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The move builds on the existing program that launched earlier this year at Dubai International Airport (TD 16 Jan) where four hours of access to the First Class lounges costs US$200, or US$100 for Business class.

EK wasn’t able to provide further details of the move to TD this morning, but according to an update of program rules for the Skywards loyalty scheme the top level members will pay US$100, or the equivalent in local currency, to have additional companions in the lounge.

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Avro Accelerator aims to give newly established businesses the foot up, working with the Qantas Group mentors and pitch ideas to streamline the travel experience, design smarter ways of working and unlock the potential of new technologies and more.

QF Group ceo Alan Joyce said the 12-week program would offer up to 10 teams an opportunity for “smart business thinkers to shape the future of travel”.

Named after Qantas’ first ever aircraft, the Avro 504K, the initiative builds on the airline’s foray into high-speed wi-fi, new

digital and mobile tools, and “disruptive ventures” in sectors including health insurance and financial services.

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MEANWHILE, customers flying on Qantas domestic routes on its Boeing 737s fitted with new wi-fi tech will be able to view video streaming service Stan.

Passengers will have access to Stan’s entire catalogue of content, with access for three months included in the fare cost.

Stan joins Foxtel, Netflix and Spotify as content partners (TD 15 Feb) from mid-Apr.

Qantas said it was continuing to “test and tweak” its wi-fi solution which will offer speeds of up to 10 times faster than conventional onboard wi-fi services.

“We know there’s still more fine-tuning for us to do. That’s why we’re deliberately waiting about six months before rolling it out to the rest of our domestic A330 and B737 aircraft,” QF said.

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On Fri, International Airlines Group revealed its mooted budget offshoot (TD 09 Mar) will be called LEVEL and debut in Jun.

LEVEL will initially launch with two brand new Airbus A330s fitted out with 293 Economy class and 21 Premium Economy seats, operated by Iberia’s flight and cabin crew.

Picking Barcelona as its first European hub, LEVEL will fly to Los Angeles, San Francisco (Oakland), Buenos Aires and Punta Cana,

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IAG chief Willie Walsh said LEVEL would “bring a stylish and modern approach to flying at prices that are even more affordable. It will benefit having the strength of one of the world’s largest airline groups behind it”.

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Ships has signed a framework agreement with China Merchants Industry Holdings to build four Polar Class expedition vessels and options for an additional six.

The 104 metre long ships will accommodate between 80-95 passengers & will be chartered to new and existing clients.

SunStone already operates a fleet of 10 small cruise vessels which it charters.

The new vessels will be developed by Norway firm Ulstein Design & Solutions and Finnish company, Mäkinen.

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A CANADIAN man who infiltrated Calgary airspace in a chair rigged with 100 helium balloons has been fined more than $25,000 for his stunt.

Daniel Boria, 27, was dubbed the ‘Balloonatic’ by Canadian media in 2015 after breaching controlled airspace at an altitude of 14,000 feet.

Boria faced court on Fri and paraphrased John F Kennedy, saying “I chose to fly a chair, not because it is easy but because it is hard.”

Judge Bruce Fraser saw it differently, calling the stunt “unconscionably stupid”.

Boria had reportedly planned to parachute into the Calgary Stampede but was thwarted by unfavourable winds and forced to land elsewhere.

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the 2022 Commonwealth Games after Durban, South Africa, had the privilege withdrawn for failing to meet key obligations.

According to News Corp, Sydney has been holding secret talks since last year to step in as host city, with the large majority of infrastructure and stadiums already operational.

NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian said the govt would consider mounting a bid for the event.

Melbourne, Perth and 2018 host city, the Gold Coast, have also said they would consider putting their hands up.

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Whitehaven SeabobsCRUISE Whitsundays has

commenced offering the Seabob Underwater Jet on all Whitehaven Beach tours except the Camira Sailing Adventure.

Cruise Whitsundays ceo Nick Hortle said the tour would enhance guests’ time at Whitehaven Beach by enabling them to snorkel at ease with Seabob.

“Seabob is a personalised motorised buoyancy aid, that guests hold onto whilst snorkelling.”

The Seabob (pictured) will allow guests to play on both the surface and cruise underwater.

Alitalia to shed jobsITALIAN flag-carrier Alitalia will

slash 2,000 ground jobs as part of its recently approved business plan (TD 08 Mar).

The embattled airline plans to return to profitability with EUR $1b in cost cuts by 2019.

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JOYCE Weir, national bdm for Hawaiian Airlines received the 2017 Outstanding Achievement Award at the Hawaiian Airlines Global Sales Conference in Honolulu earlier this month.

