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Another Aussie buy for TUI GERMAN travel giant TUI Travelhas purchased Adelaide-basedAdventure Tours Australia, whichclaims to be “Australia’s leadingsmall group tour company.” The purchased operation willbecome part of TUI’s ‘activitysector’ under the TrekAmerica/OzXposure division. The move continues TUI’srecent acquisitions of Australianoperators, with Adventure ToursAustralia (ATA) joining TUI’s otherdown under businesses AustralianPinnacle Tours, OzXposure,WesternXposure and Planet Perth.

It’s understood that current ATAceo Ken Hart and marketingdirector Greg Zammit will remainwith the company, to continue togrow the business. TrekAmerica/OzXposure mdMartyn Shapter said the combinedoperations meant that TUI has a“leading position in the Australiansmall group escorted toursmarket.” TUI owns travel businessesacross the globe, includingPeregrine Adventures andMyPlanet/MyBentours in Australia.

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TOURISM Queensland iscontinuing to make the most ofits ‘Best Job in the World’campaign, this week releasing ashortlist of 50 applications forthe six month contract onHamilton Island, from thewhopping 35,000 who applied. Finalists represent 22 countries,with their video applicationsnow online at the specialwebsite atwww.islandreefjob.com. The next stage in the processis for the public to vote for theirfavourite, with the top scorerand ten others chosen by TQflown from around the globe toHamilton Island for interviews. The applications range fromthe sublime to the ridiculous,with one showing a Queenslandman swimming with dolphins,scuba diving and riding a horsealong a beach, concluding “You’dbe out of your mind not to givethe job to an Aussie bum” -before walking away from thecamera wearing a skimpy thong.

THIS would have made for agood episode of channel 7’sBorder Security (which happensto be one of the most popular TVshows in Australia). Sharp-eyed immigrationofficials in the UK have deniedentry to a visitor from Mexicowho insisted he was just comingto Britain on a short trip to visita friend. The 40-year-old landed atManchester on a flight from LosAngeles last Fri and was thesubject of a routine search. Officers decided somethingwas up when his baggagecontained a “huge collection ofMexican food recipes” with theclincher being “a good-luck cardfrom his church wishing him wellfor his ‘new life in the UK’.”

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Mayo calls for levy action HOUSE of Travel Australiachairman and former HWT chiefBarry Mayo has called on Qantasand other airlines to incorporatefuel costs as part of their fares. He was responding to the fuelsurcharge cuts announce byQantas this week (TD breakingnews Tue) which he hailed as apositive move. However “the current fare andfuel surcharge structure stillmakes airfares unnecessarilycomplicated for the travellingpublic,” he said. “From a travel agent’sperspective fuel surcharges are

time consuming to process andcomplicated to explain to clients.” Mayo, who presides over Houseof Travel’s Australian businesseswhich include Fiji SpecialistHolidays, Pacific SpecialistHolidays, Asia Specialist Holidaysand TravelManagers, said thatcompanies and consumers arelooking for and strongly valuetransparency, particularly in thecurrent economic environment. “There’s no doubt the industrywould like to see all fuel costsincorporated as part of the airfare to make pricing moreimmediate and deliver greaterclarity to the consumer,” he said. Mayo also thanked Qantas forits significant reduction of fuelsurcharges, saying the carrier’smove was “not only valued butappreciated by industry players.”

Big responsealready for NTIA AFTA said this morning it’salready received scores ofnominations in various categoriesfor this year’s National TravelIndustry Awards, just hours afterofficially launching the nominationprocess at www.afta.com.au. AFTA ceo Jayson Westbury saidthat shortly after being announcedin yesterday’s Travel Daily theAFTA website saw a big surge inhits, with plenty of nominationsstarting to roll in shortly thereafter. Nominations are open until 20Mar and tickets for the NTIA GalaDinner are also proving popular.

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ABOVE: The ballroom in Sydney’s‘Establishment’ was last nighttransformed into a little slice ofAbu Dhabi, for the ‘Traveller’sWelcome’ Roadshow, hosted bythe Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority. Agents were greeted with asprinkle of rose water perfume asthey stepped into the Emirateinspired tented entranceway. Drinks and traditional finger-food flowed as agents mingled,talked to suppliers, and even gota Henna tattoo provided by theresident Henna artists. The event drew massive support,with around 220 industryprofessionals in attendance. The Event’s MC, Channel 9presenter Shelley Craft, openedthe evening’s formalities,describing Abu Dhabi as a place

for the adventure bound traveller- who still requires creature comforts! Peta McWilliam, Abu Dhabi’sCountry Manager, Australia,summarised Abu Dhabi as “a landof ancient and modern contrasts”with an underscore of mystery. In addition to advocatingtourism, the evening alsopromoted the launch of ‘AbuDhabi Tourism Champions’ - anonline training program to launchon the ADTA website later thismonth - which equips agents withcost free tools to capitalize onthe increased interest in theEmirate. Pictured from left: Peta McWilliam,ADTA Country Manager; ShelleyCraft; Lauren Penfold, ADTA MediaLeason and Ben Alcock, ADTATrade/MICE promotion executive.

