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Website: www.traveldaily.com.auDom & Int. Business Travel Consultants | Phone: (full 1300-time) 799 220 | Fax: 1300 799 221 | Email: [email protected] Page 4 Crown shuffles deck More Govt cash to lure Asia crown has announced some TOURISM Australia will receive integrated campaign, enlisting the managerial changes, with Crown $12.5 million in funding from the help of Japanese celebrities. Perth ceo Barry Felstead named Federal Government this financial Results from this initiative saw as Chief Executive Officer - year to continue its work driving a 30% jump in the number of Australian Resorts for the group. Monday 5th Aug 2013 into the Chinese tourist market. Japanese fans liking Tourism In his new position, Felstead The allocation was announced Australia’s Facebook page, with will maintain offices at both the Territory digital drive by Federal Tourism Minister Gary over one million viewers of a Melbourne & Perth operations, NORTHERN Territory tourism Gray, who added that the Asian ‘There’s Nothing Like Australia’ with former Crown Melbourne businesses have an opportunity tourism market could be worth episodic television series. boss Greg Hawkins moving into a to gain a share of $1 million by more than $20b to Australia’s Gray added that these and consultant and advisory capacity. driving digital marketing. economy by the year 2020. other initiatives were “crucial to Felstead will report directly to “Print, TV and radio advertising “This is the second year of our Australia remaining competitive Crown Group ceo Rowen Craigie are all important but with online Asia Marketing Fund which was in the Asian Century”. in his new position. distribution channels growing announced in last year’s Budget MEANWHILE, Gray has labelled globally NT operators need to be & will provide $48.5 million over comments from the Federal 5 years of EK A380s in front of the game to remain four years to promote Australia as Opposition that claimed a Tourism DUBAI carrier Emirates has competitive,” said NT Tourism a tourism destination to growing Australia commissioned Jones marked five years since taking Minister Matt Conlan. markets in Asia,” Gray said. Lang LaSalle report was critical of delivery of its first Airbus A380 & The program includes $250,000 Further investments will be the Government, as “a disgrace”. the first service to New York JFK. to create ‘digital tours’ for travel made into airline partnerships as The report, sought by TA on In that time, more than 18m agents who are unable to visit well as market research carried behalf of Austrade, saw the real passengers have devoured over the NT in person and $500,000 out by Tourism Research Australia. estate advisors poll 100 industry 35m meals served on 20,000 for industry digital marketing In addition to China, concerted stakeholders on Australia’s trips, with 37 airports visited & 21 rebates for ‘cost per click’ based efforts will be made to arrest strengths and weaknesses as an cities served by EK superjumbos. advertising and retargeting. recent falls in arrival figures from investment destination for new Japan, with further work into hotels and short-term accom. South Korea also on the agenda. “The Coalition needs to stop New wheels for DUN ATEC lauds extension TA, along with a number of playing politics and get serious TROPICAL North Queensland’s Australian Tourism Export states & territories, trade partners about an industry that employs Down Under Tours has taken Council managing director Felicia and Japan Airlines formed a pact more than 500,000 people and delivery of two new Australian Mariani has welcomed last week’s with Japanese multimedia firm BS contributes $41 billion a year to built coaches - a 53-seat Denning decision to expand the seasonal Asahi for the development of an our economy,” Gray reiterated. Phoneix and a 28-seat purpose- worker program across WA. built custom-made Able Bus & Mariani said the scheme will see Coach vehicle for the firm’s Cape tourism operators suffering labour French style at Skal Int’l lunch Tribulation coach touring - lifting shortages boosted with capacity its fleet of vehicles to 36. to hire more seasonal employees.

