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SQ Wants More VA?Singapore Airlines is reportedly considering lifting its stake in Vir-gin Australia, the airline’s boss told Australian media as it announced its new flights to Canberra and Wel-lington yesterday. SQ holds a 22.8% stake in VA, and has approval for up to 25.9%.VA will codeshare with SQ on the flights as part of the carriers’ alliance.

New UK Visa RulesA petition has been launched to protest new visa rules in the UK which would potentially see Kiwis kicked out after five years if they’re not earning more than GBP35,000. The rule change, which comes into effect in Apr, would affect 40,000 people, say reports. It’s unknown how many New Zealanders would be impacted, as many are on working holiday visas while others are there because they are highly skilled and earn good money.

New JAWS PrizeA new prize has been added to the pool for the JAWS roadshow, which travels the country in Feb and Mar. Agents who attend will now also be in the running to win a three-day jungle-lake-safari package for two people at the Elephant Hills Luxury Tented Safari Camp in Thailand. For details and to RSVP, CLICK HERE

Ritz Paris FireThe Paris Ritz has been damaged in a fire, not long before it was set to re-open following a three-and-a-half-year, multi-million dollar restoration. The famous hotel is yet to reveal the extent of the damage caused by the fire, which around 60 firefighters are said to have battled for hours, but im-ages have emerged showing extensive damage to some rooms. The hotel is owned by Mohamed Al-Fayed, and it was there that his son Dodi Al-Fayed and Princess Diana departed minutes before they were killed in a car accident.

First A320neo DeliveredLufthansa Group has taken delivery of the world’s first A320neo, described by Airbus as ‘the world’s best-selling and most fuel efficient single aisle aircraft’.The revamped A320 reduces noise and emissions, and burns 15% less fuel than current generation aircraft (moving to 20% less by 2020). Almost 4500 orders for the A320neo fam-ily aircraft have been received from nearly 80 customers since its launch in 2010, meaning it’s captured some 60% share of the market, says Airbus. The Lufthansa Group has ordered 116.

Visit California is looking to step up its activity in New Zealand amid increasing capacity from air-lines—and competition from new US gateways.The STO has increased its Australia-based local team to four including the appointment of Phil Haines, trade and industry manager for New Zealand and Australia.Haines says there’s huge potential for the Kiwi market as capacity to both Los Angeles and San Francisco is set to increase following new United Airlines and American Airlines flights.It’s possible the state is also anticipat-ing competition from Air New Zea-land’s new Houston flights, which add a US gateway to a market that Califor-nia has traditionally dominated.Haines is in New Zealand this week to get a feel for the market here ‘with a view to having some increased activ-ity in the coming year’. “This particu-lar trip is all about getting to know the market better, really understand the market,” he says.The trade should also expect to see more of Haines in the future, he says. “Because we have that extra capacity that will give me the ability to be here

more often, about four times a year,” he says.The new services are great news for agents ‘in terms of capacity and get-ting great airfares’, says Haines—and there’s an added drawcard in the form of the new Wizarding World of Harry Potter, opening at Universal Studios in Apr.“There’s a huge opportunity to sell more California at this point in time, with the great airfares and competi-tion,” says Haines. “There’s a chance to see a different side of California and there’s a great repeat opportunity. If they’ve done Southern California, they’ve done Northern California, it’s a wonderful chance to come and see a different side of the state.”Haines is pictured with Jo Palmer of Gate 7.

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Qantas has continued its reign as the world’s safest airline in a new study by AirlineRatings.com, with the Aussie carrier maintaining its ‘fatality free record in the jet era’.The Australian carrier has been fa-mous for safety since Dustin Hoff-man’s character in the movie Rain Man told his brother that QF has never crashed. For the last three years, AirlineRatings.com has also picked it to top its list of the 20 safest airlines, praising the carrier for amassing ‘an extraordinary record of firsts in op-erations and safety’ in its 95 years. The airline rating website monitors 407 carriers, and also among the top 20 are Air New Zealand, Virgin Austra-lia, Cathay Pacific Airways, Emirates, Etihad Airways, Hawaiian Airlines, Singapore Airlines, Alaska Airlines, All Nippon, American Airlines, EVA Air, Finnair, Japan Airlines, KLM, Lufthansa, Swiss, United Airlines and Virgin Atlantic.The site looks at factors including airline audits, fatality records, opera-tional history and incident records to select its safest airlines. Of the 407 surveyed, 148 have the top seven-star safety ranking but almost 50 have

just three stars or less. There’s also 10 airlines with only one star, all in Indo-nesia, Nepal and Surinam.