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‘Sky Blue’ extended SOLOMON Airlines has extendedits Sky Blue retail fares fromBrisbane to Honiara return from$270, valid for sale till 24 May fortravel till 31 May 09. The carrier has also reduced itsfuel surcharge on the route, nowdown to US$35 from US$50.

JQ Int’l shining star for Qantas THE Qantas Group’s preliminarymonthly figures for Jan releasedtoday show Jetstar Internationalwas the group’s best achiever, up35% in passengers carried whencompared to the year prior. Jetstar Domestic also fairedwell for the Group, up 9.3%. Figures do however show a fallacross Qantas Domestic (down2.7%), QantasLink (down 4.1%)and hardest hit, QF Int’l whichdropped 11.4% over the period. Overall, passenger numbersdecreased by 0.6% over theprevious year, revenue passengerkilometres decreased by 4.1%,available seat kms were alsodown 1.3%. QF Group pax numbers for thefinancial year to Jan 09 are alsoreported as being down 0.7%.

The Jan figures reflect thatconsumers are still travellingdespite the economic downturn,albeit on the low cost carriers.

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ABOVE: The latest 20 Aussietravel agents have graduatedfrom the most recent session ofthe Los Angeles Travel Academy. Held at the University of Calif.in LA last month, the group tookpart in a 3-day training programincorporating classes, field tripsand a final exam, with graduatesreceiving a certificate, makingthem a UCLA Bruin. Graduates are then listed onthe www.discoverLosAngeles.comwebsite as experts on the city. The Los Angeles Travel Academyis run in conjunction with LA Inc,The Los Angeles Convention &Visitors Bureau, Los Angeles WorldAirport, UCLA & Air New Zealand. Pictured here at the famous LAlandmark, Universal Studios, backrow, from left are: ChinsookMoore, LATA Instructor; JacquelineColonnelli, Travelworld Revesby;

Soni Bhat, Bay Travel Group; KelliHampstead, Travel Beyond; SarahMcColgan, LA INC; Laura Cuthbert,HWT Mosman; Cheryl McLaughlin,HWT Penrith; Stefan Thomaschuetz,DBT; Nathan Michlik, WorldCorporate Travel; Lauren Diver,Student Flights; and Sophia Atzori,Flight Centre Warrawong. Front row: Junko Abe, MitsuiTravel; Eszter Nemeth, CTM TravelManagement; Jennifer Simsey, FCWinston Hills; Julie Keel, FlightCentre Shellharbour; NaomiAlexander, FC Springwood; ErikaGarces, Jetset Rhodes; JoannaZakis, Majestic Travel; LenkaSpisakova, Student Flights Glebe;Atina Vertonis, TravelworldBelmont and Sue Burgess, Air NZ. For further info on LA, contactthe Syd office of LA Inc, LACVB on(02) 9959 4356 or email LeeanneDyer at ldyer@aviareps.com.

Qantas fares to LAfor less than $1K. TRAVELLERS to the USA cantake advantage of rock bottomfares to Los Angeles and SanFrancisco, with Qantas releasingan ‘Escape to the States’ sale. Out of SYD, return fares are onsale from $971, from MEL faresstart at $960, or from BNE pricesstart at $1078, including taxes. The fares are on offer for traveluntil 16 Jun - on sale until 20 Mar.

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WY wants 40 more OMAN Air (WY) will add 40 newdestinations by the end of 2009after taking delivery of nine newBoeing and Airbus aircraft. New destinations include Paris,Frankfurt, Columbo, Maldives andmore in Europe and Asia.

ABOVE: THAI Airways Int’l andthe Tourism Authority of Thailandrecently hosted 450 travel agents,tour operators and wholesalersfrom around the world on itsThailand Mega Fam Trip. A select group of Australiantravel professionals participatedin the famil, which aimed to showthat the Thai travel and tourismindustry is back to business asusual following the airportblockades last year that crippledtourism. Attendees were shown firsthandthe various categories of the“Seven Amazing Wonders of

Grand Skal meeting SKAL International Melbourne ishosting a Grand Prix Luncheon atThe Sebel on Queens Road, Meloverlooking Albert Park, on 26 Mar. RSVP to Sandy by 11am 24 Mar -sandy@apartmentsonlygon.com.au

WELCOME to Industry Appointments, Travel Daily’s Thu featurewhich has the latest job appointments from across the industry. Ifyou have just appointed someone to a new position and would liketo update the industry email appointments@traveldaily.com.au.

