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Travel Daily 09 Dec 11 ISSN 1834-3058 LET TMS LEAD YOU TO SUCCESS! sabreWhat’s red QUALITY RECRUITMENT FOR THE TRAVEL & HOSPITALITY INDUSTRIES IN ASIA PACIFIC appinvolved centre in GENERAL MANAGER aopen successful for business CLIENT MANAGEMENT GDS migration? CORPORATE TRAVEL WANTED! www.sabreredappcentre.com 4RAVEL$AILY ` CLICK HERE TO GET STARTED (KTUVYKVJVJGPGYU Head Offi ce: Level 10, 109 Pitt Street, Sydney, NSW, 2000 [email protected] Watch video video now now Syd: 02 9231 6444ÊUÊVic/Wa/Sa/Tas Enquires: Syd Offi ce www.tmsap.com Friday 27th April 2012 Qld: 07 3221 9916 JTG warns of writedown Fiji on Sale JETSET Travelworld Group this business amounting to $11.8m. EDITORIALmorning revealed SENTthat it is FOR TOURISM But it’s not IRELAND just the QBT “reviewing all aspects of its business which is suffering, with a business” due to a softening of statement from the company also Fiji packages consumer demand in recent revealing that group total on sale now as months (TD breaking news). transaction volume for Mar and The company particularly cited Apr was below expectations. seen on television! the Travel Management segment Although the number of which continues to incur losses transactions is up, total outbound above expectations “due to the air volume is lower than the same cost of servicing the Australian period last year “due to reduced Government travel management average selling prices for business,” and said it may have to international air product,” it said. write down the value of some The company said it was intangible assets - particularly “premature to provide earnings those relating to its corporate guidance for the full year at this time,” because May and Jun traditionally represent the busiest Kangaroo Island Last day for NTIA votes trading period for the group DON’T forget to cast your vote across all trading segments. in this year’s National Travel Industry Awards, with the hotly So much in TD today! contested poll closing effective Travel Daily today has seven 5pm AEST today. pages of news and photos, the There’s been a huge response to full list of National Travel this year’s NTIA which culminates Industry Awards Nominees in the industry night of nights on plus full pages from: (click) 21 Jul at the Sydney Westin. • AA Appointments jobs Agents click to vote for suppliers • AA Appointments giveaway • Club Med qantasholidays.com.au/agents Suppliers click to vote for agents • Creative Holidays Tourism Fiji Your Invitation to the (Fiji Visitors Bureau) has been nominated for Travelport the AFTA award under Roadshow “Category 20: WINNING TOGETHER in the world of travel Best Tourist Office – International” If you are a Travel Agent and would like to learn more about We would be honoured growing your business for a successful future in travel, please to get your vote! come along to one of our free roadshows, meet our team and view the latest in travel technology. 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You’ll love our low fares to New Caledonia Multi award winning travel agency click 4RAVEL$AILY Salary up to $52K neg here for details (KTUVYKVJVJGPGYU Contact: [email protected] Friday 27th April 2012 CLICK HERE Jumeirah Euro debut Get them to the Greek JUMEIRAH Group has this week TA ramps up cruise focus EXCITE Holidays has released its opened its first property in TOURISM Australia is heavily have access points for cruise ships pricing for Greek Island ferry Europe (TD 05 Apr) - the 120- promoting the local cruise right around our country, tickets for 2012 and is reminding room & suite Jumierah Port Soller industry, with the launch of a new welcoming visitors into the most agents as an authorised ticket Hotel & Spa in Mallorca, Spain. online training resource at the beautiful harbours and docks in seller, ferry tickets are issued in cruise3sixty travel agent the world,” he said. Australia and delivered to agents Lindeman $12m sale conference in Florida today. McEvoy said state and territory prior to their clients leaving on LINDEMAN Island’s market value The new Aussie Specialist Cruise tourism organisations had been their Greek holidays. fell by about $8m after being sold Module aims to educate involved “to ensure that cruise CEO George Papaioannou said to White Horse for $12m, says consultants in North America passengers are motivated and the group has “been receiving a Tourism Whitsundays’ Peter O’Reilly. about the benefits of cruising interested in leaving the ships and huge number of enquiries for