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TravelWeekly Asia a cut above the rest and always close to you www.travelweeklyweb.com In today's dynamic travel industry, staying ahead of the competition is of utmost importance. The TravelWeekly Asia e-book is your answer. Bringing readers vital news, features, interviews and special reports from the trade, TravelWeekly Asia informs and enlightens, giving you the edge in making essential decisions. In line with our aim to constantly raise our standards, we have introduced TravelWeekly Express, a daily e-newsletter that gives you up-to-the-minute stories, delivered straight to your inbox. TravelWeekly Express complements our e-book TravelWeekly Asia, which now comes to you on a monthly basis. Both the daily e-newsletter and the e-book will continue to cover relevant news close to the heart of the travel trade professional on what makes Asia's travel industry tick. Interactive elements like online polls, blogs, Twitter posts and video clips also enhance the user experience. The Indispensable Travel Industry Read Feature Highlight Asia's low cost carriers to thrive? Vol. 3 Issue 22 | August 2012 | www.travelweeklyweb.com | Published by Travel & Meetings Group, Contineo Media Pte Ltd News No visa required People Page 4 Etihad Airways president and chief executive James Hogan (right) with the Premier of Queensland, the Honourable Campbell Newman (left), celebrate with Etihad Airways brand ambassador Dannii Minogue at the announcement of daily fl ights between Brisbane and Abu Dhabi via Singapore A chat with Gaurang Jhunjhnuwala Page 12 Etihad boosts Brisbane fl ights to daily BRISBANE – Etihad Airways announced plans to increase fl ights between Brisbane and Abu Dhabi from three times a week to a daily service from February 1, 2013. Four services will continue to operate via Singapore in both directions, providing a new daily link between the city pairs. At its media conference on August 16, 2012, James Hogan, president and chief executive officer of Etihad Airways, said the increase in frequency was a game-changing move for the airline on the Abu Dhabi- Singapore-Australia route. "Going daily to Brisbane and Singapore puts Etihad Airways in a stronger competitive position and will increase the airline's brand footprint exponentially in these markets. "Adding an extra 1,048 seats per week to the route underscores the strategic importance of Singapore to our business and allows us to offer the corporate and leisure travel market a mormore appealing proposition: more flights, more convenience, improved connections and a wider choice of destinations in Europe, the Middle East, Gulf Cooperation Countries, and on the Virgin Australia domestic network. There will be a total of 28 fl ights that operate between Australia and Abu Dhabi, via Etihad Airways and its partner airline, Virgin Australia. er the corporate and leisur or Middle East, Gulf Coop n the Virgin Australia d will be a total of n Australia and its part Also present at the conference is Queens- land Premier Campbell Newman who said Etihad's plan to increase the number of fl ights was a boost to Queensland's economy and the tourism industry. at the co Campbell increa Queensla "This will see thousands of extra people a year coming into Queensland, injecting millions of dollars into our economy and resulting in more jobs being crcreated," said Mr Newman. The Premier added that the Liberaler ad e thous Quee our ec " ed a wider choice of destination National Party (LNP) Government was working to reinvigorate Queensland's tourism industry by attracting more international tourists through the new $8 million Attracting Aviation Fund. ty (LNP) Go ernment was s tourism e international The Queensland capital was the airline's second destination in Australia and the 43rd in its global network. Flights to Singapore commenced in September 2007. It operates an Airbus A330-200 aircraft on the Abu Dhabi-Singapore-Brisbane route. The aircraft is confi gured in two classes with 22 seats in Pearl Business Class and 240 seats in Coral Economy Class. The Abu Dhabi- headquartered airline has strong ties with the Queensland Government and its agency, Tourism Queensland. It has supported major marketing initiatives such as the Million Dollar Memo, and in 2011 donated $1 million to the Queensland Flood Appeal. A wide range of advertising options available in digital magazine, e-newsletter and website Loraine See at +65 6521 9742 or email loraine.see@contineomedia.com For more information, please contact Subscribe now!

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