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Friday 15th October 2021 Cruise Express Ti
Today’s issue of TD
Travel Daily today has five
NSW scraps the caps Intrepid announces
NZ acquisition
pages of news plus a front With New South Wales overseas travellers and easing of Intrepid Travel has today
cover page from Ponant. flying toward its 80% double restrictions would help reunite announced the purchase of a
dose target, Premier Dominic families and significantly boost majority share in New Zealand’s
Ponant Europe ’22 Perrottet today announced the the economy. Haka Tours and ANZ Nature Tours.
state government will remove “We have reached this The deal is the first acquisition
Ponant is offering savings of
quarantine requirements and vaccination milestone quicker for Intrepid since the onset of
10% on combined itineraries for
caps for overseas arrivals from than anyone thought we could, the COVID-19 pandemic, with the
its 2022 Europe sailing program.
next month (TD breaking news). and that is a testament to the two touring brands offering “a
Half-price deposits are also on
Those who are double-dosed hard work of people across range of culturally rich tourism
offer for bookings confirmed by
with a Therapeutic Goods the state turning out to get experiences for both the local and
the end of Nov - for more details
Administration-approved vaccinated,” he said. international inbound markets”.
see the cover page of TD today.
vaccine will be able to enter “Welcoming back fully Intrepid said the deal bolstered
Australia quarantine-free, with vaccinated travellers will not only its operational capability in NZ,
Qantas sells off further advice about testing mean families and friends can be and allowed it to leverage its
Mascot properties requirements for arrivals to be home in time for Christmas, it will global distribution capability to
provided in the coming days. also give our economy a major scale rapidly as the global tourism
Qantas says the $802 million
Fully vaccinated travellers boost.” sector recovers.
sale of 13.8 hectares of land near
already in quarantine will Perrottet said there had been Haka Tours has offices in
Sydney Airport (TD breaking
still have to complete the old “numerous discussions” with Auckland and Wellington, and
news) will help it reduce debt and
requirements beyond 01 Nov, Prime Minister Scott Morrison founder Ryan Sanders will remain
accelerate recovery.
and overseas arrivals who are not and the Australian Government a board member and shareholder
The transaction with LOGOS
fully vaccinated will be capped at about the plan. in the business.
Property Group comes
210 per week. “Returning Australians will The agreement with Intrepid
alongside discussions with the
They will also still be required to naturally be the first cab off the will also see the Haka team, led
acquirer about potential future
undergo a mandatory 14 days of rank,” he said. by GM Eve Lawrence, return
development options, including
hotel quarantine. “Whether that’s returning to their regular hours, having
the creation of a dedicated
Travel between Greater Sydney Australians from other states as worked reduce time for much of
precinct for the airline which could
(including the Blue Mountains, well, if we can play a role in that, the pandemic.
see a new HQ combined with a
Central Coast, Shellharbour and I’m very passionate about doing “Travel is back - and we’re
training and distribution hub.
Wollongong) and rural New South that.” excited to kick off our new
Qantas CEO Alan Joyce said the
Wales will also be permitted from Deputy Premier Paul Toole said phase of growth with this first
decision to sell followed a wide-
next month. the tough decision had been announcement,” said Intrepid
ranging review of the carrier’s
The announcement comes made to delay travel between CEO James Thornton.
property portfolio.
as Mon firms as the day the rural NSW and Greater Sydney,
‘We went into this process
Reopening NSW Roadmap’s 80% as by next month, it is expected
open-minded about whether
we’d sell some, all or none of this
settings are expected to come more than 77% of rural areas will SQ London A380s
into effect for fully vaccinated be fully vaccinated.
land depending on the response Singapore Airlines will deploy
New South Welshmen. “Everyone has done a brilliant
from the market,” he said. its Airbus A380 superjumbos
Perrottet said he was also in job of getting vaccinated and
“That response was extremely on selected London Heathrow
discussions “right now” with the rates are rising fast,” he said.
strong and it has resulted in the services from 18 Nov, following
Australian Government about “However we have looked at
sale of all the land.” strong passenger demand for
relaunching the cruising industry the health modelling and listened
Joyce said the extended services after the inclusion of
- talks which his predecessor to feedback from regional
lockdowns and border closures the UK in Singapore’s Vaccinated
Gladys Berejiklian had already communities who want more
of the past few months had Travel Lane (VTL) arrangements.
engaged Prime Minister Scott time to get their double dose
been extremely tough, “but this The resumed services will
Morrison with, and that he vaccination rates up as high as
transaction adds to the growing include SQ322 from SIN to LHR
was”very on board with”. possible before they welcome
momentum around our recovery”. and the return SQ317 flight.
The Premier said the return of back visitors.”
