EDITORS: Bruce Piper and Guy Dundas Virgin Blue-Etihad pact OK · Blue will begin selling airfares between Australia and Abu Dhabi with onward connections, with DJ customers able

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Rankin to Cruise1st QANTAS Hols gm Chris Rankinhas been named as the new headof the Royal Caribbean-ownedfledgling Cruise1st Australia retailoperation which started operationin Jul (TD breaking news) takingthe role vacated by SandyGreenwood (TD 10 Sep) Rankin finishes up with his roleas head of Jetset Travelworldrsquoswholesale operations next weekwhen the merger between JTGand Stella becomes effectiveexpected on 30 Sep More information on Rankinrsquosnew role in todayrsquos Cruise Weekly- and more appointments on p6

Virgin Blue-Etihad pact OK THE Etihad Guest and VirginBlue Velocity loyalty programshave already been integratedfollowing the announcement thismorning that the ACCC wouldprovide interim authorisation forthe proposed DJEY alliance (TDbreaking news) Members can earn statustierand frequent flyer pointseffective immediately with theability for members to burn mileson both airlinesrsquo services cominginto effect on 01 Oct And also from 01 Oct VirginBlue will begin selling airfaresbetween Australia and Abu Dhabiwith onward connections with DJcustomers able to access EYrsquosnetwork of 65 destinations Reciprocally Etihad passengerswill be able to fly to all Virgin

Blue ports in Australia NZ thePacific Asia and the USA ldquoThe Virgin Blue group ofairlines will now be able todeliver an alternative andcompetitive network to theMiddle East Europe UnitedKingdom and beyondrdquo said DJceo John Borghetti Subject to obtaining final ACCCapproval V Australia will operatethree Sydney-Abu Dhabi servicesa week from Feb 2011 along withthree Brisbane-Singapore-AbuDhabi flights from Feb 2012 -making it the first Australianairline to operate to the MiddleEast since 1991

Alaska downunder THERE are still places availableat the upcoming AlaksaDownunder raodshows in SydneyBrisbane and Melbourne withRSVPs closing on 04 Oct - see p10

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CRUISE1ST isnrsquot actually lookingfor divine intervention with theappointment of Chris Rankin A typo in TDrsquos breaking newsannouncing the JTG wholesalechiefrsquos new role yesterdayinadvertently quoted Cruise1stUK md Daniel Townsley saying hewas ldquoconfident that Christ wouldhelp Cruise1st become thenumber one player in cruiseretail in Australiardquo Of course we werenrsquotintending to be blasphemousbut the error drew a number ofresponses from quick-thinkingagents saying ldquoAmen to thatrdquo orldquosounds like they must havesome great connectionsrdquo

PacificFlier move PALAU-BASED PacificFlier hasterminated its long-term wetleasewith Hi Fly and told the US DoTthat when it relaunches it intendsto operate services using a 757-200 aircraft wetleased fromIcelandair

PERHAPS police should get sometourism training Officers in Darwin were calledon to provide some impromptutravel advice overnight when abackpacker called them at about130am and asked for informationon a campsite where he wouldbe safe from crocodiles There was a heavy downpourat the time and the backpackerhad apparently been sleepingoutdoors and ldquowanted a safeplace to camp out of the rainrdquoaccording Duty SuperintendentBob Rennie ldquoHe was advised to go to amotel or a similar place ofabode with a roofrdquo the officerdryly confirmed

Now itrsquos Virgin Hotels THE never-ending growth of theVirgin empire is continuing withthe announcement of a newVirgin Hotels division The new brand is intended tooffer a range of four-starproperties catering to ldquohighincome well-educatedmetropolitan lsquocreative classrsquocustomersrdquo according to a newwwwvirginhotelscom website Property owners and developersare encouraged to be part of thebrand with a new joint ventureestablished with two keyinvestors which aims to acquireup to US$500m in properties overthe next three years Virgin Hotels is seeking sitesinitially in the US with targetsincluding cities such as New YorkBoston Los Angeles SanFrancisco and Miami and plans forglobal expansion later

iTropics accepts CC MONEYDIRECT has added a newcredit card option for the TravelCorporationrsquos iTropics onlinecoach tour reservation system The site now allows credit cardpayments for Trafalgar InsightVacations and Contiki and agentscan also monitor their bookingsand make amendments whennecessary The new option is available inaddition to the current electronicfunds transfer facility which isaccessible without leaving iTropics

