Your personal magazine Your personal magazine twice a week MEMO twice a week MEMO Your personal magazine Your personal magazine twice a week MEMO twice a week MEMO TRAVELinc Memo 17 February 2017 1 FRI Has TopDog 17 FEB got roles for you! 2017 Your personal magazine Your personal magazine Senior Corporate Cons city loc – TD3167 ISSUE twice a •week twice a week • CorporateMEMO Groups Cons city loc – TD3173 MEMO 980 • Intermediate/Snr corp - Sth Akl – TD3136 www.topdog.co.nz Best Broker Brand HELEN CAMBELL TRAVEL Tel: 09 966 2549 DDI 2014, 2015 RECRUITMENT [email protected] SPECIALIST 17 years in Travel Recruitment & 2016! America. The Great! Agent trade famils a part Discover the most popular destinations in the USA and you could be on your way of NZ focus for Mauritius to winning your own stateside adventure! A growth of 26% in visitor arrivals, albeit from a small base, last year has prompted Air Mauritius and the country’s tourism board to draw up a plan to engage more with travel agents in New Zealand in 2017. James Blake, regional manager Australia and New Zealand with Air Mauritius says the airline will launch a new trade website in the first half of March and is also keen to James Blake get Kiwi agents on famils to the destination for the first time. Santorini:Simply Stunning Blake was in New Zealand this week, visiting wholesalers and other trade partners as well as building up strategies with GSA (general sales agent) Airline Marketing New Zealand. ‘We will be looking at getting somewhere between 12 and 24 New Zealand agents in our next financial year. ‘We had just short of 1000 New Zealanders visit Mauritius last year but we are seeing a marked increase in both arrivals and enquiries so we feel there are definite opportunities to work with the trade here. New Zealanders are looking for different destinations and Mauritius fits that description nicely.’ 0508 396 842 He says indications from the Australian market are that Continued on page 2 ECONOMY BUSINESS * * EUROPE from pp pp NZ 1303 return NZ 5503 return * The fare shown is for travel to Stockholm in low season. Fares also available to other points in Europe, visit : www.thaiairways.co.nz for more info. TRAVELinc Memo 17 February 2017 2 News Love is not making Agent trade famils a part of NZ focus for Mauritius Continued from page 1 Kiwis’ world go round Australia to connect, Virgin Australia is Mauritius… leisure travellers are split between those the codeshare partner. Africa with a dierence Kiwis may love to travel, but they tend heading just to Mauritius and those using On the African continent, Air Mauritius not to travel for love. it as a stopover to or from other parts of flies to Cape Town, Johannesburg, So shows research from House of Travel, Africa. Durban, Dara Salam, Mozambique, which reveals less than 1% of New Zealanders The airline currently flies from Perth to Nairobi and Madagascar. are choosing to holiday for romance in 2017. House of Travel marketing director Ken Mauritius twice a week and from 7 July it Air Mauritius is taking delivery of its Freer says family holidays dominated Kiwis’ will increase that to three times a week, first A350-900 in September, with the reasons for travel. with a fourth service over Christmas and second in October preluding advance ‘Out of more than 12,000 New New Years. It also flies out of Singapore orders for a further four. These will Agents wishing to express interest in a Zealanders who were opting to travel for three times a week and Hong Kong twice be added to an existing fleet of A330s, Mauritius famil should email: either romance, adventure, family or to a week. For clients travelling through A340s, A319s and ATR 700s. [email protected] relax and refresh, only 25 prioritised travel for romance – less than 1%,’ he says. The number of people travelling for Big events conrmed family was high at 72%. Product Update ‘However, time together as a family is for new centre very dierent from time together as a The New Zealand International couple. We were surprised so few Kiwi Convention Centre (NZICC) has secured couples are choosing to invest in quality bookings for two large-scale medical time together in 2017 – even ve years conferences in 2020. WIN ights to ago, travelling to reconnect as a couple The events are expected to bring 15,000 SpainSpain with Emirates was much more common than it is today.’ room nights and $11 million in economic Freer says as travel becomes more benet for Auckland. accessible for Kiwis, particularly to The conferences are the Royal DATE: Monday, 6 March 2017 destinations traditionally considered o the Australian and New Zealand College VENUE: Grand Millennium beaten track, people are choosing to travel of Ophthalmologists (RANZCO) in Mayoral Drive for adventure (13% of those involved in conjunction with the Asia-Pacic Academy the survey, much higher than those on the of Ophthalmology (APAO) and the Auckland hunt for romance). International Agency for the Prevention TIME: 5.30 – 8.00pm House of Travel wants to bring back the of Blindness (IAPB), who will hold back-to- love and is oering new deals for couples back conferences for ve days. to Fiji, Australia and Bali to encourage Four thousand medical professionals RSVP here more Kiwis to travel for romance this year. from around the world will come to It is also oering Kiwis the chance to Auckland for the APAO Congress, and 2000 win a trip for two to Paris ying Singapore eye care providers will attend the IAPB Airlines. General Assembly. CALLCALL NOW NOW Query for India – speak to the best Operator in Australasia 05080508 396 396 842 842 www.exoticholidays.co.nzwww.exoticholidays.co.nz [email protected] [email protected] TRAVELinc Memo 17 February 2017 3 News Big trend? Ultra long haul ying popular The next step in the golden era of travel is ultra long haul flying, says Graham ‘Scroo’ Turner, founder and chief executive officer of Flight Centre Travel Group. ‘Qantas is starting Perth – London, obviously in part to compete with the Middle Eastern carriers,’ he says. ‘The 777-X is on the drawing board and SALES REPRESENTATIVE when that is in service we will see direct THAI AIRWAYS INTERNATIONAL services like Sydney – New York and Some of the Flight Centre delegation at Beirut Restaurant in Auckland: Dean Smith, managing Sydney – Melbourne. director – The Americas; Graham ‘Scroo’ Turner, We are seeking to add to our expanding sales team, in Auckland. ‘Carriers like Air New Zealand and founder and CEO; Melanie Waters, chief operating We are looking for a confident, motivated person to promote Qantas will really be able to take advantage ocer; Chris Galanty, managing director - UK THAI to the travel industry throughout New Zealand. of that ultra long haul aircraft and I would Turner was in Auckland this week with The role will be considered as an entry sales position, so a expect to see it around 2022 – 2025. It is other big hitters from the Flight Centre willingness to learn and co-work enthusiastically with our sales not just about distance, it’s efficiency too.’ Group. team is a pre-requisite. Key attributes for success in the role are: Flight Centre, TAANZ ‘talking’ on awards • A minimum 18-months’ experience in the travel industry. Flight Centre remains open to competing He points out that Flight Centre does • An understanding of agency distribution systems and relationships in the National Travel Industry Awards (NTIA) enter a number of awards, such as the New within it. in New Zealand, despite a current stance of Zealand Retail Awards. • Excellent and confident presentation skills to varied group sizes. not being involved, says David Coombes, His comments came when Graham ‘Scroo’ • Outstanding customer service and time management skills. managing director New Zealand. Turner, the founder and chief executive ocer • A self starter with a positive attitude, initiative and a strong He says Flight Centre remains in of Flight Centre Group, was in Auckland this work ethic. discussion with the Travel Agents week. During a media lunch Turner noted • Well-developed computer skills (Microsoft office applications) Association of New Zealand (TAANZ), which that it was important to the group that New and ideally previous usage of a GDS system. • An ability to travel – there will be occasional domestic and runs the awards. ‘Flight Centre is not a Zealand had a strong travel agency presence. international travel. member of TAANZ and taking part in the ‘That’s not only us, but our competitors • Flexibility to work hours which may include after-hours or weekends. awards before being a member is a bit cart as well because it improves the market. The • Applicants must be a Permanent Resident of New Zealand and have before the horse. But we are in dialogue.’ better we are, the better the overall market is.’ their own car and current NZ driver’s license. For the successful applicant we offer a remuneration package including First shop in New Zealand? a base salary, 4 weeks annual leave, travel benefits, and subsidized superannuation and medical cover. Where was the rst Flight Centre retail Street (both Auckland) and the third in store in New Zealand? Christchurch. Applications should be forwarded by Monday 27th February, by email A video presented to media this But founder Graham ‘Scroo’ Turner is to the Sales Manager, Ian Peddie: [email protected] week, coinciding with the group’s 30th pretty sure the rst shop was just a little bit Applicants who applied for our other recent Sales Representative anniversary here, stated that the rst shop o Queen Street – in Vulcan Lane and called role last year need not re-apply.