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TUO-WLG SoughtTaupo District Council is seeking proposals from operators to fly be-tween Taupo and Wellington, with Air New Zealand set to stop flying there from Apr. Residents are also being asked to have their say on the importance of a service, including what, if any, support the council should give it. The council has estimated the economic loss to Taupo from not having the service as between $1.5 million and $2 million a year. See taupo.govt.nz

ESTA For EU?National tourist offices in Europe are reportedly evaluating the merits of an EU tourist visa designed to fund tourism promotion, similar to the United States and its ESTA scheme. The concept initiative was report-edly discussed at the ITB travel show in Berlin last week.

Kiwis To Spend MoreOne in two Kiwis will spend more on travel in 2015 than last year and they’re expected to take more in-ternational trips too, according to TripAdvisor’s latest TripBarometer.The study found 51% of Kiwis are planning to increase their travel budget and will spend an estimated $12,600 on travel this year alone—an increase of 24% on 2014.The average number of international leisure trips planned by Kiwis is set to increase 39%—well ahead of the global average of 15%, with New Zea-landers showing the highest increase along with Turkey and India.The study is based on 44,000 global responses including 2756 from Aus-tralia and New Zealand.

JAWS In WhangareiNorthland agents are reminded to head to Whangarei’s Forum North to-night for the Jaws Plus roadshow. See the industry diary for details.

Kiwi arrivals to Fiji reached record levels in 2014—and Tourism Fiji is overwhelmed by the response from the Kiwi trade as more agents up-skill on Fiji on-line and in person.On the back of a 24% increase in Kiwi arrivals to Fiji last year, and combined with increased air capacity to the island nation and a higher con-sumer profile, Tourism Fiji is expect-ing the momentum to continue from New Zealand.“People are rediscovering Fiji and there’s been so much product de-velopment, and the food and bever-age offering is now significantly improved, which has really reawak-ened the appeal for Fiji,” says Tour-ism Fiji acting chief executive Wayne Deed.The NTO has targeted a 12% increase in New Zealand arrivals this year, on the back of record figures for 2015, and Deed says the trade is key to achieving that goal.The NTO has reported ‘record reg-istrations’ of its upcoming national Bula Marau roadshow which kicks off later this month—with atten-dance for the Auckland event now waitlisted due to the ‘incredible de-mand’, says Deed. “It indicates to us

that there’s huge demand from the frontliners to get the latest updates from the industry.”

. . . Huge IncreaseTourism Fiji has also reported a huge increase in the number of Kiwi agents who have registered for its on-line trade training Matai Pro-gramme. “We’ve seen a 99% increase in new Matai registrations since we launched in Nov last year,” says Deed.In addition, the NTO has identified the need to ensure that wholesale consultants are up to speed with the destination’s evolving product offering, with initiatives including a planned dedicated wholesale famil. “We will continue to work with the trade in terms of upskilling them and profiling new product offerings,” says Deed.

. . . TrendsWhile many New Zealanders still opt for the popular Denarau and Mamanuca Island resorts (which will be the focus of the NTO’s upcom-ing roadshow) Deed says anecdotal feedback suggests that an increas-ing number of Kiwis, particularly families, are now heading for the Coral Coast. “The region offers an authentic Fijian experience and the large resorts cater well to families with good kids’ programmes and of-fer good value for money in terms of f&b,” he says.

Agent Demand Reflects Fiji Appeal

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Cyclone Pam UpdateThe Havannah in Vanuatu closed this afternoon, possibly until Sun, and all guests have departed as the island na-tion prepares for Cyclone Pam. Pam has been upgraded to a category four storm and is moving in a south-easterly direction to waters between Vanuatu and Fiji. Heavy rainfall is expected throughout northern Vanu-atu, with flooding and flash flooding expected in low-lying areas.Air Vanuatu says it’s operating as normal today and as a precaution has brought tomorrow’s Port Vila-Sydney flight forward to this evening, with the aircraft to stay in Sydney tonight. The airline expects at this stage that the cyclone will not have an impact on its Sat AKL flight.Agents and wholesalers are asked to note that the Havannah server will not be switched on and the reservation in-terface with OTAs and PacificBedBank will not be functional, so availability will not be accurate. Reservations will return to normal on Mon, when the resort will send out confirmations.

