UPFRONT LEADER OF THE PACK From Qantas Business Suites to Dom Perignon magnums to Riva speedboats, Marc Newson’s design solutions always impress. His new backpack is part of the limited-edition Icons and Iconoclasts collaboration for Louis Vuitton. Here, he responds to the Proust Questionnaire. without stress. ✜✜What is your greatest fear? Selling out. ✜✜What is the trait you most deplore in yourself? Obsessing with money, or its lack. ✜✜What is the trait you most deplore in others? Being conservative. ✜✜What is your greatest extravagance? ✜✜Which living person do you most despise? The one in charge of the local planning office on our Greek holiday island. Six weeks’ holiday during summer. ✜✜What is the quality you most like in a man? Ability to command presence. ✜✜What is the quality you most like in a woman? Logic. ✜✜When and where were you happiest? As Jet-lagged. ✜✜Which talent would you most like to ✜✜What is your current state of mind? ✜✜What is the most overrated virtue? Being social. ✜✜On what occasion do you lie? Depends what you call a lie. ✜✜What do you most dislike about your appearance? Disappearing abs. a seven-year-old living in Cairns, Australia. have? Being a great public speaker. ✜✜If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be? I would stop biting my fingernails. ✜✜If you were to die and come back as a person or a thing, what would it be? A serious astronaut (or cosmonaut). ✜✜What is your most treasured possession? My 1950s Ferrari racing car. ✜✜Where would you most like to live? Not in one place. ✜✜What is your favourite occupation? Tinkering. ✜✜Who are your favourite writers? Qantas Frequent Flyers can now use their points for ASPAR products by Aurora Spa in the Qantas Store, including hair products and a revitalising body cleanser, all containing pure essential oils and botanically active ingredients. ASPAR products are available in Qantas Business Lounges and in the Aurora Spas in First Lounges in Sydney and Melbourne. store.qantas.com QANTAS APP UPDATE Unconsciously. as a holiday. * Mobile check-in, in-app boarding passes and some alerts not available for all flights and all airports. ✜✜Who is your fictional hero? Captain Nemo. ✜✜Which historical figure do you most identify with? Leonardo da Vinci – although I certainly don’t compare myself with him! ✜✜What is it that you most dislike? The vast amount of carelessly designed stuff. ✜✜What is your greatest regret? Not going into space – as yet. 30 Q A N TA S NOV E M BE R 2014 SPA STYLE Make flying a breeze with the revamped Qantas App for AndroidTM. You can now view your whole trip within the app – from getting directions to the airport to check-in and access to your boarding pass*. Add fare alerts to favourite travel destinations and stay up-to-date with essential information including gate number, boarding time, flight status, baggage carousel and more*. With easier access to travel products such as car hire, transfers and activities, the Qantas App is the perfect travel companion. Get it at Google PlayTM. Evelyn Waugh and Terry Southern. Marc Newson with Louis Vuitton Backpack, $6850, by Marc Newson & Louis Vuitton for the Icons & Iconoclasts collaboration. Stockists: 1300 883 880 Qantas Business amenity kits are getting a new look, with Kate Spade and Jack Spade designs available initially on A380 flights from this month and then due to start rolling out across the entire fleet. The chic designs will be paired with Australian-made ASPAR products by Aurora Spa, containing pure essential oils and botanicals to promote relaxation and skin rejuvenation, include sweet orange and shea handcream, vanilla and orange lip moisturiser, and an ultra-hydrating face moisturiser. ✜✜How would you like to die? ✜✜What is your motto? A change is as good BACKPACK PHOTOGRAPHY: PABLO MARTIN; MARC NEWSON IMAGE: COURTESY LOUIS VUITTON ✜✜What is perfect happiness? Living CHIC AMENITY KITS UPFRONT Socceroo Tim Cahill AFC ASIAN CUP Asia’s biggest football tournament, the AFC Asian Cup, is coming to Australia in January 2015. Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Canberra and Newcastle will host 32 matches between 16 of Asia’s best football nations. The Socceroos play three group games (Kuwait in Melbourne Jan 9, Oman in Sydney Jan 13 and Korea in Brisbane Jan 17) before the final in Sydney (Jan 31). “Australian football fans have never seen anything like this in their own backyard,” says Socceroos coach Ange Postecoglou. “In years to come, you will want to say, ‘When Australia first hosted Asia’s biggest football event, I was there’.” Qantas is proud sponsor of the Socceroos. afcasiancup.com/tickets AQUIRE PARTNERS WITH SME ASSOCIATION OF AUSTRALIA AQUIRE is Australia’s market-leading business rewards program. With a wide range of partners and benefits, Aquire members could earn Aquire Points* on everyday business expenses. Think of Aquire Points as another kind of currency for your business. Once Aquire Points have been converted to Qantas Points^, to any Frequent Flyer membership account at a rate of 1:1, they can be redeemed for great rewards. The Aquire program now has more than 40,000 members and has recently partnered with the SME Association of Australia. The Association exists to support a diverse range