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CZ’s new SYD home CHINA Southern Airlines willthis weekend move into its ownSydney building, relocating itsAustralian headquarters fromBligh Street to 120 ClarenceStreet (corner of King andClarence) this weekend. Regional gm Australia and NZ,Henry He, said minimal disruptionwas expected, with the office toreopen at 9am sharp on Mon. All contact numbers remainunchanged on 1300 889 628 andinterstate and Auckland officeswill operate as normal. He said that CZ’s duty managerat Sydney Airport can also becontacted on 02 8338 9808 ifrequired during the relocation. China Southern’s Sydney realestate presence, first flagged inTD 19 Sep 2011, confirms itsstrong focus on the Aussie market.

Club Med for couples CLUB Med is promoting itsofferings for couples andhoneymooners including four andfive-trident resorts, luxury villas,spa treatments and premiumsports offerings - for details seethe last page of TD today.

QF urges SAA extension QANTAS has lodged a formalapplication with the InternationalAir Services Commission, askingfor interim authorisation to extendits currently expiring codesharewith South African Airways until31 Mar 2013 (TD breaking news). The saga commenced late lastyear, when the IASC issued ashock ruling which would see thelong-standing codeshare pactfinish at the end of this year.

Qantas subsequently lodgedlegal action seeking a JudicialReview of the decision, but inMay this year agreed to withdrawthe application followingdiscussions with the government. A new letter from QF to theIASC unveiled yesterday confirmsthat Qantas is preparing a newapplication seeking continuationof the authorisation to codesharewith SAA on the Sydney-Johannesburg services, which willbe lodged by 30 Jun. However, the carriers say that“in order to continue toeffectively operate and marketseats” they require at least sevenmonths of certainty - a six monthbooking window plus a month tounwind the arrangements in theevent that the IASC once againdeclines to renew itsauthorisation for the codeshare. Accordingly, Qantas isrequesting that while the IASCconsiders its new application, thedeadline for the wrap-up of thecodeshare be extended by threemonths to 31 Mar. The IASC is seeking submissionsabout the application, with aclosing date of 05 Jul.

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Scoot says sorry FLEDGLING low-cost long haulcarrier Scoot has apologised topassengers affected by a six hourdeparture delay on the GoldCoast earlier this week. The carrier’s Head ofCommercial, Steven Greenway,cited technical issues including acockpit computer warning and afuel tank seal which neededreplacement, and this combinedwith crew rest requirementscreated significant uncertainty forpassengers waiting for the flight. In a Facebook update, Greenwayalso used the incident to highlightthe importance of travelinsurance as well as ensuringsufficient time for connectingflights “because Scoot, just like allother airlines, cannot takeresponsibility for your ongoingtravel plans”. Scoot launched the five timesweekly Singapore-Gold Coast linkjust last week (TD 13 Jun).

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EY offering Dusseldorf ETIHAD and its German partnerAir Berlin are now both operatingdaily services on the Abu Dhabi toDusseldorf route, according to anupdate provided by EY to theAustralian Competition andConsumer Commission yesterday. EY was responding to a requestfor more information from theACCC about overlapping routes,as the regulator considers theproposed cooperation agreementbetween Etihad and Air Berlinflagged last month (TD 10 May). The ACCC has already grantedinterim approval for the carriersto begin joint marketing, with thedocument saying that sinceentering into their commercialcooperation deal, EY and Air Berlinnow operate combined doubledaily services to Dusseldorf. This “provides a platform tobetter compete with Emirates’double daily service, andmaximises connections overEtihad and Air Berlin’s respectivehubs, providing both airlines’customers with greater choiceand flexibility,” Etihad said. The Dusseldorf route is the onlyone where Air Berlin overlapsoperations with Etihad. The ACCC is continuing toconsider the final approval of theEtihad/Airberlin agreement.

Now 27 in Star Alliance THE Star Alliance has once againexpanded, with the formaladdition yesterday of SouthAmerican carriers Avianca, TACAAirlines and Copa Airlines. The move sees Star boost itspresence in Colombia, Peru andPanama - but is seen asconfirmation that TAM Airlineswill instead switch to oneworldonce it finalises its merger withLAN Airlines. Avianca and TACA serve morethan 100 destinations around theworld with a 150-strong aircraftfleet and 17,000 staff. And Panama-based CopaAirlines, which is a long-timepartner of United Airlines,operates flights to 64 destinationsin 29 countries together with itsnewly rebranded Colombianoffshoot, Copa Airlines Colombia.

