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Wish you were here? WESTERN Australia’s soon to berevealed catchphrase is “Wishyou were here?”, according toreports from the West coast. Tourism WA’s Stephanie Bucklandsaid full details of the slogan andnew intl tourism campaign wouldbe officially revealed early nextmonth, but would not confirm ifthe catchphrase would be used. A local taxi driver will tour thestate over nine-weeks as part ofthe Tourism WA campaign, pickingup different passengers in selectcities to showcase the region. The acting chief said, “The ideais that the taxi driver is going tobe taking people to some veryextraordinary places.”

SQ A380 to Zurich SINGAPORE Airlines will beginflying daily A380 services betweenSingapore-Zurich from 28 Mar,replacing its 12 weekly B777-300ER flights to the Swiss city. Zurich will become SIA’s seventhdestination to receive A380 flights,behind Sydney, London, Tokyo,Paris, Hong Kong and Melbourne.

Viva dumps bag fee VIVA Macau Airlines is removingits bag-check fees for economyclass pax on flights from and toSYD/MEL, effective 01 Feb, forchecked luggage up to 15kgs. Currently, Viva Macau charges a$20 first checked bag levie forflights over 8hrs flying time.

Feb launch for C&K site COX & Kings is set to launch theAustralian version of its Ezeego1travel website next month, withthe domain name alreadyregistered and work apparentlywell underway on what’s beingbilled as “Australia’s biggestonline travel supermarket”. According to the draft websitecurrently at www.ezeego1.com.authe company will market flights,hotels, car rental, sightseeing, railand cruises to the public, and ismodelled on C&K’s establishedEzeego1 operation in India. The Australian site was flagged

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AA cashless cabin AMERICAN Airlines will refuse toaccept cash for the payment ofpurchases onboard flights acrossits global network from 01 Feb. Passenger payments from nextmonth will need to be made withmajor credit or debit cards. Last Jun, AA implemented acashless cabin for inflight sales oncontinental US flights, and toHawaii, Alaska and Canada as it“simplified the inflight transactionprocess for both customers andflight attendants”, said AA’s vpOnboard Services, Lauri Curtis.

FORMER Qantas ceo Geoff Dixonis today featured on the frontpage of the Financial Reviewtalking up the need forexecutives to take holidays. It’s part of his new role asdeputy chairman of TourismAustralia, with Dixon, describedin the articale as a “self-proclaimed workaholic” who hasnow “seen the light”. His successor as Qantas ceo,Alan Joyce, possibly doesn’tsuffer from the same problem -he wasn’t able to comment onthe story because he is on leave.

THE support team of tennis starJelena Dokic was yesterdayembroiled in an inflight incidentwhich led to police being calledafter a plane from Hobart toMelbourne landed. Dokic’s boyfriend, Tin Bikic,and his brother allegedly becameinvolved in an argument with apassenger and a crew member,later issuing an “unreservedapology”. Dokic was on the flight - whichwas presumably operated byJetstar - but wasn’t involved inthe incident - which is probablylucky given that she’s on a $1msponsorship deal from the airline.

“I’M a total novice when itcomes to the transportationindustry”. That’s the less-than-inspiringcomment of the newly namedchief of ailing Japanese flagcarrier Japan Airlines, KazuoInamori, who was this weekappointed by the state-ownedEnterprise Turnaround Initiative.

Rosie Captain deals ROSIE Holidays is offering 40%off a range of Captain Cook 3, 4or 7 night Yasawa Island Cruises inFiji, for travel until 31 Mar. The deals are available until 05Mar - phone 1300 133 524.

QH joins15% comm club QANTAS Holidays has matchedan initiative by Creative Holidaysand Travel2 to offer 15%commission on Europe/UKbookings made online. Creative started the ball rolling(TD Tue) by announcing it wouldpay the higher level ofcommission for i-CREATE bookingsmade 11 Jan-28 Feb - with Stella’sTravel2 swiftly matching the 15%level for Calypsonet UK/Europebookings (TD Wed).