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Michelle Cox has been appointed to the role of general managermarketing for APT. She was previously APT’s gm - business andstrategic development for 2.5 years, and general manager ofAPT’s Connections business for 4 years.

Former gm of International Cruise Council of Australasia, LindaHalliday, has joined New Zealand retail travel giant House ofTravel, to head up the firm’s cruise division as cruise manager.Most recently Halliday was the general manager of Abercrombie &Kent New Zealand.

Orient Express Travel Group has appointed Peter Power to heada new GSA division, known as Mercury Silver Aviation. He boastsover 30 years of industry experience, and most recently has heldthe GSA accounts of the Singapore Tourism Board and TourismMalaysia. Power will oversee business relationships and revenuefrom potential partners, travel industry agencies requiring Stateand or National GSA/PSA representation.

Acropolis strike TOURISTS visiting Greece’sAcropolis are still being turnedaway from the cultural site asguards continue striking. The strikes, launched on 26Feb, involve blocking access tothe site in a bid to demand betterworking conditions. Other ancient sites & museumshave not been affected by thestrikes, and Acropolis employeesare in discussions to decidewhether to continue the strikes.

Thailand”, which included cookingclasses, spa treatments, shoppingtours and cultural experiences. Pictured here on arrival atBangkok Airport, back row fromleft, are: Claire Walsh and JodieGallo, Creative Holidays; & AlisonNixon, New Horizons Holidays. Front row: Valeria Gonzalez,Asia Escape Holidays; EmmaDean; THAI J; Jacqui Froehlich,New Horizons Holidays; VanessaSilva, Best Flights; SamanthaMitrevski, Asia Escape Holidays;and Ellen Currow and NatalieFirth from Infinity.

Tassie goes online TOURISM Tasmania has createda series of microsites and user-friendly holiday planners whichoffer information on attractionsand highlights of the state’s fivearea destinations. The North West Coast, the EastCoast, the Western Wilderness,Hobart and Surrounds andLaunceston, Tamar and the Northare the five districts featured. The microsites and holidayplanners can be accessed byclicking on the colour coded areason the Tasmanian map at:www.discovertasmania.com.au. MEANWHILE, TasmaniaExpeditions has launched a newwebsite including keywordsearch, activity search widget,image and video libraries as wellas online availabilities, seewww.tasmanianexpeditions.com.au.

Leading Hotels of the World has appointed Bernard Agache andPhilip Ho to the newly-created position of senior vice president ofmembership and vice president of Asia Pacific.

Markland Blaiklock has been appointed to the position of seniorvice president Sofitel Asia Pacific. Mr Blaiklock was most recentlyceo of Grande Assest Hotels and Property. Sofitel has alsoappointed Michel Molliet to the role of vice president SofitelGreater China. Prior to this new appointment Molliet served atAccor’s Sofitel Reef Casino Cairns as its area mgr and gm.

Adam Vance has been appointed as the new head of marketing forTravelscene American Express, based in North Sydney. He hadheld senior roles at NRMA Motoring & Services, RafflesInternational and travel.com.au.

Gemma Bosworth has been appointed Tourism Queensland’smarketing co-ordinator, Sunshine Coast and Fraser Coast.

Brisbane Airport Corporation has annouced Julieanne Alroe asits new managing director and ceo, to take the role vacated bythe retiring boss, Koen Rooijmans, later this year.

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Tattoo back to SYD NEW South Wales premierNathan Rees announced on Tuethat the Edinburgh Military Tattoowill return to Syd in Feb 2010. It will be the second time theNSW state capital has exclusivelyhosted the event in Australia.

CA wants Gov’t $$$ AIR China has requested a cashinjection of minimum US$439m tospur profits for 2009. The carrier’s rival, ChinaSouthern, is expecting the sameamount from the government, asthe airlines report the worstlosses for 2008 since SARS 2003. CA’s chairman, Kong Dong, said2009 has been promising,expecting double digit revenuegrowth in the first two monthscompared to a year earlier.

Star still stuffed MELBOURNE’S Southern StarObservation Wheel, which closeddue to damage from the state’s 3-day heat wave a little over amonth after its opening, hasannounced it will definitelyreopen, but no date has been set. The Southern Star ManagementGroup said that preliminaryinvestigations have indicated thatworks will take at least 6 months,& voluntary severance packageshave been offered to 90 staff.

ABOVE: Rendezvous Hotels andResorts have seen an influx ofenquirees from business travellersavoiding their previous 5-starhotel choices, and are insteadopting for 4-star hotels to lowertheir spend, according toRendezvous ceo, Alan Featherby. “We want to reinforce ourmessage in these difficult timesthat Rendezvous offers bettervalue for money across its rangeof hotels” he said, with thecompany launching a major SaleBlitz in Australia and NZ to showcustomers it’s “business as usual”

despite the global economiccrisis. The sale blitz kicked off inMelbourne, and will travel toCanberra, Brisbane, Adelaide,Perth, Sydney, Auckland andWellington before concluding inChristchurch on 03 Apr. Rendezvous will be opening fivenew hotels throughout 2009/10 inNew Zealand, Asia and the MiddleEast, beginning with theRendezvous Christchurch, whichis due to open in Aug 2009. Pictured above is Rendezvous’Sale Blitz team in Melbourne.

