Meet the Operator
As of March 31 2013 Qantas will terminate its 17 year partnership with BA and take on a new aviation partnership with Emirates.
What will this mean to Qantas passengers?
year agreement to become the tourism body’s main partner airline (although Qantas will continue to partner the Corroboree 2013 event). Accommodation: There’ll soon
be a new high-end lodge in the outback, when the 18-room Cicada Lodge opens in spring 2013 on the Katharine River in Nitmiluk National Park, around 185 miles south of Darwin. The emphasis will be on wilderness and indigenous experiences. In the cities, Sydney recently welcomed the sassy new boutique QT Hotel and has also received news of a major ‘six-star
resort’ to be opened in the central Bangaroo South district in the coming years. Perth unveiled the all-suite Terrace Hotel in November while Canberra saw the opening of the already award-winning Burbury Hotel in September 2012. In Western Australia, the new Bungle Bungles Safari Camp, developed by Kimberley Wild Expeditions, is the only private camp in the national park to boast views of the Bungles Massif. A World Heritage-listed site, the distinctive beehive-like domes offer walks through rainforest, towering arches
and natural amphitheatres. The camp, featuring 10 eco-safari tents, hot showers, and a covered dining deck, is the fi rst to open under the Western Australia’s government Naturebank programme, designed to develop eco-friendly camps in protected beauty spots. It can be booked through Travel 2 and Intrepid. In Tasmania, there’s new luxury self-catering at Cloudy Bay Beach House on Bruny Island. Attractions: At the Healesville
Sanctuary outside Melbourne, tourists can enjoy a new platypus show: the underwater ‘Tales From Platypus Creek’. A world fi rst, visitors can feed and tickle the creatures. Meanwhile, the country’s top
“Australia has genuine magic to it. It’s the classic bucket list destination...a matter of ‘when’ rather than if’”
MELISSA HACKNEY, REGIONAL MANAGER, AUSTRALIAN PACIFIC TOURING
seven walks have joined marketing forces as Great Walks of Australia (
greatwalksofaustralia.com). Canberra has a new arboretum while Jamberoo Water Park, an hour south of Sydney, has opened the ‘world’s biggest water ride’.
Tourism talk
“In the 11 months to the end of November 2012 we had 498,800 UK visitors, a
drop of 3.2%, which really isn’t bad when you consider the Olympics and everything else that was
This fi ve-year partnership with Emirates will establish a new Middle East hub for Qantas in Dubai. We have recently been struggling to make a profi t on our international service but with the Emirates network we will be able to offer a one-stop service out of Gatwick, Heathrow, Birmingham, Manchester, Newcastle, Glasgow and
Dublin in addition to over 30 destinations in Europe
What aircraft will Qantas offer on the Kangaroo route?
We will continue to fl y our two daily A380 fl ights out of LHR into Melbourne and Sydney via Dubai instead of Singapore and Hong Kong. We are constantly striving to raise the customer experience and our First and Business
customers are now offered a door to door chauffeur service.
The new Business cabin also
features a mattress and duvet on the Skybeds and a Select on Q-Eat meal service giving passengers a wider menu at a time that suits them.
Emirates is not a member of oneworld. Will Qantas remain a member?
Most defi nitely and our oneworld partners will continue to enjoy the share benefi ts on the oneworld alliance. Emirates’ and Qantas’ frequent fl yer programmes will also be reciprocal.
www.sellinglonghaul.com • March 2013 19
Eric Jelinek, Regional Manager, Qantas UK
TOURISM WESTERN OZ
TOURISM AUSTRALIA
TOURISM NT ULURU
Page 1 |
Page 2 |
Page 3 |
Page 4 |
Page 5 |
Page 6 |
Page 7 |
Page 8 |
Page 9 |
Page 10 |
Page 11 |
Page 12 |
Page 13 |
Page 14 |
Page 15 |
Page 16 |
Page 17 |
Page 18 |
Page 19 |
Page 20 |
Page 21 |
Page 22 |
Page 23 |
Page 24 |
Page 25 |
Page 26 |
Page 27 |
Page 28 |
Page 29 |
Page 30 |
Page 31 |
Page 32 |
Page 33 |
Page 34 |
Page 35 |
Page 36 |
Page 37 |
Page 38 |
Page 39 |
Page 40 |
Page 41 |
Page 42 |
Page 43 |
Page 44 |
Page 45 |
Page 46 |
Page 47 |
Page 48 |
Page 49 |
Page 50 |
Page 51 |
Page 52 |
Page 53 |
Page 54 |
Page 55 |
Page 56 |
Page 57 |
Page 58 |
Page 59 |
Page 60 |
Page 61 |
Page 62 |
Page 63 |
Page 64 |
Page 65 |
Page 66 |
Page 67 |
Page 68 |
Page 69 |
Page 70 |
Page 71 |
Page 72 |
Page 73 |
Page 74 |
Page 75 |
Page 76