Sell Victoria with Qantas Holidays and help The Bushfire appeal
For every night of every booking made by a
Qantas Holidays Achiever to Victoria,
Qantas Holidays will donate £5 to the Victorian Bushfire Appeal Fund organised by the
Australian Red Cross. This incentive is valid 1st March-30th June.
Qantas Holidays General Manager
Nick Crabb said
"There cannot be a single person who was not moved by the unfolding tragedy of the Victorian bushfires, and as one of Australia's oldest and most respected tour operators we could not stand by and do nothing. We wanted to be actively involved in the region's rebuilding programme which is why we created this incentive in conjunction with Tourism Victoria. The trade has always been very supportive in times of tragedy and I am sure they will be so again on this occasion."
Commenting on this incentive, Tourism Victoria's Regional Manager UK & Europe
Claire Golding said
"This was a terrible thing to happen but, from a tourism perspective, it does not affect most places that British travellers would visit - the majority of Victoria's popular tourist destinations have been unscathed by the bushfires. We welcome the support of our industry partners while our State is recovering from this natural disaster, as by selling holidays to our region the trade is directly helping to put people back on their feet." To date, the Qantas Group has already supported this appeal with AUS$481,000 (approx £218,000).
Key selling points for Melbourne and Victoria:
- Australian gateway with rapidly increasing air capacity and excellent countrywide connections
- Ideal for self-drives due to short distances and excellent infrastructure
- Wide variety of adventure experiences
- Easily accessible wildlife viewing opportunities
- An extensive and diverse range of accommodation options
- Excellent wining and dining
Additionally, agents who attend either the Manchester or London "Discover Melbourne and Victoria" workshops and succeed in answering all the answers correctly on the night, there is the opportunity of winning a holiday for two to this, Australia's smallest mainland state.
The workshops have been designed to provide in depth destination knowledge and highlight the region's latest developments. Exhibitors are:
- Destination Melbourne
- Melbourne's Mornington Peninsula
- Phillip Island
- Great Southern Touring Route
- Daylesford and Macedon Ranges Tourism
- Yarra Valley and Dandenong Ranges
- Sydney - Melbourne Touring
The workshops start at 18.00 with light refreshments and will end around 21.00 after a light buffet dinner.
Vicky Karantzavelou
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Friday, March 06, 2009