A US law firm is allegedly taking a class action lawsuit against a num-ber of carriers operating on the transpacific route—but Air New Zealand has dismissed the action, saying there was no basis for the claim.US law firms of Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy LLP and Hausfeld, LLP released a statement earlier this week saying settlements had been reached with eight airlines in a class action lawsuit involving the price of airline tickets, and that a lawsuit was continu-ing against five carriers including Air New Zealand.The lawsuit claims that the defendants agreed to fix prices on tickets for transpacific air travel, and as a result, they claim, ticket purchasers may have paid more than was necessary. An NZ spokesperson says the carrier is aware of the lawsuit recently publi-

cised by the USA-based class action lawyers. The proceedings were filed in 2007. “NZ, following a thorough internal investigation, found no basis for the claim which it considers to be entirely opportunistic,” says the airline spokesperson. “Airfares are highly competitive and very transparent to travellers and travel agents due to an efficient, international distribution network.”For details on the class action, see airlinesettlement.com

Air NZ: No Basis For Class Action Suit

EY’s New Kiwi FaceEtihad’s New Zealand sales team is expanding with the appointment of Cherry Allbury to the new role of busi-ness development manager premium and corporate.It’s perfect timing as Kiwi travellers will soon be able to fly on EY’s lux-ury The Residence suite when the car-rier’s A380 starts flying into Sydney from Jun, says the Walshe Group’s Gareth Williamson. At the same time EY’s Brisbane flights will operate non-stop to Abu Dhabi (currently they fly via SYD).

MH IncentiveMalaysia Airlines reminds agents they can earn free flights for them-selves with the 2015 Sky is the Limit incentive. Frontline travel consultants who sell MH flights 01 Jan-31 Dec 2015 can earn points, which can then be redeemed for flights. For details see the MH Agent Folder HERE

Keeping TrackA new gadget that keeps track of belongings has been launched by Coolum Beach company, tracTAG. The innovation allows travellers to label their goods with unique Q-codes and an accompanying online account makes it easy to be confident valuables are easy to return when found, says the company. tracTAG runs as a member’s club and costs from AUD15 for a year’s membership and two tracTAGS. See tractag.com

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Uniworld has released the first pic-tures of its new Super Ship S.S. Maria Theresa, which launches later this month, calling the vessel a floating palace. The opulent design aims to transport guests into an 18th-century Baroque castle, offering 64 state-rooms, 10 suites, and a Royal Suite.Throughout the ship royal blue, an-tique golds, shades of white, and soft grey colours that were popular dur-ing the 18th century abound. The Habsburg Salon, where guests can re-lax with a book or enjoy afternoon tea, sports five murals; there’s an on-board authentic Viennese café; and signature

Leopard Bar. There’s also a 10-seat Lipizzan cinema, fitness centre, pool, and spa.The S.S. Maria Theresa will be christened in Amsterdam 26 Mar by Princess Anita von Hohenberg, a direct descendent of Maria The-resa. She will set sail on her inau-gural voyage 28 Mar on Uniworld’s European Jewels voyage from Bu-dapest to Amsterdam, then sail the line’s Tulips & Windmills, Euro-pean Holiday Markets, and Grand Christmas & New Year’s Cruise itin-eraries. For more images of the ship CLICK HERE

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Star Wars At SeaThe Disney Fantasy will host a special Star Wars Day at Sea on eight sailings early next year, in-cluding a deck party, character meet-and-greets, themed activi-ties, food and beverage offerings, and special merchandise. There will also be at-sea screenings of Star Wars films and the new animated series Star Wars Rebels. The Star Wars days will be on the cruises sailing on 09 and 23 Jan, 06 and 20 Feb, 05 and 19 Mar, and 02 and 16 Apr 2016. The seven-night itinerary ex Port Canaveral includes Cozumel, Cayman Is-lands and Castaway Cay. For more on Disney, head to the Discover America events later this month. See industry diary for details.

