Newsletters — October 9, 2016

Australia Roadshow in 2017 + Hongkong Workshop 27.3.2017

MARKETING ACTIONS IN 2017 Australia Roadshow 2017 Sales Visit and Workshop Roadshow in Australia in March 2016. Sales activities are targeted in East coast of Australia where the most important tour operators and travel agencies are located for Baltic countries, Nordic countries and West Russia. Our goal is to increase bednights around 5% from the local registered figures 2015. We are inviting to our events local media. The sales visits are going to be organized in Adelaide and Melbourne. The workshop will be in Sydney. The Suppliers are invited to these actions from Baltic countries, Nordic countries and West Russia. Time: 27.3 – 1.4.2017Place: Adelaide, Melbourne and SydneyPrice: €3900 + VAT 24%, 1 participant/company, €950 + VAT 24%, 2nd participant from the same companyPrice include: Organizing sales visits and workshop, table for the workshop, Buyers Manual, services of ToolBox representatives, accommodation costs in single room in those accommodation premises booked by ToolBox for this roadshow 27.3 – 1.4.2017. Price doesn’t include: Travel costs and meals, freight costs, excursions in Australia. Possible visa or other travel document costs.Note!: If you want to have your own accommodation places instead those offered the Organizer, please take notice the dates for roadshow overnights as follows; Sydney 27.3 – 28.3, 1.4, Adelaide 29.3 – 30.3 and Melbourne 30.3 – 31.3. You need to have visa to enter in Australia. We recommend to arrive in Australia already 27.3 or in the morning 28.3 to adapt better in Australian time and avoiding jetlag. If you like to prolong your stay in Australia we recommend for. example the vineyard area north from Sydney (one day excursion). Budgeting flights in Australia our estimation is €950/person. We need minimum 4 registrated participants to organize this roadshow.Additional services: double for single use, double room. Ask more offers from concerning accommodation.  Flight connections from Finland to AustraliaRecommendation: Please leave already on 25.3 because f.ex. all Finnair flights towards East are departuring very late in the evening. There are options for you to change flights either in Hongkong, Bangkok or Singapore. Those are the most popular hubs on your way to Australia. Flight from Finland to Sydney, Australia If you want to join with Kari Halonen, he will take the flight via Hongkong to Sydney.Departure 25.3.2017                               Helsinki – Hongkong AY081 O 23:50 – 15:30 (Sunday)  Tourist class  Hongkong – Sydney 27 March 2017 19:20 – 05:05 (Tuesday)  Tourist class  2.4.2016 Flight from Hongkong to Helsinki 00:25 – 06:00Other recommendation for the flights, Finnair flights via Japan airports or Singapore or Bangkok.British Airways flights via London to either Hongkong, Bangkok or Singapore and from there by Qantas Airlines.  Programme:27.3 (Mo) Sydney (of if you are participating for Hongkong workshop, arrival 28.3 in the morning) Arrival to Sydney International AirportRecommendation if you are arriving very early in the morning:The Vibe Hotel is located only 8 kms from the Airport. There are two options, either using taxis to get from the airport to the hotel or then taking a train which is operating between the airport and city centre. The closest stations for us is the Central Station where you can collect a taxi too and taking to the hotel. If you are coming with the same flight as Kari, you are arriving very early in the morning to Sydney. Kari has been requesting to get the rooms ready for us. Vibe Hotel Sydney, ****Address         111 Goulburn Street                                            2000 Sydney                                            AustraliaTelephone     +61 2 8272 3300Breakfast      13 euros/person/day Get together and info meeting about Australian market and the Roadshow programme. Sales visits in the morning or afternoon.Reception event from 18.00 a.m. until 20.00 p.m., staying overnight in SydneyVibe Hotel Sydney, cocktail, snacks, coffee and tea served 28.3 (We) Sydney – Adelaide, flying to Adelaide early in the morning, afternoon sales visits. Staying overnight in Adelaide. The Franklin Boutique Hotel AdelaideAddress                               92 Franklin Street,Adelaide CBD,5000 Adelaide, 29.3 (Thu) Adelaide – Melbourne, flying to Melbourne early in the morning, afternoon sales visits. Staying overnight in Melbourne. Mantra in Little Bourke HotelAddress: 471 Little Bourke Street 3000 MelbourneTelephone: +61 3 9607 3000 30.3 (Fri) Melbourne – Sydney, morning and afternoon sales visits. Flying in the evening to Sydney. Vibe Hotel Sydney, ****Address         111 Goulburn Street                                            2000 Sydney                                            AustraliaTelephone     +61 2 8272 3300Breakfast      13 euros/person/day  1.4 (Sat) Independent stay of departure from Sydney to your home destination. Hongkong Workshop Hongkong Workshop will be held 27.3.2017 in The Lux Manor hotel in Tsim Sha Tsui district which is considered the city centre of Hongkong. The Luxe Manor 39 Kimberley Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong, Hong Kong The workshop will take place from 10.00 until 13.00 o’clock in the banquet room of the hotel.  We are expecting around 20 – 25 Hongkongese company representatives coming to the event.  More information: kari.halonen(at)toolboxtravel.fi, tel. +358 50-375 1328.