Travelers can check Australia off their “Life List” with great deals to six Australian destinations and a Fill-a-Plane program with Go Mighty.
SYDNEY – Air New Zealand and Tourism Australia announced a million dollar partnership to encourage North Americans to check Australia off their ‘to do’ list by offering special fares to six of Australia’s top destinations.
Air New Zealand, renowned for its exceptional international product and service, is offering one low fare to six of its Australian destinations: Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Cairns, Adelaide and Coolangatta (The Gold Coast). With four North American gateways (Los Angeles, San Francisco, Honolulu and Vancouver) and connections via Star Alliance partner airlines from numerous other US and Canadian ports, Air New Zealand offers easy access via Auckland to these great destinations.
“Together with Tourism Australia, we hope to inspire travelers to finally get Australia off their life list and experience the best of Australia,” says Chris Myers, Vice President, the Americas, UK and Europe at Air New Zealand.
“With Air New Zealand’s special fare to any of the six gateways, we are creating an even greater incentive to take that trip to Australia now. Our award-winning service and world-class fleet also help to make the journey even more enjoyable.”
Go Mighty and #GoAustralia
Air New Zealand and Tourism Australia are also partnering with influential blogger community, Go Mighty, to showcase the “must-do” experiences Australia offers – from diving the Great Barrier Reef, one of the world’s top natural wonders, to floating in a hot air balloon over cosmopolitan Melbourne.
Go Mighty is a digital platform dedicated to helping people realize their “Life List” goals for experiences they want to have and ten influential American bloggers will travel to Australia and join with Australian bloggers and personalities, to experience a diverse array of quintessential Australian experiences.
“With its stunning landscapes, unique adventures and exceptional food and wine experiences, Australia tops many people’s ‘must visit’ destinations,” said Jane Whitehead, Tourism Australia’s Vice President, The Americas. “So the Go Mighty partnership is a great fit because these bloggers can help us show just how easy it is for people to experience for themselves why there’s nothing like Australia for an extraordinary vacation.
“Fill an Air New Zealand Plane”
To encourage would be travelers to add a trip to Australia to their own “to-do” list for 2014, Tourism Australia and Air New Zealand are offering visitors who go to Go Mighty’s #GoAustraliawebsite the opportunity to have their own Australian adventure with Air New Zealand.
Readers who express their intention to embark on an Australian journey on the site can register for a “seat” on an Air New Zealand plane. Once 332 people register, the number it takes to fill a Boeing 777-300 aircraft, a special discount will be triggered and each will receive a unique coupon code for travel in 2014. They will then have to book by New Year’s Day – setting their intentions for 2014.
“This partnership offers Go Mighty’s community of online influencers an extraordinary opportunity to check off goals from their life lists. Australia delivers such a diverse and intriguing array of adventures for Americans,” said Go Mighty co-founder, Sarah Bryden-Brown. “By inviting ten of our leading American bloggers to experience Australia, this program will allow the millions of Americans who trust and follow Go Mighty and its bloggers to appreciate just how many rich life experiences await them in Australia, and then, thanks to Air New Zealand, to experience Australia for themselves.”
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