Australians will be allowed to travel when we reach
80% of the population vaccinated, so let’s
#givetravelashot
#letsgetto80
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QF auto ticket revalidation
Window Qantas has announced
UK NHS health app
outage chaos
their GDS or technology partner
Seat an enhancement to its tech
platform which will automatically
queues, at which point they are
then required to advise their
A four hour outage of a
smartphone app from Britain’s
For those in the tourism revalidate a customer’s ticket if clients of the new flight timing. National Health Service (NHS)
industry who are looking for a schedule change occurs to the TIckets are then automatically overnight caused widespread
a new opportunity, there is timing of a QF flight. revalidated to either reflect the travel chaos, with passengers
currently an opening in the A schedule change is defined new time and/or change to the unable to board flights because
American market - literally. as an involuntary change to a Qantas flight number. they could not prove their
A tiny Tennessee town is now Qantas flight outside 72 hours Automatic ticket revalidation vaccination status.
for sale, listed for USD$725,000 prior to flight departure. also applies to Qantas The NHS Covid Pass app
(AUD$977,221). The innovation will minimise the Distribution Platform (QDP) normally provides details of
The historic town of Water time taken by agents servicing a bookings made via GDS or other proof of immunisations as well
Valley, not far from the border booking impacted by a schedule technology partners. as current test results, with the
change, and also “deliver a Govenrment agency blaming the
with Alabama, includes a barn,
seamless experience for our outage on a “technical issue with
and four general stores. Beyond captain a global service provider”.
There is also a creekside home customers prior to take-off,” the
carrier said. Kate McCue, America’s first
which was also built around female cruise ship captain, will
the 1900s, which the listing Previously the automatic ticket
take the helm of the brand new Ovolo into Bali
suggests could be perfect for a revalidation process would only
Celebrity Beyond when she Ovolo Hotels has announced
bed & breakfast. apply if an itinerary was impacted
debuts next year (TD 29 Apr). the launch of Mamaka by Ovolo
The listing has drawn by a schedule change that
McCue, who also has almost in Kuta, Bali, the brand’s first
resulted in a different QF flight
comparisons to the Canadian hit 3.5m social media followers, is property outside of Hong Kong
number, with the enhancement
sitcom Schitt’s Creek, in which currently captain of Celebrity Edge and Australia.
now extending to changes
a formerly wealthy family is which in Jun became the first ship The “urban resort” has 191
impacting the timing of a service.
forced to settle in a small town to sail with guests from a US port rooms and offers surf lessons via
Travel agents will receive a UN/
it had previously purchased. since the start of the pandemic. the Quiksilver Bali Surf Academy.
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Linkd clinks glasses to agents ATG applications
The application process for this
Hurti freedom sale
Hurtigruten Cruises has
year’s APT Travel Group Graduate today launched a Freedom
Program is currently in place, Sale, with offers up to 15% off
with submissions sought before global destinations ranging from
the 22 Oct deadline. Svalbard to Antarctica.
Graduate roles at ATG offer the Also available are cruises to
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various teams, contribute to -see hurtigruten.com.au.
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stopover
or not
Tradewinds cancels stopover?
Australia 2022/23
Tradewind Voyages has The Inspire Collective
today announced the cancellation are looking to
of its 2022/23 summer season in understand the
Australia, with Golden Horizon to awareness and
be deployed elsewhere. considerations of
The UK company, which had also different stopover
Linkd Tourism and its partners previously planned a 2021/22 options for Australians,
Alamo Rent a Car, Colorado local season, said “persistent as we look forward to
Tourism Office, Port of Seattle, ambiguity surrounding the travel through to the
Travel Oklahoma, and Visit Kyushu availability of Australian ports and UK/Europe again.
recently sent out some gift packs Australian domestic and overseas
(inset) to a small number of borders due to the pandemic has Inviting all sectors of the
Australian travel advisors who forced Tradewind to make the industry to participate
have shown their unfaltering difficult but unavoidable decision in this short survey,
support over the past two years. in joining us on our virtual to cancel Golden Horizon’s with four respondents
Advisors from Boutique Travel adventures to Colorado’s Rocky summer season in Australia for winning a $50 gift card
Services, Helloworld Travel, Mountains, on a drive down 2022/23 as well”. for their effort.
MTA, Orbit World Travel, Travel Oklahoma’s stretch of Route Long term-planning was needed
Associates, and more were 66, through Kyushu’s stunning to operate and market voyages in To enter
recognised, many of whom read onsen, and set sail for the Alaskan Australia, and “ongoing restrictive CLICK HERE
every one of Linkd’s partner passage from the iconic Port of conditions and lack of clarity
newsletter updates, and attended Seattle,” Linkd said. here for cruising and freedom of
multiple webinars the company Pictured, Orbit advisor Linda travel made the season unviable
conducted over the pandemic. Higgins is presented her gift to operate,” the company said,
“We felt it was important to pack by Linkd Account Manager with hopes a 2023/24 local
thank them for their efforts Amanda McCoy. deployment might be possible.
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Corporate update
Kudos integrates VariFlight NCL walkers clock 64,000km
Brisbane-based Kudos Travel “We see the VariFlight data
Technology has announced a new as an invaluable tool that will
partnership with aviation tech help agencies rebuild traveller
firm VariFlight to provide travel confidence,” he said.
agencies and their clients with VariFlight information is collated
up-to-the-second flight tracking from a myriad of data sources
information. including airlines, airports, air
The Kudos Travel Platform, traffic control centres as well
developed by former World as a global network of ADS-B
Travel Professionals/Orbit World surveillance technology receivers
Travel Head of Technology, Phil which track designated aircraft.
