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CTM expands in Australia
CORPORATE Travel Travel Group with four offices in
Management’s (CTM) acquisition Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and
EUROPE of Platinum Travel Corporation
in NSW and Queensland (TD
breaking news) is part of a key
in the NSW south coast hamlet of
Gerringong, with the Vic part of
the business run by Buerckner to
EUROPE
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The deal involves the purchase
It’s the second major Magellan
member to be acquired by CTM, 2019
of SCT Travel Group Pty Ltd for which also bought Tasmania’s
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five times earnings multiple, via a 2016) from MTG co-founder and
NEW mixture of cash and stock. chairman Andrew Jones. NEW
Russian River Cruising There’s also an additional McCarthy will join Corporate Dalmatian Coast
seamlessly linking earn-out component based on Travel Management as the Cruising seamlessly
long-term growth for SCT founder company’s ceo for Australia/
with Eastern European Greg McCarthy, who established NZ, reporting to chief operating
linking with
River Cruising Platinum Travel Corporation officer Laura Ruffles. France & Portugal
alongside Melbourne-based Carl CTM noted that the deal River Cruising
Buerckner more than eight years included the acquisition of the
ago (TD 28 Oct 2009). Platinum Travel Corporation
Platinum Travel Corporation corporate and events businesses
is a member of the Magellan in Queensland and NSW only, and
was being funded entirely from
short term cash flow.
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Tuesday 1st May 2018
HTO’s Month of Lei
HAWAII Tourism Oceania will
Accor takes Movenpick LA Insider roll out
THE Los Angeles Tourism and
this month present a series of FRENCH hotelier AccorHotels Bazin said Movenpick’s brand Convention Board’s new online
events, destination training for has continued its recent global was the “perfect combination of training tool for the travel trade,
agents and consumer activities to buying spree, announcing it has modernity and authenticity and ‘LA Insider’ (TD 21 Mar) has been
share the Aloha Spirit under the inked an agreement to acquire ideally complements our portfolio, activated in the Australian market.
moniker of the ‘Month of Lei’. Switzerland’s Movenpick Hotels & adding that it will “benefit from LA Insider has been developed
In partnership with Hawaiian Resorts for €482 million. AccorHotels’ power, particularly to help travel agents sell the city
Airlines, HTO is bringing reps Movenpick was founded in 1973 in terms of distribution, loyalty- and keep informed of the latest
from the Hawaiian Island Visitor and has grown to a portfolio of 84 building and development”. offerings in Los Angeles.
Bureaus of Kaui, Oahu, Maui and properties (accounting for some The transaction is subject LA Tourism’s regional director
Island of Hawaii for travel agent 20,000 rooms) in 27 countries, to regulatory approvals but is Aus/NZ Craig Gibbons said that
product training events to be held most of which are located in expected to be completed during “new restaurants, attractions and
in Sydney, Brisbane and Auckland. Europe and the Middle East. the second half of 2018. hotels are opening up quickly
Activity includes a partnership A further 42 Movenpick hotels Closer to home, AccorHotels to meet demand and it can be
with wholesaler Excite Holidays to are currently in the pipeline, set is in the process of finalising the difficult to stay on top of all the
produce an eight-page guide on to open over the next three years purchase of the Mantra Group. new developments.
the Hawaiian islands (TD yest). and increase stock by almost “LA Insider aims to provide the
HTO’s local country manager 11,000 rooms, significantly in the travel trade with a one-stop-shop
Giselle Radulovic noted that Middle East, Africa and Asia- Time scholarship platform for everything they need.”
the state of Hawaii observes Lei Pacific regions. THIS month Travel Daily has The first 20 agents to complete
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Radisson appoints
SAURABH Prakash has been
QF/PX c’share knock back BWA adds two
BEST Western Australasia has
welcomed as the new vice PLANS by Qantas to extend its Air Niugini on the Cairns-Port added two new properties to its
president, commercial - Asia codeshare partnership on Papua Moresby city pairing. national network in the form of
Pacific at Radisson Hotel Group. New Guinea routes with Air “This is against the background the 115-room Best Western Plus
He brings with him more than Niugini have struck a hurdle after of an Australian-PNG market that Hotel Lord Forrest in Bunbury,
15 years’ experience in hotel and the Australian regulator ruled the exhibits weak demand,” the IASC Western Australia & the 56-room
revenue management strategy ongoing arrangement would not said in its 37-pg draft evaluation. Best Western Granada Motor Inn,
across the Asia Pacific region. be of benefit to the public. The authority said 2017 was Adelaide in South Australia.