Int ro du c i n g n e w e m i s s i ons standards that would stop ships using high-sulphur fuels in NSW ports from next year will mean the cruise industry suffers, says the Tourism and Transport Fo-rum.The government has announced the plans following concerns that residents of Balmain in Sydney are

being polluted by ships using the White Bay Cruise Ship Terminal. Ships using White Bay use a low-quality fuel with up to 35 times the concentrations of sulphur allowed in North American and European ports, say reports—and as there’s no on-shore power source, they have to keep their engines running as their only source of power while berthed.The TTF says introducing new stan-dards for emissions by mid-2016 doesn’t give the industry enough time to adjust, and low-sulphur fuel is currently unavailable in large quantities in SYD.“Government decisions could put at risk an industry that is supporting 10,500 jobs in NSW and generating economic output of over AUD2.3 billion,” says TTF boss Margy Os-mond.

HAL Alaska VoyagesHolland America Line is making changes to its 2015 Alaska cruise season, including moving ms Noor-dam to the region, positioning ms Statendam exclusively on 14-day itineraries roundtrip from Seattle, and shifting ms Zaandam to Gulf of Alaska itineraries.From May through Sep seven HAL ships will sail a total of 124 Alaska voyages, with highlights including 14- and seven-day roundtrips from Seattle, seven-day Inside Passage cruises roundtrip from Vancouver, and seven-day Glacier Discovery Cruises Between Vancouver and Seward.Three Alaska voyages will feature a ‘Sip and Savour’ cuisine focus; all Glacier Bay cruises will host park rangers; and Land+Sea Journeys will offer more Alaska discoveries.For more details, contact Francis Travel Marketing.

Threat To Sydney Cruise Industry?

Oceania’s Value-addsClients who book selected South Pacific Oceania cruises can receive a USD500 shipboard credit (SBC) per stateroom, a free unlimited internet package per stateroom, a free bever-age deal per guest, per day plus a free upgrade from category C to B or B to A, ‘one of Oceania Cruises’ best deals yet’, says Cruise HolidaysPlus agents can earn good commis-sion on the voyages, adds the cruise wholesaler.The nine-day Sydney to Auckland itin-erary departs 16 May; and the 11-day Auckland to Papeete cruise departs 25 May—and the SYD to PPT leg will earn agents a $500 bonus commis-sion per booking; PPT-LAX $500 per booking; SYD-AKL, $250 per book-ing; and AKL-PPT $250 per booking.

Princess Europe 2016Princess Cruises has released its 2016 Europe programme, featuring five ships visiting more than 130 destinations including a return to the Canary Islands and maiden visits to ports in Croatia, Ireland, Norway and Scotland. Highlights include the Royal Princess 14-night Rome to Barcelona sailing, from $3049pp t/s; and the 12-night Venice to Rome on the Pacific Princess, including overnights in Venice and Istanbul, from $2589pp t/s. Regal Princess will return to Northern Europe with popular 11-night cruises to Scandi-navia and Russia, from $2489pp t/s; and Scotland’s Edinburgh Military Tattoo is included in two Caribbean Princess UK cruises, departing 31 Jul and 12 Aug, priced from $2959pp t/s.

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Disneyland’s 24-Hr Diamond Launch PartyDisneyland and Disney California Adventure Parks will hold a 24-hour party 22-23 May to launch the Disneyland Resort Diamond Celebrations and the start of the summer travel season. The party will include the premiere of three new ‘nighttime spectaculars’ launching for the diamond anniversary—the Paint the Night Parade and Disneyland Forever fireworks show at Disneyland, and new World of Color – Celebrate! The Wonderful World of Walt Disney at Disney California Adventure Park. It kicks off 0600 on 22 May and will also include dancing and special character encounters at locations throughout the parks and special decorations.

