s Pearl has arrived in Auckland, Broadway at 74th Street. growth was driven by travellers Billing and Settlement Plan (BSP). There are a vast array of local from Australia, up 5%, as well as ahead of its official naming by When plated to another carrier restaurants plus a fabulous Fairway China (+32%), Korea (+26%), Japan Barbara Kendall tomorrow. containing one or more AA supermarket just across the road, (+18%) and India (+15%). The 63,500-tonne vessel will segments the charge will be with the hotel offering a selectionof There was an 11% drop in US debut in Australia on 03 Feb. included in the pricing but not in rooms including some with passenger numbers, while UK the Travelport generated ticket. kitchenettes, it’s a particularly good traveller numbers fell 5%. Jetstar emergency Travel agents will be sent a place for families to stay. Mather added that growth A JETSTAR flight from Bali to debit memo by the airline. Two blocks from Central Park, and across the portfolio, which also Melbourne needed to make an with a subway station just a two includes Brussels and Copenhagen emergency landing in Adelaide DRW upgrade OK’d minute walk away, it’s easy to get to Airports, was driven by “new yesterday morning, after one of DARWIN International Airport all of New York’s sights, and for routes to previously under-served its two engines failed. has today had its 2010 Master Plan those who don’t mind a stroll it takes destinations”. The aircraft landed safely, with approved by Minister for just 15-20 minutes on foot to get to a spokesperson for JQ saying the Infrastructure and Transport Times Square. GA finance wrap up technical problem meant the Anthony Albanese. There are lots of unique local Airbus A330’s right engine had The Master Plan sets out the shops, and the hotel is also close to GARUDA Indonesia has finalised financial restructuring with its been operating at a lower power airports direction for the next two the Natural History Museum which setting than normal. decades and includes a major is a must see. creditors, signing over the last The A330 was bought by Qantas redevelopment of the passenger Tell your clients to see the Burt of its US$277m debt to its lenders. two years ago and transferred terminal by 2013 and an upgrade Bacharach musical ‘Promises, GA has flagged the move as a Promises’ for a great night out, while step forward for the development over to Jetstar in recent weeks, of taxiways and general aviation according to reports. facilities, due to more passengers. other fun activities include a tour of of the carrier and its planned the NBC studios, and bike riding in Initial Public Offering, which is Central Park. projected for “the near future”. C&M’s snowy Eurodisney Christmas The latest entry into our Christmas photo competition comes from Product and Pricing Melissa Schembri of C&M Recruitment. C&M’s Sydney office recently jetted off to Eurodisney in Paris, Team Leader where they met up with the UK office for their annual conference and Christmas celebrations, which included lots of rides and games in the Disney parks. • Australia’s Leading Car Rental Wholesaler • North Sydney based location Pictured below on an icy-cold day in front of the Disney Christmas • Outstanding Career Opportunity Tree at the Ice Rink is: David Robinson, Angus Chisholm, Barbara DriveAway Holidays is looking for a dynamic team leader to work with Kolosinska, Hayley Roberts, Adam Youngs, Rebecca Stubbs, Cara the Product and Pricing teams. This is an outstanding opportunity for Goodwyn, Tracy Roden and Gary Fozzard, and front row is: Kelly the right professional with vision and leadership skills. Seddon, Sharon Kenny, The successful candidate will be responsible for the following: Diana Cavallaro, Melissa • Assisting the CEO with competitive analysis of both the domestic Schembri, Duncan and International marketplace Tingle, Mark Shapiro • Assisting the CEO with pricing and product negotiating and Sharon Elmore. • Maintaining relationships with key domestic and some international Keep those Chrissy suppliers. • Delivery of product internally photos coming and you too could be in the The following skills are required: • Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Excel running to win the • Outstanding attention to detail fabulous Fraser Suites • Excellent communication and negotiation skills Sydney Penthouse • Proven ability to work autonomously as well as within the team to Apartment overnight achieve optimum results accommodation prize. • Previous experience in Self Drive Products ideal but not necessary Email your office • Experience within the travel industry is ideal festive photos to To apply for this exciting role, please email your application to xmasphotos@ [email protected] traveldaily.com.au by Applications close 23 December 2010 Fri 31 Dec 2010. Lope Lope opening LOPE Lope Adventure Lodge is "ROCHURESOFTHE7EEK set to open the first stage of its waterfront accommodation on the Travel DailyAU East Coast of Santo in Vanuatu First with the news WELCOME to Brochures of the Week, Travel Daily’s Mon feature. this week. Mon 20 Dec 10 Page 4 The five-star property offers EDITORS: Bruce Piper and Guy Dundas If your firm is releasing a new brochure you’d like to make the E-mail: [email protected] industry aware of, send a brief description summarising its features thatched roof bungalows with air and itineraries, including a PDF