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Jetstar to fly to the biggest towns in NZ starting with ‘N’ AucklandNew PlymouthSubject to Government and Regulatory approval. Flights are operated by Eastern Australia Airlines for Jetstar Airways.

Only Qantas fly to over 55 destinations across Australia.Visit qantas.co.nz/agents for more details.

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Movie Ticket WinnersCongratulations to the following agents, who have won a double pass to see The Belier Family: Shari O’Connor, Harvey World Travel Masterton; Patri-cia Colle, Kingsland Flight Centre; Sue Mist, Travel Managers; Kaye Clements, Active Asia; and Prashila Ramritu, United Travel Wellington City.

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Travel Managers Wins Case Against SouthcombeB r o k e r c o m p a n y Tr a v e l Managers has been successful in its court action against Greg Southcombe and/or his com-panies (all six defendants), in a judgment released recently.The case, which was heard mid-Jul, has awarded Travel Managers just over $615,000, plus costs.

However, because there is another step in the legal process still to occur, a Travel Managers spokes-person told Travel Today late last week that the company was unable to comment on the case. It is likely, however, that the company will be able to release more details on the case in a week or two.

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Another Fraud E-MailAn Auckland corporate agent has raised an alert with Travel Today highlighting another case of spam. A Mr Carlos John sent an e-mail allegedly from Moonshine Construc-tion, 366 George St, Dunedin (which incidentally is the same address as a tattoo parlour), with a phone number of 0-3-477 1847 (which is invalid). The e-mail address, complete with spelling error, was mooshinecon-struction121@gmail.comAgents are strongly advised to ignore such requests to purchase travel, par-ticularly when the sectors are on the other side of the world, and nowhere near New Zealand.

IATA has released a less optimistic forecast for passenger growth in the coming 20 years, saying nega-tive developments in the global economy are likely to dampen de-mand for air transport.The association is now expecting pas-senger numbers to reach seven billion by 2034, double this year’s expected 3.5 billion passengers and reflecting growth of 3.8% annually. Previously, IATA had forecast 7.4 billion passen-gers in 2034, based on 4.1% average annual growth rate.“Economic and political events over the last year have impacted some of the fundamentals for growth. As a result, we expect some 400 million fewer people to be traveling in 2034 than we did at this time last year,” says IATA boss Tony Tyler—adding that this impact is ‘significant’. “Each is a lost opportunity to explore, create social and cultural value, and generate economic and employment oppor-

tunities. It is important that we don’t create additional headwinds with excessive taxation, onerous regulation or infrastructure deficiencies,” he says.

. . . GrowthWhile it may not grow as quickly, demand is still on the rise, says Tyler.Routes to, from and within Asia-Pacific will see an extra 1.8 billion pas-sengers by 2034, reaching 2.9 billion.China is expected to overtake the USA as the world’s largest passenger market (defined by traffic to, from and within) by 2029. In 2034 China will account for some 1.19 billion pas-sengers, 758 million more than 2014, making it the fastest growing market by passenger numbers. It’s followed by the US, India, Indonesia and Brazil.In percentage terms, the fastest grow-ing markets will be Malawi, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Central African Repub-lic, Serbia, Tanzania, Uganda, Papua New Guinea, Ethiopia and Vietnam.

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EU PNR AgreementThe European Union has reportedly agreed on a system that will share Pas-senger Name Record details collected from flights entering or leaving the EU. The move follows security con-cerns raised following the Paris terror attacks. The PNR system was first proposed in 2007 but was hampered by privacy concerns.

Earlybirds CloseEmirates’ Earlybird fares to UK/ Europe, Africa, South Asian Subcon-tinent and the Middle East are only valid for sales until the end of today, and all ticketing must be complete, reminds the carrier.

TAM’s A350 XWB OrderTAM Airlines’ first A350 XWB has taken off from Toulouse International Airport in France. The aircraft now progresses to the final production phase before delivery this month. It will operate in Jan between Sao Paulo and Manaus, then on flights from Sao Paulo to Miami, to Madrid and to Orlando.

Philippine Airlines has launched its four times weekly Manila-Auck-land, via Cairns, service. The 02 Dec inaugural flight was close to 75% full, and the carrier expects the momentum to continue, espe-cially with the Kiwi VFR and leisure markets.Speaking at a media briefing in Auckland last Fri, PR president Jaime Bautista says it was ‘about time’ it expanded its presence to this part of the world, and the move has come after the carrier renewed its mission and vision earlier this year. He says the route will provide convenient access for the more than 44,000 Filipinos residing in New Zealand to visit home, as well as Kiwi leisure travellers wish-ing to visit Cairns or the Philippines, or both. There’s also many onward connections from the Philippines for travellers, including the likes of Japan and Vietnam.

. . . Philippines FocusedThe main focus was on the Philip-pines itself and the many experiences and attractions it holds. Records show passenger travel from New Zealand to

the Philippines grew by 11.6% over the last five years; and this year as of Sep, over 14,000 Kiwis have visited the destination. It offers visitors nature and adventure in Palawan, sun and beach in Boracay, diving in Cebu, and shopping and entertainment in Ma-nila, says the country’s NTO. The MNL-CNS-AKL service will uti-lise the 156-seater Airbus 320, fly-ing Mon, Wed, Thu and Sun—and Bautista says it is looking to refigure the aircraft to ‘make sure we level up with what others have’.