Late yesterday afternoonQantas Holidays also issued anupdate to agents confirming thatfor online bookings via easywaybetween 14 Jan and 28 Feb fortravel to 31 Dec it would also pay15% commission on landcomponents. The 15% commission level alsoapplies to Viva! Holidays landproduct booked online. The move means that the threemajor mainstream wholesalers arenow offering the same commission- effectively once again levellingthe playing field but reducingtheir yields.

Rex ambulance win REGIONAL Express subsidiaryPel-Air has been awarded a tenderwith the Victorian govt for theprovision of Fixed Wing PatientTransport Services, for themedical evacuation of patients toand from regional areas. The new 10-year contract willcommence in mid-2011 andfollows the selection of Pel-Air asthe conditional preferredtenderer last Jul.

Tourist toilet rescue FIREFIGHTERS in the NZ townof Blenheim were last night calledto an emergency in which aChinese tourist became stuckinside a public toilet. Ying Chao’s comfort stop wasdecidedly uncomfortable, aftershe was unable to open theelectronic door on the toilet fromthe inside. She was very relieved when theofficers attended the scene andlet her out, in the processdemonstrating how to use thedoor correctly. The tourist had fortunatelymemorised the NZ 111 emergencynumber, which she called whenshe became stuck. “It’s the only number I knowhow to call here,” she said.

Janaya resigns SAT SOUTH African Tourismmarketing & communicationmanager, Janaya Birse, hasresigned after six years with SAT. GM Bangu Masisi saidrecruitment processes are nowunder way for her replacement.

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Travel Consultants (Sydney – Melbourne – Perth)Looking for a new challenge for 2010?American Express is currently seeking Domestic and International Travel Consultants to join our Business Travel teams in our Sydney,Melbourne and Perth centres.

We require enthusiastic and motivated Domestic and International Travel Consultants with a passion for the industry. Your exceptional customerservice skills coupled with travel experience and Sabre system knowledge will ensure your fulfilment in this role.

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VTIC applauds MEL THE Victorian Tourism IndustryCouncil has praised MelbourneAirport for its success in securingan extra weekly direct Viva Macauservice (TD yesterday). VTIC chairman Jeremy Johnsonsaid non-stop internationalservices into MEL were invaluablefor the local economy. “In years gone by too manyinternational flights have gonedirectly to Sydney,” he said.

Vogue cuts travel NEWS Limited has announcedthat it will reduce the frequencyof its Vogue Entertaining + Travelmagazine from bimonthly to justtwice a year. However the company said itwould expand its bimonthly VogueLiving magazine from May thisyear to include travel content,and no staff had lost their jobs asa result of the change. Upmarket consumer magazineshave been hit hard by theeconomic downturn, with theNews move following the demiselast year of the Australian versionof Travel + Leisure, published bythe New Limited’s Fairfax group.

After a Nautica weekend

ABOVE: Craig Owens and JaneTanti from Oceania Cruises arepictured above after hosting a VIPdinner on board the Nautica inMelbourne last Sun night. The vessel’s Australian itineraryhas proven very popular, withsome late sales on a number ofsectors seeing the ship full as itcruised from Hobart to Sydney. And Oceania is also enjoyingvery strong demand for its newflagship Marina, currently underconstruction and planned for aJan 2011 debut.

Oceania saw record single daybookings on Wed when Marinawent on sale for the first time,exclusively to the line’s pastpassengers. Reservations exceeded the line’sprevious daily record by awhopping 26%, with almost half ofMarina’s released inventorycovering five inaugural seasonsailings sold in under 12 hours. Bookings for the inauguralMarina season open to the generalpublic next Mon - more info 029959 1370.

QF defends BL QANTAS has reaffirmed itscommitment to its VietnameseJetstar Pacific offshoot, which isfacing an ongoing investigation byauthorities who have stoppedsenior QF executives from leavingthe country. QF ceo Alan Joyce wasresponding to a Civil AviationAdministration of Vietnam reporton the carrier, which identified “anumber of administrative andquality issues related to theairline’s operations. “We remain confident in ourinvestment in Jetstar Pacific andconfident in the airline’s totalcommitment to safety,” he said. Joyce confirmed that inaddition to the Vietnamese probe,Qantas had supported a numberof “routine and independentaudits” to assess Jetstar Pacific’smaintenance, which hadconcluded there were no safetyconcerns. He blasted union comments onthe matter, saying officials were“taking an opportunistic andcynical approach based on a verypoor understanding of the issue.”

