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www.traveldaily.com.au Tuesday 20th April 2021 Bring your clients! Experience our experience An Aussie Odyssey VIKING has revealed the first LUXURY cruise line Seabourn dates for its 2021 Viking Explorer FLIGHT Centre is imploring determine “what type of captain” has announced plans to bring its Sessions, comprised of seven travellers to “experience our they want to be by watching 229-suite Seabourn Odyssey to one-hour information workshops experience” as part of a brand travel advice videos presented in Australia from Dec 2022, where discussing ocean, river and new campaign push launched a fun and educational way. she will undertake a series of expedition cruises for agents and this morning in Australia, New Speaking more broadly about local sailings until Mar 2023. their clients. Zealand and a range of other the future of travel agents in a The line will offer passengers The free program will kick off in international markets. post-COVID world, Spencer said the choice of five 16-day voyages Sydney on 12 May, followed by Created in-house, the new she had been encouraged by the between Sydney and Auckland, Brisbane on 18 May, Melbourne campaign aims to demonstrate positive feedback the company which will visit a host of popular on 20 May, the Gold Coast on 10 the brand’s collective travel had received over the last 12 destinations such as Fiordland Jun and Adelaide on 16 Jun. experience, evolving from its months which has reinforced the National Park, Kaikoura on New Agents who bring their clients previous tagline of “Best in the value advisors offer travellers. Zealand’s South Island. and make a booking within 14 air, and everywhere”. “What we’re really excited Seabourn has also introduced days will receive $100 of Rewards Speaking with Travel Daily about are customers that may a single 14-day New Zealand by Viking points, redeemable yesterday on the eve of the have previously gone about travel Yacht Harbors voyage taking once clients have deposited. launch, Flight Centre General on their own...what we’re finding in places like Timaru, Lyttelton Bonus booking offers will also Manager Kelly Spencer said the is that we are attracting a new (Christchurch), and New be available, with a $100pp timing of the marketing push kind of customer base because Plymouth, as well as a 16-day discount for bookings on “felt right” with the renewed of the added complexity at the Queensland Coast & Orchard itineraries of 15 days or less, and confidence provided by the moment, which is why we really Isles voyage that will head toward a $200pp discount for bookings of introduction of the trans-Tasman wanted to shout ‘experience our Indonesia - more details in 16 days or more - register HERE. bubble this week. experience’ from the rooftops. today’s edition of Cruise Weekly. “Off the back of the NZ bubble “We’ve always found our we thought it was a great time business thrives in that to remind customers that Flight more complicated booking Centre is here and will always be environment where people aren’t here...and to once again celebrate so comfortable in going it alone.” the joy of travel,” she said. Spencer added that enquiries “This campaign is all about for overseas travel had increased demonstrating our more than across the board, even in the OVER 60 YEARS 14,000 years of combined travel millennial demographic who RELIABLE SERVICE experience, throughout all of have historically organised trips our business, be it our sales directly and online. consultants, our product leaders, The integrated brand campaign No one knows our support teams, there really will run across Flight Centre- is nowhere we haven’t been in owned assets, social media and Rotto like us! relation to destinations - good or the interactive microsite, with 2022 SEASON NOW OPEN bad,” Spencer added. broadcast television and digital FIND OUT MORE Another aspect of the Flight running from 25 Apr. Centre marketing push has seen Check out the brand new the creation of a new dedicated marketing campaign HERE. microsite hub, launched in collaboration with Flip Creative. G, great savings! 2022 SEASON NOW OPEN The new platform guides G ADVENTURES is offering travellers through a variety of FIND OUT MORE travel scenarios, allowing them to travellers up to 20% off on more than 300 tours as part of its range of Click Frenzy discounts. NZ COVID fears Adventures being discounted THE trans-Tasman bubble is include a 12-day Active Bali tour already facing its first test, with exploring volcanos in east Java, NZ local media reporting that Ubud, Sanur and the Ayung River. an Auckland Airport worker has tested positive to COVID-19. Today’s issue of TD Kiwi health authorities have Travel Daily today has six confirmed the case and stated pages of news including our that more information would be PUZZLE page. released later today. Travel Daily e [email protected] t 1300 799 220 w www.traveldaily.com.au page 1 WIN A DREAM LUXURY TRIP FOR TWO TO MONACO!