. . . NZ Codeshare? Bautista reiterated the fact that PR is ‘really committed to serve this market’, and hinted at a possible codeshare agreement with Air New Zealand, in what he says would be a ‘win-win’ move for both carriers.

. . . Intro FaresPR is offering introductory return fares of USD705 economy and USD2044 business on the Auckland-Manila route; whilst return fares ex Auckland to Cairns start from USD378 economy and USD1658 business.

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Hover Boards Don’t FlyIt’s been decades since Marty McFly took to his hover board—but now the concept is a reality, EK is reminding its passengers they just won’t fly. The smart balance wheels (aka hover boards) contain lithium batteries and are prohibited from carriage with or without the batteries, advises EK.The carrier is urging agents to point out the list of prohibited items. Addi-tionally, to ensure the safety of passen-gers and crew, spare lithium batteries used for devices such as cameras, mo-biles phones and laptops are prohib-ited in checked-in baggage, but may be carried in carry-on baggage subject to the restrictions detailed in the bag-gage information section.

Fiji Industry RatesThe InterContinental Fiji Golf Resort and Spa is offering industry rates starting at FJD300pn for a Garden View Room, including breakfast for two adults, activities like golf clinics, scuba dive lessons and village visits, and two children under 12 stay free in existing bedding. There’s also industry rates starting at FJD510 for the Club InterContinental, offering a ‘resort within a resort’ experience including Wi-Fi, daily high tea, sunset cocktails and a private holiday planner. For details email enquiries.fiji@ihg.com

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Island Escape’s luxury small-ship Island Passage has been docked in Auckland over the past week, and a number of agents have had the chance to board the ship for a product update, lunch and inspection—particularly in re-gards to its upcoming May-Oct 2016 Tahiti season. Clients can choose from a seven-night Bora Bora roundtrip itinerary and a 10-night Papeete to Bora Bora itiner-ary aboard the 24-guest ship, where highlights of both include the chance to explore many lagoons, enjoy a restful sleep at night while the ship

is docked, indulge in quality food served onboard, as well as enjoying activities like fishing, snorkelling and more. For further details see islandescapecruises.comPictured onboard the Island Passage on Fri, thanks to Island Escape, Air Tahiti Nui and Tahiti Tourisme is: 1 House of Travel’s Amanda McAl-lister with Island Escape owner Peter Bissett. 2 Tahiti Tourisme’s Moana McKeen and HoT Ponsonby’s Glenn Warrington. 3 GO Conference & In-centive’s Wayne Harris and Travel Concierge’s Hazel Ho. 4 Our Pacific’s Carissa Piggott and Liz Grimshaw. 5 HoT Takapuna’s Andy Thompson; Air Tahiti Nui’s Faye Spooner; Tahiti Tour-isme’s Moana McKeen; and Island Escape Cruises’ Steve Parker.

Grease Hits The SeasBroadway’s hit musical Grease will take the stage onboard Royal Ca-ribbean’s Harmony of the Seas and Independence of the Seas. The all-new, never-before-seen productions, specially adapted for the cruise line, will boast a soundtrack of crowd favourites, such as Summer Nights, Grease Lightnin’, Beauty School Drop-out and more.

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Destination FocusViking Ocean Cruises is expanding its destination-focused cruising to North America and the Caribbean with five new itineraries launching Sep 2016. Highlights of the new itineraries include a 15-day In the Wake of the Vikings cruise from Bergen to Mon-treal, where clients will take in Iceland, Greenland, Quebec and more. Depart-ing 18 Sep it is priced from $10,999pp. There’s also an 11-day West Indies Ex-plorer cruise, San Juan return where clients will explore St Lucia, Barbados, St Kitts, St Martin and more. With a variety of departure days available, it is priced from $4999pp. From now through 31 Dec, Viking is offering a 2016 & 2017 earlybird dis-count of $1000 per couple on cruise departures, plus $1000 savings per couple on airfares.

Close To Home OptionClients looking to book in a cruise close to home can take advantage of Silversea’s 16-day New Zealand and Pacific Islands voyage, depart-ing Dunedin 11 Feb, onboard Silver Discoverer. For bookings made before 31 Dec clients will receive 50% off the total fare, including solo travellers. Prices start from USD6075pp.

Virtual UniworldUniworld Boutique River Cruise Collection is bringing its ship S.S. Ma-ria Theresa to life with the launch of its first virtual reality app. Set to be a useful tool for both agents and clients, the app allows users to enjoy 360-de-gree views of the ship, including the lobby, the Lipizzan Cinema, its indoor heated swimming pool and more. The app can be downloaded for free on Apple and Android.

