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Australia on sale. Flights to Australia from $209* economy one way. Your client’s seat comes with food, drinks, entertainment, luggage allowance and Qantas Points. Visit qantas.co.nz/agents for details.*Sale ends 11:59pm 19 September 2015, unless sold out prior. Selected destinations, departure dates, days and conditions apply.

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Pacific Tsunami AlertsNew Zealanders in Chile and Peru are being advised to avoid the coast and follow the advice of local authorities after a magnitude 8.3 quake struck off the coast of Chile. Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre has issued an alert saying tsunami waves above 3m are possible for Chile; of 1m-3m high in French Polynesia, and 0.3m-1m on coasts throughout the Pacific includ-ing New Zealand, Hawaii, Fiji, Samoa, the Cook Islands, Vanuatu, Tonga and Niue. The Hawaii Tourism Author-ity says the earliest that waves could impact the islands is 0306 on Thu (local time). Viva Expeditions’ Rachel Williams says it is contacting clients in the area and monitoring situations affecting onward connections.

Disneyland parks and Times Square have been named among the riskiest tourist spots for trav-ellers accessing Wi-Fi networks in a new study by Skycure—and it’s warning travellers to be wary of ‘free Wi-Fi’ hot-spots.Cyber-crime is concentrated in areas of high traffic which makes tourist destinations ideal places for cyber-criminals to attack, says Skycure.Times Square topped the list of most dangerous spots, according to the 2015 Best & Worst Tour-ist Attractions for Mobile Secu-rity. Also on the list is Disney’s parks in France, Anaheim and Orlando; Notre Dame Cathedral; Golden Gate Park, SFO; Ocean Park, Hong Kong; the Las Vegas Strip; Hollywood Walk of Fame; Union Station, Washington DC; Navy Pier, Chicago; St Peter’s

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Basilica; Grand Palace, Bangkok; and Pike Place Market, Seattle.At the other end of the scale, the Taj Mahal, Universal Studios Japan, the Great Wall of China, Sydney Opera House and Great Smoky Mountains National Park are the safest spots.SSL decryption—where criminals capture personal information like log-ins—was the most common attack at these destinations, and Android devices have a twice as high likelihood of a network exposure compared to iOS devices. While iOS devices connect to many more Wi-Fi network access points, Android devices connect to more malicious ones, according to the study.

. . . Tips For TravellersSkycure has released tips for mobile users travelling in high-risk destina-tions:A ‘massive’ 8% of the total report-ed threats originated from a Wi-Fi network with ‘free’ in its name, so travellers should avoid ‘Free Wi-Fi’ networks.Travellers should update their de-vice to the most current operat-ing system; read the warnings on devices and don’t click ‘continue’ if they don’t understand the expo-sure; disconnect from networks if their phone behaves strangely; and protect their device with a mobile security app.

JQ On-Time For AugJetstar’s on-t ime performance averaged 90% for the first half of Aug and 92% for the second half, while reliability was high with more than 98% of its scheduled flights operat-ing in the month.For peak time domestic flights, AKL-CHC on-time performance was at 96% in the first two weeks and 93% in the second half; AKL-WLG was 89% and 97%; and WLG-CHC was 88% and 86%.

NZ’s Subtle MovesYesterday we gave Air New Zealand flak for its seemingly harder-line ap-proach with its trade partners. The story has generated an avalanche of feedback from across the trade—in-cluding from some individual agents who say the carrier is talking up the importance of the trade and partner-ships, but not really delivering.However, a more pragmatic industry source has pointed out while we are highlighting NZ’s move to a more commercial outlook, we are missing some subtle changes. For example, we are told that the car-rier’s national advertising campaign (offering consumers booking NZ’s Americas flights the chance to win $20,000) actually features a call to action to travel agent s—for the first time in several years. NZ is also said have been allocating more resources, in terms of funding and marketing, to the trade distribution—something which seems set to continue.

