Grab yourself a coffee and catch up on today’s news in brief. It is packed with the latest deals, updates from the industry and everything you need to know in bite-size pieces.
Virgin Australia Fast Tracks Security
Brisbane and Melbourne airports will now feature fast track security facilities for eligible Virgin Australia customers, with the airline re-opening Premium Entry in Brisbane and a Priority Screening lane at Melbourne Airport. The premium security experience, reserved for Velocity Frequent Flyer Platinum, Gold and Beyond members, Virgin Australia Business Class guests, and eligible high tier guests of the airline’s renowned international airline partners, will open between 5.00am and 10.00am weekdays, allowing guests to swiftly move through both airports.
Gaya Island Resort reopens to guests
Gaya Island Resort, the luxurious oasis nestled just off the coast of Borneo, has reopened its doors to guests for the first time in two years. As part of the reopening, Gaya Island Resort guests can enjoy a refreshed food and beverage offering throughout each of the property’s five exquisite venues, including the introduction of a new private dining experience at its Fisherman’s Cove rooftop restaurant. Called “The Gayan Bouillabaisse”, the experience invites guests to savour a carefully curated seafood menu featuring a much-loved French Provençal-inspired seafood Bouillabaisse. The experience has been crafted by Chef Leonard Chung, who is a new addition to the Gaya Island Resort team. Cyril Arrouard has also joined the resort as General Manager.
Travel Industry Veteran Joins TravelManagers Team
TravelManagers has announced the appointment of Maggie Bootsman as its newest Business Partnership Manager (BPM), a move which it says had become necessary due to the strong post-pandemic recovery the company has experienced this year. Executive General Manager, Michael Gazal, says Bootsman brings a wealth of travel industry experience to the role, “as well as eight years as a retail travel agent, Maggie has worked with airlines, a GDS and a travel agency franchise. Most recently she was the General Manager of UK-headquartered Travel Counsellors in the United Arab Emirates.”
