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Website: www.traveldaily.com.au | Phone: 1300 799 220 | Fax: 1300 799 221 | Email: [email protected] Page 5 VS revamps network VIRGIN Atlantic has announced Industry Appointments its route plans for the upcoming season, including the cancellation WELCOME to Industry Appointments, Travel Daily’s Thursday feature of four long-haul destinations. which has the latest job appointments from across the industry. If you Thursday 4th Sep 2014 This year VS will not operate have just appointed someone to a new position and would like to update seasonal flights from Heathrow to the industry, send us an email at [email protected]. Vouchers for clients Vancouver effective 12 Oct, while Following a strategic review, The Walshe Group and its parent company AGENTS who send their clients 01 Feb will see the suspension of Southern Travelnet have shuffled its management ranks, withStephen operations to Mumbai and Tokyo. for free basic Japanese language Tanner named as General Manager Group Business Performance. Nigel Virgin Atlantic’s seasonal courses offered by JTB can earn a Bale has been promoted to the role of Group Operations Manager, while $20 shopping voucher. London-Cape Town route will also Gareth Williamson has taken on the duties of Sales & Marketing Manager Courses are offered twice each not be operated from 27 Apr. for Walshes World New Zealand. Elsewhere, Yusuka Oki has become the month to clients spending $1,000 The moves are part of a revamp General Manager New Zealand at Southern Travelnet, with Masa Inoue per person on land arrangements associated with the airline’s to the role of General Manager Australia. Michael Hall has been named through JTB - call 1300 739 330. joint venture operations with as General Manager of Experience Travel. Based in Sydney, Georgina 49% owner Delta Air Lines, Plimmer is the new Commercial Services Manager for Southern Travel, which will instead see a boost to alongside Jane Wilson as General Manager Group Business Development. Holiday Inn for sale transatlantic operations. JONES Lang LaSalle has been This includes a proposed Tasked with leading the hotel’s commercial functions, Jan Jansen has appointed to handle the sale of new daily service from London joined Hilton Sydney as the new Director of Business Development. the Holiday Inn Sydney Airport, to Detroit, a second daily Los G Adventures has named Jamie Sweeting as the new head of its non-for- with expressions for interest from Angeles flight, fifth daily New profit foundation Planterra. Backed by a career in environmental roles, potential buyers open to 01 Oct. York JFK service, second daily Sweeting will be in charge of leading the firm’s sustainability initiatives. IHG hold a current management seasonal Atlanta flight and five deal which expires in Dec 2016. extra services to San Francisco. Three senior appointments have been announced at the Globus family of brands, with Peter Douglas joining later this month as the firm’s new National Sales Manager. In addition, Adam Mussolum has been promoted to National Marketing Manager, while Gabrielle McCarthy has also moved to take on the role of Inbound Manager. TripAdvisor for Business has welcomed Angie Vaux as its Commercial Director for the Asia-Pacific region. Vaux will oversee the local sales team.

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Website: www.traveldaily.com.au | Phone: 1300 799 220 | Fax: 1300 799 221 | Email: [email protected] Page 6 Air Canada crowns champs THIS year’s Australian Ice Hockey League’s (AIHL) grand final may have been fought out between two fierce Melbourne rivals, but the event had a distinctly Canadian flavour. As the League’s new national sponsor, Air Canada’s maple Thursday 4th Sep 2014 leaf logo was embedded in the of the rink at the BELOW: Maybe not such a good Melbourne (below), while Melbourne Sales Executive view of the game? One of the Neil Westaway tossed the puck and GM Australia Paul McLean Mustangs fans shows his devotion. presented the victorious with the – the world’s third oldest ice hockey trophy (right). Ice hockey is a fast-growing spectator sport in Australia, with arena attendance exceeding 100,000 for the first time this year and hundreds of thousands of people watching the matches on Fox Sports - a trend AIHL Commissioner Robert Bannerman says is “due in large part to Air Canada’s sponsorship and support”. This year’s final and the semi-final matches will feature on Air Canada’s in-flight entertainment over the next two months.

LEFT: The STA Travel team get up close and personal with some of the “players”. Peter Weber and Simon Bell are in ABOVE: APT’s Alexandra Pisker with her son Michael; the back row, and in David McNabb and Neil Westaway of Air Canada and front from left are Orient Express Travel Group ceo Tom Manwaring. Jenna Nation, Jess Ford, Laura Lucas, Nathaly Naughton, Craig Hect and Thomas Lubbock.

LEFT: What the puck?! Neil Westbury, Air Canada sales executive Melbourne gets the semi final going.

ABOVE RIGHT: Air Canada gm Paul McLean (centre) with Simon Gandy and Federico Zamudio of Melbourne Airport.

FAR RIGHT: APT Services Support and Air Manager Alexandra Pisker holds the Goodall Cup with Air Canada’s Neil Westaway. RIGHT: The Melbourne Mustangs and battle it out for the Goodall Cup, the world’s oldest ice hockey trophy. Website: www.traveldaily.com.au | Phone: 1300 799 220 | Fax: 1300 799 221 | Email: [email protected] Page 7 New BA codeshare BRITISH Airways has signed a WIN A TRIP TO VANUATU new codeshare agreement with AirBaltic, covering ten services In September, TD is giving readers the chance to win a holiday to Vanuatu, courtesy of Vanuatu Tourism Office. weekly between Gatwick & Riga Thursday 4th Sep 2014 operated in the summer season. The prize includes return economy class airfares to Port Vila with Air Vanuatu, airport transfers, five nights accommodation at Grand Hotel and Casino and a Glass Bottom Boat Trip, for two. United puts agents to the test Every day this month TD will ask a different question about Vanuatu. The subscriber with the most correct entries and the most creative response to the final question will win this holiday. Email answers to: [email protected] Q4: Do Australian passport holders need a Visa to enter Vanuatu?

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