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Travelport AppointmentsTravelport has announced a number of leadership moves and expanded roles designed to ‘provide even great-er focus on supporting the growth plans of Travelport customers across the globe’, with immediate effect. They include Sandra McLeod has been named as the new CEO of Lo-comote; Scott Hyden, formerly GVP and managing director for Travelport Americas, becomes GVP, enterprise customer group; Bret Kidd has been appointed as the new GVP and man-aging director for Travelport Ameri-cas; and Dan Westbrook replaces Kidd as vice president and general manager for Travelport’s Air Com-merce Technologies business.

Experiencing The Aussie Open With EmiratesEmirates hosted a Kiwi trade delegation to the Australian Open last week. EK’s Chris Paykel is pictured with Marc Bartram from Orbit World Travel Christchurch, Cullam Murchison from House of Travel and Kevin Weston from TMG/Executive/HRG at Super Monday, the post-match event that is held at the Australian Golf Club.

DECEMBERVisitHOUSTON and Texas Tourism RoadshowAuckland: Mon 14, Air NZ’s Customer Innovation & Collaboration Centre, 0730-0845.

JANUARY 2016Rocky Mountaineer & Adventure World Road Show BreakfastsDunedin: Tue 26. Christchurch: Wed 27. Wellington: Thu 28 Location & times tbc.

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.

APRILAsia 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.

South America is becoming a repeat destination and travel-lers are looking for something new there, says Adventure World, which has launched trips to Uru-guay and Suriname in its just-released 2016/17 South America programme.Sustained demand has led to the launch of Uruguay, says Adventure World, which is offering a range of options including a wine-focused ex-perience travelling with a sommelier to top wineries, a Montevideo discov-ery and a classic Uruguay route tak-ing in the country’s essential sights.Also new is a journey to the largely unchartered region of Suriname with renowned author and adventurer Richard Bangs.“We’ve seen year on year growth [for South America], particularly in perennial favourites Peru and Brazil,” says Adventure World New Zealand general manager Dave Nicholson. “However, it’s no longer seen as an once-in-a-lifetime holiday destina-tion, travellers are returning multiple times and seeking out new and more ‘off the beaten track’ experiences on each visit. With our new South Amer-ica programme, we’ve aimed to cater to everyone from first time to well-versed South American travellers.”Adventure World’s South Ameri-ca programme features a range of multi-country and in-depth itinerar-ies as well as mix and match product.To celebrate its launch, Adventure World is offering two deals for trips booked by 11 Dec—every two travel-lers who book Handpicked Peru will receive a free upgrade to five-star hotels in Lima, Arequipa and Cuzco

valued at $320pp (valid for travel 03 Jan-03 Dec 2016); and clients who book Handpicked Argentina will receive a free Estancia tour valued at $195pp (valid for travel 03 Jan-31 May 2016).

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MEL Garden ShowG O Ho l i d ay s h a s Me l b o u r n e International Flower & Garden Show packages available, including a single day ticket to the show and two nights’ accommodation, priced from $179pp s/t. The packages are on sale to 16 Feb for travel 15-20 Mar.Options to extend are also available. GO Holidays has full details.

On the weekend, Cath Healey was the well deserved winner of the 2015 Broker of the Year Award. Cath came to us in August 2014, now she’s our top selling broker. It’s a tremendous achievement in a very small amount of time and we couldn’t be more proud of her.

Debbie Bradford won the Brokers Choice Award as voted by the brokers themselves. This was the cherry on the top of a very successful year given her TAANZ NTIA Best Broker Award earlier in the year.

New for this year was the Travelport ‘Good Sorts’ award, which went to Win Macmillan for her many years of service as chairperson of her local branch of the Child Cancer Foundation. Travelport will be donating $500 to Win’s branch of the Child Cancer Foundation.

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We’d also like to acknowledge our amazing support team, we think the job they do is first-rate. The addition of Pip Fear as our Training & Development Co-ordinator and Ange Bocock as our Marketing & Communications Co-ordinator adds to the remarkable amount of expertise we have in-house, this is a huge plus for the broker team.

We also need to acknowledge our whole broker team. Without our brokers there would be no NZ Travel Brokers, and each and every one of them helps to make NZ Travel Brokers what we are today. With over 50 supplier awards and draws on the night, success was spread far and wide.

It’s been a fantastic year for NZ Travel Brokers and the weekend of the 21st – 23rd November, we came together at Wairakei Resort for our 2015 conference to celebrate our achievements and recognise the effort that goes into making NZ Travel Brokers the success it is.

Preferred Supplier Award: Blair Arthur Rookie of the Year: Colleen TyreeBusiness Growth Award: Claudia Moir Marketer of the Year: Trista & Lance Somervell

Special Achievement Award: Deanna Johnston Brokers Choice, Debbie Bradford with Directors Steve Lee (L) and Guy Flynn (R)

Broker of the Year, Cath Healey with Directors Steve Lee (L) and Guy Flynn (R)

2015 Travelport Good Sorts Winner, Win Macmillan (L) with Wendy Stanton

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2015 Top 10 brokers with Directors Guy Flynn (L) and Steve Lee (R) Kate Costello, Tracey Dench, Darryl Smith, Debbie Bradford, Fiona Atkinson, Trista Somervell & Cath Healey.

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