2005 Travel
Newsletters
Month by month
index of 2005 newsletters
In 2005 there were 9 Vanuatu travel newsletters published, the
first one being in June 2005. In November and December two issues were published, one each fortnight. The June 2005
newsletter was the inaugural, or the first issue of our Vanuatu travel newsletter - The Travel
Bug.
June 2005 - The Travel Bug
1
- Hot-mail at Volcano Post
Box - Vanuatu Post placing a mailbox on Mt Yasur
volcano
- New Swim Events at Santo and Iririki
Islands - two annual Vanuatu swimming
events
- Asian Destinations on the Rise in World Tourism
Ranking - Asian destinations strengthen their
ranking
July 2005 - The Travel Bug
2
- Vanuatu Celebrates 25 Years of
Independence - "Silver Jubilee" celebrations in
Vanuatu
- Silver Jubilee Round Island
Relay - the annual race held on 31st July, first organized
in 1980
- Worawia Winter
Specials - To celebrate Vanuatu's Silver Jubilee,
Worawia resort offers special rates
- Qantas and Tourism Australia in New
Partnership - 3-year golbal destination marketing
partnership
- Virgin Signs Deal with Sister Carrier Down
Under - Virgin Atlantic signs a code share deal with
Australian Virgin Blue
August 2005 - The Travel Bug
3
- Vanuatu Music Fest 13-16 October
2005 - The biggest music event in South Pacific,
Fest'Napuan
- Melbourne-Vanuatu Ocean Race Set for
2006 - The first ever ocean sailing race between Vanuatu and
Melbourne
- Launch of Vanuatu Hospitality Award Coming
Soon - VHRA announces the first Vanuatu Hospitality
Award
- Moon Handbooks South Pacific
Update - The leading provider of South Pacific travel
guidebooks announces its most recent edition
September 2005 - The Travel
Bug 4
- The Internet: Consumers’ Favourite Travel Planning
Destination - consumers are increasingly turning to the
internet for their travel planning
- Appetites Growing for Tourists Seeking Food and
Drink - Culinary Tourism a new travel
trend
October 2005 - The Travel Bug
5
- World’s Largest Hotel Chain - Best Western -
Adding Virtual Tours - 360-degree 'virtual tour' for Best
Western's North American properties
- PATA Reaffirms Advisory
Policy - greater transparency and accountability in issuing
travel advisories
- Sydney Goes After Indian
Tourists - two new forums aimed at increasing visitors from
India
- Internet to Overtake Agents/Operators Before End
of Decade - the internet to overtake travel agents and
operators for booking travel
10. November 2005 - The Travel
Bug 6
- Over-reaction to Avian Flu Could Damage Tourism
Industry - WTO to meet with WHO to combat avian flu impact
on international tourism
- New Airbus Supersonic Jet
Planned - a new generation of supersonic passenger
jets
- No Passenger Data
Exchange - The European Parliament rejects EU-Canada deal to
collect airline passengers' data
- Brazilians Begin Fiji
Travel - more visitors from Brazil coming to South
Pacific
- Pacific Blue to Commence AKL/RAR
Services - twice weekly Auckland-Rarotonga
service
- Destination Marketing at Work in
Vanuatu - Airlines and tourism associations' new program
designed to fill occupancy gaps
25. November 2005 - The Travel
Bug 7
- P&O Announces Growth in 2006 Vanuatu
Visits - more P&O cruisers visit
Vanuatu
- ACP – EU Tourism Partnership
Signed - tourism partnership agreement between African,
Caribbean, and Pacific nations and the EU
- Pacific Blue Touches Down in
Tonga - the first (Virgin) Pacific Blue flight arrives to
Tonga
- Qantas Walks Away from Singapore
Deal - merger with Singapore Airlines off the
agenda
12. December 2005 - The Travel
Bug 8
- Worawia’s proud to be one of sponsors in Typo
Station raffle - sponsoring one of the prizes in Type
Station's raffle
- Tourism Worth $2.6b to South
Pacific - South Pacific tourism has grown over 60 percent
since 2000
- 7,200 new airplanes for the Asia-Pacific
region - USD 770 billion worth of new planes to be delivered
to South Pacific over the next 20 years
- Air New Zealand Voted Best Business Class Airline
Australasia - World Travel Awards in
London
- Maxi Priest ‘2 The Max Tour’
2005 - "The King of Lover's Rock" coming to
Tonga
- Significantly More Travellers Plan and Book Trips
Online - almost 80 percent of Americans turn to internet for
their travel planning
25. December 2005 - The Travel
Bug 9
- Air Vanuatu
Update - third weekly Port Vila - Auckland service
introduced
- AVL Focuses on
Safety - Airports Vanuatu Limited gets another fire
truck
- GEO Magazine Coming to
Vanuatu - The French-speaking magazine to run a Vanuatu
feature
- “60 Minutes” Fails South Pacific
Cultures - New Zealand's 60 Minutes program airs a
direspectful story about Vanuatu
- ORBIS - Saving Sight
Worldwide - IAPA announces its support for international
sight saving charity, ORBIS
Archive 2006 ยป