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ISSN 1834-3058 Travel Daily AU TMS ASIA PACIFIC First with the news SATISFY YOUR CURIOSITY Wed 01 Oct 08 Page 1 EDITORS: Bruce Piper and Guy Dundas CLICK HERE! WWWAUSTRIANCOM E-mail: [email protected] Ph: 1300 799 220 QF names A380 Comp winner TODAY we announce the winner SOME lucky people in the travel Kuoni buys Aussie DMC of our Vietnam competition (p2) industry yesterday had the SWISS travel giant Kuoni has turnover of 21 million Swiss as well as a fabulous new comp opportunity to fly in the new signed a deal to acquire francs (A$23.7m). offering a trip to Macau - see p5. Qantas Airbus A380. Melbourne-based destination “Australian Tours Management The packed plane departed management company Australian ideally complements our Sydney for a short flight north, Tours Management (ATM). activities in Asia,” said Rolf over the Hunter Valley, allowing ATM was founded in 1983 and is Schafroth, Kuoni head of Strategic those on board to try out the new partly owned by Bee Ho Teow, Business Division Destinations. in-flight product for themselves. who sold the TravelSpirit group “We see significant growth The trip followed the official (Explore Holidays) to Flight potential in Australia in the naming ceremony of the plane, in Centre last year for $10m. medium term, especially for honour of Australian aviation Teow is well known across the travellers from Asian countries,” pioneer Nancy-Bird Walton. Australian tourism industry, and is he added. “Nancy-Bird’s courage, resilience currently on the board of Tourism Kuoni’s head office is in Zurich and optimisim represent the very Victoria. and the company has almost 9000 As well as Melbourne ATM has WIN employees across the globe, with WIN best of Australia,” said QF ceo Geoff Dixon. operations in Sydney, on the Gold a stated aim of being the “world’s one of See pages 3 and 7 for full Coast and in Taipei, with 31 staff best and most successful tourist coverage of the event and the QF who will be retained by Kuoni, travel company in the premium 10 trips to A380 flight. along with the Australian Tours and specialist segment.” 10 trips to onolulu, Management Brand. Bali, Bangkok, H No bail-out for GTC uala Order our ATM caters to the requirements Hong Kong, K of incentive, leisure and special CATO chairman Simon Hills says , Milan, brochure > Lumpur, London interest groups from the Asia he’s received a number of calls re & anghai, Singapo Pacific region visiting Australia. from members concerned that Sh ncouver. The purchase price hasn’t been there may be some sort of bail- Va disclosed, with the deal to settle out provided by the Travel on 01 Nov. Compensation Fund for the failed Kuoni said that for the year to Global Travel Corporation, 30 Jun ATM generated total formerly Eliza Travel (TD Mon). PLUSPLUS $1,000$1,000 He said that while CATO fully inin QQan Today’s Travel Daily antatass HHoolidlidaayyss understands that consumers need landland creditcredit perper prizeprize TD today has seven pages of to be protected, the reality is news and photos, and full pages: that the company’s withdrawal • AA Appointments from the TCF, CATO and AFTA was • Inplace Recruitment well-known, having been widely FIND OUT • Qantaslink reported last year (TD Jan 07). “Any agent who has booked HOW TO ENTER with GTC since then has done so For more information visit From in the full knowledge that they www.vivaholidays.com.au/agents have not participated in the TCF for over 12 months,” Hills said. or call 13 27 87 STRAIGHT “Let the buyer beware.” jacket to Short Breaks Snap to it! Qantas Holidays has some great PRADA jacket short break packages within Click here for more info. 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EDITORS: Bruce Piper and Guy Dundas Call1300 inPlace (1300 467 522) E-mail: [email protected] Ph: 1300 799 220 www.con-x-ion.com CONGRATULATIONS Three more join Magellan Window ANNETTE HOYLE THE rebel travel agency buying Magellan last week saw the group founded by Andrew Jones, departure of its general manager Seat ANNETTE Hoyle of Jetset Castle Kevin Dale and Trevor Jones (TD Russell Carstensen, who’s taken ATTENDEES at the official Hill is the lucky winner of TD’s 12 Oct 07) is continuing to grow, the role as head of air product for naming ceremony for the new QF September competition, having with three new members joining Stella under the new structure A380 yesterday found out that correctly answered all of the daily effective today. announced by ceo Peter Lacaze. the plane’s namesake Nancy-Bird Vietnam