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NZ Defends SamoaAir New Zealand has hit back at claims that it is conspiring with Virgin Australia to fix capacity and keep fares high on flights to Samoa, saying the pair are ‘strong rivals’ on the route.In a piece for the Samoa Observer, Air NZ’s country manager for Samoa Lau-ra Senara said the accusations ignore the ‘competitive market dynamics at play’. NZ and VA have ‘zero relation-ship’ in Samoa and NZ ‘fights fiercely for every customer to and from Apia’, she said.

Discover America WLGAgents in the Wellington region are reminded that the Discover America show is on in Wellington at Shed 6 tonight from 1700.

Standing Room Only?S e ve n ex t r a p a ss e nge rs we re reportedly allowed to stand in the aisles after every seat was filled on a Pakistan International Airlines flight from Karachi to Medina. The 777 had 416 passengers on board, despite hav-ing seating capacity for 409 (including crew), according to widespread re-ports. The passengers were reportedly issued with hand-written boarding passes allowing them onto the flight, which takes around four hours and 20 minutes. The airline has said the mat-ter is under investigation.

Five-Star For SydneySydney’s The Darling says it’s the first and only hotel to make the Forbes Travel Guide’s annual five-star list, which it says is the ‘most coveted award in the global luxury travel sec-tor’. The Darling, located at the Star Sydney, features 171 room, suites and penthouses, a 25m outdoor heated pool and ‘world-class’ cuisine.

Roadshow ReminderAdventure World reminds agents its Our World Your Way roadshow kicks off in Auckland next week. Agents are invited to hear about destinations including Africa, Canada and Alaska, Asia and India, and South America, as well as the USA. For information and to register see adventureworld.co.nz/2017-roadshows

Wi t h r e c o r d l e v e l s o f a i r capacity and the subsequent high competitive airfares it’s no sur-prise that New Zealanders set a new travel record in Jan—head-ing off on a total of 165,700 trips for the month under review, up 14% on Jan 2016.New Zealand residents travelled overseas on 20,000 more trips in Jan 2017—with the biggest changes, in terms of main destination, to

Australia, up 3560 trips; to China, up 2280 trips and to the US, up 2020 trips.In terms of the top three outbound markets Kiwi departures to Aus-tralia, by far the biggest outbound destination, reached 73,980 trips, up 5.1% on last Jan. The US was the second-most popular destina-tion for Kiwis, who collectively took some 11,360 trips to the US for the month under review, up 21.6%, year-on-year boosted, in part, by the increased air capacity.China came in third place, benefit-ing from the early timing of Chinese New Year (28 Jan), accounting for 9720 trips in Jan, up 30.6% on Jan 2016.

. . . Annual Record TooNew Zealand residents set a new an-nual record, taking 2.64 million over-seas trips in the Jan 2017 year—up 9% on the previous Jan year.

Peak Travel DayNew Zealand’s peak visitor day in 2016 was 29 Dec, show the latest figures from Statistics New Zealand. On the flipside the lowest visitor day was 31 Aug.

Kiwis Set New Jan Travel Record

Fewer Kiwis Away In MarWhile the latest Statistics New Zealand figures show that, predict-ably, outbound travel peaked dur-ing the school holidays and festive break—the government agency says the fewest New Zealanders went overseas in early Mar 2016. Students are generally back at school—and it’s also the time when a census is gener-ally held, adds Statistics NZ

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Brexit Plan WantedNo frills carrier Ryanair is calling on the UK Government to release its post-Brexit aviation strategy to airlines early enough, so that the carriers will have time to plan their routes.If Prime Minister Theresa May sticks to her current timetable for leaving the EU, she’ll trigger a two-year process towards the end of Mar, the airline’s chief marketing officer Kenny Jacobs has told media. Airlines need to plan their routes a year ahead of their launch, and they still don’t know whether the UK will remain in the EU’s open skies ar-rangement, he said.“We are now a year away from need-ing to know what will happen with open skies. If we don’t know by this time next year what are airlines go-ing to do?”

New Aeromexico RoutesAeromexico will launch two new routes to the US later this year, advises Discov-er the World. From 01 Apr, it will start operating daily flights between Mexico City and Detroit; and from 01 Jul, the carrier will offer six flights a week between Guadalajara and San Jose. The new routes will be operated using 737-700 and 737-800 aircraft.