. . . Top LCCsThe site also picked its top 10 low-cost carriers, which were Aer Lingus, Flybe, HK Express, Jetblue, Jetstar Austra-lia, Thomas Cook, TUI Fly, Virgin America, Volaris and Westjet. Unlike a number of LCCs, these have all passed the IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA), it notes.

. . . Tragic YearLast year was a ‘disturbing’ one for aviation safety, with tragic incidents such as the GermanWings and Metro-jet disasters, says AirlineRatings.However 16 accidents in 2015, with 560 fatalities, was below the 10-year average of 31 accidents and 714 fatali-ties, notes the site. “Last year was also a significant improvement over 2014, when there were 21 fatal accidents with 986 fatalities,” it says.Airlines carried 3.6 billion passengers on 34 million flights in 2015—while 50 years ago, 1597 people were killed in 87 crashes, but overall passenger numbers only reached 141 million.

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AA Discrimination SuitAmerican Airlines is reportedly being sued for some USD6 million for discrimination, after three Mus-lim men and a Sikh were removed from a flight because the pilot felt uneasy. The men are all New York citizens and were removed from the flight from Toronto last Dec, say re-ports. They weren’t given a reason for being asked to leave the flight until they were back at the terminal. The men were flown on the next flight.

Russia Info EveningThe Innovative Travel Co is hosting information/film evenings on Russia in both Christchurch and Auckland, presented by The Russian Travel Centre. The evening will focus on river cruises, independent private tours, escorted tours, rail journeys and more. Agents can bring clients to the info evenings, which are on 1800-1915 29 Feb in AKL and 03 Mar in CHC. RSVP by 19 Feb to info@innovative-travel.com

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Euro Two For OneTempo Holidays is offering a two for one deal on its Classical Rhine and Across Europe cruises, for clients who book between 18 Jan-29 Feb. The Classical Rhine river cruise departs from Basel or Amsterdam and travels through a range of Europe’s cities. It is priced from AUD2511. Meanwhile, the Across Europe river cruise departs Budapest and finishes in Amsterdam, or vv, and passes through the Rhine-Main Danube canal and the Loreley and Wachau Valley. It is priced from AUD4817. Select travel dates apply.

Murray River 2016/17Captain Cook Cruises has released its new Murray Princess cruising brochure, featuring weekly, three-, four- and seven-night cruise itiner-aries on the Murray River between Mannum and Blanchetown. The 2016/17 Murray Princess Murray River Cruising, South Australia—Cruises & Holiday Packages brochure also provides information on the facilities, accommodation and deck plans of the vessel; as well as extend-ed touring options, through parent company SeaLink, such as a nine-, 10- or 13-day Kangaroo Island, Mur-ray River and Adelaide tour package. See murrayprincess.com.au

With excitement building for this year’s launch of Seven Seas Ex-plorer, Regent Seven Seas Cruises’ ‘most luxurious cruise ship’, the line has today revealed it’s planning to invest USD125 million to ensure the rest of its fleet is of the same standard. In a bid to provide clients with a consistent look and feel, no matter which Regent ship they choose to sail onboard, the two-year refurbishment program includes significant renova-tions of most public spaces and a complete redesign of all categories of suites. Seven Seas Navigator, the line’s small-est ship, carrying just 490-guests, will be the first to receive the upgrade this northern spring, followed by Seven Seas Voyager in late 2016 and Seven

Seas Mariner in the spring of 2017. The cruise line says Navigator will emerge ‘essentially a brand new ship’ following the upcoming dry dock 31 Mar-13 Apr, with all suite categories, all lounges, the library, casino, bou-tiques, reception area and signature restaurants Compass Rose and La Veranda having recently been com-pletely renovated. Following the dry dock, Navigator will spend the northern summer travers-ing the Mediterranean and late fall in South Africa; whilst in 2017 she will offer Navigate the World, Regent’s first world cruise in six years. Begin-ning and ending in Miami, the cruise will circumnavigate the globe in 128 nights, calling on six continents, 31 countries, 62 distinct ports and ex-ploring 29 World Heritage sites.