Weir is pictured receiving her accolade from Mark Dunkerley, ceo, and Peter Ingram, executive vice pres & cco, Hawaiian Airlines.

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LATAM back to profitLATAM Airlines Group posted

a net income of US$69.2 million in 2016, the carrier’s first profit since it was formed by the merger of LAN and TAM in 2012.

The result follows a net loss of US$219.3m last year and comes despite difficult trading conditions in South America.

“The year 2016 was challenging for LATAM, with weakening regional economies and recession in Brazil, devalued local currencies and high inflation rates in certain countries,” the airline said in releasing its results.

“In this context, LATAM continues to be the best positioned airline group in Latin America to respond to these deteriorated conditions,” it said.

Operating income was US$568 million during 2016, an increase of 10.5% on the previous year.

The company also reduced its fleet during 2016 as part of a plan to cut its hardware assets by $US2 billion by 2018.

CHINA Southern Airlines hosted eight Helloworld agents on a trip to Paris and Amsterdam recently, giving them a chance to explore Guangzhou on a stopover.

The group flew Business class to the airline’s China hub and had a chance to tour the thriving city before heading on to Europe.

In Amsterdam the group explored the canals and museums before taking a fast train to Paris where they took in all the famous sights.

The group (pictured) included Denise Poder, Launceston Travel & Cruise; Lisa Ioakimidis, helloworld (HLO) Lower Templestowe; Kate Ferguson, Travelcall; Vashna Verma, Reho

Travel; Sue Carlyon, HLO Portland; Helena Jamieson Sanford Travel; Liora Sarif, Sabra Travel; Narelle Grausam, HLO Emu Plains; Nancy Lan-Huang and Lucas Perez, China Southern; and HLO business manager Matt Wood.

MyOaks overhaulOAKS Hotels & Resorts has

unveiled a new-look member benefits program, MyOaks.

Members of the scheme will now receive a 10% discount on all accommodation bookings across Oaks’ 56 properties in Australia, New Zealand, Thailand, the United Arab Emirates and India.

Travellers are also entitled to other member-only benefits, including late check-out, free internet and advance access to hotel deals.

Further, members receive a 10% discount on stays with parent company Minor Hotels.

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Uniworld sales mgrUNIWORLD has appointed

Hannah Wooden as its new sales mgr for Victoria and Tasmania.

She joins from Singapore Airlines and has had past roles at companies including Harvey World Travel and Stella Travel Services over the past 10 years.

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Monday 20th Mar 2017 Europe cargo cartelTHE European Commission has

re-imposed fines totalling $1.1 billion for 11 air cargo carriers for operating a price-fixing cartel from Dec 1999 to Feb 2006.

The cartel saw contacts between airlines fix the level of fuel and security surcharges.

In 2010, the companies were fined nearly €800 million but the Commission’s original decision was annulled by the General Court on procedural grounds.

The airlines fined in 2010 were Air Canada, Air France-KLM, British Airways, Cargolux, Cathay Pacific Airways, Japan Airlines, LAN Chile, Martinair, Qantas, SAS and Singapore Airlines.

All but Qantas challenged the 2010 decision.

Airbnb looks to JapanAIRBNB has applauded the

Japanese Cabinet’s steps towards approving homesharing (TD Thu).

The online marketplace described the rules as “fair and progressive, while reflecting Japan’s unique needs”.

Airbnb said it is looking forward “to continuously working with the govt to promote a responsible and sustainable framework for short-term rentals and home sharing across the country”.

The bill is still yet to be passed.

A TEAM of Helloworld High Achiever consultants headed to Africa recently, courtesy of The Africa Safari Co.

Agents spent their time visiting Johannesburg, Chobe National Park in Botswana and Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe.

They started at the luxurious Chobe Game Lodge before moving across the river to the newly open Chobe Water Villas, then onto Victoria Falls at The Stanley & Livingstone safari lodge.

A highlight of the visit was a ziplining activity as well as a sunset cruise & guided tour of the falls.

The trip finished in Johannesburg with a guided tour of Soweto.

The agents were selected for their award wins at the Helloworld Consultants conference, which included the Rising Star Award, Top Revenue, Hero and Team Spirit Awards.

Pictured in the front row are: Michael, QF; Zoran, Helloworld head office; Pip, Experience Travel and Cruise; Chobe Game Lodge Guide; Emily, helloworld Newcastle; Angela, Skilled Travel; Daniel, helloworld Bankstown; Corrine, helloworld Strathpine and Chobe Game Lodge Guide.

In the top row are: Susie, ceo The Africa Safari Co; Breeanna, Clean Cruising and Ellie, helloworld Albury.