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THAI Airways International willtomorrow unveil its first A380.

ANTICIPATION is at fever pitchwithin THAI Airways in the lead-up to the emergence of its firstA380 superjumbo from the Airbuspaint shop in Hamburg, Germany. The aircraft has been hereundergoing its final fitout,including cabin installation andpainting, and once unveiled willbe added to the TG fleet. THAI will become the ninthA380 operator, and says it plansto deploy the aircraft on its“premier routes from Bangkok toEurope” - understood to includeflights to Frankfurt and Paris aftera bedding-in period which will seethe A380 also operating to HongKong and Singapore. TG has six A380s on order, and isexpecting that three of these willbe in service before the end of theyear with the other three tofollow during 2013. The seating configuration inTHAI’s A380s is expected tocomprise 507 seats - 12 in RoyalFirst Class, 60 in Royal Silk(business) Class, and 435 inEconomy. Interestingly, TG will also fit outits A380s with seven galleys andfood service stations - more thanany other A380 operator.

Directions 2013 conf THE third annual AustralianTourism Directions Conference isto take place at Parliament Housein Canberra on 01 Nov 2012.

Voyages dismay at QF cuts THE timing of Qantas’s decisionto trim capacity to the Red Centrehas earnt the ire of the operatorsof the iconic Ayers Rock Resort. Last month, QF announced itwould cut one of two daily flightsbetween Cairns & Ayers Rock from01 Sep & suspend the Perth-AyersRock route on 28 Oct (TD 23 May). Voyages Indigenous TourismAustralia took over ownership ofAyers Rock Resort in May 2011and has been refreshing andrepositioning the resort since thattime, including introducing moreindigenous experiences and staff(TD 16 May), the building of aconference centre aimed at the

MICE sector, and the upgrade ofthe five-star Sails in the Desert. The latter projects are expectedto be completed in mid-Oct. MD Koos Klein told Travel Dailyat ATE this week the Qantas movehad appeared to not take intoaccount the efforts VoyagesIndigenous Tourism Australia hadinvested in the Red Centre. “We think that especially now,in the second half of the year,many of the new initiatives wehave launched were just startingto gain traction. “Maybe that decision fromQantas has not taken all of thosenew developments properly intoconsideration,” Klein said. However, the optmistic Kleinadded he believes “we have agood opportunity in the next 6 to12 months to give Qantas a verygood opportunity, based onsound principles, to reverse thatdecision.” He said the repositioning of AyersRock Resort as an Indigenouscentre of excellence and tourismhad gained renewed interest frombuyers attending ATE in Perth,with some inbound markets, likethe USA and China, showing signsof growth in the past year.

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SPACE tourists wanting to gofurther than just a low earthorbit are being invited to submitexpressions of interest for thefirst ever tours to the moon. A company curiously namedExcalibur Almaz, based in theIsle of Man, has acquired twoSoviet-era ‘Almaz’ space stationswhich he plans to convert intospaceships complete with re-entry capsules. Fares are expected to amountto about £100m (A$154m) forthe round trip to the moonwhich could launch by 2015. Founder Art Dula says he’sconducted market researchwhich estimates that thecompany could sell about 30tickets between 2015 and 2025which he said is “enough for onemission a year”. He said that unlike RichardBranson’s Virgin Galactic space“sightseeing tours” the Excaliburtrips would be more of a“private expedition”.

GlobalStar ups Sweden THE GlobalStar TravelManagement group has addedtwo new partners in Sweden,further expanding its worldwidereach which includes Australian-listed TMC Corporate TravelManagement. The new Swedish partners areKoch & Ljungberg as well asForetagsresor, lifting GlobalStar’slocations in the country to three.

Orion discount ORION Expedition Cruises isreminding agents its guaranteedsavings for all sailing datesbetween 16 Feb 2013 and 28 Feb2014 will cease next Fri 29 Jun2012, with the inventory thenbecoming yield managed. From that date onwards thesavings and specific stateroomcategory availability will changeby destination and departure. Current deals on offer include25% of 2013 Kimberley cruises,starting at 10 nights from $7035.