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Carnival Inspiration’s MakeoverCarnival Cruise Line’s 2052-passenger Carnival Inspiration is undergoing a multi-million-dollar makeover that will add a wide range of new dining and bar innovations when she emerges from dry dock in Portland 05 Feb. Francis Travel Marketing says the new options include Guy’s Burger Joint, a free-of-charge poolside venue; BlueIguana Cantina, a complimentary poolside Mexi-can eatery; and RedFrog Rum Bar, a poolside waterhole. There will also be Alchemy Bar, a vintage-themed ‘cocktail pharmacy’; BlueIguana Tequila Bar, a festive outdoor bar; and Cherry On Top, which will be home to bins of bulk candy, gifts and novelties, custom apparel and more. Following the renova-tion, the ship will resume its year-round schedule of three- and four-day Baja cruises from Long Beach.

MSC’s New ShowcaseIn the midst of a EUR5.1 billion investment plan which will double capacity and bring seven next-gener-ation ships into service between 2017 and 2022, MSC Cruises has unveiled a new brand positioning. Titled ‘Not just any cruise’, MSC hopes to high-light the ‘key distinguishing elements of the MSC Cruises experiences,’ and is doing so through a series of videos. You can watch the first video, HERE, and keep an eye out over the coming week for additional videos.

Protest Disrupts CruiseSm a l l b o at l o a d s of p o l i t i c a l protestors blocked Royal Caribbean passengers onboard Freedom of the Seas from disembarking at its private destination Labadee in Haiti recently. Widespread reports say the protest was a result of upcoming lo-cal elections. In a statement, Royal Caribbean said while the protest was peaceful in nature, ‘it was clear that if the protest continued, there would be a significant impact on our guests’ ability to enjoy Labadee’. The ship remained at sea before heading to its next port of call. The cruise line is set to monitor the situation and is in ‘close communication with local and government officials in Haiti’.

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Pacific Resort RefurbsThe Pacific Resort Hotel Group has advised of a number of renovation activities taking place at its proper-ties in Rarotonga and Aitutaki. At the Rarotonga resort, the pool will be closed 25 Jan-29 Feb for modernisa-tion; one of the two kitchens will close 07-15 Feb for floor resurfacing; and beachfront villa 100 will be re-furbished 15 Jan-31 Mar. The kitchen floor is also being refurbished at the Aitutaki property 11-21 Feb. The properties are offering various con-cessions such as breakfast vouchers and complimentary activities, and options to rebook.

StayWell RewardsStayWell Hospitality Group has relaunched its loyalty programme, Stay Well Rewards, with more ben-efits, bonus offers, promotions and added incentives. Members earn points for staying at participating Park Regis and Leisure Inn prop-erties, and accrue points for ser-vices like dining, room charges, spa and laundry. It’s free to join, see staywellrewards.com

Travelport SmartpointTravelport has released an enhanced version of its point-of-sale solution, Travelport Smartpoint, featuring performance enhancements, im-proved usability and new function-ality that ‘significantly improves the selling experience for travel agents’. It includes a function al-lowing agents to search for hotels by vicinity using a full or partial ad-dress; a hotel billback solution has been integrated, which increases security, saves time and means business travellers don’t have to pay their bill on departure, as the pay-ment is arranged between the trav-eller’s TMC and the hotel. SeatGuru has also been integrated, allowing clients to choose seats and in-flight amenities.