Tahiti Tourisme’s top Tiare agents got the chance to explore Tahiti’s hidden islands on a recent famil to the destination.The itinerary took in Tahiti, Raiatea, Taha’a and Bora Bora with highlights ranging from sailing around the lagoon of Raiatea and Taha’a with Ta-hiti Yacht Charters, dinner at Lagoon by Jean Georges at St Regis Bora Bora (complete with sharks swimming beneath the restaurant) and visiting the turtle centre at Le Meridien Bora Bora. Agents also sampled the quint-essential overwater bungalow experi-ence at St Regis Bora Bora, Sofitel Private Island Bora Bora and at the Hilton Bora Bora Nui Resort & Spa, says Tahiti Tourisme’s New Zealand trade manager Moana McKeen. Some of the agents also returned home with Tahitian black pearl jewellery

as a reminder of their trip, she adds.Pictured arriving at the picturesque Sofitel Private Island in Bora Bora are, from left, Jenna Servantie from Air NZ Holidays Silverdale; Vicki Boddington from United Travel Taka-puna; Sarah Weaver from Calder and Lawson; Sarah Gaffney from House of Travel Newmarket; Nicola Lynch from HoT Whanganui, Tahiti Tourisme’s Moana McKeen; Leanne Sharp, Travel Managers; Dale Wat-kins, World Travellers in Napier; Rebecca Kent, Masters & Kent Travel Assoc; Kelly Showler from Accent on Travel; and Sarah Jensen from Stars Parnell.Tahiti Tourisme reminds interested agents that its famils are by invite only for its Tiare agents. For details on how to become a tiare agent, e-mail moana@tahiti-tourisme.co.nz

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Industry DiaryMaison Vauron, 0715, breakfast.Auckland North Shore: Thu 30, Bruce Mason Centre, 0715, breakfast.

Destination NSW Sydney Agent Pub Quiz NightsAuckland: Tue 21, Atticus, 63 Fort St, CBD, 1730-1900.Wellington: Wed 22, The Establishment, 14-16 Courtenay Place, 1730-1900.

Asia NowAuckland West: Tue 21. Auckland Central: Wed 22. Wellington: Thu 23.Venues/times tba.

MAYAsia NowTauranga: Tue 05. Hamilton: Wed 06. Venues/times tba.

Avalon 2016 LaunchWhangarei: Tue 05, Dickens Inn, 0715, breakfast. Dunedin: Tue 05, Park Regis, 0715, breakfast.Kerikeri: Wed 06, Velvet Café, 0715, breakfast. Invercargill: Wed 06, Kelvin Hotel, 0715, breakfast.Queenstown: Thu 07, Prime Waterfront, 1730, drinks & canapes.Wellington CBD: Wed 13, Mac’s Function Centre, 1730, drinks & canapes.

Aloha Down UnderAuckland: Mon 11, venue and time tba.

South Australian RoadshowAuckland North: Fri 15, Spencer on Byron HoteL, Takapuna, 1700-1930.Auckland: Sat 16, Orakei Bay Function Centre, Orakei, 0930-1100.Auckland East: Sat 16, Howick Golf Club, Bucklands Beach, 1400-1600. Hamilton: Sun 17, Novotel Tainui, 1400-1600. Tauranga: Mon 18, 59 The Strand Function Venue, 1200-1330. Rotorua: Mon 18, Novotel Rotorua Lakeside 1700-1900.Palmerston North: Tue 19, Kingsgate Hotel, 1630-1900. Masterton: Wed 20, Masterton Club, 1200-1330. Wellington: Wed 20, Shandon Golf Club, Petone, 1730-2000.

Amazing Thailand RoadshowAuckland: Thu 21, Sky City Grand, 1700.

MARCHJaws 2015Whangarei: Thu 12, Forum North, 1700-2000. Napier: Mon 16, The Sailing Club, 1700-2000. Wellington: Tue 17, Amora Hotel, 1700-2000. Palmerston North: Wed 18, Distinction Hotel, 1700-2000. New Plymouth: Thu 19, Copthorne Grand Central, 1700-2000. Tauranga: Tue 24, Tauranga Yacht Club, 1700-2000. Hamilton: Wed 25, Hamilton City Oaks, 1700-2000.

Destination India, India Tourism & Indian Assn of Tour OperatorsAuckland: Thu 19, The Langham Hotel, 1700-2030.