EK A380 Gatwick 1-off EMIRATES will become the firstcarrier to fly an A380 superjumboto London Gatwick Airport, whenit operates a one-off service fromDubai to the hub on 06 Jul. The special flights, EK015inbound and EK016 outbound,will replace one of Emirates’ threedaily Gatwick services on the day.

HAWAIIAN hotelier OutriggerEnterprise Group has welcomednew extra Hawaiian Airlinescapacity announced this weekbetween Australia and the AlohaState, saying its a ‘win-win’ forinbound and outbound tourism. On Wed, HA confirmed it wouldinaugurate new thrice weeklyservices between Brisbane andHonolulu, starting 28 Nov 2012. Speaking with Travel Daily fromHonolulu, Outriggers’ exec vicepresident of Hospitality ServicesBarry Wallace said Outrigger

Hotels & Resorts “is sure to benefit”from the new Hawaiian flights.” HA’s Brisbane route is “excellentnews for Hawaii,” and supportsexponential growth from thismarket in recent years, but, “byhistoric standards and based oncurrent market feedback, Hawaiiis still underserved from Australia.” “Hawaiian’s new service toBrisbane should also provide anice return benefit, makingSurfers Paradise & Tropical NorthQueensland more accessible toour Hawaii residents who want toexplore ‘down under’,” he added. OHR operates 24 Ohana andOutrigger branded properties inthe Hawaiian Islands, and hasOutrigger hotels scattered acrossThailand, China, Bali, Vietnam,Guam, Fiji and Australia. “Australia has embraced theOutrigger brand over the years,and the affection is mutual. “We currently operate fourhotels in Queensland, so there isfamiliarity with our brand, whichwe expect will translate into extrabookings by Aussies’s flying out ofBrisbane,” Wallace told TD.

HBA waterfront rejig THE Federal govt has todayannounced the signing of a $50mdeal with the Tasmanian govt totransform the Macquarie PointsRailyard on Hobart’s waterfront,to “capture its economic, culturaland tourism potential.”

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Brand USA defence BRAND USA, formed last year asthe peak body to market the USas a tourism destination, hasbeen forced to defend itselfagainst allegations of “waste andmisuse of funds” by several USsenators. Six Republican senators wroteto the US Commerce Departmentseeking a “clearer understandingof the operations of thecorporation and its oversight bythe department,” amid claimsthat organisation’s entire boardhad held a meeting in Londonwhich coincided with WorldTravel Market late last year. Brand USA chair, CarolineBeteta, said that the boardmembers did not travel at thecompany’s expense, and pledgedto provide any requested financialinformation to the senators onthe operation of the corporation.

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AF/KL to slash staff AIR France/KLM has announcedplans to reduce AF staff numbersby more than 5,000 (TD 22 May)by the end of 2013 as it battlesthe ongoing European downturn. CEO Alexandre de Juniac saidthe carrier “is facing afundamental choice about itsfuture,” with labour contracts asignificant impediment to beingable to compete with low costrivals and soaring fuel prices.

DFAT on Phuket THE Department of ForeignAffairs and Trade has not changedits travel advice for Thailand,despite the tragic murder of anAustralian travel agent in Phuketthis week. A Smartraveller spokespersontold Travel Daily yesterday that“as with all advisories, Thailand iskept under constant review”.

Nothing like New York HOLLYWOOD mega-star HughJackman will preview a screeningof Tourism Australia’s new phaseof its There’s Nothing like Australiacampaign in The Big Apple on Satwhen he hosts Tropfest New York.

Tiger toppled by QF TIGER Airways’ nine-month longreign as the leading majordomestic carrier for best on timeperformance for both arrivals anddepartures has come to an end. While Tiger maintained its topspot for departures in May at90.1%, the no-frills airline waspipped by Qantas for arrivals -which had 88.1% arrive on time -according to government on timeperformance stats revealed today. For departures, Qantas flightsdeparted 89.5% of the time asscheduled, then Virgin Australiaat 87.5%, and Jetstar (79.6%). For arrivals, TT followed QF at87.6%, then DJ (85.9%) & JQ (79.4%).

