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EDITORS: Bruce Piper and Guy DundasE-mail: [email protected] Ph: 1300 799 220
Wed 15 Jul 09 Page 1
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TD today has six pages of news,a page of photos from the aftaNational Travel Industry Awardsheld on Sat night (see page 7),plus there’s a page of industryjobs from AA Appointments.
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Consumer promo by TCF THE Travel Compensation Fundhas launched a national campaignfocused on raising the public’sknowledge about the benefits ofbooking their travel arrangementswith a travel agents. TCF chief exec. officer GlenWells said “In the currenteconomic climate, we need to bedoing all we can to reassureconsumers that if they book theirtravel through a licensed travelagent, their money is protected.” Wells said, “We are launchingthis campaign as one way to showconsumers the benefits of bookingtheir travel with a licensed agent.” Consumers who book flightsdirectly through an airline oraccommodation directly through ahotel are not protected by theCompensation Fund, he said. Speaking with Travel Daily thismorning, Wells said the decisionto generate greater awareness ofthe TCF was initiated by HarveyWorld Travel, along with marketresearch involving agents. Wells said the concept has beenin the pipeline for nearly 5 yearshowever it hadn’t gained anytraction until the global financialcrisis hit, when travellers startedasking, “How safe is my money?” The campaign incl supplyingeach of the 4,800 travel agentsthat participate in the fund
around the country with a TCF‘tick’ logo for their office frontdoor, to reinforce to customersthat their funds are safe. Printed collateral and an onlinedatabase listing a client’s nearestlicensed travel agent (accessedvia the TCF website) will also beused in the promotion. 50,000 copies of the brochurehave already been printed andbegun being circulated to agents. Wells told TD the flyer has beenwell received so far and that somepeople within the industry hadtold him they didn’t know aboutthe full extent of what the TravelCompensation Fund offered. To view a copy the new TCFbrochure, click here.
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Tiger shows its ugly side TIGER Airways last night wasexposed to the scrutiny of thenation, with a warts-and-allexpose in the first episode of thenew channel 7 show Air Ways. The program was broadcast lastnight at 7.30pm, and despiteassurances by Tiger ceo ShelleyRoberts (TD 03 Jul) that it wouldbe good publicity, the painful firstepisode seemed to be just theopposite. The 30 minute show mainlyfocused on two major incidents -a passenger riot in Melbourne as aresult of a ten hour delay, and acouple forced to pay excessbaggage because their child wastwo years and five days old. A couple had booked a ticketfor their infant, but because thechild was five days older than a24-month limit specified in thecarrier’s terms and conditions, thefare didn’t include carriage of thebaby’s pram. Tiger’s staff enforced thepayment of an excess baggage
fee, much to the very publicannoyance of the child’s mother. In the other incident a flight tothe Gold Coast was cancelled,with a small group of elderlypassengers set to be separatedonto two different flights. TT staff “worked a miracle” bygetting the group onto a singleflight - but during boarding theleaders of the group becameagitated after the ten-hour delay,with Tiger employees calling thepolice and alleging that the paxwere too aggressive to travel. The show may not have shownall sides of the story, but it didseem that this was somewhat ofan overreaction by the Tiger staff,with two members of the elderlygroup eventually denied boarding,and travelling to the Gold Coastthe next day on another carrier. Another element of the programrelated to a passenger who failedto board a flight to Perth and hadhis baggage offloaded. It turned out that he had fallenasleep in the departure loungeafter arriving at the airport at thebreak of dawn and enduring adelay of several hours. Viewers were prompted to askwhether TT staff or other paxcould have tapped him on theshoulder and told him the flightwas boarding?
LOVE the smell of a hotel? Well your dreams have cometrue thanks to Four Points bySheraton Hotels, guests can nowenjoy specially tailored lobby/public areas scent, ‘Pinwheels inthe Breeze’ developed for theChain by The Yankee Candle Co.,in the privacy of their own home. According to the hotel thesmell is ‘evocative of thefreshness of the outdoors on awarm spring day’, and isavailable for purchase online atat the Four Points storewww.fourpoints.com/store.DON’T leave your valuables on thetour bus! Italy has introduced a new wayto take care of tourists, with ex-cons now responsible for assistingvisitors to the region of Campaniaand in Naples. The former prisoners aretrained to be able to help touristswhenever they are required, withtasks including recommendingrestaurants, acting as guides onwalks and helping people to crossthe street. The program was devised as away to help ex-cons get back ontheir feet after being in prison.A similar program was set up inPanama in 2004 with success.