Excite site EXCITE Holidays md GeorgePapaioannou says the travelagent-only online wholesalerrsquoswebsite (TD Tue) can be viewedat wwwexciteholidayscom

Viator is getting social AUSTRALIAN-founded activityand experience booking websiteViator looks to be doing for toursand attractions what TripAdvisorhas done in the hotel sector witha range of enhancements inclthe ability for travellers to submitrecommendations and reviews onits 5500-plus attractions toursand activities in 450 destinations The redesigned Viator site alsonow features links to interactivemaps while member reviews andphotos can also be uploaded bysite users whether or not theyhave actually made a booking Viator has big plans for thesocial networking additions withceo Barrie Seidenberg saying thatldquowith more than two millionmonthly site visitors we expectthat this content will grow

exponentially and become aleading resource for the kind oflocal information most importantto travellersrdquo The site also now offerssuggestions related to existingattractions giving ideas on otheractivities in each area during thebooking process and therevamped site includes expandedintegration with the ubiquitousFacebook and Twitter Viator is now headquartered inSan Francisco and has regionaloffices in Sydney London and LasVegas - see wwwviatorcom

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SINGLE travellers will continueto be a key focus market in BillPeach Journeys 2011 strategy asthe company heads into its 28thyear of service as a leadingluxury Australian operator Following the successful releaseof last yearrsquos Single Travellersbrochure featuring lsquono singlesupplementrsquo and lsquosingles onlyjourneysrsquo the company hascompiled another series ofprograms for 2011 dedicated tothis growing market whichalready makes up over 45 of BillPeach Journeys business Founder Bill Peach told TravelDaily yesterday that most of BillPeach Journeys single travellerscomprise of professional womenthat are looking for friendships agood deal and an interestingtouring program ldquoWe are the pioneers inoutback travel in this big countryand continue to offer travellersnew places to go tordquo says Peach Bill Peach Journeys flagship

itinerary the 12-day GreatAustralian Aircruise will nextyear offer 10 tours includingthree departures where the singlesupplement has been waived And Bill Peach himself will behosting Peachrsquos 9-day GoldAircruise departing 02 Apr 2011featuring highlights includinglearning about the gold history inAustralia and visiting the famousgold rush towns of ChartersTowers Rockhampton and Gympie- all whilst travelling by privateaircraft throughout ldquoPeople on this tour feel this ispart of our nationand makethem want to see and learn moreabout Australiardquo said Peach The company says 90 of itstravellers are Australian withsome passengers having donemore than 60 trips with them Pictured above at the QuayRestaurant yesterday overlookingSydney Harbour is Bill Peach withcommunications manager AllisonPortus and md Jan Musgrave

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Join Tauck in this charming corner of America as the leaves turn to Autumn Gold Tauck takes you through Bostonrsquos colonial history to the rugged Atlantic coast to the Green amp White mountains Cruise aboard a real Maine lobster boathelliptake a guided walk on Portlandrsquos historic waterfronthellipand sample local cheese and wine at ldquoTaste of Vermontrdquo reception

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Tauck sees growth TAUCK World Discoveries hasthis week been showcasing itsrange of tours and river cruises toagents across Australia inpartnership with representativeTravel The World reflecting astrong focus on the local market Yesterday Tauck spokesmanNavin Sawhney said the companywas expecting its Australianbusiness to grow with interestfrom Aussie travellers in both itsescorted tours and river cruiseproducts The company also yesterdayannounced a new South Americanitinerary to Peru and Boliviaresponding to growing demand forSouth American tours The 13-day lsquoEmpire of theIncasrsquo tour departs Apr-Oct 2011and features visits to Lima MachuPicchu Cusco and Lake Titicacawhile other highlights include aprivate hydrofoil journey to SunIsland Bolivia Maximum group size is 16 andprices start from $5444pptsincluding meals accomentertainment sightseeinggratuities and a dedicated Taucktour director Further information atwwwtraveltheworldcomau andalso see todayrsquos Cruise Weeklyfor more - subscribe free atwwwcruiseweeklycomau