of the front cover, and contact conditioning, open plan lounge Crowne satisfies details to [email protected]. area, TV and free internet. CROWNE Plaza has achieved an Abercrombie & Kent - India, Orient & Europe Enlighten tickets 88% satisfaction rating in terms of A&K have designed each bespoke program to customer satisfaction for the 12 TICKETS to Canberra’s inaugural months to Oct 2010, just pipping reflect the individual’s interest and needs. India is Enlighten:See Canbarra festival in based on a sensory adventure, with the Far East out Hilton (87%), Mantra (86%), Mar (TD 14 Dec) are now on sale, Marriott (85%) and Quest (84%), holding an alluring fascination and mysterious and priced from $91.20. exotic feel; and Europe combines culinary according to Roy Morgan Research The four-night event features results released on Fri. experiences with art and historical wonders. A&K George Benson, Frankie Valli and has introduced a new private the Four Seasons, Chris Isaak and SYD/City express journey to Ranthambore National Park in Rajasthan, a number of other big name acts - SYDNEY Airport is introducing a India in the 2011 brochure. see enlightencanberra.com.au. A&K - Africa, Egypt and Arabia 2011 Citybus Express service that links Also offering a bespoke program the range of Business pick up pax at the International and offerings include the opportunity to sample BUSINESS Events Australia has Domestic terminals with the CBD Ethiopian coffee on a private estate, track Gorillas said over 300 major international and city hotels, from 04 Jan. in the Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, share in events have been confirmed for Priced at $18pp one way or $30 an intimate moment with the Maasai villagers and cruise the Nile in the country next year. return, the coach runs every A&Ks luxury dahabiya, the Zein Nile Chateau. Julie Sheather, manager of the 20mins in peak times - go to sydneyairportcitybus.com.au. Adventure World - Southern and East Africa 11 Australian Associations Project said: “Australia is an ideal The new Drifters Africa e-Brochure showcases Parkroyal appoint unique, small group journeys to Southern and business event destination with its close proximity to Asia, its PAN Pacific Hotels Group has Eastern Africa, incl environmentally friendly, educational and adventurous experiences. The political and economic stability... today welcomed Kirsty Tomas as and its world class business its Director of Sales at its brochure incl 11 unique itineraries including a five day Buchveld Safari in Kruger Park and a 30 day events facilities”. Parkroyal Parramatta property. Johannesburg to Nairobi Camping Safari, which is available at adventureworld.com.au/brochures. WIN A FIJI HOLIDAY FOR TWO Eastern Eurotours - Europe & Mediterranean The newly released 2011 brochure features 30 pages of product for Europe, Mediterranean and Middle East. Also on offer are savings of up to $600 on select escorted tours and river cruises. Product includes transfers, day tours, sightseeing, and ferry rides across Europe. Copies available through Brochure Flow or online - easterneurotours.com.au. Travel2 - Thailand 2011/12 Travel2 have released their 2011/12 Thailand brochure this week, now expanded to 60 pages Travel Daily and offering more Phuket hotels, Koh Samui, Phi Treasure Island Fiji and Air Pacific are giving Phi Island, Koh Yao and two new destinations, Koh readers the chance to win the perfect Christmas present. Phangan and Koh Lanta. Two new airlines have also One lucky reader will this month unwrap an envelope with two been added, Jetstar and Strategic Airlines. Brochures available from tifs.com.au, book return ‘Pacific Voyager’ (economy) tickets flying Air Pacific online at calypsonet. from either BNE, SYD or MEL to Fiji and a voucher for five Sunlover Holidays - Gold Coast 2011/12 nights of relaxation at the beautiful Treasure Island Resort. The new-look 68 page brochure features over 100 To be in the running, simply help to compose a Fijian version of accom options, 28 day tours and attractions the “Twelve Days of Christmas”. covering the Gold Coast Hinterland, Sanctuary Cove, Surfers Paradise and Kingscliff, as well as Every two days we will be asking you to complete (and email transfer options. New inclusions are the Soul and in) one of the 12 lines from the song. the Shop in Style Escape Tours. Give us your best creative entry and make sure they Australian Romantic Escapes encompass the treasures that Fiji has to offer. The new-look 40 page 2011/2012 brochure features 34 of Australia’s most romantic Email your full entries by COB 31 December 2010 to escapes ranging from the tranquillity of the [email protected]. Whitsunday Islands to the retreat of the wine- country in the Barossa and the glamour of the Click here for competition terms and conditions. finest CBD options. “On the seventh day of Christmas my true love gave Travelpoint Holidays - Broome & The Kimberley The new 2011/12 brochure has 52 pages and to me _____, _____, _____, _____, _____, features over 37 places to stay and 44 escorted _____ and _____ in a palm tree.” tours, self drive adventures & cruising options covering all of WA’s Broome & The Kimberley. New to the brochure is the Kimberley Wild Expeditions’ 9-day Wild Kimberley Loop Tours and 8-day Pinnacle Tours’ to the Gibb River Road and Bungle Bungles.

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