Tourism Fiji’s Mamanuca & Nadi Roadshow 2015Tauranga: Mon 23, Trinity Wharf, 0700-0930. Christchurch: Mon 23, Peppers Clearwater, 1730-2030. Wellington: Tue 24, InterContinental, 1730-2030. Hamilton: Wed 25, Novotel Tainui, 1730-2030. Auckland: Thu 26, Stamford Plaza, 1730-2045.

APRILAvalon 2016 LaunchHamilton: Mon 13, Waikato Stadium, Gate 5, 128 Seddon Road, 1745, drinks & canapes. Timaru: Tue 14, Mocca Café, 0715, breakfast. Christchurch: Tue 14, Christchurch Casino, 1730, drinks & canapes. Tauranga: Wed 15, Trinity Wharf, 1745, drinks & canapes.Nelson: Wed 15, Grand Mercure Nelson Monaco, 1730, drinks & canapes. Blenheim: Thu 16, Watery Mouth Café, 1730, drinks & canapes. Napier: Mon 20, Globe Theatre, Ahuriri, 1800, presentation & movie. Palmerston North: Tue 21, Distinction Hotel & Conference Centre, 1745, drinks & canapes. New Plymouth: Wed 22, Devon Hotel, 1745, drinks & canapes. Auckland East: Thu 23 Apr, Pakuranga Golf Club, 0715, breakfast. Pukekohe: Tue 28, Sugar Shed, 1745, drinks & canapes. Wellington Lower Hutt: Wed 29, The Dowse Art Museum, 1745, drinks & canapes. Auckland West: Tue 28, Quality Inn Lincoln Green, 0715, breakfast Auckland Central: Wed 29,

For more see Monday’s Travel Today

BACKGROUND: Stella Travel Services ( NZ ) Ltd is one of New Zea-land’s largest fully integrated travel services business’s and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Sydney based, and ASX listed, Helloworld Ltd. Included in the Stella New Zealand group’s multi-channel distribution strategy is The Travel Brokers business unit, which was founded in 2002, and today has more than 100 travel brokers throughout the country. In 2012, the Travel Broker business unit was awarded best Travel Broker-age at the NZTIA awards, and was again a finalist in 2013, and 2014.

APPLICANT: We are seeking a General Manager to continue the ongo-ing growth and development of the business, which has been achieved over the past 13 years, and to position the brokerage as New Zealand’s leading travel broker business.

SKILLS REQUIRED INCLUDE:• Significant exposure to the New Zealand travel industry at a senior

management level• An understanding of the local marketplace, and the integrated nature

of the NZ Industry• The ability to lead and manage a small and efficient Operations

Support team• The drive and determination to profitably manage a nationwide

broker network • Financial Management skills with full P&L responsibility• Exemplary Relationship Management skills

THE ROLE: The role reports to the GM - Commercial – Stella Travel Services ( NZ ) Ltd and has four direct reports. The role is based in the Auckland CBD, although some travel may be required throughout the country. KPI’s are established for the role, and will be discussed at depth with short listed candidates.

REMUNERATION: An attractive salary, an OTE bonus component, in house car park, mobile phone, and laptop are all included in the pack-age. Some staff travel benefits may also apply.

CONTACT: To apply for this role, applicants should submit their CV’s to Neil Gestro, General Manager – Commercial, Stella Travel Services (NZ) Ltd, P O Box 505, Auckland, or e mail to neil.gestro@stellatravel.co.nz Applications close Friday 20th March 2015 at 5.00pm.

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Tanoa For TongaTanoa Hotel Group has successfully concluded discussions with the Tongan Government to take over the International Dateline Hotel. An agreement has been reached which will see Tanoa renovate, refurbish and manage what will become the Tanoa International Dateline Hotel. It will undergo a major transformation to a four-star standard, encompassing all operational and public areas, with work expected to be completed in 24 months.Tanoa says its intention is that the hotel will be returned to its former glory and offer ‘the best appointed guest accommodation and facilities in Nuku’alofa’.

MH Malaysia SaleMalaysia Airlines has flights to Malaysia starting at $1074, for sales to 10 Apr and departures 12 Mar-08 Dec. Business class flights are also available.