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Tuesday 20th April 2021 Expedia unveils refresh Royal appoints new flydubai new routes local sales head FLYDUBAI has announced new EXPEDIA has unveiled a major save time when planning trips. seasonal routes for the summer, ROYAL Caribbean International brand and functionality refresh Users now also have the ability adding Turkish destinations has appointed Dave Humphreys that it believes will help the to pick up where they left off via Bodrum and Trabzon to its to be its new Director of Sales, business “double down” on the new “keep planning” feature, schedule. Australia and New Zealand. efforts required to deliver on which essentially stores recent The airline’s network has now Commencing earlier this month travellers’ evolving wants and customer searches and bookings grown to 78 destinations in 45 working from the Sydney office, needs in a post-pandemic world. to help user complete planned countries. Humphreys is charged with Following months of customer holidays at a later date. leading the line’s international research to better understand Expedia added that it will soon strategic accounts and district critical traveller pain points, be introducing a package offering sales teams, where he will report Expedia has overhauled the look that will provide “pre-bundled directly to Vice President and of its platform, while also making products” to users (flights + Managing Director, Australia and several key changes in a bid to accommodation + activities), New Zealand, Gavin Smith. improve user experience. including up-front total pricing “Dave’s passion, energy, The move has seen a new aimed at reducing the reliance on commercial acumen and deep itinerary experience added which clients sifting through thousands knowledge of tourism will no allows travellers to see all the of travel options. doubt take our travel partner details of their trip in the one MEANWHILE Expedia has relationships to new heights,” place across both mobile and also revealed plans to simplify Smith said. computer devices, a step the its Expedia Rewards program by Humphreys replaces former company said would help users merging with the existing account Director of Sales Peter setup process, allowing travellers McCormack, who temporarily who were not already enrolled Trip.com lists in HK returned from retirement at the in its loyalty program the ability Group has listed on end of 2019 to lead the Royal TRIP.COM to start earning points on travel the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, sales team (TD 22 Nov 2019). experiences the next time they becoming the first dual-listed McCormack will remain with log in. travel company on both the HKG Royal until late May to help get The company added it will and America’s NASDAQ. Humphreys up to speed. also be introducing additional The company said it planned to benefits to the Expedia Rewards use the additional capital from loyalty program over the course the listing to fund the expansion Ian Adair passes on of the year, making it easier for of its one-stop travel offerings with sadness Travel Daily travellers to understand how they IT IS and improve user experience, as reports the passing of travel can better earn and use points. well as invest in technology to industry veteran Ian Adair. bolster its products and improve Adair was formerly Managing its operating efficiency. Uniworld group deal Director of Inclusive Specialised “More than 22 years ago, we UNIWORLD Boutique River Tours in South Melbourne, and began in a 40m² office with only Cruises bookings of 10 guests or later in his career was the MD of JOURNEY a handful of employees, today, more will receive exclusive group Helloworld Travel Ringwood. THROUGH TIME we have tens of thousands of savings of up to $2,400pp, plus A celebration of Ian’s life will employees worldwide,” said the bonus shipboard credits of up to take place next week, with details experiencealula.com company’s Chairman James Liang. $260pp - call 1300 780 231. in the Herald Sun.

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Tuesday 20th April 2021 ©Atout France Joyce’s wish list Premium adv purchases QANTAS CEO Alan Joyce Window yesterday rattled off a number of ADVENTURE tourism business guidance on the island’s unique travel bubbles that he believes Experience Co has completed flora and fauna. Seat should be next in line to form two major acquisitions this week, “These acquisitions allow us to green travel lanes with Australia, bringing Wild Bush Luxury and extend our company’s geographic THE arrival of Aussie passengers including Singapore, Japan, South Tasmania’s The Maria Island Walk reach into SA, NT and Tasmania in New Zealand as part of the Korea, Fiji and Noumea. into its tourism portfolio for an and grow our customer base new trans-Tasman bubble “We’ll be ready to operate and undisclosed price. into the 50-plus age group,” was even sweeter for some, put the aircraft on when we’re The double purchase effectively Experience Co’s Chief Executive with holidaymakers asked by given that notice,” he said. propels Experience Co into the Officer John O’Sullivan said. adventure operator AJ Hackett premium adventure segment “We are also excited by on arrival to take the plunge on for the first time, augmenting its the opportunity to learn expanding their travel plans. Cebu cashes up existing core operations in the from what has been done by Travellers to Queenstown PHILIPPINE low-cost carrier Great Barrier Reef and its various these two companies in the were offered free bungy jumps Cebu Pacific has tapped three skydiving operations across conservation arena and build if they were willing to board the financial institutions for the Australia and New Zealand. on the opportunity to connect company’s coach and go straight private placement of US$250 The Wild Bush Luxury brand our guests with the natural to one of its many adrenaline- million in convertible bonds, offers a range of premium walks environment as we are currently inducing jumps. with funds to be used as a cash from Arkaba Homestead in the doing with our research and But that wasn’t all of the runway to continue operations Flinders Ranges, as well as wildlife education work on the Great goodies being handed out on amid ongoing challenges brought and fishing safaris from Bamurru Barrier Reef,” he added. arrival, with airport executives on by the pandemic. Plains Safari Lodge on the Mary The purchases will see Wild and Queenstown Lakes Mayor The carrier has successfully River Wetlands in the Top End, all Bush Luxury’s founder Charles Jim Boult handing out cookies. negotiated cash injections from with a focus on conservation. Carlow remain with the business International Finance Corp, the Meanwhile, newly purchased to develop new product with IFC Emerging Asia Fund and Maria Island Walk provides multi- Experience Co, while Maria Island Indigo Philippines LLC, an affiliate day walking experiences of the Walk founder Ian Johnstone will of Indigo Partners LLC. Tassie destination, offering expert depart the business.