UU-LH agreement AIR Austral has announced anew interline agreement withGerman flag carrier Lufthansacovering LH flights from Paris toMunich and Frankfurt Air Austral marketing mgr Jean-Marc Grazzini said the movewould open up the Germantourist market for Reunion ldquoThe first step is an interlineagreement wersquoll see later if weagree to a pro rate or code sharewith Lufthansardquo he said

NBTA fee push PEAK corporate travel groupThe National Business TravelAssociation in the USA says it willlobby the US Department ofTransportation for an ldquoimprovedframework of customer servicerequirements for purchasers of airtravelrdquo The DoT is soliciting responsesto a proposal on lsquoEnhancingAirline Customer Protectionsrsquo withthe NBTArsquos submission to focus onexpanding protections againstlengthy tarmac delays updatingdenied boarding compensation capsand providing ldquofull transparencyfor the sale of airline ancillaryproducts or feesrdquo In particular the NBTA saysproposed DoT rules donrsquot doenough to protect businesses andconsumers purchasing air traveltickets as they are forced tonavigate ldquoan ever-more complexarray of ancillary airline fees orproductsrdquo The NBTA has urged thedepartment to establish aframework for transparency sothat travellers and booking agentscan understand the total cost oftravel before booking a ticketregardless of the platform sellingairline inventory

AF to LIM and ORL AIR France has announced twonew routes Lima (Peru) andOrlando (Florida) both scheduledto begin in Jun 2011 The Paris to Lima service willoperate five times a week on aBoeing 777-200 while theOrlando service will operate outof Paris thrice weekly on a Boeing777-300

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LH Airbus order THE board of German flagcarrier Lufthansa has approved anorder for 48 new aircraft incleight Airbus A330-300s to bedeployed on long-haul routes Five of the A330s will be usedby LH subsidiary SWISSInternational Air Lines whileLufthansa itself will keep theother three long-haul planes The order also includes 20A320s plus eight Embraer 195s forLufthansa and four A320321s forSWISS and eight A319s forGermanwings The planes will be deliveredfrom 2012 and will ldquoallow ourairlines to make targeted use ofthe growth opportunities that areresulting from the growingdemandrdquo said outgoing chairmanand ceo Wolfgang Mayrhuber whowill be replaced by ChristophFranz from 01 Jan 2011

Uniworld Earlybird UNIWORLD Boutique RiverCruises has launched its ChinaRiver Cruise and tours programfor 2011 offering early bookingdiscounts of up to $500 per couple The maximum discount isavailable for bookings paid in fullby 30 Nov while guests who paydeposits by 31 Dec can save up to$250 per couple Info at uniworldcruisescomau

Air NZ goes all black THOSE New Zealanders really love their rugby Air NZ yesterday unveiled the livery for its first new A320 aircraftscheduled for its domestic fleet - and itrsquos all about the All Blacks Rob Fyfe Air NZ ceo showed off the black livery in Sydney saying itwas in celebration of Air NZrsquos long running support of the rugby in NZ The first newaircraft - obviouslya haka of a plane(right) - is due atthe end of the yearfor operation fromJan and will be theonly plane to sportthe new design

Livinrsquo Las Vegas Loca

LAST week seven corporatetravel agents from CT partnerswere lucky enough to be sent toLas Vegas for a famil hosted byThe Las Vegas Convention andVisitors Authority Delta Airlinesand WORLDHOTELS The group stayed at the AriaHotel and Casino located in theheart of the Las Vegas Strip Highlights of the trip includedbusiness class treatment on DeltaAirlines a Maverick Helicopternight tour over the Las VegasStrip Go-Karting at Pole PositionRaceway a Hummer limousineride to Fremont Street tickets tothe newest Cirque Du Soleil showViva Elvis a Bootleg Cannon zip-

line tour in Boulder City andfront-of-the-line VIP entry intoHaze Nightclub Pictured above proving thatwhat happens in Vegas doesnrsquotalways stay in Vegas are fromleft Susan Carol TravelManagersJulie King MP Travel Dale WoodTravel Beyond Marcus WadeTravel Edge Emma OrsquoBrienMoves Travel Renee StantonDelta Airlines Amanda Leung LasVegas Convention and VisitorsAuthority Francine GriffithsGlobetrotter Corporate TravelSamantha Halpin WORLDHOTELSand Susan Olding TravelForce

