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🥂✈QR MENU TASTING✈🥂Qatar Airways and renowned chef Michael Meredith held a tasting at Meredith's Mr Morris restaurant, w...
26/09/2025

🥂✈QR MENU TASTING✈🥂

Qatar Airways and renowned chef Michael Meredith held a tasting at Meredith's Mr Morris restaurant, where agents were able to try the new business class menu collaboration available for customers travelling with QR Business Class out of Auckland Airport.

The meal included a cured king salmon entree, braised beef short rib, and a semolina with pear pudding dessert. Updates around the airline's menus, new schedule and Starlink were shared with those attending.

For more see today’s Travel Today.

✈AKL EXPANSION OPENED✈Auckland Airport has opened its biggest airport infrastructure project since 1966 in a move that i...
24/09/2025

✈AKL EXPANSION OPENED✈

Auckland Airport has opened its biggest airport infrastructure project since 1966 in a move that is expected to improve its operational efficiencies, attract more air capacity and ultimately lead to cheaper airfares. Prime Minister Christopher Luxon attended the opening ceremony. See more in Wednesday’s Travel Today.

24/09/2025

Auckland Airport’s new airfield expansion was opened by Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and AKL chief executive Carrie Hurihanganui, see Wednesday’s Travel Today for more.

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✈️ AIR NZ CHANGES ✈️Air New Zealand today announced changes to its leadership team.Acting chief commercial Jeremy O’Brie...
22/09/2025

✈️ AIR NZ CHANGES ✈️

Air New Zealand today announced changes to its leadership team.

Acting chief commercial Jeremy O’Brien, pictured, has been appointed the airline’s chief customer and digital officer, a new position created following the elevation of Nikhil Ravishankar to the top job at the airline.

Ravishankar was chief digital office and O’Brien gets the new role after senior leadership positions at Air NZ for the last nine years covering sales, customer, loyalty, marketing and brand.

Meanwhile Scott Wilkinson officially starts as chief commercial officer on 07 Oct. His appointment to the role was announced at the start of the year and the loyalty business has been added to Wilkinson’s portfolio following Ravishankar’s appointment as ceo. Wilkinson was at Qantas, where he was the executive manager, digital and direct customer experience.

The executive shakeup also sees chief operating officer Alex Marren step down, in Mar. She joined NZ in 2022 and is creifted with playing a pivotal role in rebuilding operational performance post-C19, and led the business through several complex challenges. Outgoing chief ceo Greg Foran says Marren has brought ‘calm, clarity and deep operational expertise’ to the leadership team.

🦪🌴TAHITI CELEBRATES KIWI GROWTH🌴🦪Tahiti Tourisme held a series of dinners with industry members over this week to share ...
12/09/2025

🦪🌴TAHITI CELEBRATES KIWI GROWTH🌴🦪
Tahiti Tourisme held a series of dinners with industry members over this week to share updates and celebrate its ongoing Kiwi growth over a six-course Tahitian dinner. Members of the trade had a taste of the French Polynesian fare at the Tahiti Takeover at Metita this month, and enjoyed a Tahitian cultural performance.
Fortis Travel’s Sarah Payne won the prize of a dinner voucher for Metita and a black pearl from Tahiti Tourisme at last night’s event.
See today’s Travel Today for more.

🛳WINDSTAR EXEC IN TOWN🛳Windstar Cruises’ global commercial md Helen Beck is in New Zealand this week and meeting with ke...
10/09/2025

🛳WINDSTAR EXEC IN TOWN🛳

Windstar Cruises’ global commercial md Helen Beck is in New Zealand this week and meeting with key industry stakeholders as the cruise line flags plans to grow its international business.
Along with local representatives from Francis Travel Marketing, she met with some key cruise agents in Auckland last night.

‼️ NZ’s WAMOS UPDATE‼️Air New Zealand has confirmed the routes and the aircraft that will be operated by Wamos Air on be...
09/09/2025

‼️ NZ’s WAMOS UPDATE‼️

Air New Zealand has confirmed the routes and the aircraft that will be operated by Wamos Air on behalf of the carrier 30 Oct-30 Apr.

The wet-leased A330-300, previously flown by Virgin Atlantic, is said to offer a cabin experience closely aligned NZ’s 787-9 product, with 31 lie-flat Business Premier herringbone seats, 48 premium economy seats and 185 economy seats.

The aircraft will operate selected NZ services between Auckland and Samoa, Fiji, Tahiti, Tokyo and Bali.

“This is a pro-active measure we’ve taken to protect our customers’ journeys over the busy summer period. This partnership means we have some additional flexibility and resilience at a time when demand is at its peak,” says NZ chief commercial officer Jeremy O’Brien.

Check-in and boarding will continue to be looked after by NZ staff, while onboard service will be delivered by Wamos Air crew to Air NZ’s standards. See today’s issue for more.

🎸✈MEMPHIS TOURISM & UNITED AIRLINES FAMIL✈🎸Memphis Tourism and United Airlines continue their famil with GTN agents to M...
08/09/2025

🎸✈MEMPHIS TOURISM & UNITED AIRLINES FAMIL✈🎸

Memphis Tourism and United Airlines continue their famil with GTN agents to Memphis and San Francisco.

Highlights include Graceland (pictured), a visit to the Peabody Hotel in Memphis and the Memphis Pyramid.

The group is now in Tupelo before continuing to San Francisco, and will return to Auckland on 13 Sep.

✈ 🇦🇷 AUCKLAND TO ARGENTINA 🇦🇷 ✈China Eastern Airlines has confirmed that its Shanghai-Auckland-Buenos Aires service wil...
08/09/2025

✈ 🇦🇷 AUCKLAND TO ARGENTINA 🇦🇷 ✈

China Eastern Airlines has confirmed that its Shanghai-Auckland-Buenos Aires service will operate twice weekly from 04 Dec 2025, bringing more competition and more seats to the Eastern seaboard of South America.

See details in today's issue.

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