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Well we had a big month last month as I mentioned in the last column, with our wonderful turn out of Visit Anaheim partners joining us for the largest NZ sales mission for many years.

We filmed a short presentation from each of the partners who came down to NZ, and this will be loaded onto our updated website in the next month, which will mean everyone will have access to the sales messages, even if you weren’t able to attend the event in Auckland. Watch this space for more information soon.

So next month is always a “spooky month” with Halloween coming up fast!

Knotts Berry Farm says they are the home to the largest and scariest Halloween event in Southern California, so if you have any clients travelling up that way they will be open for business from 24 September. I hear it is truly terrifying.

However if you have any smaller chil-dren there is a daytime event starting 3 October at Knotts which they say is more about cheer than fear.

SeaWorld California also celebrates with a Spooktacular show. They say “here kids can show up in costume and enjoy not to spooky entertainment, such as a Halloween- themed sea lion and otter show, colourful costumed characters, and trick or treating among a sea-inspired atmosphere on weekends through to 1 November”.

They also tell us they have a new sketch based comedy called Sea Lions Live and a Pets Rule show where clever canines, curious cats and unpredictable pigs take charge and show humans whose boss!www.SeaWorldSanDiego.com

Halloween in the USA is always great fun; plenty of costumes, treats etc which if families are there for the next school holidays they can easily bring back for the celebrations here.

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The Government will put $1.5 million towards promoting China Southern’s new service between Christchurch and Guangzhou, Prime Minister John Key has an-nounced.Through the Tourism Growth Part-nership, the government will invest $1.5 million over three years to sup-port Christchurch International Air-port’s promotion of the service.“This new service is great news for

the people of Canterbury, who have worked hard to rebuild their econ-omy over the past few years and are now beginning to see the benefits of their hard work,” says Key.The investment is on top of $270,000 approved by the Tourism Growth Partnership late last year to help fund three charter flights operated by CZ.“The goal of those charter flights was to secure long-term, regular services between Christchurch and China and prove the route could be commer-cially viable,” says Key.

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Airport Terminal BusThere’s a new bus operating the free terminal transfers at Auckland Airport. The new bus features higher ceilings, fresh branding and is oper-ated by a new supplier, Bus Travel NZ, which already supplied the Airport’s Park&Ride and staff shuttle services. The service will continue to be a free service operating every 15 minutes between the domestic and interna-tional terminals.

Mega-Freighter Beluga XL ProgressBoeing’s new Beluga XL programme has successfully passed the latest ‘maturity gate’ milestone and will move to its next phase of development, the detailed design phase. The Beluga XL freighter was launched Nov 2014 to sup-port the ramp-up of aircraft production rates, including the A350 XWB. With one of the most voluminous cargo holds of any aircraft, it will be used to carry complete sections of Airbus aircraft to their final assembly lines. Airbus will have five in its fleet, with the first expected to enter into service in 2019.

SIN Stopover For $1Singapore Airlines has Singapore Stopover Holidays (SSH) from $1pp t/s for the first night, in conjunction with its Fast Forward to Europe 2016 fares, for tickets issued 07 Sep-02 Nov and travel 01 Mar-30 Sep 2016. Use SOTH to book.

. . . Changi DollarsSingapore Airlines has also an-nounced the extension of the SGD40 Changi Dollar Voucher through to 30 Nov. The voucher is available for all transit customers originating from New Zealand and travelling on SQ, SilkAir or Air New Zealand. It’s valid for tickets issued 07 Sep-02 Nov, for travel to 30 Nov 2016.

QF To Sth AmericaQantas has released tactical levels to Santiago from $1499 and Buenos Ai-res from $1555 return, for sales to 28 Sep and travel 07 Feb –31 Aug 2016. See qantas.co.nz/agents

QF Back To Bali Ex SYDQantas has announced it will launch new direct seasonal services ex Syd-ney to Bali this summer, with four 737 services a week 04 Dec-29 Jan. Together with Jetstar’s 65 weekly services from Australia, the Qantas Group will operate a total of 603 ser-vices over the upcoming peak travel season. The new services will operate on Tue, Wed, Fri and Sun. Fares are on sale now.