SQ A380 to MEL SINGAPORE Airlines has todayannounced that from 29 Sep, itwill begin operating daily servicesusing one of its Airbus A380superjumbos between Singaporeand Melbourne, lifting capacity onthe route by 10 percent.
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Win a Peugeot! THE annual World of Accortrade show is being hosted nextmonth in Sydney, with attendeesgive a chance to win a Peugeot207 XR, valued at $27,000. The showcase brings togethermore than 300 Accor propertiesacross Australia, the Pacific andAsia, including the hotel brands ofSofitel, Pullman, MGallery,Novotel, Mercure and All Seasons. Travel industry representativesare invited to attend either themorning session (10am-2pm) orevening session (4-7pm) at theexpo, which is held at the SofitelWentworth Syd, on Thu 13 Aug. There’s also going to be plentyof giveaways, champagne, cuisineand refreshments served. Attendees must preregister tobe eligible to win prizes, go towww.worldofaccor.com for info.
New BW for DRW BEST Western has opened itsfirst property in Darwin - theAirport Gateway Motel - locatedabout 1.5km from the airport. The 64-room property had a‘soft’ launch in Jun, but officiallyopenend last night.
Helen Wong’s move HELEN Wong’s Tours is movingto a new Sydney address as aresult of the firm’s expansion. Effective Mon 20 Jul, HelenWong’s Tours will be operatingfrom: 11th Floor, 99 Bathurst St,Sydney, NSW 2000 - telephonenumbers remain unchanged.
EY dazzles at the Arab FilmFestival
ETIHAD Airways turned out instyle for the Arab Film Festivalheld recently at the ParramattaRiverside Theatre in Sydney. With a playlist including adiverse range of 25 films craftedby the very best Arab film-makersworldwide, the festival, held overfour days, was a rousing sucess. As proud principal sponsors,Etihad was able to part-facilitatethe burgening Festival’s sucess, byhelping to provide a moreextensive program than thefestival has ever seen in its fiveyear history. “Through our sponsorship of the
Festival, Etihad recognizes theFestival’s valuable contribution infostering cross-cultural awarenessand understanding, both withinAustralia and beyond,” saidLindsay White, Etihad Airways’ gmfor Aust and NZ. Pictured above, enjoying thearray of Festival entertainmentfrom left is Mohammad Nasiry, EYNSW Sales; Fadia Abboud, Co-Director at the AFF; Etihad’s RanaIbrahim, Zoya Alaeddine, SylviaGeorge and Cheryl Cook withMelanie, Mouna Zaylah, Co-Director of the AFF and NathanRoxburgh, EY Marketing.
AI looking at LCC AIR India will launch a low-costcarrier (LCC) model on domesticservices in India from Sep, underthe Air India Express branding.
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Foreign Exchange Manager, Harvey World Travel
Sydney Based
Harvey World Travel is the most recognised retail travel brand in
Australia and one of the longest established retail travel agencies in
Australia & New Zealand.
We are currently searching for a Foreign Exchange Manager to join or
Travel Related Product Team based at our Sydney Head Office.
The Foreign Exchange Manager plays a key role in building and sustaining
relationships with Harvey World Travel, their Franchisees and our
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The focus of the role is to maximise growth in the retail Foreign
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To be successful in this role you will need to possess strong relationship
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For more information or to apply for this position please send you CV
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Hamilton Island Enterprises is both a successful
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In addi on, you will develop measurement
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A relevant ter ary qualifi ca on would be ideal.
To succeed, you also require experience in revenue
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WIN TICKETS TO SEE DR PHILTHIS week Travel Daily has teamed upwith Klick Communications to bring youanother great competition.Dr. Phil McGraw, better known as “Dr.Phil”, is bringing his live show toAustralia in Aug for the very first time,and Travel Daily readers have theopportunity to win a double pass to theMelbourne (5 Aug), Sydney (6 Aug) andBrisbane (7 Aug) shows, valued at $238.At Dr. Phil’s shows Down Under, you willlearn about some of his break-throughstrategies to improve your career,finances, health and personal life andhe’ll also challenge you to set newgoals, inspire and motivate you toimplement strategies for your success.