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Heavy rains, landslides and flooding have caused severe damage and disruption across Peru, including coastal areas such as Lima.

DFAT said cuts in water services are occurring in Lima and elsewhere as water supply systems have been affected by landslides and overflowing rainwater.

At this point no major tourist attractions have been damaged.

IC expands to Europe INSIGHTCUBA has launched

a new small ship cruise brand: Masala Expeditions and will expand their offerings.

The new brand offers six small ship cruises specialising in a people-to-people style of travel.

Masala Expeditions will offer itineraries around Europe, Africa and the Middle East.

MY Voyager, with its 36 cabins, will be the line’s largest vessel.

Prices start at $3,495 for an 11-day cruise to Kenya & Seychelles.

Asia Escape incentive ASIA Escape Holidays is

offering $50 Coles/ Myer gift cards for all new bookings over $2,000 that depart before 30 Jun.

The operator is providing the incentive to boost agents tax time spending sprees.

Last-minute deals include a seven-night stay at a four-star hotel starting at $779pp.

African Rock spaAFRICAN Rock Hotel is in

the process of removing their conference rooms to make way for a new spa.

Due to the implementation of the spa, the hotel will no longer offer conference packages.

African Rock is a boutique hotel, located 11 km from the Johannesburg International Airport, OR Tambo with access to Johannesburg, Sandton as well as Pretoria.

Haumana marketingHAUMANA Cruises has signed

a commercial alliance with South Pacific Management.

The alliance will see SPM market the company worldwide on its French Polynesia offerings.

Haumana is a 12-cabin yacht and from 01 Jun, it will offer two three-night cruises between Bora Bora and Taha’a on a weekly basis.

Sabre hotel surveySABRE has collaborated with

Phocuswright on a new research report that evaluates channel optimisation in the hospitality industry, identifying the critical elements of an effective, future-ready channel strategy that will maximise the ROI.

The Channel Optimization in Hospitality: Secrets of Data-Driven Hoteliers report showed traditional segmentation isn’t enough and hoteliers need to identify unique behaviours for a targeted approach.

It indicated that many hotels rely on outdated technology.

The report suggests hoteliers: get their data house in order, understand behaviour and assess channel risk to develop the right channel mix for their hotel.

JU adds KrasnodarAIR Serbia has been permitted

by Russian authorities to add Krasnodar as its third Russian destination from Belgrade.

The carrier is to operate seven weekly services on the route.

JU also operates daily flights to Moscow Sheremetyevo from Belgrade and a thrice-weekly service to Saint Petersburg.

Whitsundays showTHE Whitsundays will head

on its biggest trade roadshow ever undertaken by Tourism Whitsundays and the industry.

Visiting Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne over three days, the roadshow is a chance for the region’ to showcase their products to retail travel agents.

A record 21 tourism operators are attending the event, which is due to take place from 19-21 Apr.

Travel agents will be trained on Whitsundays product and educated about the region.

Agents will also have the chance to win prizes including flights, accommodation and tours, donated by Tourism Whitsundays and Whitsunday operators.

The roadshow follows domestic visitors increasing by 25% in 2016.

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West Hollywood comes to SydMonday 20th March 2017

WS adds YUL/YHZWESTJET launched its brand

new route from Halifax to Montréal, Canada on 16 Mar and will operate twice daily on WestJet Encore using its fleet of Canadian-made Bombardier Q400 NextGen aircraft.

By Oct, WestJet will serve 12 destinations out of Montréal.

THE Visit West Hollywood team and its hotel partners held a Sydney trade event last Wed evening at Harbourside Bar, Hacienda.

Over 180 key trade partners and travel agents attended the function and one Flight Centre agent was lucky enough to take home a grand prize of a flight to LAX and a night’s stay at each of the West Hollywood hotels represented on the night.

Pictured in the back row from left are Jeanie Yom, The London West Hollywood; Alan Johnson, Ramada Plaza West Hollywood and Jaimie du Bois, Sarah Thornton, Greg Harless and Tom Kiely, Visit West Hollywood.

In front from left are Jaclyn Karpiak, Ramada Plaza West Hollywood, Emma Jenkins, The Mondrian, Bill Karpiak, Ramada Plaza West Hollywood and Nicolas Black, Petit Ermitage.

WELCOME to Brochures of the Week, Travel Daily’s Monday feature.If your firm is releasing a new brochure of which you’d like to make the industry aware, send a brief description summarising its features and itineraries, including a PDF of the front cover, and contact details to brochures@traveldaily.com.au.