. . . JAWS WorkshopFor more information on Aeromexico, as well as a range of other airlines and tourism boards, agents across the country are urged to head along to one of the JAWS roadshow events being held next month. There’s also travel prizes up for grabs for agents who attend the events. For details and to register CLICK HERE

St Pat’s In NYCNew York City is gearing up for its annual St Patrick’s Day Parade, advises NYC & Company. Taking place 17 Mar, the 69th Regiment—an Irish heritage unit that dates back to 1869—will lead some 200,000 marchers up Fifth Avenue. The parade begins at 1100 at 44th St and ends at 79th St between 1630 and 1700.

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Singapore Airlines is helping put Laos on the map for Kiwis after tak-ing league star Shaun Johnson and his family to trace their heritage in a new show which debuts tonight.“When Shaun first discussed the idea of travelling to Laos, the timing was perfect. SilkAir had just launched its services to Laos so we were more than happy to help him and his family fulfil their dream visiting his mother’s homeland,” says SQ gen-eral manager Simon Turcotte. SilkAir launched flights to Luang Prabang and Vientiane in Oct.Shaun Johnson: Across the Mekong premieres on Sky Sport 2 at 2030.

A cap on aircraft movements at Sydney Airport (SYD) is sabotaging decades of global campaigns to at-tract visitors, says the Tourism and Transport Forum (TTF).SYD has an overnight curfew banning most flights, but it’s the restrictions on aircraft movements within operating hours that the TTF is campaigning to change. These include a maximum of 80 aircraft movements per hour, and measuring aircraft activity every 15 minutes—while other airports such as London Heathrow put caps on an-nual movements, says the TTF.Airlines are increasingly unable to se-cure early access or are forced to circle SYD if they arrive early. “Aircraft noise and emissions have dropped dramati-

cally, and airlines continue to invest billions of dollars in larger, next-gen-eration aircraft, which produce a fraction of the noise and emissions of their predecessors,” says TTF head Margy Osmond. “Yet today’s space-age planes are restricted by stone-age regulations, and we are increasingly constraining the ability of internation-al tourists to enter our country, many of them at the end of long overnight flights. This can only hurt Australia’s growing visitor economy.”The TTF is urging the Federal Govern-ment to increase hourly slot caps and movement caps to 90 aircraft per hour and get rid of the 15-minute measure, enabling greater flexibility.

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Uniworld Free Photography WorkshopsUniworld is offering complimentary floating photo workshops to clients on two of its Europe river journeys in 2017. Designed for beginner to interme-diate photographers, the workshops will feature a dedicated photography instructor throughout the cruise, photo assignments each day, opportunities for clients to shoot side-by-side with the photo instructor during shore ex-cursions, tips and one-on-one critiques, and lectures on how to capture that perfect snap. The workshops will be available on the 16 Jun departure of Gems of Northern Italy and the 28 Jun departure of Highlights of Eastern Europe. Space is limited and the promo code 1FPW17 must be used when booking.

Akaroa Health Charge?A $5 levy has been proposed for cruise ship passengers arriving in Akaroa to help pay for a new health centre, ac-cording to a Stuff report. The Akaroa Health Hub fundraising committee wants the Christchurch City Council to introduce the levy as one of a number of ways to help pay for the new centre, which will replace its earthquake-damaged hospital. The community wants to see passengers contribute more to the town, and they often use the health centre while in port, Stuff reports. However Cruise New Zealand boss Kevin O’Sullivan has said wide-spread consultation would be needed before the levy could be introduced. A $5 levy introduced in Stewart Island in 2013 took 35 years of lobbying and an act of parliament to bring into effect.

Regent Savings GO Holidays is offering savings of up to 25% on Regent’s 10-night Royal Bermuda and Historic Charleston itinerary, for sales to 31 Mar. Sailing roundtrip from Miami, the cruise visits Nassau, Hamilton, Charleston, Jacksonville and Port Canaveral and is priced from $4589pp t/s.

Voyages: Get In QuickThere’s limited cabins available on 2017 Grand Voyages, advises Voy-ages to Antiquity. Sailing aboard the Aegean Odyssey, there’s itineraries available exploring the Eastern and Western Mediterranean, Northern France, Iceland, Ireland and the Brit-ish Isles.