AR to join SkyTeam AEROLINEAS Argentinas couldbe the next airline to join theSkyTeam alliance with reportsfrom Bloomberg saying twosources with knowledge of theagreement have said AR will signan accord at the end of Oct Mariano Recalde AerolineasPresident has confirmed thatthere have been discussions onthe topic but did not comment onwhether a decision had beenfinalised at this stage MEANWHILE Taiwanese flagcarrier China Airlines has alsoformally confirmed the ldquostart ofits joining process leading to fullentry into the SkyTeam Alliancerdquo SkyTeam is growing fast inChina with China Eastern also setto join incumbent member ChinaSouthern Airlines

Getaway tonight TONIGHTrsquoS episode of ChannelNinersquos dedicated travel programGetaway at 730pm featuresstories including bull Plitvice Lake Croatia bull Sunshine Coast bull Olsen Hotel Melbourne bull Top Gear Museum UK bull Redang Island Malaysia bull Norfolk Island bull Mission Beach Qld

Sea World attracts SEA World on the Gold Coasthas a new attraction with thebirth of a female InshoreBottlenose dolphin

Pacific Sun adds PACIFIC Sun Fijirsquos domesticcarrier has expanded servicesbetween Suva and Labasa withthe move meaning the carrier willoperate 25 return flights eachweek between the two ports A new ATR41-500 servicecarrying 42 passengers willoperate each day with a bargainF$70 one way launch fare on salefor a limited time to be replacedby a ldquovery competitive $99 farerdquo

Travel DailyFirst with the news AU

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Thu 23 Sep 10 Page 5

Sales Development Manager

Brisbane

SCENIC TOURS is one of Australiarsquos most dynamic escorted touring

companies delivering the ultimate luxury touring experience across

Australia Canada and Europe and to a number of other international

destinations Our thriving organisation has an excellent opportunity

for a Sales Development Manager to be based in Brisbane managing

our sales activities in Brisbane Metro amp CBD Sunshine Coast Fraser

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Working to achieve pre-determined sales targets you will be

responsible for maximising sales revenue profitability and market

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the retail agency network will help build product sales for Scenic and

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Success in this key role will require

bull Excellent verbal and written communication skills

bull Strong relationship building capability

bull Demonstrated sales ability

bull Self-motivation energy and enthusiasm

bull An ability to work to deadlines

bull An ability to multi-task and manage daily priorities

bull The capacity to undertake lsquocold callsrsquo and prospect for new

business

bull A tenacious and resilient outlook

bull Flexibility to work outside of core business hours including

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training commitments

bull A valid driverrsquos licence

Remuneration will consist of competitive salary company maintained

vehicle and other required tools of trade

Please register your interest by emailing your resume and

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Friday 24th September 2010

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Soaring pines combined with the tranquility and beauty of the surrounding National Park will make Whispering Pines the idyllic setting for your holiday Valid for travel 01 Sep 10 to 31 Mar 11

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If you have exceptional communication skills a commitment to customer service and are a high achiever send your resume to gmsalesspecialistholidayscomau before 30th September 2010

AIR Niugini hosted an industryfunction in Cairns recently tocelebrate Papua New GuinearsquosIndependence Day About 260 people attended theevent including 60 travel industryrepresentatives with festivitiesincluding Cultural performancesfrom dancers from the EowaTraditional Group of Hisiu LogohuCultural Group and ManusCultural Dance Group Pictured above in traditionaldress from left are AnnemarieRhodes Air Niugini JoeKassman Eowa TraditionalGroup Paul Egan Flight CentreOa Arua Eowa Traditional Groupand Vera Huntink PNG TourismrsquosMarketing Mgr for AustraliaNZ