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Battleship reopens HAWAIIAN tourist attractionthe, USS Missouri, will reopen forto visitors from today after theformer battleship underwent anextensive maintenance upgrade. Admission to the BattleshipMissouri Memorial located at PearlHarbour is US$20 per adult.

LCCT KUL terminal CONSTRUCTION work for a newrunway and taxiway to serviceKuala Lumpur’s yet to be builtlow-cost carrier terminal (LCCT)will start next month at KL IntlAirport in Sepang, Selangor. The RM291m project is expectedto be completed by Dec. The new LCCT itself has yet tobe finalised, but it’s planned tobe located 1.5kms from KL, ratherthan the 20km distance to thecurrent overcrowded LCCT. AirAsia X is one airline which iseagerly awaiting firm details ofthe new terminal, as it plans topark many of its expanding fleeton the ground there.

DL to retire NW code DELTA Air Lines is getting rid ofits Northwest Airlines (NW) codefrom 05 Sep as they move closerto becoming a single airline. According to travel agent GDSs,Northwest flight number seriesbetween NW250-349 and NW600-699 on int’l services will switch toDL, along with the series betweenNW2000-2999 and NW7000-7999. Routes in the first wave ofchanges include services betweenAtlanta and Paris/Rome; Detroitand London Heathrow/Hong Kong/Shanghai and Seoul; New York JFKand Athens/Rome and Tel Aviv; aswell as Tokyo and Portland/Guam.

Bran nue incentive APT and Kimberley WildernessAdventures is giving 50 doublepasses away to the Broome-basedfilm, Bran Nue Day, to the first 50bookings made on either of theirWestern Australia packages. What’s more, the agent sellingthe highest number of packages tothe region between 14 Jan and 20Feb wil also win an eight-night ElQuestro, Gorges and Purnululu4WD adventure trip. The winner’s details will beannounced on 28 Feb.

Angliss anniversary WILLIAM Angliss Institute inMelbourne will celebrate its 70thanniversary this year, and willmark the milestone with a newbuilding launch and a gala dinnerfor industry partners worldwide.

Pacific Blue OTP VIRGIN Blue Group’s NZ-basedoffshoot Pacific Blue says that ofall its domestic flights in 2009,92.3% took off within 15mins oftheir expected departure time. In Dec, Pacific Blue’s on-timeperformance (OTP) was 96.5%.

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Gastronomic Spain TEMPO Holidays has added threenew private gastronomy and winetrips to its “Flavours of” programsin Spain this year, tours thewholesaler says are “not readilyavailable in the market”. The trips include private cartouring, wine and tapas tasting,visits to local markets and cookingclasses, private English speakingsightseeing guides and four or fivestar accommodation. The new tours feature in Tempo’sjust released Spain and Portugal2010 brochure.

Aus Open accom. MANTRA Group says it still hasavailability at some of its hotelsfor tennis fans who haven’t yetsecured accommodation for theAustralian Open in Melbourne. Studio rooms at the Mantra onJolimont or one-bedroom units atMantra 100 Exhibition lead in at$195 per night, and studios atMantra on Russell are priced from$259 per night - call 1300 987 604.

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Marry Me training OVERSEAS wedding specialistMarry Me Abroad will be starting atravel agent training program in2010 to assist consultants withplanning their client’s ‘big day’. The firm says it will provide apersonalised introduction to itsspecialist services, whilst ensuringthat travel agents maintain theircontinued client rapport. See www.marrymeabroad.comfor info, or phone 1300 553 573.