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Territory Discoveries, the wholesale division of Tourism NT is recruiting for a Business Development Executive, Sydney based, on contract until December 31, 2013 Key Responsibilities: • Achieve sales targets • Proactively service and grow all facets of the business with the ABOVE: The Melbourne chapter Amadeus revenue up of Skal Int’l last month celebrated retail travel sector Bastille Day at its monthly TRAVEL technology giant • Provide training, attend trade and consumer shows and lunch event at Bergerac French Amadeus has reported strong contribute to the overall implementation of the Territory Restaurant in the city’s CBD. first half financial results for 2013, Discoveries’ Business Plan Continuing its charitable work, with a 5.7% increase in revenues If you are an energetic team player with outstanding sales the group made a donation to totalling more than €1.5 billion. skills - APPLY NOW. 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ONLINE: www.territorydiscoveries.com/careers or Ian Hewitt, Go Travel in Style and Global market share climbed www.tourismnt.com.au/about-us/careers.aspx Vincent Cooper, Quest Echuca 1.7% to 40% based on GDS ENQUIRIES: Call Alison Conroy on (02) 8281 9620 or 0407 105 072 with Philippe the Accordionist, transactions of air, hotel, train To Apply: Please forward a current CV and Selection Criteria to who enthusiastically played and car rental, excl countries with [email protected] with position number listed on the job description, no later than COB 9 Aug 2013. through the entire lunch event. a single GDS provider. Website: www.traveldaily.com.au | Phone: 1300 799 220 | Fax: 1300 799 221 | Email: [email protected] Page 5 Hawaii incentive Hilton Worldwide & Hawaiian Brochures of the Week Airlines have teamed up to offer its top 15 revenue-producing agents a spot on a seven-night WELCOME to Brochures of the Week, Travel Daily’s Monday feature. If your firm is releasing a new brochure you’d like to make the industry famil departing in Nov. Monday 5th Aug 2013 aware of, send a brief description summarising its features and Agents need to book clients at itineraries, including a PDF of the front cover, and contact details to six participating Hilton properties Scenic Latin response [email protected]. in Hawaii on Oahu, Maui and the SCENIC Tours has opened five Big Island - the Hilton Hawaiian Contiki - Europe Autumn, Winter & Spring 2013-14 additional tour departure dates Village Waikiki Beach Resort, Covering the winding down of 2013 and into 2014, for 2014 in South America due to DoubleTree by Hilton Alana Waikiki, the new Contiki guide to Europe offers 31 itineraries a “phenomenal” response from Embassy Suites Waikiki Beach, of varying lengths, offering an easy-paced style with coverage on Channel Nine’s travel plenty of time to see Europe as travellers see fit. Winter Hilton Waikiki Beach, Hilton program Getaway. is strongly featured, with a ski trip to the Austrian alps Waikoloa Village and the Grand “Guests are keener than ever available as either an 8 or 15-day trip, which has guests Wailea, a Waldorf Astoria Resort. to tour with us to South America staying in a Gasthof in the town of Hogfgarden. All To be eligible, bookings need following Catriona [Rowntree’s] tours include exclusive Backstage Pass inclusions that could consist of to be processed between 01 Aug unforgettable display of what we special accommodation, culinary experiences & front-of-line attractions. and 15 Oct, for stays to 20 Oct. showcase in this fantastic part of Reservations need to be booked the world,” said product manager Sealink Holidays - South Australia 2013/14 through Creative Hols, Harvey’s Picturesque landscapes across the entire state are for South America Louise Hill. Choice, Pinpoint Travel Group, featured in the newly released guide from SeaLink, Some of the new itinerary tour Infinity Holidays or Viva! Holidays. including a major focus on Kangaroo Island. Packages dates coincide with the 2014 MEANWHILE, Hilton Hawaiian are available to regions including the Yorke Peninsula, FIFA World Cup in Brazil, with Hill Village is introducing a new Tue Barossa Valley, Port Lincoln, McLaren Vale, Adelaide commenting that seats are selling night Fireworks Spectacular, and the Hills and the Flinders Ranges. The guide also fast - see scenictours.com.au. complementing the hotel’s long contains information on day tours through to multi- running and extremely popular day itineraries of up to three days, with Murray River Fri night ‘Rockin’ Hawaiian Cooly Rocks success Cruises and a comprehensive accommodation range also featured. Rainbow Review’ showcase that the Southern Gold Coast’s two- Travel Indochina - India 2013-14 can be seen from vantage points week Cooly Rocks On rock’n’roll Spread across 52 pages are a number of new itineraries, around Waikiki. festival in Jun pumped over $33m day tours and hotel options in India as well as