New Caledonia Tourism’s new GSA has big plans for the New Zealand market this year and ex-pects to announce the new local representative very soon.New Caledonia Tourism announced in Feb that it would be closing its office here and instead appointing Sydney-based GTI Tourism as its GSA—who in turn will appoint an

Auckland-based representative. “We are recruiting someone locally and hopefully will be able to an-nounce them in the coming weeks,” GTI’s Caroline Brunel told Travel Today at the Joint Airline Workshop (JAWS) roadshow in Auckland last night.GTI has plenty of plans for the New Zealand market, including promot-ing new product like the Sheraton, focusing on events and tapping into niche markets.“We are very keen to launch a few consumer campaigns here in the marketplace,” says Brunel. “We’re very happy to be here pro-moting New Caledonia and con-tinuing the great work that Simon [Duffy] and Claire [Hooton] did here, and hopefully unlocking the potential of the destination.”

New Cal’s Kiwi Plans

Encore Sold OutS e a b o u r n E n c o u r e’s 1 0 - d a y inaugural voyage sold out in just two days and is now waitlist only. The inaugural voyage leaves Singapore on 07 Jan 2017 and cruises to Bali, before heading our way.

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The successful applicants will need to have:• Great selling skills • A minimum of 2 years previous selling experience • A positive attitude together with commitment and enthusiasm • Fantastic customer service skills• Exceptional time management and great attention to detail• Existing product knowledge of relevant destinations• The ability to work under pressure • The ability to be a committed team player• Calypso knowledge is a definite bonus!

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Travel Corp Cleans Up CoastlinesNearly 20 Travel Corporation staff from across the brands headed to Waiheke Island to help clean up the beaches with Sustainable Coastlines last week. A Contiki coach was also used to help transport around 50 Wesley Primary School students to Friday’s clean up. TTC has been working with Sustainable Coastlines for five years. Pictured on Waiheke on Fri is Merran Kenworthy and Stephanie Jennings, Insight Vacations; Mele Foliaki, Adven-ture World; Jacqueline Munro and Chelsea Roberts, Contiki; Rosie Green and Dave Salisbury of Insight; and Murray Scott, Contiki.

1 Gerald Patterson of Harvey World Travel Howick with Gwenda and Don Lither-land, Travel Managers. 2 Alan Wilcock of Virgin Atlantic, Mary Gee of the Tourism Authority of Thailand, Jonas George from Air Vanuatu, and Nick Dew, Fiji Airways. 3 Gareth Williamson of the Walshe Group with Roshnie Chhiba, Etihad. 4 Caro-line Brunel, New Caledonia Tourism with Jennifer Denekamp, Malaysia Airlines. 5 Chris Jones and Ruth Dixon of Expedia TAAP with Gary Westwood, Discover the World. 6 Jenna Martin of House of Travel St Heliers, Lee Smyth and Rhodri Howell of Kris ten Edgeworth Travel, and Merrill Holst, Travel Managers. 7 Shernaz Engi-neer of Flight Centre with Lovleen Priya Cochan and Laura Blundell, FC Shore City. 8 Ben Carter, Sarah Whalen and Annelore Phelps of American Express. 9 Emily Gaddi and Sandra Stewart, Air France KLM. Gaddi is based on Manila and is one of the people many agents deal with when calling the carrier’s help desk, so KLM was keen to bring her down to meet agents at JAWS. 10 Patricia Colle, Sasha Paterson and Kirsty Jackson, Auckland Airport Flight Centre.11 Susie Williams, Hogan and Associates representing Niue.

JAWS Welcomes Agent SupportJAWS suppliers have been blown away by the attendance at events so far, as the roadshow kicked off its North Island tour in Auckland last night.Agents have been lured by the variety

of product on offer, which is no longer limited to just airlines, say organisers.“We had a good turnout last night, including some agents we haven’t seen in a while,” says Gareth Wil-l iamson of the Walshe Group.

JAWS is in Whangarei tonight from 1700, and next week will head to Napi-er, Wellington, Palmerston North and New Plymouth, followed by Tauranga and Hamilton the week after. For de-tails and to RSVP CLICK HERE.

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