PNG Independence Day

Tahiti saves $1000 TAHITI Tourism is offeringsavings of up to $1000 as part ofits lsquoYou Deserve Tahitirsquo campaign The seven night deal incl AirTahiti Nui flights ex Syd Mel andBri five nights accom at theMoorea Pearl Resort and Spa withbrekkie and dinner and two nightsat the Manava Suite Resort Tahitipriced from $2099ppts On sale until 15 Oct and fortravel from Nov-15 Dec 2010Feb-29 Mar and 18 Apr-31 May -youdeservetahiticomau

Mirvacs for sale THE Citigate Hotels inMelbourne and Perth are up forsale and although both areowned and operated by Mirvacthey are being offered withldquopotential vacant possessionrdquo Mirvac will continue to managethe hotels if the new ownersdesire with the 277-room PerthCitigate being the former HotelGrand Chancellor The Citigate Melbourne has 179rooms and is located in FlindersStreet with the propertiesexpected to sell for a total inexcess of $100 million

Fyfe pushes for Virgin Blue deal AIR New Zealand ceo Rob Fyfesays that if the ACCC doesnrsquotapprove the NZ alliance withVirgin Blue the result will be adiminishing of competition ontrans-Tasman routes Speaking at a function inSydney yesterday Fyfe said thatthe draft determination againstthe agreement runs the risk ofmarginalising the smaller airlines ldquoThe great risk is that ifregulators focus on perceivedshort-term competition concernslong term we will end up cedingthe skies to rapidly expandingglobal hub-based carriers andnational carriers like Air NewZealand will become marginalisedand forced to progressively

reduce their networksrdquo he said Fyfe said that he was convincedthat Virgin and Air NZ would beable to address the ACCCrsquosconcerns which centred around areduction of competition on someroutes operated only by thecarriers but added that if thepact is knocked back NZ wouldstill ldquoexplore working with Virginrdquoin other ways Fyfe said that Air NZ and Virginneed to form the alliance tocompete with the dominance ofQantas and Jetstar on the Tasman He added that overall Air NZhad not made any overall netprofit on the Tasman over the lastdecade having ldquolost money moreyears than we made itrdquo

Cuba Ballet winners AIR Canada has announed thelucky winners of the BalletNacional de Cuba promotion thatran in Travel Daily last Thursday The lucky people off to theballet in Brisbane on 29 Sep areDella Han Flight Centre AndrewSmith Virgin Blue Phillip HainesTerritory Discoveries EmmilyStrong CPE Travel Amy ShawHRG Worldwide Michelle AlcornNational Seniors Travel LynneHardie Travel Masters andAndrew Crompton Travelport They correctly identified all ofAir Canadarsquos six Cubandestinations - accessible in onestop from Australia - as CayoCoco Cayo Largo del Sur HavanaHolguin Santa Clara and Varadero

Stray Asia BOGOF THE newly established StrayAsia travel network (TD 02 Sep)has opened a Bangkok store and isoffering 2 for 1 deals with savingsof up to US$417 on passes acrossnorthern Thailand and all of Laos- see wwwstraytravelasia

Travel DailyFirst with the news AU

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Thu 23 Sep 10 Page 6

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Key responsibilities will include booking international and

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WELCOME to Industry Appointments Travel Dailyrsquos Thu featurewhich has the latest job appointments from across the industryIf you have just appointed someone to a new position and wouldlike to update the industry email appointmentstraveldailycomau

Robert Halfpenny has been appointed as Director Sales - AsiaPacific for Rocky Mountaineer He moves from his previous roleas national sales manager for the Globus family of brands andwas also previously industry sales manager for Virgin Blue

Anantara has named Andrew Turner as the general manager forits first property in China the Anantara Sanya Resort amp Spa whichis due to open next year Turner moves from his most recent gmrole at Solis Lough Eske Castle in Donegal Town Ireland andoriginally trained at the Hotel School InterContinental in Sydney

LAN Airlines has appointed Mauricio Hughes to the new role ofSydney Airport Operations and Contract Manager Hughes hasbeen with LAN for five years and will be responsible for allaspects of LANrsquos SYD operations including check-in

Ethiopian Airlines has announced Ato Tewolde G Mariam as itsnew CEO Tewolde has been with the airline for the past 25 yearsholding different roles within the Marketing Division