Rock Around The WorldContiki will release details of the destination for its next Rock Around the World incentive tomorrow. The top five individual selling agents from New Zealand will join the trip, which in the past has visited Oshea-ga, Lollapalooza, Coachella, V Festival and more. Contiki will release a quiz tomorrow morning and once 200 agents have completed the quiz, the destination will be announced. See contiki.com/agents

Trafalgar is noting an increase in bookings from Kiwi travellers who in the past may have been more likely to opt for an FIT journey, a trend the company is partly attrib-uting to ‘recent world events’.Trafalgar general manager Scott Cleaver says while Kiwis are known as resilient travellers, recent events have seen ‘more bookings from those who may have chosen a more inde-pendent holiday in the past’.“With Trafalgar’s evolution of a mod-

ern guided holiday to meet the locals and get under the skin of a destina-tion, we have seen more FITs realise the benefits of guided holidays and it’s fair to say we expect that trend to continue in 2016,” he says.“If customers are looking for that extra level of safeguard when going abroad, guided holidays provide that.”More than 72% of Trafalgar’s bro-chured departures for Europe and Britain 2016 are already definite with almost three months to go until the first summer holiday departs in Apr, says Cleaver, who’s encouraging agents to ‘book with confidence’.“We are excited about the next stage of the Europe selling season and agents can confidently offer an amaz-ing Europe holiday with Trafalgar in 2016,” says Cleaver.Savings of up to 7.5% are available across the Trafalgar programme for bookings and payments prior to 29 Feb. There’s 116 guided holi-days across its Europe and Britain programme in 2016, including six new itineraries and 27 new insider experiences.

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Nanuku Industry RatesNanuku Auberge Resort Fiji is offering industry rates starting at FJD875pn t/s based on a mini-mum three-night stay in one of the beachfront Spa Suites. The rate includes all gourmet meals, personal butler and nanny ser-vices, non-motorised water sports and free Wi-Fi. The offer is avail-able for travel until 31 Mar 2017 (blackouts apply), use booking code NANIND16 and email nan.reservations@aubergeresorts.com

Taiwan’s Shoe ChurchA church in the form of a giant high-heeled shoe, made of blue glass tiles and metal, is currently being built in Budai, Taiwan in a bid to at-tract more tourists. According to reports, the idea was born with hopes to turn ‘a sad part of history into something positive’. In the 1960s, residents had to drill deep wells to access drinking water, which led to arsenic contaminating the water, and in turn, many locals were plagued with Blackfoot disease and lost their legs. The project manager says because many women ‘lost the opportunity to walk into marriage’, they hope to create a place where people can get married, ‘invoking the fairy tale of Cinderella’.

Tassie’s New HikeClients looking for an outdoor adventure will be happy to hear Tasmania’s newest multi-day hike, the Three Capes Track, has opened. Tourism Australia says the 46km, four-day hike provides cliff top outlooks on Cape Pillar, Cape Huay and views to Cape Raoul. Bookings are required, with only 48 walkers per day able to start the hike. For full details see threecapestrack.com.au

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Sales & Marketing Manager

The Walshe Group is seeking a dynamic individual with great Sales, Marketing & analytical skills to fill a crucial position of overseeing Sales efforts for the Walshe Group New Zealand Airline Portfolio.

Key Responsibilities will include;• Identify key areas of growth and Revenue opportunity for all

carriers in the Portfolio• Managing relationships with key customers and Agency

stakeholders• Development and implementation of marketing plans for each

carrier and submitting Market reports identifying opportunities, Sales Activities and reporting on Competitor activities

• Overseeing & managing the performance of the TWG NZ Airline Sales Team

• Developing a professional and informative sales message aligned to the airlines key objectives

• Seek ongoing market intelligence and monitor market trends and competitor product developments

• Build and maintain relationships with key customers and stakeholders

Applicants must possess the following attributes;• Previous Airline or Travel Industry Sales & Marketing

Experience at Management level (note, applicants without previous relevant experience will not be considered)

• The ability to multi-task and handle demands from several principals simultaneously

• A thorough understanding of airline terminology, airfare structure and travel industry distribution channels and processes

• Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills• Exceptional presentation skills, along with sound time

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Mercure Queenstown RefurbishmentMercure Queenstown Resort has completed a $2.2 million refurbishment of its lake view rooms and public areas. The 82 rooms have been given a ‘significant makeover’ to enhance their views over Lake Wakatipu and the Remarkables, and feature new interiors and technology. The hotel has now been officially graded four star by Qualmark. Rates start at $139pr pn.