Sri Lanka, The free to attend Tue fireworks into the region’s economy, up Bhutan and the Maldives. Among these are four new display kicks off at 8:00pm - see nearly $4m on last year’s event, tours in India alone, including the company’s first www.hiltonhawaiianvillage.com. and luring close to 95,000 visitors, option to the disputed Kashmir region. In Sri Lanka, organisers have confirmed. tours of 7-15 days duration have been enhanced Rd 19 Results Over three-quarters of visitor with new east-coast extensions to the beaches of spend was ploughed into the Trincomalee and Passikuda. Hotel offerings are now Southern Gold Coast tourism featured with a new image format to further ease guest selections. CONGRATULATIONS infrastructure, with interstate and international visitors both up and Celebrity Cruises - Australia, NZ and South Pacific Krystina Sajeba day-tripper numbers doubling. Now available is Celebrity’s largest program ever in from Emirates the Australasia and South Pacific area, now with three ships from which to choose and Earlybird offers on Krystina is the top point scorer Travelport signs R3 sale for long-term planners. Voyages ranging from for Round 19 of Travel Daily’s Published fares for services three-night samplers through to 18-night journeys are AFL industry footy tipping operated by regional Russian available, with Celebrity Solstice, Legend & Millennium competition and has won carrier Air Company Yakutia to all operate locally in the program. For those with a a $50 Coles/Myer voucher, are now available to Travelport bit more time, repositioning voyages are also on sale courtesy of Compass Car connected agents via a new at season’s beginning and end to or from USA, Mexico, Canada & China. Rental. distribution agreement signed Trafalgar - Asia 2014 between the parties last week. Featured in the new guided holiday range to Asia are two fresh itineraries, three extensions and much more. Rabies bites in the US The company’s second year in the region sees product significantly enhanced, with holidays offering visits TRAVELLERS visiting the United Major Prize Sponsors to Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Singapore, Vietnam States are being advised to avoid China & Japan. In addition to land touring, river cruise 1st Prize: 4-night holiday to “all contact with domestic or wild options on the Mekong and other rivers also exist. Dubai, courtesy of Emirates and animals” following a spate of Unique Insights such as a train ride over the River Kwai Holiday Inn rabies cases across the nation. and exclusive Be My Guest tribal dining experiences are among highlights. According to the Travelvax travel health service, four US states Beyond Travel - 2014 Waterways & Beyond have detected rabies - Virginia, Both Deluxe and affordable river cruise options abound Texas, Minnesota & Rhode Island in the new Europe river cruise guide from Beyond Travel. 2nd Prize: 5-night holiday to - with one of the cases involving a The guide has undergone a redesign from the previous Vanuatu, courtesy of Air Vanuatu five-month-old baby and a skunk. year based on client feedback seeking a wider variety & Iririki Island Resort Vanuatu Aussies should avoid animals of affordable options. 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As always, a host of major prizes were given away including Business Class Qantas flights to Singapore to stay at the soon-to-open Sofitel So Singapore, which were won by Brooke Cowdroy from Experient. After getting the crowd revved up, the major prize of the Peugeot Allure 208, was won by tearful Lisa Warnes, Travel & Ops Manager at ABOVE: Everyone was eyeing off the shiny Peugeot Allure 208 sitting Optus, who was the last out of 5 people to unlock the car. proudly in the middle of the room, and the shock for winner Lisa It was a case of lucky last for Lisa, who said she couldn’t wait to trade Warnes at her new set of wheels was clearly palpable. her current coupe for her new, hot red wheels. RIGHT: Legendary Enjoy these pictures of World of Accor 2013: Aussie music export Human Nature blew the roof off the venue with a spellbinding performance of some of the Motown hits they have made their own in recent years. BELOW: Soon to jet off to Singapore with Qantas to stay in the brand new Sofitel So Singapore is winner Brooke Cowdroy, Experient, pictured second from right with Accor’s ABOVE: Hundreds surrounded Graham Wilson with Matt White and Mel Doyle. the Peugeot 208 learning more about Accor hotels and enjoying the social atmosphere.

ABOVE: Attendees’ palates were kept thoroughly hydrated with the colourful mix of flavours available at the Robert Oatley wine bar.

RIGHT: Claire Chien from PTC Express Travel with Jacques Wong from Sofitel Sydney. ABOVE: Novotel New York Times Square BELOW: Cheryl Brooks from Accor’s The Hills winner, Rachel Geary with Channel 7 stars Lodge; Mel Travelled, Travel Blogger and Nitelle Melissa Doyle & Matt White. Johnson from Our Deal Escape.