. . . And YVRQF also today announced its fourth season of services to Vancouver to operate Jun-Aug. A total of 20 return services will operate on Mon, Thu and Sat 30 Jun-13 Aug.

Natadola Villas PlannedFijian reports say 44 tourist villa lots are being subdivided in Natadola, Sigatoka as part of proposed inte-grated tourism development by the Natadola Bay Resort Limited. There is also said to be some provision for recreational development in the fu-ture, says fijivillage.com Prices for the lots have yet to be de-termined, but the nearby villagers are expected to benefit with the develop-ment set to create new jobs.

Victoria’s Secret At AKLVictoria’s Secret has opened a beauty and accessories store at Auckland Airport, in conjunction with La-gardère Travel Retail. The 77sqm store will feature Victoria’s Secret best selling fragrances as well as the VS Fantasies and underwear. “Fol-lowing the success of our Australian Victoria’s Secret Beauty & Acces-sories stores in Adelaide, Cairns and the Gold Coast, we are very excited to be taking this concept across the Tasman,” says Lagardère Travel Retail Pacific CEO, Matthieu Mercier.

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W h e n R o y a l C a r i b b e a n International’s Anthem of the Seas arrives in the New York harbour in just 50 days it will bring with it a familiar cast of DreamWorks Animation characters. The likes of Kung Fu Panda’s Po; Shrek, Fiona and Puss In Boots of Shrek; and Alex the Lion, Gloria the Hippo, King Julien and the Penguins from Madagascar will be joining the ship when she begins sailing from her homeport of Cape Liberty Cruise Port in Bayonne, NJ. Clients on Anthem can enjoy events and activities based on popular fea-ture-film characters, such as a Dream-Works Character breakfast, meet and greet experiences throughout the day as well as photo ops. Younger guests can also take part in a range of activities, games and adventures with the Adventure Youth program.

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Additionally, clients can watch the latest films at the ship’s movie theatre or on a dedicated DreamWorks TV channel in their stateroom. Anthem of the Seas carries 4180 guests at double capacity and fea-ture 2090 staterooms. She will s a i l f rom he r n e w hom e p or t from 10 Nov. For further infor-mation see royalcaribbean.com/ anthemoftheseas

Fred. Olsen AwardedFred. Olsen Cruise Lines has been awarded the ‘Gold Trusted Merchant’ status by independent review site Feefo in 2015, for the second year in a row. The accreditation is based on cus-tomer feedback, and to date, the cruise line has received over 12,000 reviews, with 95% of these being in the Good or Excellent categories.

Antarctic Savings With World JourneysWorld Journeys has savings of up to USD2300 on select departures of Quark Expeditions’ Antarctica: Discovering the 7th Continent cruise, when booked by 30 Sep. Clients can save USD1500pp on premium cabins or USD1000pp on non-premium cabins when booking the cruise aboard the Ocean Diamond departing 10 Dec; or the Sea Adventurer departing 28 Nov or 08 Dec. Or, clients can save USD1500pp on premium cabins or USD1000pp on non-premium cabins when booking aboard the Ocean Endeavour, plus a free charter air and hotel package for departures 07, 16 and 25 Nov and 04 Dec. The free charter air and hotel package is valued at USD800 and includes a pre-expedition hotel night in Buenos Aires, group transfer from the hotel to the airport in Buenos Aires, charter flight from Buenos Aires to Ushuaia return, plus a group transfer from Ushuaia airport to the ship return. All offers are subject to availability at the time of booking. E-mail info@worldjourneys.co.nz