To enter, simply tell us what questionyou would ask Dr. Phil if you had the opportunity to attend his show.Email your question to [email protected].
The lucky winners for each state will be published in next Mon’s issue.
Craig Owens from Cruise Office Australia sent in the following:Dear Dr Phil,I’m constantly being discriminated against due to mygood looks, quick wit and intelligence. I never believed that brains andbeauty could be a curse. Can you also help me with my chronic self-promotion? Captain Craig.
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AirTran adds Wi-Fi AIRTRAN Airways has launchedGogo Inflight Internet on all 136of its aircraft allowing passengersonboard access to the internet. “Promise made, promisedelivered,” said Bob Fornaro, ceoof AirTran Airways. “When you get onboard anAirTran Airways jet, you knowexactly what you’re going to get— an assigned seat on a full-sized, new Boeing jet withBusiness Class, a friendly crew,complimentary XM Satellite Radioand now Wi-Fi,” he added.
AA gets automated AMERICAN Airways hasintroduced its brand new User-friendly automated flight statusand online notification centre‘Connect’. Passengers need only set theirnotification preferences in the‘Centre’ once, to receive instantinfo msg’s regarding all futureflights. Additionally the platformallows pax to share updates withup to 10 specified contacts. For info, or to sign up see-www.aa.com/connect.
City goes Worldwide UK based hotel brand, City Inn,has entered into a strategicworldwide sales, marketing anddistribution partnership withWORLDHOTELS, by becoming amember of its portfolio. “City Inn is the perfect partnerfor WORLDHOTELS...they offer amodern alternative to thetraditional large hotel andprovides added-valueaccommodation in thriving citycenter locations,” said RobertHornman, vp of Worldwide Sales,Marketing and Distribution ofWORLDHOTELS. With business traveller focused-modern styled hotels in Bristol,Glasgow, Birmingham, Manchesterand London, the City Inn brandbrings the WORLDHOTELS UKportfolio to 11 hotels.
Qantas ups ZQN QANTAS has added an extraSydney-Queenstown service from20 Dec 09 until 14 Feb 2010,bringing the total weekly flightson the route to three. “An additional Qantas servicewill complement our first everintegrated marketing campaigninto Australia during summer,”said Destination Queenstown CEOStephen Pahl.
Hole forces landing A SOUTHWEST Boeing 737-300has had to make an emergencylanding in Charleston, West Virginia,just 30 mins after take-off fromNashville, when a one-foot widehole tore open in the ceiling ofthe aircraft. The plane lost pressurization,and oxygen masks were deployed,however none of the 126 pax orfive crew-members were injuredin the incident. Investigations into the incidentare currently underway, withstructural causes incl. a possiblecrack in the planes aluminumshell under consideration. We’ll look at anything the teamcomes up with to see if we needto take any safety action,” saidFAA spokeswoman, Laura Brown.
Ruby christening SCENIC Tours has christened 3of its 4 “Space-Ships” in Europethis month - ms Scenic Diamond,ms Scenic Emerald and ms ScenicRuby (below) - see tomorrow’sCruise Weekly for a full review.
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WELCOME to Accommodation Updates, Travel Daily’s Wednesdayfeature. If your property has undergone some recent changes youwould like to make the industry aware of, send a brief descriptionto [email protected].
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ABOVE: Recently these 10 luckyWest Australian & South Australianagents had the opportunity toexperience a fabulous Islandhopping famil through-outSingapore and Penang, hosted byCreative Holidays. Highlights of the four-night tripincluded a Georgetown by nighttour, taking a city sightseeing tourof Penang by rickshaw, and a visitto the spectacular National OrchidGarden in Singapore.