United back to ANC UNITED Airlines will commence3 new domestic seasonal servicesto Anchorage from 22 May. The decision will provide a hugeboost in capacity for cruise paxsailing Alaska’s Inside Passage andvisitors wishing to explore theneighbouring Yukon Territory. From 22 May, United will begina once weekly service betweenChicago-Anchorage, before goingdaily from 09 Jun to 30 Aug. Over the same period, UA willoffer a daily direct roundtripflight linking both Denver and SanFrancisco to the largest city in the49th US state. UA will revert to a once-weeklyconnection between 04 - 25 Sep. The Star Alliance carrier pulledthe same flights to Alaska in 2008due to record airline fuel pricesand a troubled US economy.

Clipper S&M mgr STAR Clippers has named DianaSiderova as its new sales andmarketing manager, based in thecruise liner’s North Sydney office. She previouly held the sameposition with Creative Cruising.

Gecko’s takeoff sale AGENTS booking any Gecko’stour of 20 days or more before 29Jan will receive a 20% discount onthe tour cost, while trips of 10-19days will be 10% cheaper. The offer is based on tripsdeparting by 31 Aug - for bookingsphone 1300 791 536.

Discoveries 2010/11 TERRITORY Discoveries hasreleased two brochures offeringto “uncover the hidden secrets”of the Top End and “discover themagic” of the Red Centre. The Northern Territory programscan be ordered through TIFS.

“Business as usual” at JAL JAPAN’S Enterprise TurnaroundInitiative Corporation has issued astatement of support for thecontinuing operations of JapanAirlines, in the face of increasingexpectations the carrier is set todeclare bankruptcy shortly. Shares in JAL have plummeted90% over the last two days. The ETIC confirmed that it’s inthe process of forming a “businessrevitalisation plan” for the carrier,adding that “we intend to ensureall of its business operations onand off the groundsto be performed smoothly withoutany interruption as usual”. Spelling it out further, ETIC saysthere will be no impact on thecarrier’s creditors with allpayments to be honoured, whilethere will also be “no influenceover the usage of the flighttickets i.e. all the flight ticketsare to be used as usual includingchanges, refunds and etc”. Leasing fees for aircraft willalso be paid as usual, and flight

coupons issued for shareholderswill remain valid until the originalexpiry dates. ETIC also confirmed that therewould be no impact on JAL’sfrequent flyer program, withpoints able to be used as usual. The corporation has alsoannounced that 77-year-oldbillionaire Kazuo Inamori will thecarrier’s next chief executive. Inamori, who foundedelectronics giant Kyocera and isJapan’s 28th richest person, saidthat although he’s unfamiliar withaviation, “I’ve decided to acceptbecause the government and theturnaround body want to preventJAL’s failure by any means.”

New Travelex ceo FOREIGN exchange specialistTravelex in the UK has appointedPeter Jackson as its new chiefexecutive, with the companyreportedly looking at a share floator sale of the company as its 56%shareholder Apax looks to exit.

Platinum new role THE Platinum TravelCorporation has employedMichelle Leffley as its Travel OfficeManager for its NSW offices. Leffley joins Platinum after 12years with Qantas, with roles inclfinance and NSW corporate sales.

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LAST night, South AfricanAirways hosted a group of travelclients and media at the MedibankInt’l Tennis Tournament at SydneyOlympic Park Tennis Centre. Guests enjoyed the action oncourt between Australia’s PeterLuczak and Mardy Fish of the USA,from SAA’s corporate box at theKen Rosewall Arena. This year marks the fourth yearof the airline’s six year globalsponsorship agreement with ATPWorld Tour. “Our platinum sponsorship dealgives us excellent exposure herein Australia”, SAA’s head ofAustralasia, Thevan Krishna, toldTravel Daily. The SAA booth is the place tobe during the tournament, with

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Strikes strike Paris THE plans of thousands oftravellers passing through Orlyand Charles de Gaulle airports inParis have been thrown intodisarray after the second day ofprotests about job cuts. The action has lead to morethan 50 per cent of flights out ofOrly, and around 15 per cent ofservices to and from CDG to besuspended or cancelled. It’s expected that the strikeswill end Fri morning (Paris time).

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