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Contiki is always looking to develop more product but ‘in Europe it’s hard coming up with things that top what we’re already doing’, says visiting global chief executive Casper Urhammer.The company has launched new tours including three that focus on the Bal-kans, a destination that Urhammer says is rapidly gaining in popularity thanks in part to Game of Thrones. It’s also expected to be particularly popular with young Kiwi travellers. Tours include the 15-day Best of Bal-kans (from $3325pp), 12-day Balkans Discovery (from $2655pp), and four-day Mini Balkan (from $899).There’s also a new itinerary to Iceland, which is focused around the Northern Lights (priced from $1295pp). In ad-dition, there’s also new Mediterranean itineraries; and a five-day London package (priced from $1525). This ca-ters to the increasing number of New Zealanders who are opting to finish their trip in Europe rather than Lon-don, giving them a chance to experi-ence the city before their Europe tour, says the 18-35 tours specialist. Contiki has released an earlybird offer of 10% off its Europe trips which are booked and paid in full by 17 Dec.

New For Europe. . . Free Wi-Fi?While some of Contiki’s competitors have promised free Wi-Fi on their coaches for the coming Europe sea-son, Urhammer says it’s something they’re assessing but it’s not feasible with current infrastructure. The real-ity of 50 people trying to use one coach’s Wi-Fi is that they’re not going to have a good experience, he says. Contiki has negotiated free Wi-Fi for guests at most of the properties it stays at, and says many travellers buy a cheap sim card to access free data during their trip anyway. The coaches offer Wi-Fi at a nominal charge but very few people use it, he adds.

Jet Park RotoruaJet Park Hotel is opening in Rotorua early Nov, when it takes over the man-agement of the current Quality Inn Rotorua. The hotel, which has 63 rooms, will be re-branded and taken to a four-star standard with a com-plete refurbishment, says Jet Park. It will offer a range of room types, breakfast, free Wi-Fi, pool, spa baths, bike storage and a meeting room. Re-furbishment works will begin imme-diately with the aim of having a range of rooms ready for the Nov opening.

AAT Agent IncentiveAAT Kings has launched a new agent incentive with the release of its Aus-tralia 2016-2017 brochure, featuring a new collection of Guided Holidays, Short Breaks, Day Tours, Inspiring Journeys and Aussie Adventures.Highlights of the new brochure in-clude Kimberley cruise options, out-back Queensland itineraries and a stay at Hamilton Island Resort for guests on coastal Queensland holidays. There’s an early payment discount of 10% available for bookings to 30 Nov.Agents who watch a video about the new programme, starring AAT’s ‘cat ambassador’, and then find the cat hidden in the brochure will be in to win a $500 Countdown voucher. See aatkings.com/win

New TA ChairTony South is the new chair of Tourism Australia’s board. South has served on TA’s board since Jul 2014 and is currently acting as the interim deputy-chair. During his tenure South has also served as chair of TA’s Audit and Finance Committee and the agen-cy’s Investment Attraction Advisory Panel. He brings to the role more than 40 years of accounting, management, property brokerage and consulting experience mostly in the tourism, hospitality and leisure sectors.

Euro Flight & LandGO Holidays has Europe flight and land packages on sale now, flying Sin-gapore Airlines, including breakfasts. There’s a three-night package to Rome from $2179pp s/t; a three-night pack-age to Paris from $2429pp s/t; and a three-night package to London from $2459pp s/t. The sale is to 02 Nov for travel 01 Mar-30 Sep 2016.