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Travel to Vanuatu and be the first to try outThe Havannah, the latest up-marketboutique accommodation to open adjacentto Chief Roi Mata’s Domain: Vanuatu’s firstWorld Heritage site. Guests can relax inpeace in one of the six free-standing
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Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide Inc.has launched a new Sheraton Four Points inSan Antonio Northwest - the brand’s firstprototype hotel. The 6-storey, contemporary-look property features 130 guest rooms with
spacious work station, 32-inch flat screen TV, complimentarybottled water and high-speed internet, as well as a fully-equiptfitness centre, heated outdoor pool, versatile leisure areas andgourmet food and drink facilities. Visit www.starwoodhotels.com.
Aqua Hotels and Resorts has announced theopening of the Aqua Waikiki Pearl: the latestaddition to its Aqua Boutique chain located onWaikiki Beach in Hawaii. Formerly the HonoluluPrince Hotel, the property underwent a $5-millionrefurbishment to become a fresh new source of
luxury accommodation, with rooms suitable for all types oftravellers. Guest rooms feature high-speed internet access, freelocal calls, blackout drapes and the option of full kitchen facilities.The hotel is also pet-friendly and non-smoking. For moreinformation visit: www.aquaresorts.com. Amadeus online
self service portal TECHNOLOGY provider,Amadeus has launched an onlineself-service portal in the US,offering agents a place to findanswers to common questions, aswell as tips and solutions to assistwith using the platform. The Amadeus e-Support Centerallows users to type in key wordsin a ‘search’ field, and withinseconds lists the 50 most commonissues related to the key word. “The new Amadeus e-Supporttool harnesses the latesttechnology to delivercomprehensive content andanswers quickly and accuratelyanytime, day or night, andwithout the agent ever having topick up the phone,” said ScottGutz, chief operating officer forAmadeus North America.
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For full terms and conditions see www.traveldaily.com.au.Melissa Simposon of Voyages Hotels & Resorts sent in the following:ONCE UPON A TIME IN NORTH EAST ENGLAND…Emperor Hadrian built a very long wall, you can see it on foot but it’sa bit of a hike.So you might want to consider bringing your bike,But at 73 miles long and built by the Roman EmpireI would recommend using Hertz car hireA few years later in North East England….A Brave soldier named RalphBuilt a castle for himselfBut today Lumley is a Luxury hotelSo now you can stay there as well.Today in North East England….Harry Potter is busy attending HogwartsHe likes the area…. What are your thoughts?
US Airways job cuts US AIRWAYS has announcedplans to cut 600 jobs from itsairport-based operations due tothe current climate and the dropin demand. “We find ourselves with moreemployees than our operationrequires,” said US Airways’ ceo,Robert Isom. The majority of jobs culled willbe from the customer servicesector with a reported 340 cutsto be made on 14 Sep. Further capacity cuts are alsoslated over the coming months.
TMS SIN Academy AFTER receiving its officialaccreditation status from theGovernment, TMS-Asia-Pacific haslaunched its first ‘TMS Academy’in Singapore. The Academy is set to kick offon 27 Jul with a series ofqualification-based courses oncorporate travel, F&B, revenuemanagement and personaldevelopment. “The courses, while aimedprincipally at existent industry staff,are also geared to target andattract mid-level to seniorexecutives in transition from otherbusiness areas,” said TMS ceo,Andrew Chan. See www.tmsacademy.com.
CONSOLIDATED Travel, inconjunction with Kirra Tours andAir New Zealand, recently hosteda gourmet weekend in Auckland. The Adelaide-based travelagents experienced the wonderfulfood and wine that Auckland hasto offer. Pictured here on Waiheke Island,a 40-minute ferry from Auckland,
from left are: Phuong Truong,Hanson Travel; Frank Piantadosi,Consolidated Travel; Jeanette Spry,Oliver Travel; Mark Seymour-Walsh,Leonore Stratford Travel; ToniMarslen, Kirra Tours; Judith Ginn,Prestige Travel; Zeljka Drakulic,Idyllic Travel; Nina Sabatino,Consolidated Travel; and BahariahMahmood, Hastwell Travel.
Gourmet tour of AucklandGourmet tour of Auckland
New SLH chairman SMALL Luxury Hotels of the Worldhas appointed Jonathan Slater aschairman of the board of directors.