Etihad Airways has appointed Judith Crompton as Head of GlobalAccount Sales She will replace Jean-Marc Crescent who hasbeen promoted to the new role of EYrsquos Regional General ManagerEurope Crompton will be based in London for her new role

Mirvac Hotels and Resorts has named Craig Syphers as the SebelCairns General Manager Craig has 15 years experience in thehotel industry including roles with other Mirvac hotel includingthe Citigate Central in Sydney and The Sebel Parramatta

Conference event and accommodation management travelspecialist The Lido Group has appointed Joel Robertson as itsnew Business Development Executive

GHM has appointment of Tiana Kartadinata as Director of DigitalMarketing and CRM based in Singapore Kartadinata helped openthe Mandarin Oriental New York as Public Relations Manager andserved as Director of e-Marketing at The New York Palace - aDorchester Collection property

GTA by Travelport has announced the appointment of two newVP roles Daryl Lee will take the role of the companyrsquos VicePresident of Asia effective 21 Sep and Martin Jones is the newVice President of Hotel Contracting Asia Pacific

Mercure Cairns Harbourside has named Shane Edwards as itsnew general manager following a multi-million dollarrefurbishment He previously held the gm role at Accorrsquos GrandMercure Mount Lofty House property in the Adelaide Hills

The Unique Tourism Collection has appointed Emma Gardiner asits part time PR Manager Emma has had several years mediaexperience with the ABC and in public relations

FCm Middle East FLIGHT Centrersquos FCm TravelSolutions is targeting stronggrowth in the Middle East withthe launch of an online bookingtool new client reportingcapabilities and corporate cardsolutions for customers FCm gm Middle East AndrewBoxall said the tools would caterfor the small-to-medium and mid-to-large UAE corporate market ldquoOur corporate customers arealso more focused on leveragingthe global purchasing power ofFCmrsquos worldwide network as away of sourcing more competitivedeals on their air travel andaccommodationrdquo he said FCm Dubai grew by 80 over sixmonths ldquosetting new records forgrowth on a monthly basis in thefirst half of 2010rdquo Boxall addedwith the success driven by severalnew multi-national SME clientsand ldquothe ability to offer anexpert local service that has thesupport and backing of FCmrsquosglobal networkrdquo

Brindabella to SYD BRINDABELLA Airlines hasbecome the newest regionalairline to operate flights into andout of Sydney Airport under afour month trial The airline will operate the new90-minute Sydney to Cobar flightsfrom tomorrow as a partnershipwith Cobar Shire Council andseveral Cobar mining companies

TSAX Intrepid push TRAVELSCENE AmericanExpress is encouraging membersto promote Intrepid Travel 2011tours with an exclusive TravelexCash Passports client bonus Intrepid trips sold through TSAXwith full payment received by 02Oct fortravel between Mar andOct 2011 will qualify for the cashcard loaded with between $100and $500 per passenger in USDollars British Pounds or Eurosdepending on client preference

Agent incentive MURI Beach Club hotel inRarotonga is offering agents thechance to win an iPad for makingbookings with the property For every four night bookingmade before 23 Dec you willreceive one entry into the draw More info saleswrdcomau

India travel warning DFAT has reissued its traveladvice for India advising of thehighly publicised collapse of afootbridge at the CommonwealthGames venue in Delhi ldquoAustralians should be awarethat building standards in Indiamay not be comparable to thosein Australiardquo DFAT warned

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Thu 23 Sep 10 Page 7

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Q17 What are thetwo frequent flyer

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In return for a generous package including expenses benefits and achievable bonuses we are looking for a highly experienced industry professional with the drive and passion to succeed

To apply or for more information contact Samantha Badcock at Hunter Careers email jobshuntercareerscomau or call 0449 976 844 (please quote ref no 10005)

JQ to boost Asian partnerships QANTAS ceo Alan Joyceyesterday confirmed that Jetstarwas planning more alliances withpartners in Asia which wouldallow it to establish new bases He told The Australian thatJetstar is already talking toldquogovernments and privatepartiesrdquo who wanted to see theairline expand into their territories ldquoIrsquom sure that for the strategyto keep on going and for the pan-