RIGHT: Once the news had sunk in, Accor corporate client and the winner of the Peugeot 208, Lisa Warnes was lapping up the spotlight next to her new prize. Website: www.traveldaily.com.au | Phone: 1300 799 220 | Fax: 1300 799 221 | Email: [email protected] Page 7 New York Pass promo A NEW incentive encouraging WIN A HOLIDAY TO PERU travel agents to sell New York City Passes in any duration has been launched by Rail Plus, with a prize Monday 5th Aug 2013 of an iPad mini up for grabs. Sales of the one, two, three and Canberra’s 1st int’l flt seven-day passes will earn entries THE newly revamped Canberra into the draw, with agents to send Throughout August Travel Daily is giving readers the Airport welcomed its first int’l booking numbers before 30 Aug chance to win a holiday for two people to Peru, courtesy flight from Auckland yesterday, to [email protected]. of Aerolineas Argentinas and Peregrine Adventures. with pax on the Virgin Australia The prize includes two return economy airfares on flight putting the airport’s Search engine sign-up Aerolineas Argentinas between Sydney and Lima via facilities through its paces. Buenos Aires and Peregrine Amazon & Inca Heartland MORE than 200 hotel search tour for two people. Two other nonstop flights engines from 48 countries have Each day Travel Daily will ask a Peru-related question from Auckland also arrived signed up to participate in the – just read the issue and email us your answer. At the today, bringing back players and upcoming launch of TripAdvisor’s supporters of the ACT Brumbies. end of the month the subscriber with the most correct new TripAdvisor Connect platform. entries and the most creative response to the final CBR is hoping to have its first Set to debut later this year, the question will win this amazing holiday to Peru. regular scheduled flights from OTA’s participating in the Hotel Email your answers to: [email protected]. New Zealand and South East Asia Price Comparison represent more next year, the airport tweeted. than 135,000 hotels worldwide. “We are in continuous talks with the airlines & welcome passengers to let the airlines know what Four Seasons chief Q.3: How many routes they are interested in” the PRUDENTIAL Real Estate flights a week facility told a Twitter follower. Investors ceo Allan Smith has do Aerolineas been named as the new ceo of Argentinas fly to Outlets into Canada Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts. Smith replaces Kathleen Taylor Lima Peru? A NEW Premium Outlets retail and will commence on 23 Sep. precinct has been opened in Toronto, the first of the group’s Click here for Terms & Conditions ventures into Canada. Twin Waters savings The outlet shopping zone is THE Sunshine Coast’s Novotel a 50/50 partnership between Twin Waters Resort is offering a the Simon Property Group - the 30% discount on stays of two or same firm managing New York’s more nights, valid for booking to Woodbury Common Premium 08 Oct (blackout dates apply). Top 5 Irish attractions HAL assists tour boat Outlets - and Calloway Real Estate Under the deal, rooms are TOURIsm Ireland has released HOLLAND America Line’s MS Investment Trust. priced from $111 per night. the official list of the top grossing Statendam rendered aid on Fri to Ninety outlet stores feature at visitor attractions in the Republic a tour boat with engine problems the new facility, which is located Angliss Open Day of Ireland in 2012. in Alaska’s Glacier Bay, transferring in the town of Halton Hills. Perhaps not surprisingly, the 103 pax to their departing port. FLIGHT Attendant education attraction luring the most visitors Credit on the Rockies facility William Angliss Institute is last year was the Guinness AB/HM codesharing opening its doors for prospective Storehouse in Dublin, with just ROCKY Mountaineer has applicants to visit the Sydney shy of 1.1m tourists over the year. AIR Seychelles has announced launched a new Early Booking and Melbourne campuses at its This was followed by the Dublin an expansion of its codeshare Bonus for departures in 2014. annual Open Day. Zoo, Cliffs of Moher Experience, alliance into Scandinavia with Credit of CAD$1,200 per couple The Open Day will take place National Aquatic Centre and the airberlin between Praslin to is available on GoldLeaf Service in Melbourne on 25 Aug from Book of Kells in Dublin. Stockholm and Copenhagen. itineraries of seven nights or 10am-4pm, and in Sydney on 14 HM will place its code on AB’s more, if reserved before 31 Oct Sep from 10am-2pm. six weekly flights between Berlin and paid in full by 06 Dec. Tourism course specialists will WA Tourism Minister and Stockholm and daily flights For shorter GoldLeaf trips of 4-6 be available for one-on-one LIZA Harvey, currently Police & between Berlin and Copenhagen, nights, credit of up to CAD$600 discussions about course content Road Safety Minister, has been while AB will add its code to eight per couple is also on offer - see and career opportunities - info at named as the new WA Tourism weekly flights between Mahe and www.rockymountaineer.com. www.angliss.edu.au/open-day. Minister, replacing Kim Hames. Praslin in the Seychelles.

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