CIT Holidays - 2017 Switzerland Program Explore the alpine landscapes of Switzerland with CIT Holidays Switzerland Program. Whether it’s hiking, cycling or travelling by train through the Alps, taking a road-trip or enjoying a mini stay in Zurich, Geneva or Lucerne. Hop onboard a train that takes you to the medieval town of Gruyères to the Cailler Chocolate factory for some sampling of swiss chocolate and then a scenic bus ride to Lauxaux vineyards for wine tasting.

Infinity - Ski NZ 2017 Discover the best locations to hit the ski slopes with Infinity’s Ski NZ brochure, including Cardrona, Treble Cone, Coronet Peak, The Remarkables and Mt Ruapehu. The guide covers info on visiting World Heritage areas such as Tongariro National Park where you can see the snow-capped Mt Tongarrio and Mt Ruaphehu (an active volcano).

Intrepid - Africa & The Middle East 2017Intrepid’s colourful brochure includes a variety of different Safaris available including the eight-day Serengeti trail in Nairobi, The Best of East Africa which is a 21-day trip from Nairobi to Zanzibar, a Zanzibar Spice Island-Sailing adventure and a 13-day Cycle Tanzania tour in Arusha. Middle East features includes an explore Egypt tour starting in Cairo for 12-days, visiting the Pyramids of Giza.

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This month Travel Daily and Lufthansa Group are offering readers the chance to experience their award-winning long haul product on a trip to any European destination served by the Lufthansa Group. The Lufthansa Group prize includes two return economy class flights with Lufthansa Group and their airline partners ex-Australia to any European destination of your choice.

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Monday 20th March 2017

Goldie Integrated resort design

THE Gold Coast Integrated Resort is set to cater to the region’s active lifestyle, featuring public mooring and room for family-friendly activities.

Lead developer ASF Consortium has unveiled the latest design, detailing the public space, entertainment and leisure experiences which feature a 9,200m2 waterfront square and 20,000m2 of rooftop terraces and gardens, boardwalks, skywalks, parks and beaches.

Attractions which have been packed into the plan include a 1,200 seat amphitheatre, ballroom, a medi-spa and health and day spa, jetties and piers, shopping arcades and waterfront markets, along with restaurants, bars and nightclubs.

Gold Coast Integrated Resort architect Michael Rayner, of Blight Rayner Architecture said the amount of public offerings were achieved by increasing the heights of the buildings.

“The existing three storey height limit was appropriate for its time but can only result in privatised resorts with limited public

accessibility such as already exists on The Spit,” he said.

ASF Development director Dean LaVigne said “height and scale are required to attract tourists, generate critical mass onsite, and deliver the revenue required to create high quality public spaces and free attractions for all ages and nationalities to enjoy”.

The proposal includes buildings of three storeys, up to 20 and 45 storeys - CLICK HERE for more.

Amadeus instant dataAMADEUS has launched a

new product under the Amadeus Agency Insight Suite, called Productivity Tracker.

The tool uses data analytics to identify areas for operational improvement, so agencies can make more effective decisions.

Agencies can detect process inefficiencies with Productivity Tracker and take corrective action and run reports to show what contributes the most to overall booking and revenue, allowing them to better determine where to allocate resources.

Pascal Clement head of travel intelligence, Amadeus said agencies must adapt to the rapidly changing industry.

“Productivity Tracker enables agencies of all sizes to do this by providing them with actionable insights on their performance, which they can then use to sharpen their business processes and strengthen their position in a competitive market,” he said.

NZ 2017/18 tracksBOOKING dates for the Milford,

Routeburn and Kepler Track’s 2017/18 season are expected to be announced by the NZ Dept of Conservation next week.

Kiwi Discovery is advising agents that track hut accommodation sells out within hours of opening, especially for the Milford track.

All-inclusive unguided packages are offered by Kiwi Discovery, along with transport-only packages, equipment and clothing rental, track transport sector fares and more.

To see Kiwi Discovery’s tracks product manual, CLICK HERE.

REX loses propellor THE Australian Transport

Safety Bureau is investigating an incident where a REX plane lost its propellor mid-air while it was 19km from Sydney Airport on Fri.

In a statement the airline said “The crew followed standard operating procedures and the aircraft landed normally and on-time at Sydney Airport”.

A team of investigators are examining the Saab 340, interviewing the flight and cabin crew and collecting maintenance records and recorded flight data.

AF ups South AfricaAIR France is expanding its

service to South Africa in the northern winter 2017/18.

The Paris CDG-Cape Town season will expand from three to five times weekly, using a three-class Boeing 777-200ER.

A380 operations between Paris CDG and Johannesburg will increase to seven times weekly.

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