Rasmussen, is a fully mobile The information shared by the
experience which can be branded planes includes GPS-derived
and customised for TMCs to location, speed and altitude.
provide to their customers. Rasmussen said by giving users
Partnering with VariFlight will access to the high quality data
see the system integrate real- “we’re putting them back in
time flight updates and status, control of the travel experience
The second week of Norwegian
including on-time departure, at a time when contingency plans
Cruise Line’s 2021 Walk for
delays, cancellations, flight are the norm”.
Wellness has seen the travel
progress and diversions. More details at kudos.travel.
industry really step it up, with
“The aviation industry is forging
a collective cumulative total of
ahead with its recovery to meet ITP feels it in Kenya 64,000km - significantly more
the increased demand for travel,
International Travel than half way to the 100,000km
however it’s not all blue skies,”
Partnership (ITP) has announced overall goal this year.
Rasmussen said.
the addition of Fly High Agency in This week as well as putting
“Flights can be delayed or
Kenya to its global network. their best foot forward,
diverted for any number of
Nairobi-based Fly High is ITP’s participants were also invited
reasons, and pandemic-related
second partner in the African to a virtual yoga session, with
issues continue to contribute
nation, focusing on corporate 50 attendees now feeling the
to flight cancellations - even in
travel, MICE, events and groups. serenity after the Flow Athletic
countries open for travel.
livestream - including NCL’s
resident Yogi, Tahlia Shaw from
NCL Sales Support (inset at right).
Show us your best New This week’s challenge saw
Years Eve Photo! walkers take a photo of
themselves enjoying a new
fitness activity, with winners
Rediscover Australia and Unique including Todd McGeary from
Cruises are partnering with Travel Daily Helloworld Travel Ballina
this month to offer readers the chance
(arrowed at right) who said his
to win a ticket on the NYE Hits on the
new exercise at the moment is
Harbour Cruise, as well as offering $100
and $50 gift vouchers for 2nd and 3rd
7am Beach Bootcamp - stretching
prize by providing your best picture of it out at Shelley Beach Ballina
your past New Years Eve celebrations. with some long step lunges.
Top steppers this week once
This ticket gives you access to: again included Peter Manase
• 6 Hours Sydney Harbour Cruise on from Manase Travel NZ, who so far an impressive 513km.
Journey Beyond Cruise Sydney’s Spirit of Migloo managed an average count Pictured at top is a snap of a
• Continuous premium food of 40,744 per day, followed group walk on the coast near
• Unlimited beverages including premium sparkling wines and by Joseph Toleman from Phil Brisbane’s Moreton Bay Boat
beers - For more information on what is offered CLICK HERE. Hoffmann Travel Adelaide with a Club, from left: Mel Clout, Clout
30,369 average daily step count. Travel; Brad Sward, Trendell &
To enter send a picture of your best New Years Eve along with,
The six-strong Travel Daily Turner Travel Associates; Lolo
in 25 words or less, what made it so memorable.
Trekkers has also been enjoying Trendell, Trendell & Turner Travel
Entries to competitions@traveldaily.com.au stretching their legs, with our Associates; and Craig McLaurin
total combined distance travelled from Norwegian Cruise Line.
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Friday 15th October 2021
Where in the world? Port Macquarie
expansion
BA recruiting crew
British Airways is seeking new
cabin crew recruits to work from
Wyndham Destinations has
the northern spring of 2022 to
announced the completion of a
help fly its summer schedule.
significant expansion of the Club
The carrier, which furloughed
Wyndham Flynns Beach Resort
thousands of workers in the
in Port Macquarie on the NSW
depths of the pandemic, said it
north coast.
had already contacted people
The development has added 53
in its existing talent pools, but
one- to four-bedroom villas, with
also wanted to appeal to a broad
20 designated as Deluxe, 25 as
range of people “to create the
Grand and eight as Presidential.
©Tourism Western Australia
most diverse crew workforce in
The $25 million project has
its 100-year history”.
expanded the property to 113
CEO Sean Doyle said
apartments and villas, and also
applications were now open, and
includes a new cafe, games area,
to incentivise new starters BA
kids’ pool, common area pavilions
is also waiving its policy around
and car parking.
the need to do six months at
Mayor Peta Pinson said the
the airline before accessing staff
project showed Wyndham’s
travel - careers.ba.com.
Long known to the Aboriginal around 300,000 years ago. confidence in the region.
people of the area, this massive It is the second largest crater in
crater was only discovered by
Europeans during an aerial
the world and measures 880m
across.
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Air France and KLM Royal Pittsburgh International APT’s 12-day Tasmania Complete tours departing 02 Nov and 21 Dec
Dutch Airlines have announced Airport in Pennsylvania, USA has are priced from $6,195 per person twin share, including a discount of
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