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KIA Ora trans-Tasman corridor! 2 of the Federal How good is it to see people Government’s heading off overseas again. Consumer Traveller While it’s a welcome Support program “first bubble” which has also and a start continued to be a which will help priority for the with process AFTA Board and learnings, the team. reality is that Federal Tourism the earnings Minister the Hon impact for the vast majority of Dan Tehan has been highly our members, while positive, is engaged and supportive and we limited in scale. thank him and his office for this. AFTA is writing to both the We continue to press the case Australian and NZ Governments in Canberra for ongoing support to highlight the importance of above and beyond the $258 YESTERDAY morning FCM keeping the corridor open unless million already secured as part of General Manager Australia there is a significant outbreak. the Grants program. Melissa Elf and Corporate We also continue to press the AFTA will be attending key Traveller General Manager case for more corridors sooner Federal Budget events in Australia Tom Walley were on one rather than later. Canberra as part of this ongoing of the first flights from Australia Getting the majority of campaign. to New Zealand as part of the Australians vaccinated is central As part of this advocacy for new trans-Tasman bubble. Pictured first and third from to this in boosting confidence in ongoing support and relief While in Auckland, the two the left is the pair enjoying a support of travel bookings in the measures, we also continue to belated Kiwi tourists will be champagne with two Air New last quarter of 2021 for the 2022 brief key organisations including visiting their New Zealand-based Zealand team members, while holidays. Australian Small Business and customers after more than 12 inset, it all becomes real as Elf A huge thank you to all of Family Enterprise Ombudsman months apart. and Walley prepare to check in. our members who recently Bruce Bilson, ACCC and the RBA The duo will be documenting The bubble has seen major completed our important amongst others. their travel journey on social bookings spike in Australia & NZ. chargeback survey. Our ongoing engagement with media to show customers how Your participation provides much State and Territory Governments to navigate a return to travelling needed hard data support and also continues. internationally. MSC updates Med greatly strengthens our case. AFTA also is proactively MSC Cruises plans to have at least 10 ships sailing by Aug - We are currently compiling a engaging with mainstream NT tour savings equating to over half of its fleet. report for Government and the media both directly and via our TRAVELLERS can enjoy savings Up from the currently returned RBA. members. of up to $600 per couple on MSC Grandiosa and two other The hard work continues Now more than ever consumers selected Guided Holidays with soon-to-return ships, the in supporting Austrade in need the help of experienced, AAT Kings and Inspiring Journeys, next three months will see identifying and smoothing out dedicated travel professionals in partnership with Tourism NT. seven further vessels return the allocations to allow for a and AFTA is determined to make Between now and the end of to operation in time for the smooth deployment of round sure that is heard loud and clear. Jun, travellers can also save up to upcoming northern summer. $200 per couple on a range of day Six ships will sail in the ATG bubble deals Israel on from May tours on select departures from Mediterranean (three in the APT Travel Group (ATG) is ISRAEL has announced it will now until Apr 2022. East and three in the West), and celebrating the trans-Tasman allow vaccinated tourists to enter AAT Kings Group Chief Executive four vessels will be deployed to bubble by offering travellers the country from 23 May. Officer Matt Fuller added that Northern Europe. savings of up to $1,500 per After more than a year since some of the company’s Northern Most cruises will be open to couple on a range of amazing shutting its borders, the country Territory tours had already sold travellers from any country, with New Zealand trips. will begin with a phased out in the last few weeks, with Chief Executive Gianni Onorato ATG’s Flexible Booking Cover approach, with the first stage to travellers encouraged to book predicting MSC’s return to service also allows travellers to postpone see a limited number of nations now to avoid missing out. would soon grow even further. their holiday up to 65 days prior. allowed under a pilot program. Travel Daily e [email protected] t 1300 799 220 w www.traveldaily.com.au page 4 Unscramble HOW many words can you make out of these nine letters? Every word needs to include the centre letter, have four letters or more and not be a proper noun or a plural. You can only use each letter once.

Good – 15 words Tuesday 20th April 2021 Very good – 23 words C G I Excellent – 30 words Garlic Day B R L

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A POLARISING vegetable, from many cultures and is also garlic is one of the most known for its medicinal, as well as essential flavouring bulbs, used culinary, qualities. throughout history. The easiest way to celebrate A little of it can go a long way, National Garlic Day is to of with it readily absorbed by our course consume it, though we bodies and leaving you scented recommend doing so in a dish, for days. rather than just mainlining the If you want to celebrate this food straight (though certainly hard-working veg, yesterday was you can try it if you want your the day for it, with 19 Apr being co-workers to maintain a good National Garlic Day. distance from you, so important Garlic can be found in dishes during these COVID-19 times).

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