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APT has released a fly free deal on its 2018 Europe river cruises of 14 nights or longer, as the company says its Europe bookings are going incredibly well.“Since Jan Europe has just gone ab-solutely crazy this year, it’s growing and growing,” says APT New Zealand manager Anne Waterhouse. “And it’s great for agents as there’s a high delivery of product and most clients become repeat passengers.” The 15-day Magnificent Cruise ex Amsterdam to Budapest is the com-pany’s most popular with Kiwis (and also Waterhouse’s favourite cruise), and is priced from $7795pp share twin. “It’s a great trip, we have

many people doing the same cruise again—and some people up to five times,” says Waterhouse. “I think fin-ishing in Budapest is a highlight—and we’re seeing an increasing number of people option to add-on a land tour, which is great news for agents as they can earn commission on that too.”In addition to the fly free offer, APT has also released 2018 travel at 2017 prices for those travelling in Mar, Oct, Nov or Dec 2018.

. . . Increased PopularityThe 14-day Douro Delights is fast becoming a popular option for Kiwis, says Waterhouse. “I mean Europe has just gone absolutely crazy this year, and the Douro itinerary has become a really hot pick, I think in part be-cause people think [Spain/Portugal] are safe places to visit.”Kiwi agents should now have sup-plies of its new 2018 Europe River Cruise Brochure, and APT reminds agents that they can earn commis-sion on all of the cruise components of the booking due to its all-inclusive packages.The APT superdeals are subject to availability and conditions for book-ings before 30 Apr.

Fly Free Deal As Euro Bookings Soar

Hybrid Expedition ShipHurtigruten says its new ship The Roald Amundsen will be the greenest cruise ship the world has seen. Con-struction has started on the vessel which is expected to be the world’s first expedition cruise ship powered by hybrid battery technology. The cruise line says the hybrid en-gines will reduce fuel consumption substantially and allow for periods of completely emission free sailing. Hurtigruten is now taking bookings on this new vessel.

Oceania: Cuba Details Oceania Cr uises has re leased details of its additional Cuba voyag-es, ranging from six to 13 days with departures ex Miami, which are now open for reservations. Highlights include a 10-day Panoramic Carib-bean itinerary, visiting Havana (two days), Roatan, Santo Tomas, Harvest Caye, Nassau and more, departing 14 Nov; and a seven-day Heming-way’s Hideaways, visiting Havana, Cienf uegos, Sant iago de Cuba and Key West, departing 24 Nov. Clients will sail aboard Insignia. See oceaniacruises.com

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Rocky Last DaysAdventure World reminds agents they only have until 03 Mar to take advantage of the Rocky Mountain-eer promotion giving clients up to $600 per couple in added value. The deal is valid on itineraries of eight days or more that include the train journey, such as the eight-day Journey Through The Clouds Discover y Dr ive , pr iced f rom $3293pp t/s.

Whitsunday WaterparkB i g 4 Ad v e n t u r e W h i t s u n d ay Resort is building what will be one of Australia’s largest resort waterslide parks, advises Tourism Whitsundays. With a choice of 13 different slides, the waterpark has been designed for young families, with a choice of slides with dif-ferent speeds, heights and lengths as well as a tipping bucket, water features for toddlers and a 300mm-deep splash pool. The project is expected to be completed by Apr. See adventurewhitsunday.com.au for further details.

Le Boat is introducing three new high-end Horizon boat models to its self-drive fleet, to suit larger groups, following this year’s ‘sell-out success’; and they are on sale now. Managing director Cheryl Brown says the new boats, which will be avail-able for use for the 2017 season, will cover its key cruising areas, including the Canal du Midi and Burgundy in France, as well as Ireland, Germany, Holland, Italy and the UK’s River Thames. All of the new Horizon models will be built to the same high-spec as the original cruises (which catered to-wards couples and small families with one master cabin and one smaller cabin), but each will either sleep up to five, seven or nine people. “The new five-star boats were fully booked well in advance for 2016 and we expect the larger models will prove just as popu-lar,” adds Brown. The boats also have an area for barbecues and sunbathing, as well as spacious areas for socialis-ing inside and out. Prices start from AUD1635 per week; no boat handling experience is nec-essary and clients will be given a full briefing before setting off. See leboat.com.au

Trafalgar has launched a new on-line learning programme of-fering agents advice on how to sell the brand and increase their earnings.The initial phase of the Trafalgar Academy, available now, invites users to discover the ‘Trafalgar Difference’. Following in close succession in the coming months are Converting Opportunities Into Success and It’s Lifestyle Not Features That Matter, with additional courses to come as the programme gathers momentum. Agents who register for the Academy

will be given insights into how to increase conversion and commission, as well as be given access to exclusive travel offers. The new programme complements the recently-launched group e-learning programme by par-ent company The Travel Corporation.“We are excited to introduce our lat-est industry initiative, demonstrating our ongoing commitment to provid-ing our valued partners with all the tools they need for sales success,” says TTC head of sales Scott Cleaver. “For those choosing to become Tra-falgar experts, they can look forward to seeing conversion, commission and retention rates rise.”Upon successful completion of each module, agents can access certificates of accreditation. Register at trafalgar.com/agentacademy