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The changing role of the travel agent and reviewing the technolo-gy innovations set to redefine the travel landscape over the next 15 years, are the focus of the annual Discover Amadeus industry event in Auckland later this month. The GDS is inviting Kiwi agents and its trade partners ‘to discover the future traveller experience’ at its 30 Sep trade roadshow.The Auck land event w i l l a lso showcase Amadeus innovations in the product pipeline and offer an overview of the GDS’s ‘award-winning technology including its industr y-first fully on-line and mobile solution Amadeus Selling Platform Connect and the NTIA award winning Amadeus Ticket Changer’. “We are living in an age of traveller power whereby the biggest industry disruptor is the traveller them-selves,” says Tony Carter, managing director of Amadeus IT Pacific. “D i s c ove r A m a d e u s pre s e nt s a unique opportunity for travel agents to learn how to embrace and

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adopt leading technology faster so they can meet the changing needs of tomorrow’s traveller,” he adds. The Discover Amadeus event will include interactive seminars and product showcases, and discussion panels where attendees can hear first-hand from their peers and get their views on the changing travel landscape, says the GDS. There will also be prizes up for grabs at the interactive Amadeus booths. CLICK HERE to register and for more details.

Chuan Spa OfferingLangham Auckland’s Chuan Spa has expanded its product range to include the award-winning HydroPeptide range of anti-aging products. Spa guests can choose from several Hy-droPeptide treatments such as the anti-wrinkle signature facial, Bright-ening facial, pumpkin refresher and calming recovery, and hotel packages including spa treatments are available.One treatment expected to be popular is the HydroPeptide zero-downtime facials which can be done on the day of a special occasion ‘to soothe the skin and produce a more youthful look-ing, even-toned, matte-finish com-plexion’. See langhamhotels.com/en/ the-langham/auckland/offers/

Planet Earth And SabrePlanet Earth Travel, a Kiwi agency specialising in travel to the Philippines, is extending its technology deal with Sabre to support its expansion plans. To convert more traffic off-line, Planet Earth will add a customised booking site to its social channels. Created with Sabre Explore, it will integrate with other Sabre solutions deployed at the company’s nine client-servicing sites. Planet Earth co-founder Bob Carpenter says it’s important the agency replicates its ‘personalised service with a data-driven travel shopping channel’. “The initiative of New Zealand’s travel agents in getting online has contributed to strong growth in the volume of busi-ness we channel,” says Sabre country manager Nigel Taylor.

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Kiwi Agents Experience Canada In StyleWorld Journeys’ Classic Canada agent educational trip is underway, with agents set to experience the best of Vancouver, Rocky Mountaineer to Jasper, Banff, Lake Louise, and the Sonora Resort at Desolation Sound in the heart of the British Columbia Wilderness. Pictured, the group is enjoying a welcome drink at the Rosewood Hotel Georgia in Vancouver, from left to right: Barbara Wrightson, Harvey World Travel Milford; Amanda Hoyt, United Travel at the Mount; Tanya Cross, United Travel Ferrymead; Sam Ulrich, Travel Select Pa-pakura; Timothy Edgecombe, Sales Manager Rosewood Hotel Georgia; Steve Sievwright, United Travel Taupo; Sue Barnaby, World Journeys; Michelle Van Noorden, HOT Addington; Michele Cadman, NZ Travel Brokers Beachlands.

Cosmos has unveiled its 2016 programme of European tours, in-troducing new itineraries in Spain, France, Italy and Germany as well as an early booking discount of 10%. New tours include the eight-day Highlights of Andalusia tour, focus-ing on highlights of Southern Spain, which is priced from $899pp s/t, including the 10% discount; a 13-day Secret Treasures of France and Spain tour, travelling from Paris to Madrid via lesser known destina-tions, is priced from $2910pp s/t, including the 10% discount; a 10-day Sicily Discovery tour from Rome to Sorrento and onward to a range of towns, villages and ancient ruins, is priced from $899pp s/t, including the 10% discount; and there’s also a new eight-day Discover Saxony itinerary, beginning in Berlin and including destinations such as Dresden, Leipzig and Potsdam, which is priced from $1719pp s/t, including a 10% dis-count.