the The property was previously around Australia, covering details discovering Australia’s beautiful Cyclades including the popular managed by Club Med. of many ports and the extensive surrounding regions”. Naxos, Mykonos and Santorini”. pre and post touring options available to passengers. “Cruising is the fastest growing JAL commision on fuel sector of the Australian tourism JAPAN Airlines has announced it market,” said TA md Andrew will begin paying agent McEvoy, with the sector showing commission on fuel levies on 24% average yearly growth over tickets issued in & departing from EUROPE the last five years, “fast outpacing Australia, effective immediately. RIVER many of our international “Due to this change, the fuel competitor destinations.” surcharge amount will be included CRUISING “As an island we’re lucky to in the gross fare amount shown 2013 on the ticket,” the carrier said. JAL says there will be no change VH-OQA return flight to the amount required which OUT NOW! QANTAS’ repaired A380 Nancy- will continue to be updated every Bird Walton (VH-OQA) will resume second month. commercial services tomorrow, The tax collection method used with the double-decker aircraft for the YQ tax previously will set to operate flight QF127 on the remain in place for itineraries not Sydney-Hong Kong route first up. departing Australia. Amadeus Offers - Reasons to smile #3 “All my quotes look professional” VOTE FOR UNIWORLD at Afta NTIA Awards FULL 2013 98 PAGE Australia 1800 060 537 BROCHURE [email protected] Uniworld - Best Cruise Operator & www.au.amadeus.com Anastasia Agius – Best Sales Executive AVAILABLE NOW! Click to View BROCHURE We are counting on CLICK HERE TO VOTE your support to WIN Call 1300 364 414 Swagman All FIT requirements (all budgets and requirements) Sunway Small adventure travel in southern Africa Nomad Overland adventure travel in Africa Selling Africa for 15 years. 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(PYSPUL 4RAVEL$AILY Call us 1300 682 000 join.mtatravel.com.au *30*2/,9,-69 (KTUVYKVJVJGPGYU 469,+,;(03: Friday 27th April 2012 G Adv staying social New Cali on Getaway Three new cruise safety policies G ADVENTURES believes social CHANNEL Nine’s travel program THE Cruise Lines International increased vigilance is required”; media will remain as its prime Getaway at 5:30pm tomorrow Association in the US and the as well as extra lifejackets to be communication platform to push features stories on New Caledonia European Cruise Council have carried onboard to a figure that is brand awareness, steering clear by yacht, Jakarta, Sydney Harbour, adopted three new safety policies “far in excess of the number of of TV commercials, chief Bruce a farmstay in SA and boutique for cruise lines, implemented with persons actually onboard.” Poon Tip has revealed to TD. accommodation in Tasmania. immediate effect. “By bringing forward voluntary “We’re very big on the social The new policies go beyond initiatives such as these, we side and creating connections even the strictest of regulatory significantly and immediately with our customers,” he said. Window requirements, the groups say. improve safety standards,” said The G Adventures founder said They include enhanced passage European Cruise Council the company has double, if not Seat planning which require all bridge chairman Manfredi Lefebvre. triple, the amount of Facebook team members to be aware of The action is a direct response followers of its adventure touring DO YOU ever worry whether the routes, drafted by a designated to the Costa Concordia accident competitors, as well as double seat you have been allocated for officer and approved by the of the Italian coast in Jan. the amount of Twitter followers. your flight is going to give you a master; making bridge access off- “The dialogue allows us to have peaceful flight or not? limits to anyone other than those Sabre ups Cruise Tools a meaningful and intimate Apparently, many travellers do, with operational duties “when according to a new poll from SABRE Travel Network in the US connection with our customers. flight comparison website has announced cruise inventory “We view our company as more Skyscanner, who have surveyed Supplier for both Regent Seven Seas of a movement rather than over 1000 pax to find out which Updates Cruises and Oceania Cruises will suitable for TV - I don’t see how part of the plane they prefer to be made available to Sabre- TV commericals fit into our model sit in (excluding the exit rows). 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