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Harvard In CityPassBeginning 01 Mar, the Harvard Museum of Natural History will join the Boston CityPass program. Each 2017 Boston CityPass ticket booklet will save clients 45% off combined admission to the included attractions. Also on offer in the book-lets is the likes of the New England Aquarium, Museum of Science, Sky-walk Observatory and the Prudential Centre. Prices are USD56 for adults and USD44 for children aged 03-11. See citypass.com for further details.

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NY Museum WorkoutsN e w Yo r k ’s M e t r o p o l i t a n Museum of Art has been holding morning workout sessions amid its world-class art. The 45-min-ute Museum Workout sends lycra-clad exercisers through 35 galleries, past paintings and sculptures, in the early hours before opening to the public. It is currently sold out to 09 Mar. CLICK HERE for details

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Whitsundays BoostT h e W h i t s u n d a y s h a s b e e n earmarked for an increase in tourism infrastructure investment after being nominated to be ‘front and centre’ of the national Regional Tourism Infrastructure Investment Attraction Strategy.The Whitsundays is the only Queensland region to be nominated, says Tourism Whitsundays. The state government will work with Austrade to scope local investment opportuni-ties and target international investors.“We want to do all we can to attract new investment to the Whitsundays including new hotels and resorts and new tourist attractions that will inspire more visitors to come to the re-gion, grow the local economy and sup-port more tourism jobs,” says Tourism Minister Kate Jones.

BreakFree Surfers GMKatrina Brown has been appointed as general manager at BreakFree Cosmo-politan, Surfers Paradise. She re-joins the Mantra Group after 18 months as gm of Burleigh Surf Apartments.

Air New Zealand won a number of awards at the NZ Direct Market-ing Awards held in Auckland last week. The carrier’s Great Mates campaign took out two Gold category awards and one Silver. It was also awarded the Grand Prix, the supreme award picked from all Gold winners across

Air NZ’s Marketing Award Wins

all categories and channels, adds the carrier. Three of the airline’s cam-paigns were named as finalists: Gra-baseat’s 10th Birthday, the Airpoints “Have we got it right?” campaign and Air New Zealand’s Great Mates. The Air NZ marketing team is pic-tured above with the carrier’s agency partners.

Peru SavingsClients can save up to $4800 per couple when booking Abercrombie & Kent’s 10-day Wonders of Chile journey by 30 Apr for travel until 11 Dec (with the exception of May-Aug). Solo travellers can save up to $3400. A&K has full details.

TN To LAX On SaleAir Tahiti Nui has flights to Los Angeles on sale to 04 Mar, starting from $1299pp ex Auckland, or add on $180pp from Christchurch or Wellington. Fares are valid for travel to 31 Oct.

Oscars On VSVirgin Atlantic will show all the major Oscar-nominated movies on-board from Feb-May, including La La Land, Manchester by the Sea and Lion. The carrier will screen every nominated film in the categories of Best Film, Best Actor, Best Director, Best Supporting Actor, Best Sup-porting Actress and Best Adapted Screenplay.

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Asia’s Top RestaurantsThe top restaurants in Asia have been named, with a popular Bang-kok eatery once again taking out the top spot in the annual 50 Best Restaurants list.Gaggan is run by chef Gaggan Anand, who is known for his cre-ative twists on Indian cuisine (pic-tured). Also in the top 10 was Restaurant Andre, Singapore; Am-ber, Hong Kong; 8 ½ Otto e Mezzo Bombana, Hong Kong; Nahm, Bangkok; Narisawa, Tokyo; Ni-honryori Ryugin, Tokyo; Ultra-violet by Paul Pairet, Shanghai; Odette, Singapore; and Burnt Ends, Singapore. For the full list, see theworlds50best.com/asia