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Winners are grinners - 2009 NTIA For the remainder of this week, Travel Daily will continue to feature a selection of photos from lastSaturday night’s NTIA for our reader’s enjoyment. All of the photos snapped up on the night have now been uploaded onto the Travel Daily website atwww.traveldaily.com.au. Enjoy!
BELOW: Give us a ‘V’ forVictory!
LEFT: This one makes itnumber two! Nicholas Zaferis ofHertz Australia acceptsBest Car/CampervanRental Operator & Hall ofFame awards.
BELOW: This is just asgood as being at a PinkFloyd concert. Les Cox was chuffedabout AAT Kings winningBest Tour OperatorDomestic and alsoentering the Hall of Fame.
BELOW: A big thank you tothe four judges for all their hardwork and long hours. NTIA judges Ron Rosalky andSharon Hannaford enjoying theevening, and looking a littlerelieved too.
BELOW: WOW!You can even lieflat on these. The QantasInternational A380skybed on displayoutside TheWestin Sydneyballroom. Qantas was themajor sponsor ofthe NTIA.
ABOVE: Three cheers for Emirates! Julie Abbott, EK Melbourne sales executive, picked up theaward for Best Sales Executive Industry Supplier. She’s pictured here (left) with EK’s NSW & QLD salesmanagers, Tim Harrowell and Jenny Trebilcock.
BELOW: Celebrate goodtimes, come on. The travel industry ripping itup on the dance floor till theearly hours of the morning. TD thinks there were a lot ofsore feet on Sun morning, andmaybe some sore heads too!
RIGHT: Don’teat too many atonce! Abu DhabiTourismAuthority sharesits dates withtravel industryguests on thenight.
RIGHT: That’s thespirit...of thetravelindustry. EmmaBrodie andStan Scottfrom QantasAirways.
The Virgin Blue team celebrating their success for picking up theBest Airline Domestic award.
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Service higher end clientele, work for an industry leader and have the opportunity of exciting educationals.
MIX UP YOUR DAYCORPORATE TRAVEL COORDINATOR
MELBOURNE – PKG TO $60K Are you a highly experienced corporate travel consultant
looking for a boutique office to join today? This is your lucky day! Working Monday to Friday within this small team you will be able to tick all the boxes including possessing Galileo
Servicing your portfolio of clients your role will include a small amount of leisure requests thrown in to keep you entertained
in your role. Start Date August - so be quick.
CORPORATE TRAVEL AT ITS FINEST CORPORATE TRAVEL CONSULTANT – CONTRACT ROLES
PERTH (INNER) – PKG TO $50k PRORATA Contract for one the worlds most outstanding companies who are winning some of the biggest accounts available this year!
You will be provided with induction training to confidently use their systems. As a senior corporate travel consultant you will
know how to build itineraries incorporating all land requirements booking through the GDS. You’ll be confident in
Sabre and have a friendly personality. Start 3 AUG.
DO YOU LOVE LOADING PRODUCT?? PRODUCT LOAD CONSULTANT
BRISBANE CBD – FANTASTIC $$$ If you are an experienced travel consultant who has preferably had experience with loading product into a travel system then
this could be a job for you!! Our client is one of the industry leaders and they are currently looking for an outstanding person to join their talented team. You will have excellent
attention to detail, be a great team player, GDS skills (calypso preferred), hard working attitude and the ability to think on
your feet and multi task is a must for this role.
ARE YOU A HUNTER? BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER
PERTH – OTE $75k + Do you have the ability to source and find new business
opportunities? Are you able to build client relations and are driven to achieve by earning commissions and the big bucks.
Working for this retail travel business your role will be to secure new business for your network of stores. You will know how to cold call and hunt for new growth. With a
winning attitude you can succeed here today!
ARE YOU BETTER THAN ALL THE REST?? EXPERIENCED TRAVEL CONSULTANT
BRISBANE CBD – FANTASTIC $$$ Our client is an up and coming industry player and in this role
you will be responsible for selling a lot of high end leisure product around Australia and the South Pacific. You will be
rewarded by working in a supportive team and management, excellent famil opportunities and best of all you will have fun
whilst you work!! You will have minimum of 3 years travel selling experience (ex Australia), GDS skills, excellent team
player, fantastic and fun attitude towards work.