Asian strategy to work wersquoregoing to need more than just thetwo we haverdquo Joyce said Although China and India havebeen flagged as potential growthareas Jetstar has also establisheda subsidiary company in thePhilippines (TD 13 Sep) and isbelieved to be working throughlong regulatory processes whichwould allow it to establishoperations there

New AMEX magazine AMERICAN Express will launchan Asia-Pacific version of itsDepartures ldquoluxury lifestylemagazinerdquo in Dec with customisededitions for Platinum Cardmembersin Australia NZ Hong Kong IndiaSingapore Malaysia and Taiwan

JETSET Travelworldrsquos Business Select agents last weekend held theirNational Corporate Conference at the Langham Hotel in Auckland Facilitated by gm Oliver Tams attendees included a range of TMCsincluding BCD Travel Aerius Travel Platinum Travel Corporation QBTAnywhere Travel and the Hunter Travel Group among others Also taking part were representatives from NZrsquos First Travel Groupwhich is a Business Select alliance partner Supporting suppliers included Avis Sabre Pacific Emirates QantasPinpoint Travel and Air New Zealand with a highlight being a visit toNZrsquos Hangar Nine aviation technology facility and in-house speakersincluding David Hughes from QBT Chris Phillips from JTGrsquos NationalCruise Centre along with a ldquowhorsquos whordquo of Australiarsquos top presentersincl Craig Rispin who gave a glimpse into the future of technology BELOW Peter Dall Julie Primmer Beulah Phillips and Mark Koffmanenjoy the welcome cocktails

JTG Business Select conf

RIGHTGrahamHalinanChrisPhillipsShaunHouston andHarveyLennonenjoy theAir NewZealandhospitality

LEFT Itrsquos been a big weekendOliver Tams imagines what it willbe like taking a long flight on theAir New Zealand SkyCouch in NZrsquosHangar Nine Auckland facility

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Wholesale Consultant ndash Sydney Perth

Are you ready to move away from face to face consulting and into a behind the scenes role This well established company is looking for experienced consultants to join their successful team With your strong destination knowledge CRS skills and ability to build rapport easily over the phone become an expert in the areas you love to sell

Domestic Corporate Consultant - Sydney

Due to continued growth this successful company is currently looking for an experienced Domestic Corporate Travel Consultant You will be working in a team booking air travel accommodation and car hire In return you can expect support from the management growth opportunities and above average remuneration You must have previous experience in a Retail or Corporate consulting role Sabre and outstanding customer service skills

Corporate Consultant ndash Brisbane

This global company is looking for a multi skilled consultant to join their thriving team Being the central contact for this lucrative account you will have a professional manner and work well in a team environment as you book domestic amp international travel Sabre is preferred however they will cross train Join this award winning team and never look back

Fares and Ticketing Specialist

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IF YOU BUILD IT THEY WILL COME BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER

SYDNEY amp CANBERRA ndash SALARY PACKAGE TO $90K Get back to basics ndash do the legwork to build a sales pipeline build relationships deliver compelling pitches and win new business Follow the steps and the rest will follow ndash a great

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FLY HIGH WITH YOUR AIRFARE KNOWLEDGE AIRFARE PRODUCT MANAGER

MELBOURNE ndash SALARY PACKAGE TO $80K This exciting senior role will see you overseeing the daily

workflow amp performance of the team while being involved with competitor analysis and ensuring the company is in front of

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marketing requirements Your relationship with suppliers will be strong to be able to negotiate any additional fares required

RECRUIT FOR THE WORLDS MOST ICONIC BRAND HR RESOURCE COORDINATOR

PERTH AIRPORT ndash SALARY PACKAGE TO $60k This leading international airline requires the skills of a

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DO YOU DREAM OF WORKING FOR AN AIRLINE AIRLINE SALES MANAGER

BRISBANEndash SALARY PACKAGE TO $60K This is a fantastic opportunity for an enthusiastic self starter with

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SELL DIRECTLY TO OUTSIDE GROUPS GROUPS amp CHARTERS SALES MANAGER

MELBOURNE ndash SALARY PACKAGE $65k + car + INCENTIVES Market this exciting product outside the retail travel network creating new growth into diverse distribution channels This

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