Geckos Adventures has i nt ro duce d a new range of trips to some lesser-known festivals around the world, to meet grow-ing demand from millennials. “While Oktoberfest and La Tomatina might have long been on ev-ery young traveller’s bucket-lists, the overwhelming popu-larity of these events means you’re often surrounded by crowds of tour-ists or in long lines for overcrowded beer tents,” says Intrepid Group md James Thornton. “We believe these next generations are savvy travellers – they’re more interested in spending their holidays dancing in the laneways of Essaouira or parading through the streets of Manhattan on Halloween.”As such, the new one-off range of Geckos Fest ivals tr ips include the Ganaoua Festival in Morocco, which sees around 500,000 revellers flock to the port city of Essaouira each year for the traditional music festival. A nine-day trip is priced

from $1015pp and departs 27 Jun. Also on offer is the Seoul Kimchi Making Festival, which sees over 4000 people working together to make nearly fifty tonnes of fresh kimchi. A trip to the three-day festival is priced at $2680pp, departing 02 Nov. And for those who have wanted to experience Mexico’s Day of the Dead Festival, now’s their chance. Geckos is offering clients the chance to celebrate the Oaxaca with prices from $1715pp, departing 30 Oct. It has also launched trips to Cuba’s Santiago de Cuba Carnival and Hal-loween in Salem, Massachusetts. See geckosadventures.com for full details.

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On The Go Adds PeruOn The Go Tours has four new Peru tours, taking in the country’s coast, highlands and jungle, and all in-cluding Machu Picchu. Machu Pic-chu by Train and Amazon, Incas and Titicaca are the first Peru tours to join On The Go’s Signature Range. The eight-day Machu Picchu by Train (from $4995pp) includes two nights in the Amazon jungle and a scenic rail journey to Aguas Calientes; while the 14-day Amazon, Incas and Titicaca (from $7295pp) includes the Amazon, Sacred Valley, Inca Trail, Lake Titicaca, floating islands of Uros and ends in La Paz. Other new tours include the seven-day Trek the Inca Trail (from $2495) and the 11-day Amazon and the Inca Trail (from $4995).

Centara ApptCentara Hotels & Resor ts has named Denis Thouvard as general manager for Centara Grand Beach Resort Samui, Thailand.

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Industry DiaryWellington: Tue 21, Rydges Wellington, 1700-2000. Palmerston North: Wed 22, Distinction Hotel, 1700-2000. New Plymouth: Thu 23, Novotel Hotel, 1700-2000. Tauranga: Tue 28, Tauranga Yacht Club, 1700-2000. Hamilton: Wed 29, Novotel Tainui, 1700-2000.

Lufthansa Agent Training DaysAuckland East: Wed 08, Waipuna Conference Suites Highbrook, 0830.Hamilton: Tue 14, Distinction Hotel & Conference Centre, 0830.Tauranga: Wed 15, Trinity Wharf, 0830.Auckland Central: Tue 21, Wintergarden Pavillion, Auckland Domain, 0830.Auckland North: Thu 23, The Spencer on Byron Hotel, 0830.

Tourism Fiji RoadshowNelson: Mon 27, Grand Mercure Monaco Hotel, breakfast.Wellington: Mon 27, Rydges Wellington, evening.Christchurch: Tue 28, Addington Raceway & Events Centre, evening.Auckland, CBD: Wed 29, Pullman Hotel, evening.Hamilton: Thu 30, Ferrybank Reception & Conference Centre, evening.Auckland, North Shore: Fri 31, QBE Stadium Albany, breakfast.

APRILTourism Fiji RoadshowTauranga: Mon 03, Club Mt Maunganui, 1730-1930.Rotorua: Tue 04, Novotel Rotorua, 0700-0845.Taupo: Tue 04, Lonestar Taupo, anytime between 1200-1400.Napier: Tue 04, Crowne Hotel, 1730-1930.Palmerston North: Wed 05, Distinction Hotel, 1730-1930.Wanganui: Thu 06, Stellar Restaurant and Bar, anytime between 1200-1400.New Plymouth: Thu 06, Novotel New Plymouth, 1730-1930.

Avalon Waterways 2018 Launch Lower Hutt: Tue 04, The Dowse Art Museum, 1745.Wellington: Tue 04, Lone Star, 1745.Pukekohe: Tue 04, Townmouse Cafe, 1745.Blenheim: Wed 05, Watery Mouth Cafe, 1730.Whangarei: Wed 05, Dickens Inn, 1730.Palmerston North: Thu 06, Distinction Palmerston North, 1745.Nelson: Thu 06, Bacco Restaurant, 1730.Hamilton: Mon 10, Hamilton Gardens Cafe, 1745.Christchurch: Mon 10, Dux Central, 1745.Auckland East: Mon 10, Pakuranga Golf Club, 1745.Tauranga: Tue 11, Macau, 1745.

FEBRUARYBrand USA’s Discover America Trade ExposWellington: Mon 27, Shed 6, Queens Wharf, 1700-2130.Auckland: Tue 28, ANZ Viaduct Events Centre, 1700-2130.

