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1300 286 462 Any flight, Anywhere, Any time Friday 10th August 2018 Leaders in air charter concierge services and private aircraft travel Taiwan Roadshow Cornerstone promo TAIWAN Tourism Roadshow is QF int’l mobile check-in CORNERSTONE Learning set to visit Brisbane, Melbourne QANTAS has confirmed it is international services are now and Development is promoting and Sydney in early Sep. now possible to use mobile available via web and mobile the training, resources and Guests will hear from travel check-in and receive a digital check-in on the Qantas App and development it provides to the operators and airlines and enjoy boarding pass across most of its the carrier’s website. travel and tourism industry. Taiwanese delicacies. international network. Previously customers who For more details about what’s For more information, seepage The carrier has moved swiftly checked in for international on offer, seepage 12 of today’s 10 of today’s edition. to extend the functionality, flights online were required to edition of Travel Daily. following a regulation change print their boarding pass at home announced by Federal Minister or at the airport. for Citizenship Alan Tudge earlier The change applies to most QF this week (TD 06 Aug). international flights departing As well as allowing digital Australia and also on most boarding passes on domestic services departing from ports services, Qantas also added the overseas, with current exceptions option on trans-Tasman flights including the US, China, Indonesia, COMING AUGUST 21ST! BEAUTIFUL last year (TD 19 May 2017). Singapore and the Philippines. QF digital boarding passes for Customers departing Singapore Are your MALAYSIA will be able to access digital competitors Today’s issue of TD boarding passes from later this month, while the option is participating in Travel Daily today has nine this 24-hour mega pages of news, including expected to be available for US a photo page for Silversea departures from Oct 2018. sales event? Cruises plus full pages from: Qantas said pax could now • Taiwan Tourism finalise check-in and passport • Travel Trade Recruitment checks online & head straight to • Cornerstone the lounge or boarding gate after passing through immigration. 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Find out more *Connection to QDP is subject to terms and conditions see www.qantas.com/ndc Travel Daily e [email protected] t 1300 799 220 w www.traveldaily.com.au page 1 FINALIST 2018 Friday 10th August 2018 Uganda famil spot Industry shows support Hammons to keep THE Africa Safari Co has advised BridgeClimb staff that due to a cancellation it MAJOR players in the travel of travel on the Rex network for HAMMONS Holdings, the has one place available on an industry have banded together to every $1 they raise. owner of Scenic World in the upcoming Discover the Gorillas of support drought-stricken Aussie The regional carrier also intends NSW Blue Mountains and the Uganda famil at the end of Nov. farmers, with Qantas the latest to begin collecting donations successful tenderer for Sydney For details contact Susie Potter company to pitch in by pledging on all flights to provide cash Harbour Bridge Tourism Activities on 1800 659 279. $3m in aid this morning. contributions to a nominated (TD 15 Jun), has agreed on terms The carrier has donated $1 charity with details still to be for the acquisition of the existing million to charity Rural Aid determined. BridgeClimb Sydney assets. effective immediately, with Latin America and Polar region Hammons Holdings ceo David funds to finance hay bales, water specialist Chimu Adventures is Hammon said the agreement trucking, groceries and mental doing its bit to support Australia’s also provided for the transition of health counsellors. farmers, offering to donate a bale EUROPE employees, and would ensure no RIVER CRUISING Qantas and Jetstar will run a of hay for every booking made disruption to current operations. number of appeal initiatives to during Aug (TD 07 Aug). “This is a great outcome for all 2019 raise another $1 million, with QF The contribution was donated parties,” he said. to match these efforts to create a via Rural Aid, with the operator “The team and I are looking total donation of $3 million. urging other travel players to get forward to delivering on our Regional Express (Rex) has also involved. EARLYBIRDS commitment to expanding public pitched in by setting aside $1 To donate to the cause, head to access to the Bridge, rolling million in drought relief support. ruralaid.org.au. END out new offerings and using The Rex Drought Relief fund will innovative technology to enhance 31 AUGUST be available to community groups Seabourn to Cuba the visitor experience.” working to alleviate the impact cruise line Hammon acknowledged the 15 Day Classic of the drought, in the form of $4 ULTRA-LUXURY Splendors Seabourn will operate its first “pioneering work” of BridgeClimb cruise itineraries to Cuba late founder Paul Cave and his team, from next year, sailing from Miami and who had developed the bridge $4,595pp OOE new flights Puerto Rico on Seabourn Sojourn. into such a popular attraction. 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