New Rocky PresidentRocky Mountaineer has appointed Steve Sammut as its new president, based in Vancouver. Since join-ing Rocky Mountaineer in 2012 as executive vice president and chief financial officer, Sammut has been delivering consistent growth in both domestic and international markets, says the company.

Topdeck has launched its biggest ever incentive for the New Zea-land market, which will see nine Kiwi agents take on a Route 66 famil in Jun.“This is the biggest incentive we’ve ever done in the New Zealand mar-ket, a testament to the strong sales from New Zealand throughout 2015,” says director for sales Asia Pacific Ben Ittensohn.“We are thrilled to send our part-ners on an all-expenses paid trip to the USA to experience our sev-en-day California Calling trip first hand.”The top five selling agents between now and 29 Feb, as well as four wild cards (every trip sold equals one entry into the draw), will win a place

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on the trip. It includes Las Vegas, the Grand Canyon, Yosemite and the Golden Gate Bridge.

W Hotel For AspenStarwood’s W Hotels brand will debut its first alpine escape in North America with the opening of the W Aspen and The Sky Residences at W Aspen in 2017. W Aspen, formerly Sky Hotel, is sit-uated at the base of Aspen Mountain and will allow skiers to ski right into the hotel after a day on the slopes.

New Dusit BossDusit International has welcomed its new group chief executive of-ficer, just the third in its 67-year history and the first to come from outside the founding family. Suphajee Suthumpun replaces Chanin Do-navanik. She will focus on strength-ening the foundations for future growth.

New Lego AttractionFor the first time ever, Legoland Parks are offering a first look at a new theme park attraction that reunites the stars of The Lego Movie in an all-new story appearing at Legoland theme parks and Legoland Discovery Centers in 2016. The 30-second clip gives fans the first glimpse of what happened after the blockbuster mov-ie, when Emmet, Wyldstyle, Unikitty, MetalBeard and Benny reunite at the invitation of a shady new character, Risky Business, who plans to open a curious theme park bearing a suspi-cious resemblance to Legoland. The short 3D film will play several times a day, with 4D effects such as wind, water and fog.

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JANUARY 2016Rocky Mountaineer & Adventure World Road Show BreakfastsDunedin: Tue 26, Otago Museum - Kakapo Room, 0715. Christchurch: Wed 27, Reality Bites Cafe, 0715 & 0845. Wellington: Thu 28, Air NZ (Koru Room), Level 4 - State Insurance Tower, 0715 & 0845.

FEBRUARY 2016Brand USA Discover America EventsChristchurch: Mon 22, Rydges Latimar Hotel, 1700-2130.Auckland: Tue 23, The Cloud, Queens Wharf, 1700-2130.

JAWS RoadshowDunedin: Mon 29, Scenic Southern Cross Hotel, 118 High Street, 1700-2000.

MARCH 2016JAWS RoadshowChristchurch: Tue 01, Rydges Latimer Hotel, Latimer Square, 1700-2000. Nelson: Wed 02, Rutherford Hotel, 27 Nile Street West, 1700-2000. Whangarei: Tue 08, Forum North, 7 Rust Ave, 1700-2000. Napier: Mon 14, War Memorial Conference Centre, 48 Marine Parade, 1700-2000. Wellington: Tue 15, Rydges WLG, 75 Featherston Street, 1700-2000. Palmerston North: Wed 16, Distinction Hotel, 175 Cuba Street, 1700-2000. New Plymouth: Thu 17, Novotel Hotel, Cnr Of Hobson and Leach Streets, 1700-2000. Tauranga: Tue 22, Tauranga Yacht Club, 70 Keith Allen Drive, 1700-2000. Hamilton: Wed 23, Novotel Tainui, 7 Alma Street, 1700-2000.

Cook Islands RoadshowChristchurch: Tue 08, Hagley Oval, 0730-9030. Wellington: Wed 09, Rydges Hotel, 0730-9030.

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Auckland, North Shore: Wed 09, Spencer on Byron, 1730-2030.South Auckland: Thu 10, Waipuna Suites, Highbrook, 0730-0930.Auckland CBD: Thu 10, The Heritage Hotel, 1730-2030.