Yesterday, the International the second consecutive year that
Air Services Commission (IASC) saw a decline in traffic between
new caledonia handed down its draft decision on the two countries, and noted that
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it shared the ACCC’s concern that
neither Qantas or Air Niugini said
in their submissions that they COOK ISLANDS
a shift from block-space to free-
sale codesharing between QF
expected market conditions to
“shift towards sustained growth”. ON SALE
and PX “had reduced competitive “The Commission’s finding is
tension on the PNG route”. that Qantas’ proposed free-sale
The IASC said since granting codeshare arrangement with Air
approval of the Qantas/Air Niugini would reduce competition
Niugini codeshare in 2016 there by increasing barriers to entry
269
Sydney to Rarotonga direct
*
had been “a significant change to on the city pairs serviced only by
the competitive environment”. Air Niugini (Cairns-Port Moresby, from
$
Namely, Qantas had re-entered Sydney Port Moresby, Townsville-
the Brisbane-Port Moresby route Port Moresby) and by risking the
and the loss of a competitor for withdrawal of Virgin Australia seat pp one way including taxes
fROM DReAM from the Brisbane-Port Moresby
sector, where both QF and PX
tO RealITY Ovolo addition
OVOLO Hotels has taken over
offer parallel services,” it said.
Submissions based on the Int’l
ownership of Fortitude Valley’s Air Services Commission’s draft
Emporium Hotel (TD 11 Jan), decision are open until 14 May.
announcing a temporary name
change to The Valley Brisbane, as
well as kicking off the first phase Boards free on D7
of the hotel’s revamp. AUSSIE surfers flying on AirAsia
The second phase of the sale to destinations such as Indonesia,
will see the property acquire the Thailand and the Maldives can
name Ovolo The Valley, and all now travel with their surfboards
rooms and public spaces take on at no additional cost.
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There’s lots more in this Participating travel brands possibility that the motorhomes
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intriguing wrap-up of the recently Qatar Airways, Wotif, Expedia, criminals for the manufacture
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NZ boosts UA deal Wilson told Radio New Zealand
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Canada & Alaska, the Caribbean, contributions from Steve Jones, its codeshare partnership with drug labs could lead to illness,
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Tiger pilot action
TIGERAIR Australia is facing
industrial action from its pilots
from Fri, potentially causing
delays and cancellations over the
coming weekend.
The Australian Federation
Tuesday 1st May 2018 of Air Pilots (AFAP) has given AFL round 6
notice it will take action unless
an agreement over pay and
winner
Gold Coast hotel windfall conditions is reached this week.
From 6am on Fri to 11.59pm Congratulations
GOLD Coast hotels reaped the same 12-day period in 2017. on Sun, pilots will not work
a RevPAR windfall during last However occupany levels did outside rostered hours and will SUSAN CONNOLLY
month’s Commonwealth Games, not approach full capacity as not operate aircraft that have from Just Cruises
despite falling short of the hoped, averaging 86.6% - well “allowable defects”.
occupancies anticipated. below Glasgow’s 95.7%, despite AFAP executive director Simon Susan is the top point
Preliminary data released peaking at 92.8% on the night of Lutton said the decision to take scorer for Round 6 of
by STR shows the Gold Coast 14 Apr. action was “not made lightly”. Travel Daily’s AFL footy
achieved revenue per available MEANWHILE, occupancy rates “Tigerair pilots fly the same tipping competition.
room (RevPAR) averaging $322 across Queensland held steady at aircraft as their counterparts She’s won $100 travel
over the course of the event, 68.1% during the month of Mar, at Jetstar, Virgin and Qantas, credit courtesy of
eclipsing the levels recorded according to Tourism & Events however this is not reflected in Expedia.
by other recent Games hosts Queensland’s latest monthly their employment conditions,” he
Glasgow ($228), New Delhi ($150) accommodation report. said, adding that the airline had
and Melbourne ($236). Average hotel rates increased by been given four extra days’ notice
The average daily rate was $9.12 over the same month last to prepare contingencies.
$347.38, a 76.7% increase over year, reaching $169.73.
ALSO, Queensland has
dominated a list of top-rated Syd Wentworth gm
Santiburi rebrand accommodation in a list released ACCORHOTELS has appointed
Philip Logan to the position of
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THAILAND’S Santiburi Beach by Hotels.com.
Resort and Spa is now known The state claimed 20 places in general manager at the Sofitel
as Santiburi Koh Samui after a the website’s Loved by Guests Sydney Wentworth.