. . . Earlybird OfferFor bookings and deposits by 01 Dec, clients can make the most

of a 10% discount; plus if clients book a second Cosmos tour they will receive a $100 discount per couple off the second departure; and repeat travellers in the Glo-bus family of brands’ Journeys Club will save an additional 5%. See cosmostours.co.nz

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Anaheim PackagesGO has five-night Anaheim packages, flying Qantas, priced from $1579pp s/t staying at the Castle Inn & Suites in a run of house room, including return airfares ex AKL, WLG or CHC to Los Angeles with QF via SYD/MEL/BNE and all pre-payable airport and government costs. The packages are on sale to 28 Sep for select travel dates 22 Jan-01 Mar, 12 Apr-14 Jun and 18 Jul-31 Aug 2016. GO has details.

Andamooka Yacht ClubAndamooka Yacht Club is a new tour-ism hub with a café, gallery and com-munity space set in the moonscape surrounds of one of Australia’s oldest opal mining towns in South Australia’s outback. From locally roasted coffee to hand built furniture and locally mined opal jewellery, the Andamooka Yacht Club is passionate about supporting local industries. Tourists can mix with locals, grab a coffee, travel maps and guides. See andamookayachtclub.com

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Industry Diary

For more see Monday’s Travel Today

Tue 29, Kaos Cafe, 1800. Henderson: Tue 29, The Falls Restaurant, 1800.

The Travel Corporation 2016 LaunchHamilton: Mon 21, PM. Tauranga: Tue 22, AM. Auckland: Tue 22, PM.Christchurch:Wed 23, PM. Dunedin: Thu 24, PM. Nelson: Mon 28, AM. Wellington: Mon 28, PM. Hawkes Bay: Tue 29, PM. Palmerston North: Wed 30, PM.

Wonderful World of Disney Product UpdateAuckland: Tue 29, Rydges Auckland, 7.45am for 8am start.Wellington: Wed 30, Rydges Wellington, 7.45am for 8am start.

Air New Zealand & Air China Alliance Launch EventsChristchurch: Tue 29, 1800-2000, Christchurch Canterbury Museum, Rolleston Avenue.

Destination NSW Sydney Agent Quiz nightAuckland:Wed 30, The Albion, 119 Hobson Street, 5.30pm-7pm.

SEPTEMBERQantas and Jetstar Regional Trade EventsPalmerston North: Thu 17, Twenty Two Kitchen and Bar, 1630-1800.New Plymouth: Tue 22, The Good Home, 21 Ariki Street, 1630-1800.Napier: Thu 24, Emporium Bar & Eatery, cnr Tennyson Street and Marine Parade, 1630-1800.

Globus/Cosmos Europe 2016 LaunchNapier: Thu 17, The Crown Hotel, 1800. Auckland East: Thu 17, Celsius Restaurant, 1800. Lower Hutt: Tue 22, Labella Italia Petone, 1800. Palmerston North: Wed 23, Lone Star, 1800. Nelson: Wed 23, Grand Mercure Monaco, 1800. Wanganui: Thu 24, Element Cafe, 0715. New Plymouth: Mon 28, The Waterfront Hotel, 1800. Whangarei: Thu 24, Dickens Inn, 0715. Kerikeri: Thu 24, Fishbone Cafe, 1745. Blenheim: Thu 24, Watermouth Cafe, 1800. Pukekohe:

Queenstown: Tue 06, The Exchange Cafe, 0730-0830.

Bula Marau Fiji Roadshow – Luxury & CouplesNelson: Mon 12, Grand Mercure Monaco Resort, 0730-0930. Christchurch: Mon 12, Peppers Clearwater, 1730-2130. Wellington: Tue 13, Amora Hotel, 1730-2030. Auckland: Wed 14, Pullman Hotel, 1730-2045. Hamilton: Thu 15, Novotel Tainui, 1730-2030.

Small Group Journeys Breakfast – Update on Trek America, Grand American Adventures and Exodus with Adventure WorldWellington: Tue 13. Venue & time tbc.

Save the Date - Innovative Travel Launch Wellington: Mon 19. Auckland: Tue 20, Christchurch: Wed 21. Times, venues tba.