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CATO agt sympathies THE Council of Australian TourOperators has extended itscondolences to the family andfriends of Perth-based agentMichelle Smith who was killed inPhuket while on an Asia EscapeHoliday famil (TD yesterday). GM Peter Bailey said CATOcondemned the “criminal act”, butbelieves due to its randomness, itshould not deter Australians fromcontinuing to travel to Phuket. Asia Escape Holidays is anactive member of CATO.

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KEITH Prowse celebrated itsnew partnership with the JetsetTravelworld Group by running anincentive in conjunction withKorean Air to send one luckyagent to the Wimbledon TennisChampionships later this month. The winning agent was TinaPizzoni from HWT Roma Street in

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VisitBritain sport stars FORMER heavyweight boxingchampion Lennox Lewis is amonga host of sporting stars tasked byVisitBritain as the countdown tothe London Olympics nears its end. Ryder Cup golf winning captainColin Montgomerie and three-time Wimbledon tennis champBoris Becker are others recruitedto promote the cause, withBecker humourously quipping:“I’ve been called Britain’s favouriteGerman, but quite honestly Idon’t think the list is very long.”

LM secret celebration ONLINE accommodation sellerLastMinute.com.au is celebratingthe sixth birthday of its SecretHotel concept by releasing a salefrom $100pn on Australia/NZhotels and from $50pn in Asia. The company’s gm KirstyHarrison said the idea has grownin popularity in recent years. “A Secret Hotel room sells everyfour minutes on lastminute.com.auand they continue to be our mostpopular product,” Harrison said.

Destination Flavour MASTERCHEF winner AdamLiaw will headline a new gourmetfood and travel TV program titledDestination Flavour, to debut onSBS ONE at 8pm on 16 Aug. The ten-part series will focus onvarieties of cooking, dining andoverall “culinary compass” in theAustralian food world. SBS Food Investigators hostRenee Lim and Letters & Numberscompere Lily Serna will join Liawin fronting the new program.

WestJet/MU codeshare CANADIAN carrier WestJet willcarry the China Eastern AirlinesMU code on services in the USfrom 01 Jul under a new pactconfirmed overnight. The partnership will see ChinaEastern become the sixth carrierto codeshare on WestJet services.

Irish appeal to the Gathering TOURISM Ireland has highlightedsightseers, culture-seekers,people in the 25-34 and +55 ageranges, and the Irish diaspora asits key marketing targets for the2013 Irish Gathering event. The segments are a result of anincreased focus on the Australianmarket, encouraging Aussietravellers to holiday in Ireland. Capable of catering to a hugevariety of tastes and interests,Ireland is focusing on these coremarkets as it looks to furtherstimulate already impressivegrowth figures from Australia. Speaking to Travel Daily,Tourism Ireland Ambassador NoelWhite said the numbers arrivinginto Ireland were already strong. “Australia is the seventh largestmarket for holidaymakers to theisland of Ireland - in 2010, thefigure (of Australians visitingIreland) was around 120,000”.

“Final figures for 2011 aren’tavailable yet but we’re looking ata growth rate of 7-8% and we’reexpecting a final figure of at least5-7%,” Ambassador White said. Despite a continued awarenessoperating across Australia, Whitesaid the core focus at the momentwas NSW and Victoria due to a60% majority of Australian visitorsoriginating from the two states. Ambassador White said interestlevels in the 2013 Gathering werestrong, but exact results wouldn’tbe clear for some time yet. “Certainly at an anecdotal levelat this point, we’re getting verygood engagement across ourembassy network and across theTourism Ireland network andtheir offices around the world”. “If tourists are going as far as toEngland or Wales, it makes senseat that point to go the rest of theway across to Ireland and wethink tourists will be pleasantlysurprised when they get there”. “We think it’s an idea whosetime has come,” White concluded.

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QR to Mozambique QATAR Airways will expand itsreach in Africa with the launch ofservices to Maputo, Mozambique(via Johannesburg), from 31 Oct. The service, Qatar Airways’ 20thAfrican destination, will beoperated thrice weekly utilisinglong-haul Boeing 777 aircraft. Maputo continues QR’s recentexpanded operations, with flightsto Perth commencing in early Jul,along with Kilimanjaro, Tanzaniaand followed by Mombasa,Kenya, from 15 Aug.