APRILTourism Fiji Bula Marau Family RoadshowPalmerston North: Mon 04, Distinction Hotel, 0700-0930.Christchurch: Mon 04, Tait Conference Centre, 1730-2015. Wellington: Tue 05 April, Amora Hotel, 1730-2015. Hamilton: Wed 06, Ferrybank Reception Centre, 1730-2015. Auckland: Thu 07, Stamford Hotel, 1730-2030.Auckland North Shore: Fri 08, QBE Stadium, 0700-0930.

Asia Now roadshowDunedin: Tue 05. Christchurch: Wed 06. Wellington: Thu 07. Tauranga: Mon 11. Hamilton: Tue 12. Auckland North: Wed 13.Auckland East: Thu 14.Venues, times tba.

Avalon Waterways 2017 LaunchKerikeri: Wed 06, pm.Petone: Wed 06, pm.Whangarei: Thu 07, pm.New Plymouth: Thu 07, pm.Hamilton: Mon 11, pm.Tauranga: Tue 12, pm.Auckland, North Shore: Tue 12, pm. Dunedin: Tue 12, pm.Auckland, East: Wed 13, pm.Timaru: Wed 13, pm.Napier: Wed 13, pmAuckland, West: Thu 14, pm.Palmerston North: Thu 14, pm.Ashburton: Thu 14, pm. Christchurch: Tue 19, pm. Invercargill: Wed 20, pm Queenstown: Thu 21, pm. Nelson: Wed 27 Apr, pm. Blenheim: Thu 28, pm. Times, venues tba.

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Back-Roads Touring is a unique small group touring concept offering fascinating and leisurely regional tours throughout the UK & Europe. With small group sizes, we provide an intimate and relaxing travel ex-perience, taking our guests off the freeways and onto the back roads to enjoy seasonal cuisine, charming accommodation and authentic cul-tural experiences.This is a fantastic opportunity for a passionate individual to join our growing team and represent an innovative brand and style of touring. This position will be based in Auckland.

Key Responsibilities & Requirements• Managing trade relationships within New Zealand• Building and nurturing travel agency partnerships with the ability

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• 3+ years of business development management within the travel industry

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Applications which do not address these points will not be considered. Only short-listed applicants will be contacted.

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AccorHotels Helps FijiT h e f u n d r a i s i n g p a r t n e rsh i p between AccorHotels and Cure Kids has resulted in the opening of Fi-ji’s first mobile clinic dedicated to screening children for rheumatic heart disease.

AKL Airport’s New CFOAuckland Airport has appointed Phil Neutze as its chief financial officer. He joined the airport in Mar 2010 as head of business intelligence, and has been acting CFO since Aug 2015.

Clients visiting the Western Front or Gallipoli can follow in the footsteps of New Zealand’s soldiers via the Nga Tapuwae First World War Trails, a First World War Centenary legacy project by WW100.Nga Tapuwae Gallipoli and West-ern Front guides are available as apps, a website, printable paper guides and e-books. They feature letters and diaries from soldiers, articles by Kiwi historians, trip plan-

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ning information, travel tips and driving directions.“The trails are a fascinating way of exploring the past, blending audio

narratives, maps, photographs, background information, oral history, original accounts, and practical travel information into a single, accessible resource,” says chief historian for the Ministry for Culture and Heritage, Neill Atkinson.There’s five Gallipoli trails—three around Anzac Cove and two longer driving trails slightly further out on the Gallipoli pen-

insula.The Western Front trails explore key sites in France, Belgium and the UK, including the battlefield at Passchen-daele and Messines, the famous Ar-ras tunnels and Somme battlefields.See ngatapuwae.nz

. . . EventsThis year will mark the 100th Anzac Day, and there will be several over-seas services including in France, the UK and Belgium. There’s also a special event commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Battle of the Somme on 15 Sep in Caterpil-lar Valley, Longueval, France. For details, see w100.govt.nz/national-ceremonies

True Southern DinnerThe Rees Hotel Queenstown is holding its first True South Culinary Series Dinner for the year on 01 Apr. Guests will enjoy an eight course de-gustation menu paired with Misha’s Vineyard wine. Tickets cost $135pp or $665 t/s for one nights’ accommo-dation, breakfast, Wi-Fi and movies, and the dinner. See therees.co.nz

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