South Pacific Association of National Tourism OffficesTauranga: Tue 20, Club Mount Maunganui, 1730. Rotorua: Wed 21, Novotel Rotorua Lakeside 1730.

OCTOBERAir New Zealand & Air China Alliance Launch EventsAuckland: Thu 01, Alexandra Park, Green Lane Road West, 1800-2000.Wellington: Mon 05, Monsoon Poon, 12 Blair St, Te Aro, 1800-2000.

Wonderful World of Disney Product UpdateChristchurch: Thu 01, Rydges Latimer, 7.45am for 8am start.

Globus/Cosmos Europe 2016 LaunchTimaru: Thu 01, Mocca Cafe, 0715.

Destination NSW Sydney Agent Quiz nightChristchurch: Thu 01, Carlton Bar, 1 Papanui Road, Merrivale, 5.30pm-7pm.

The Travel Corporation 2016 Launch New Plymouth: Thu 01, PM

Adventure World, Rocky Mountaineer and Holland America Line North America BreakfastInvercargill: Mon 05, Kelvin Hotel, 0730-0830.

EK: Dom On The MenuThe in-fl ight offer ing just got sweeter for Emirates’ first class pas-sengers who now will be served Dom Pérignon vintage rosé 2003 on EK’s flights ex Auckland and Christchurch. The vintage is said to have been comparable to ‘those of the legend-ary 1947, 1859 and 1976 harvests’ and the Champagne will be comple-mented by a pairing menu. Six canapes have been designed to match with the vintage rosé by two Michelin star chef and Dom Péri-gnon chef de cuisine Pascal Tingaud. Canapés offered ex Dubai including cured duck with saffron poached peach; walnut baguette with Persian feta cheese, fresh fig and truffle-infused honey; and wild smoked salmon, lemon and cumin cream cheese or Norlander bread. The Dom Pérignon vintage 2004 is also offered on EK flights ex New Zealand, and on other routes the Dom Pérignon Vintage 2005 champagne is being served.

A lamo Rent A Car hosted a cocktail party in Auckland this week at the Soul Bar & Bistro to celebrate and thank the trade for increasing sales from New Zea-land. “Alamo Rent A Car’s sales from New Zealand continue to soar with more travellers than ever, choosing to hire cars in Hawaii, USA and Canada and experience the islands and country by road,” says local GSA Asia Pacific

Travel Marketing (APTMS).Pictured is: 1 Megan Hornblow, Ha-waii Tourism; Thomas Gentz, Air New Zealand; Darragh Walshe, Ha-waii Tourism; Gaye Wood, Alamo GSA APTMS; Russell Williss and Lindsey Morgan, Hawaiian Airlines. 2 Matt Hill, visiting director inter-national from Alamo Rent A Car. 3 Sarah Payne and Fiona Reid, GO Holidays. 4 Mike Hearn, CEO of AM-CHAM with Gaye Wood, APTMS.

Alamo Celebrates Growing Sales

Dubai Culinary DelightsThis weekend 20/21 Sep, MasterChef New Zealand will broadcast two epi-sodes from Dubai. Dubai Tourism says the first episode of the semi-finals was filmed at Al Maha Desert Resort & Spa and will see contestants cooking in the des-ert as part of their challenge. The second episode heads to the city and features Grosvenor House Hotel in Dubai Marina. Dubai Tour-ism says bringing MasterChef out to Dubai is part of its strategy to showcase more of the destination to Kiwis and highlight its culinary of-ferings. You can watch the episodes on TV3 at 1900.

Ozzie Wine Fest. The Coonawarra Cabernet Weekend wine festival, billed as one of the top events in South Australia, is not to be missed advises the South Australian Tourism Commission. Clients can choose from over 30 events and tast ings at Co on-a w a r r a’s c e l l a r d o o r s d u r -ing the showcase. The event will be held 15-18 Oct. For full details, see coonawarra.org

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