Transaero firms A380s RUSSIAN carrier Transaero hasfinalised its order with Airbus fora fleet of four A380 aircraft. The deal follows the signing ofan MoU last year (TD 31 Oct). The confirmed order will seeTransaero Airlines become thefirst A380 customer in Russia, theCommonwealth of IndependentStates and Eastern Europe.

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Getaway goes Troppo TOMORROW’S episode ofChannel 9’s Getaway travel show,screening at 5:30pm, will featuresun-drenched destinations suchas Bali, Phuket, Fiji, Hawaii andQueensland’s Great Barrier Reef.

British bus chaos VISITORS to London areexpected to be significantlydisrupted tomorrow by bus driverstrike action announced by theactivist union Unite, which isseeking a £500 “Olympic bonus”for drivers.

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Norway’s glorious autumn conditions just became more attractive withspecial half-board fares available with Hurtigruten. Available on selectedvoyages in Aug, Sep and Oct this year, cruises start from £631 for aninside cabin on a 6-day Kirkenes to Bergen voyage, with outside cabinsstarting at £704. To book, email hurtigruten@discovertheworld.com.au.

Orbitz roll out iUpdate ORBITZ have relaunched its appfor the iPad/iPhone followingimprovements to search speed,sort and filtering in addition todiscounts only for mobile bookings.

Hertz Smart in Italy HERTZ has announced theaddition of Smart Fortwo electricvehicles which will be availablefor rental from the RomeTiburtina and Rome Ostiensetrain stations, in partnership withEuropean private high speedrailway operator Italo-NTV. The electric vehicles can bebooked from €8 per hour onlineat www.hertzitalo.it and will bepowered by charging unitsprovided by Italian energy utilityfirm Enel.

Wyndham milestone WYNDHAM Hotel Group hasopened its 500th property in theAsia-Pacific region following thelaunch of the Super 8 NanjingShan Xi Lu in China Jiangsu region.

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Thursday 21st Jun 2012 WHILE the weather was notspectacular, the mood and thespirits of the Get Swissed agentswas far from dampened as theirlast day in Europe (for mostanyway) was spent in a variety ofways, no less exciting than others. The day started with a sightscruise on the Seine, past famousmonuments such as the NotreDame cathedral, Eiffel Tower andPont Neuf, the oldest bridge inFrance, which dates back to the16th century. The rest of the day was entirelyat leisure, with many choosing togo shopping, while others dinedin French restaurants and somewent to explore monuments ingreater depth at their own pace. All in all, the entire journey wasan extraordinary experience, withlots of photos, many new friendsand many lasting memories.

LEFT: Viewed from the top ofthe Arc de Triomphe, the EiffelTower is as impressive as if onewas standing directly underneath.

BELOW: Jessica Halliday,Bree Sarkies and BreannaEwen admire thenumerous historical andcultural landmarks thatborder the Seine River,such as the NationalAssembly building and theGrand Palais.

RIGHT: One final send-off cheer from the GetSwissed group, certain torecommend Switzerlandto their clients once theyreturn to Australia.

The curtain comes down for Get Swissed

ABOVE: After cruising the Seine, a crème brûlée wasnext on order with lunch off the Champs Elysee.

BELOW: Lisa Koskinen, Amanda Seymour-Munn, Leanne Mackenzieand Kylie Dunn had a bucket list of monuments to visit following theSeine river cruise including the Arc de Triomphe and the Louvre.

Swiss Pass sales soar SWISS Travel System hasreported a record 21% year-on-year growth in retail sales of theSwiss travel pass in 2011. The pass, available in 4, 8, 15,22 or 30 days duration, allowstravel with 300 different publictransport operators includingtrain, bus and boat as well as arange of discounts on attractions.

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BELOW: The famous Arc is amonument to French soldiersfallen in World War 1, and is animpressive one at that.

LEFT: Thefamous ChampsElysee avenue,chestnut treelined as viewedfrom the top ofthe Arc deTriomphe, it isoften called theworld’s mostbeautiful street.

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