The major prize for the 2018
recent rebrand. Awards 2018, which named 51 Logan arrives with more than
footy tipping competition
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QR/GNTO showcase Thessaloniki
Tuesday 1st May 2018
VA UK seats on sale Scenic simplification
VIRGIN Australia and Virgin ANTHONY Laver, Scenic’s group
Atlantic have opened sales on gm of sales and marketing, says
their new codeshare partnership the company’s 2019 free air
between Australia and the UK, as earlybird offer (see p1) has been
revealed first by TD (TD 15 Feb). created “in a market where the
The deal includes VA’s Sydney- benefit of booking early has been
Hong Kong flights which debut eroded by confusing offers, many
on 02 Jul, as well as its current restrictions and heavy discounting
Melbourne-Hong Kong services, close to departure”.
both of which connect onto VS Laver said Scenic was providing
flights onward to London. the best value and choice to
New connections on the VA those who booked early, with
domestic network have also been the free air offer applying to all
added to the codeshare including departures, all rivers, all suites TO CELEBRATE the launch of APT; Jordan McGuire, Flight
ADL-SYD, ADL-MEL and CBR-SYD. and all cruises of 11 days plus. its new service from Doha to Centre Greensborough; Hayley
Codeshare flights are also on “We have listened to our travel Thessaloniki, Qatar Airways Rathbone, Webjet; Corinne
offer via Los Angeles, connecting agent partners and they want recently hosted agents from Heveldt, FC First & Business Class;
from Virgin Australia trans- genuine offers that have the least Melbourne, Perth and Sydney to Michael Drew, Bicton Travel;
Pacific flights onto VS non-stops restrictions possible - so that they explore many of the Greek city’s Helen Leris, italktravel Oakleigh;
to London which operate up to can book the trip of a lifetime for most popular attractions. Marlena Attard, Qatar Airways;
three times per day. their guests with the peace of Supported by Sani Resort and April Finlayson, Williamstown
The partnership includes mind knowing that it is the best the Greek National Tourism Travel; Sophie Gartner, Travel
reciprocal frequent flyer point deal,” Laver said. Organisation, the group travelled Tree; Lauren Hudson, FC
and status credit earning, as well Earlybird pricing starts at to see the famed White Tower Southland; Pam Fountas,
as access for eligible members $6,695ppts for the 15-day Jewels of Thessaloniki monument & the Grecian Tours; Elizabeth Wuehrl,
of the respective airlines to the of Europe from Amsterdam to impressive Mt Olympus Waterfall. Broadway Travel & Cruise Centre
other carrier’s lounges. Budapest - more on 138 128. Pictured are Stuart Moon, & Tina Stamell, Travel Partners.
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TMS NZ move
GLOBAL recruitment company
TMS Talent Group has announced Money
the acquisition of New Zealand
agency TopDog Personnel. WELCOME to Money, TD’s Tue
The expansion comes one feature on what the Australian
month after the company dollar is doing.
Tuesday 1st May 2018 welcomed Sydney-based travel $1AUD = US0.753
and hospitality agency inPlace
Recruitment into its portfolio, TRAVELLERS returning from
New Cal Connections famil strengthening the brand’s school holiday trips to the
US this week have narrowly
presence in the travel industry.
TMS Talent Global md John escaped a steep drop in the
Terry said the NZ travel industry Aussie dollar, with the currency
job market was currently very reportedly sliding to the lowest
strong, adding that “now is the point seen against its US
time to bring TMS Talent back to counterpart this year.
New Zealand and create trans- The AUD shed a total of 2%
Tasman partnerships with clients throughout Apr, extending its
and job seekers once again”. slide from late Jan to 7.5%.
TopDog Personnel will be Despite the closure of some
rebranded to TMS Talent NZ, and markets today for May Day
will work closely with the other holidays, markets remain busy,
TMS Talent Group offices across with Reserve Bank of Australia’s
Australia, Asia and the UK to May interest rate decision to be
provide recruitment services to announced this afternoon.
the travel industry. Wholesale rates this morning.
US $0.753
NEW Caledonia Travel and natural beauty - while at the S7 orders SSJ75s UK £0.547
Connection (NCTC) provided same time receiving updates on NZ $1.070
a little first-hand insight for its recent developments within the A LETTER of intent has been
signed between Sukhoi Civil Euro €0.623
team recently, giving them the French territory. Japan ¥82.37
opportunity to visit Noumea, the Pictured are Sophie and Kris Aircraft Co and Russia’s S7 Group
Thailand ß23.775
Isle of Pines and Bourail. from Promenade Tours showing for the acquisition of 50 Sukhoi
China ¥4.771
Destination specialists from Fannie and Emily from New Superjet 75s. South Africa R9.313
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AFTA update
From AFTA’s chief executive, Jayson Westbury
AN IATA Agent Debit Memo (ADM) is an outdated process
of a legacy billing system that is ripe for change - and
change with a seismic shift is coming. If the IATA BSP was
a plate tectonics (which is a scientific theory describing
Tuesday 1st May 2018 the large-scale motion of seven large plates and the
movements of a larger number of smaller plates of
Air Canada Q1 loss Alliance KGC debut the Earth’s lithosphere) then we are at the cusp of an
AIR Canada has reported an ALLIANCE Airlines has taken earthquake when it comes to the BSP and ADMs.