questions. Former Travelscene Amex agency The group says it operates a Walton is quite a character. Annette will soon be off to Flying Colours Travel of Sale, Vic ‘back to basics’ model in which After extensive speeches by Vietnam, courtesy of VN Holidays is now part of Magellan, along members are equal shareholders federal tourism minister Anthony and Vietnam Airlines, where she’ll with two WA agents - Northline and earn maximum overrides, Albanese and QF ceo Geoff Dixon enjoy four night’s accommodation Travel of Fitzgerald St Perth, and with retained profits returned to it was Nancy’s turn to speak. at the Duxton Hotel in Saigon, Ellandale Travel of West Perth. agents rather than going to a “Fortunately I couldn’t hear including daily breakfast; a half Northline Travel was a top “management profit centre or an all that, I’m sure it was day Saigon sightseeing tour; achieving Travellers Choice equity investment company.” exaggerated” the 93 yo quipped. return economy airfares to Saigon member, while Ellandale Travel GA BNE policy She was also a bit aghast when and return airport transfers for was a Jetset Travelworld Group Capt. Elyse Fordham smashed a NAITA affiliate. GARUDA Indonesia has two people. bottle of champagne on the The growth brings Magellan to announced details of conditions Congratulations Annette! aircraft after it had been named. 14 members across 20 locations, and fares for its new direct flights If you didn’t win, don’t despair “I hope she didn’t scratch it,” with others incl Landmark Travel from Brisbane to Denpasar, she worried. as we have another sensational of Manly, NSW, Adelaide’s Bunnik announced last week just after DJ competition lined up for this Travel, and Business and Leisure confirmed its new Bali services. NO wonder he’s smiling! month, starting today - see page Travel of Cairns, Townsville and Passengers currently ticketed to five for all the details. Woree in Qld. travel with GA via Sydney will be It’s just over six months since permitted to transfer to one of CX inbound lounge Magellan was officially formed, the three weekly direct GA CATHAY Pacific has opened the after the breakaway TSAX Brisbane flights without penalty. first airline-branded arrivals members served out their half- And those currently ticketed on lounge at Hong Kong International year notice period. through fares with Virgin Blue will Airport. also receive a full refund of the Appropriately dubbed The Skifields now Arctic DJ sectors. Arrival, the facility opens today THE administrators of Octaviar Year round fares ex BNE have “to provide passengers just have confirmed the settlement of been common rated with the landed in Hong Kong with a the deal in which James Packer’s Sydney fares, but Garuda also Qantas ceo Geoff Dixon was convenient place to freshen up Arctic Capital took control of the said it would “adjust the clearly chuffed during the A380 before heading into town.” former MFS Living and Leisure. seasonality for the first five flight yesterday. It’s located in the central weeks of operations to make But it could also have had passage connecting T1 and T2, CATO in Brisbane these fares more competitive something to do with his pay and includes a buffet dining area, THE Council of Australian Tour over the high demand Christmas packet last year. internet access and eight fully Operators will today hold its holiday season.” Yesterday the Qantas annual equipped shower suites. quarterly meeting in Brisbane, Garuda senior gm SWP report disclosed that Dixon was The Arrival is available to CX with 26 members attending. Poerwoko Soeparyono said the paid a cash salary of just over first class pax, Gold or above It’s the first time CATO has met airline was also set to announce $5.3m for 2007-08. members of the Marco Polo Club in Brisbane for three years, and some special launch fares, Those quick with a calculator and oneworld Emerald pax five new members will be pointing out that GA would be the will figure out that’s about arriving on flights operated by inducted into the organisation. “only full service carrier operating $100,000 a week or $20,000 a Cathay Pacific or Dragonair and The special guest speaker is between Brisbane and Bali so our day. Nice work if you can get it. whose final destination is HKG. Colin Bowman of Flight Centre. fares are all inclusive.” @CDL;>GHI EARNPDOUBLE OINTS :JGDE:;DG>C9:E:C9:CIIG6K:AA:GH'%%. Simply make your car bookings <:INDJG =6C9H through Sabre in October 2008 DC;G:: and you will earn BDK>: DOUBLE Sabre Returns Points! 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