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Be quick or this will be snapped up before you know it.

EXCITING SALES ROLE ON OFFER TODAY BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER

MELBOURNE – SALARY + INCENTIVES + CAR Look no further here’s the opportunity you’ve been waiting for!

To secure this great business development position you will need to be a highly successful on the road sales person

working within the travel industry. You'll have exceptional presentation skills and be able to put together and develop

new presentations along with having a friendly and approachable manner. Great salary plus incentives and car.

STRESS LESS! RETAIL TRAVEL CONSULTANT

MELBOURNE (EAST) – PKG TO $45K + INCENTIVES Are you sick of the constant stress of meeting unrealistic sales

targets? Relieve yourself of the pressure; join this boutique agency and be rewarded for the excellent customer service

you provide, not just the $$$ you make! You will be part of a friendly and professional team servicing repeat and referral clientele. Incentives and 5 days educational leave on offer! Mon to Fri hours with Saturday (9am – 12pm) on rotation.

REACH NEW HEIGHTS GROUPS TRAVEL COORDINATOR

PERTH (NOR) – OTE $45K TO $60K + Are you experienced in group travel coordination? If so, this is

your opportunity to join a successful company that is constantly growing so be quick, as this role won’t last long! You will enjoy

arranging unique tailor made itineraries and using your creativity to add special touches for your clients to make each trip unforgettable. You will also enjoy having the potential to

earn one of the highest salaries in the industry today.

TOO HOT TO HANDLE LEISURE TRAVEL CONSULTANT GOLD COAST – FANTASTIC $$$

Our client is a global leader in Travel and has a vacancy for an EXPERIENCED LEISURE TRAVEL CONSULTANT to join their

successful team. You will be rewarded with a competitive salary (Base + Commission structure) - ongoing training and support.

excellent famil opportunities and discounted travel benefits. To be successful for this position you will need min18 months

experience booking international travel, ex Australia. Great airfare knowledge, CRS skills and a passion for the industry.

ARE YOU A WORLD CLASS CONSULTANT? ASSISTANT MANAGER – RETAIL TRAVEL

PERTH (SOR) – GREAT SALARY ON OFFER A fantastic opportunity exists for a highly experienced travel

consultant to join one of the nation’s most successful retailers at an assistant manager level. If you are a highly motivated

consultant with a minimum of 3 years experience, this is your chance to advance your career and increase your salary. With endless benefits on offer and training to ensure you

continue to develop, why wouldn’t you apply?

LIVE IT, LOVE IT, SELL IT!! JAPAN TRAVEL SPECIALIST WANTED

BRISBANE CBD – EXCELLENT $$$ Our client is seeking an EXPERIENCED RETAIL TRAVEL

CONSULTANT to join their team in Brisbane CBD! You will need to have great knowledge of Japan; you will need to

have lived there for a period of time so you can sell from your own experience. You will have exceptional customer service skills and great attention to detail. Min 2 years experience as

an International Travel Consultant Ex Australia, Sabre is highly regarded. Work only Monday – Friday, 38 hour week!!

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Valid for new bookings made & paid between 01 Mar 09-26 Jun 09. Valid for travel between 14 Apr 09-30 Jun 09.

Standard Rates Duration (days)

2 Berth Rookie

2-3^ Berth HiTop

4 Berth Voyager

2 Berth Elite

4 Berth Explorer

4 Berth Escape

6 Berth Frontier

5*-20 39 43 69 75 119 129 135

14 Apr 09-30 Jun 09 21-34 37 41 66 71 113 123 128

35-99 35 39 62 68 107 116 122

Rates are per calendar day in AUD.

Prices include: Vehicle Insurance Unlimited Kilometres Kitchen Equipment

# General Equipment

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Customer Care 24hr Road Service Helpline 10% off powered sites at all BIG4 parks GST (10%) Travel Wallet including map, driving tips and travel information.

Issued 27 Feb 09

Conditions: *Minimum rental for the Rookie is 3 days if collecting and returning to the same location. ^Maximum recommended weight for the top bed is 75kgs. #Not available with the Rookie. Book & pay by 26 June 09. Valid for travel 14 April 09-30 June 09. All travel must be completed by 30 June 09. Not valid for pick-ups and drop-offs in Broome and Hobart. This offer is available to Australia and New Zealand residents only. Prices correct at time of issue and are subject to change without notice. Further conditions apply, contact DriveAway for full details.

RookieHiTop Explorer Frontier