operating loss of C$14 million in advantage of the newly upgraded Dramatic as this may seem, I use this analogy to make the point. A
the first quarter of 2017, down Kingscote Airport on Kangaroo big change is coming and it’s about time. Having just returned from the
IATA ADM Workshop in Singapore, where around 100 airlines, agents,
from the C$30 million loss of the Island, operating six private
GDS and IATA got into a room for two days to work on the challenges
same period last year. charter flights to the South
faced by all concerned, I am hopeful that, as a force for good, the
Earnings (EBITDAR) were C$397 Australian destination last month. collective of all parties may be able to reduce or, if one was to dream for
million, up from C$366 million in Its services included a 52-seat, just a moment, eradicate ADMs.
the first quarter of 2016. all-Business class Fokker 70 jet, Globally in 2017, ADMs accounted for USD$442 million and there
The carrier’s president and becoming the largest commercial were 2.6 million on issue with an average value of USD$162. This
ceo Calin Rovinescu said he aircraft to land at Kingscote since average is somewhat without meaning as there have been ADMs for
was pleased with the results in the airport’s upgrade. tens of thousands, and ADMs for a few dollars. In fact, in some cases
what was traditionally the most Other services included Fokker the penalty fee applied by the airline is 10 times more than the amount
challenging time of year for 50 turbo-prop flights operated in to be collected. There is a serious problem with that and perhaps even
Canadian airlines, with passenger conjunction with the 2018 Tasting a question in Australia at law with regards to our Australian Consumer
traffic up 11.4% on Q1 2016. Australia initiative. Law, something that AFTA is exploring. One could say the collection of
“The upgrade of Kingscote ADMs is an industry all of its own.
Airport immediately opens No doubt some airlines are trigger-happy when it comes to ADMs
Kuzuko stay/pay exciting possibilities for our and others are embracing the new best practice and protocols being
SOUTH Africa’s Kuzuko Lodge charter clients who can now developed and introduced by the IATA ADM working group. In the end,
in the Addo Elephant National access Kangaroo Island directly, there will need to be further changes to the resolution 850m (the ADM
Park is promoting a pay two, stay flying from anywhere in Reso) in order to enshrine some of these best practices and protocols
three offer, valid for stays until 31 and the global agency community will continue to advocate for this. The
Australia,” said Alliance Airlines
working group has in fact had some success in this regard and from the
Jul when paid by 31 May. ceo Lee Schofield.
dialogue at the meeting last week there continues to be constructive
The deal applies when booking The $18 million airport revamp concepts and ideas being developed to reduce ADMs, improve airline
two fully inclusive nights, with included an upgraded terminal and GDS processes, put a focus on getting pricing right in the first place
the third provided on a bed & building and the lengthening, and educate and communicate airline ADM policies so that the agency
breakfast basis - email the lodge strengthening and sealing of the community has a clear understanding of what the rules are.
at kuzuko@legacyhotels.co.za. runway, taxiways and apron. It has been suggested that in an NDC environment the ADM will not
apply. We can all only hope that the earthquake comes quickly and we
CRUISE SALES CONSULTANT can move on to a new billing environment, which is more efficient, fit
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Tuesday 1st May 2018
Airpoints partners Aussie tourist bump
AIR New Zealand’s Airpoints AUSTRALIA has beaten the
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its membership with five new States to securing the biggest
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The NZ carrier announced that past six years.
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• Distribute newsletters in accordance with publishing timeframes signed an order for 10 new Q400 Accra Marriott Hotel, Ghana.
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aircraft from Bombardier. The 208-room property is
You will have a minimum of five years experience. Familiarity with ET is estimated to have spent located opposite the Kotoka
inDesign would be an advantage. We offer an attractive salary package
US$332 million on the purchase. International Airport and features
commensurate with experience.
“This fifth reorder is a great large meeting rooms, a fully
If you have what we want please send your CV and cover letter, by example of the Q400 turboprop equipped fitness centre, three
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president Fred Cromer. amenities in each of the rooms.
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