MARCHInnovative Travel WWI Travel & Information EveningChristchurch: Thu 02, Papanui RSA, 1730-1900.Auckland: Wed 01, Point Chevalier RSA, 1730-1900.

2017 Adventure World Roadshow Auckland: Mon 06, Heritage Hotel, 1800.Bay of Plenty: Tue 07, Mills Reef Winery Tauranga, 1800.Wellington: Wed 08, Mac’s Brewbar & Restaurant, 1800.Christchurch: Thu 09, Novotel Christchurch, 1800.

JAWS Roadshow 2017Dunedin: Mon 06, Kingsgate Hotel, 1700-2000. Christchurch: Tue 07, Rydges Latimer Hotel, 1700-2000. Nelson: Wed 08, Rutherford Hotel, 1700-2000. Whangarei: Tue 14, Forum North, 1700-2000. Auckland North: Wed 15, Spencer on Byron, Takapuna, 1700-2000. Napier: Mon 20, Napier Sailing Club, 1700-2000.

Auckland North: Tue 11, Takapuna Boating Club, 1745.Timaru: Tue 11, Mocca Cafe, 1730.Napier: Wed 12, East Pier Hotel, 1745.Dunedin: Wed 12, Luna Bar, 1745.Auckland West: Wed 12, The Falls, Henderson, 1745.New Plymouth: Wed 19, Waterfront Hotel, 1745.Queenstown: Wed 19, Mercure Hotel, 1745.

MAYLufthansa Agent Training DaysWellington: Wed 03, Intercontinental Wellington, 0830.Nelson: Thu 04, Rutherford Hotel, 0830.Christchurch: Tue 23, Ilex Botanic Gardens, 0830.Dunedin: Wed 24, Dunedin Public Art Gallery, 0830.

2017 Amazing Thailand RoadshowAuckland: Mon 08, Sky City Convention Centre.

Asia Now RoadshowWellington: Wed 10.Christchurch: Thu 11. Tauranga: Mon 15.Hamilton: Tue 16. Auckland Central: Wed 17. Auckland North Shore: Thu 18. Venues, times tba.

JUNELufthansa Agent Training DaysQueenstown: Thu 22, Double Tree by Hilton Hotel, 0830.

Peter Hil lar y wil l join select departures of Lindblad Expedi-tions’ Land of the Ice Bears and South Georgia and The Falklands itineraries in 2017, giving clients the chance to travel with the fa-mous adventurer, advises Adven-ture World. On the Land of the Ice Bears tour, cli-ents will have the chance to discover polar bears and other Arctic wildlife while partaking in active exploration

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of the region using kayaks, Zodiacs, hiking and walking on an 11-day roundtrip from Oslo. Hilary will be present on the 06 and 13 Jun depar-tures, which are priced from $10,220 if booked by 31 Mar. On the South Georgia and The Falk-lands itinerary, clients will spend 19 days exploring Buenos Aires, the Falkland and South Georgia Islands. Hillary will join the 06 Mar depar-ture. Prices start at $15,930pp.

PATA’s Solomon TripThe S olomon Islands Visitors Bureau is welcoming PATA’s pledge to increase its activity in the region, which started with a visit by PATA chief executive Mario Hardy last week.The visit is seen as a major step in PATA’s strategy to place more em-phasis on its activity in the South Pa-cific, says the SIVB. In the Solomons, plans include implementing training programmes for the local tourism industry.“Having Dr Hardy here gave us a major opportunity to hear some expert opinion which has the capac-ity to further enhance the direction our current international marketing activity is taking,” says SIVB chief executive Josefa ‘Jo’ Tuamoto.“We are extremely happy to be work-ing closely with PATA. Not only does this visit bode well for the Solomon Islands, PATA’s plans to increase its activity in the region benefits the entire South Pacific.”

Batman At LegolandLegoland Malaysia Resort will host a range of Batman-themed activities and events until the end of Mar to celebrate the release of the new Lego Batman movie. Visitors to the park will receive a Batman mask on arrival and will be able to meet Batman. Kids under 12 who dress as their favourite character will be able to enter for free when accompanied by an adult. There’s also a Batman scavenger hunt, mosaic built, create your own Batman world, and social media competitions. See legoland.com.my

Mantra Observatory GMTracey Beresford is the general manager of Mantra Group’s newest resort, Mantra the Observatory. She has worked at the Port Macquarie property for more than 12 years.

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