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.
Air New Zealand welcomes Samoa borders opening
Air New Zealand is excited to reunite friends and aiga (family) in Samoa when the Pacific Island nation opens its borders to the world next week. After more than two years of the country’s borders being closed, Flight NZ990 will touch down in Apia on Tuesday 2 August, giving those on the booked-out flight an opportunity to reunite with their loved ones.
Air New Zealand’s Country Manager Samoa Karen Gatt says the airline has seen strong demand for August, with flights sold out for the whole month and a large number of family group bookings. “Demand for flights continues to be strong right through to the Christmas and school holiday period, as customers want to spend the festive season with their aiga, something many of them haven’t been able to do during the pandemic.”
Accor and Qantas offer complimentary Gold status for eligible Frequent Flyers
Accor and Qantas are offering eligible frequent flyers the opportunity to secure Gold status in the ALL program if they register and link their accounts before 12 August. ALL Gold status delivers an assortment of benefits, including room upgrades, early check-in or late check-out, and guaranteed room availability. The ALL Gold status gift offer is available to frequent flyers who hold Silver, Gold, Platinum and Platinum One Status, as well as Points Club Plus and Chairmans Lounge members who register and link their accounts before 12 August 2022. Frequent flyers and ALL members who have already linked their accounts are also eligible for the status match by registering at www.qantas.com/au/en/frequent-flyer/member-offers/accor-gold-status-offer.html.
Kamalaya Koh Samui joins Virtuoso Regional Network
Award winning wellness sanctuary, Kamalaya Koh Samui is cultivating closer ties with Australasia travel sector securing regional membership with Virtuoso’s leading network of agencies and a scheduled visit to Australia by Kamalaya General Manager, Pierre Lang.
As a Regional Preferred Partner, Kamalaya Wellness Sanctuary will provide Virtuoso’s network of Australian and New Zealand agencies with bespoke and unique opportunities and deliver exclusive experiences for Virtuoso customers. In addition to receiving value added benefits such as complimentary breakfast, Wi-Fi and room upgrades, guests who book through a Virtuoso agent will be invited to a personalised wellness and goal setting consultation with a Kamalaya naturopath to discuss their wellness concerns and specific objectives they have ahead of their stay.
Dulini Lodges in Sabi Sands offers online availability link
Dulini Lodges in South Africa’s Sabi Sands has launched a live online availability link so agents can more easily book in clients. The live availability is available at http://dulini.panhospitality.co.za/ by using the Username: agent and Password: agent. Once logged in, agents will see the “view availability” button on the left of the page, then enter the date range and hit search. Red 0 means all confirmed and no rooms open while Blue 0 means there are provisional bookings in the system, but no free rooms to sell immediately.
