Coming fast after news that Scottish airline Loganair had signed a deal with Emirates to allow customers to access the Middle Eastern company’s 155-country strong destination network, the regional carrier has announced another similar partnership with Qatar Airways.
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The Fullerton Hotel Singapore has been unveiled as the host location of the inaugural Direct Booking Summit: Asia-Pacific, by event organisers Triptease, this week.
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InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has signed a management agreement to debut its boutique hotel brand, Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants, in Bangkok.
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UNWTO and GTERC have presented its Asia Tourism Trends Report at the Global Tourism Economy Forum in Macao, China.
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SPECIALIST wholesaler Venture Far has ceased operations and been placed into liquidation after 39 years of operation (TD breaking news).
In a statement, the South Australia-based company said “the costs and challenges of being a boutique wholesaler, operating in a highly price driven, low margin industry have proven to be too large to overcome”.
Sales, marketing and product arms of the business have ceased immediately but the liquidators have maintained some reservations staff to assist with agent queries.
Venture Far was a member of Magellan Travel Group and last year underwent “major changes”, including a total rebrand from Venture Holidays (TD 03 Oct).
“While we saw improvements from these changes, it has proven not to be enough,” the firm said.
Originally trading as Venture Holidays SA/NT, the business was led by Robert Mackay who had previously headed up Adventure World prior to its acquisition by NRMA and then the Travel Corporation.
In 2009 Venture Holidays SA/NT also acquired the Venture Holidays trademark from Flight Centre (TD 09 Nov 09) which had in turn picked it up as part of its acquisition of Travel Spirit Group (TD 03 Mar 07).
In 2010 the company became GSA of Explore Worldwide, taking over from Adventure World, but in 2013 the account was awarded to Cox & Kings (TD 27 Mar 2013).
Last week Explore Worldwide announced a return to Adventure World, signing the company as its local GSA (TD 17 Oct).
Just three weeks ago Venture Far announced the release of its 2019/20 Africa brochure, which saw the product range expand into Ethiopia for the first time (TD 04 Oct).
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AFTA will target almost two million consumers nationally with a month-long television campaign set for launch on Sun.
Screening on the Seven Network, TenPlay and YouTube, the commercial highlights the advantages of booking with a travel agent and has been designed to help raise the profile of the AFTA Travel Accreditation Scheme (ATAS).
“There are ATAS accredited travel agents spotted in every corner of Australia and the placement of this TV commercial is in an effort to support suburban bricks and mortar travel agents wherever they may be located,” said AFTA Chief Executive Jayson Westbury.
The commercial has been produced using the findings of research agency FiftyFive5 which identified factors that motivate Australians to use a travel agent.
“The research has been used to understand the Australian Traveller and adopt the most powerful and effective marketing strategies going forward,” he said.
“The messaging used in the television commercial is the messaging that the research found to be most compelling for the consumer,” said Westbury.
He said the commercial should also remind accredited agents to use the ATAS logo in their own communication efforts.
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AZAMARA Club Cruises has revealed that its newest luxury ship Azamara Pursuit will make its way to Australia in 2021.
The announcement was made by the cruise line’s Chief Operating Officer Carol Cabezas y’day as part of a week-long visit.
“We love coming here and we love all of our Australian guests who enjoy our ships so we will continue to send them here,” Cabezas said.
“We know that our guests tend to build strong relationships with our crew and so by bringing Pursuit here, Australians now get the opportunity to have a completely new experience.”
When she arrives in 2021, Pursuit will be the third vessel in Azamara’s three-ship fleet to visit Australia, with Journey and Quest already enjoying successful seasons locally.
The decision to bring Pursuit to Aussie shores follows a strong period of growth in Australia for the luxury cruise brand.
“Australia is currently our third largest sourcing market behind the United States and the United Kingdom,” Cabezas said.
“Australia has doubled its share over the last four years so that’s why we decided to deliver Pursuit because we know our product really resonates here.”
Azamara also announced that it will be opening its 2021 winter collection on 07 Nov, with Japan itineraries revealed to be a big returning destination.
“It has been so popular in our 2019 deployment that we had to bring it back,” Cabezas said.
More details regarding Pursuit’s Australia program will be revealed over the coming weeks.
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AUSTRALIAN travellers heading to Europe via Abu Dhabi on Etihad Airways can access a range of special deals until 06 Nov.
Return fares start from $1,234 ex-SYD for travel between 15 Jan & 31 Aug, CLICK HERE for more.
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VIRGIN Australia is highlighting a suite of enhancements on its trans-Tasman flights including wi-fi (free for 15 mins), 23kg of baggage included in fares, a substantial meal plus drink, and increased Velocity Frequent Flyer Points earning potential.
The range of new inclusions will be available from 28 Oct.
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TRAVELPORT has stolen the lead over its GDS rivals by announcing the first booking of flights using IATA’s New Distribution Capability (NDC).
The landmark transaction was made on Fri by British travel agency Meon Valley Travel which ticketed a short-haul, low-cost flight from London to Milan using Travelport Smartpoint.
Over coming months the first version of the NDC capability will be used by an increasing number of agencies and airlines as part of the NDC rollout, Travelport says.
It will also be followed by a series of product enhancements, including a version for online agents in 2019.
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