of business owners and entrepreneurs of all ages who run start-ups, small businesses and medium-sized enterprises. For more information on SME Association of Australia membership and to join Aquire, visit aquire.com.au * A business must be an Aquire Member to earn Aquire Points. A $50 join fee applies. An annual membership fee of $179 (inclusive of GST) will also apply, but this will be waived for the first year for businesses which join Aquire on or before March 31, 2015. Aquire Points are offered under the applicable partner’s terms & conditions. Aquire membership and Aquire Points are subject to the Aquire terms & conditions. ^ You must be a Qantas Frequent Flyer member to earn and redeem Qantas Points. Membership and the earning and redemption of Qantas Points are subject to the Qantas Frequent Flyer program terms & conditions. A joining fee may apply. We recommend you consult your accountant or tax adviser to ensure you understand possible tax implications, for example, fringe benefits tax (if applicable). 32 Q A N TA S NOV E M BE R 2014 50 YEARS OF JET-SETTING IN 1964, Australian air travel took a giant step into the future with the introduction of the first pure jet aircraft into domestic airline service. Trans-Australia Airlines (TAA) and Ansett-ANA took delivery of their first Boeing 727 jets on the same day. Government-owned TAA promoted its Boeing as the “Whispering T-Jet” with new standards in comfort, safety and speed. The first TAA jet service left Melbourne for Sydney on November 2, 1964. By this time, Qantas was already flying its first Boeing 707 jets on overseas routes. Qantas and TAA (renamed Australian Airlines in 1986) merged in 1993 prior to full privatisation in 1995. SHOP SMALL This month, Qantas in conjunction with Shop Small® is supporting the small business owners who do big things for customers and communities around Australia. Customers can help, too, by shopping locally at participating businesses throughout November. Qantas is running some great offers to support these businesses and encourage people to shop small, including a chance to win two Business Class flights anywhere on the Qantas operated network. qantas.com/shopsmall UPFRONT WORDS SUSAN SKELLY G’DAY TEXAS records and connecting Australians to the world. “Since starting on the route in 2011, the feedback from our corporate customers – especially those who are in the resources, technology and agricultural sectors – tells us they like flying into the Dallas hub because it gets them closer to their final destinations in the US and offers great onwards connections,” he said. The new service coincides with the 60th anniversary year of Qantas services between Australia and the US. In 1954, Qantas operated a Super Constellation from Sydney to San Francisco, its first trans-Pacific offering. John In Texas, during a packed press conference Travolta inside DFW airport, Vanessa Hudson, Qantas Airways Senior Executive Vice President, The Americas, said the introduction of the A380 would offer more comfort and greater travel options. The DFW hub fans passengers out to 50 North American destinations via Qantas’ code-share partner American Airlines. The A380 allows a direct flight back to Sydney without having to go via Brisbane as previously. Sharing the limelight with the A380 on the Largest plane, longest route, warmest welcome – the day, and joining select guests for dinner and a inaugural Sydney-DFW A380 flight was big in every way. rooftop drinks party at cool Dallas restaurant Barter, John Travolta told of dreaming of flying HAT TO WEAR? For the occasion of the first A380 a plane with Qantas livery. “I am thrilled to be part of this historic flight from Sydney to Dallas Fort Worth (DFW), the moment for Qantas,” said Travolta. “It’s exciting news for Americans Qantas flying kangaroo dressed in Texan livery: a stetson that the world’s biggest and one of the most luxurious passenger hat and neck scarf in a fetching American stars print. There to appreciate aircraft is now flying between Dallas Fort Worth and Sydney. Flying the effort at the Texas end and see the plane taxi, in all its super-sized over Sydney Harbour on the Qantas A380 is one of life’s truly amazing glory, were hundreds of airport workers, dignitaries, officials and, to experiences. Every American should take the opportunity.” personally welcome VIP passengers, Qantas ambassador John Travolta. Several years ago, Travolta, a pilot himself, approached Qantas for It was a big deal: The world’s largest passenger aircraft (wingspan permission to use the airline’s livery on one of his own planes. They 79.8m) flying the world’s longest non-stop route, some 13,805km (ahead have been firm friends since. “This airline has a heart, and really cares of Johannesburg to Atlanta, and Dubai to Los Angeles), in more than about people and the planet. They never brag about it, but I can!” 15 hours. This was big – even by Texas standards. Destination NSW CEO Sandra Chipchase was confident the new DFW Airport spent $US2.8m ($3.2m) to add a jet bridge at Terminal service would benefit the local economy. “The US is one of our top D’s gates 15 and 16 to accommodate the double-decker plane. Airport five key inbound visitor markets. In the past financial year, 317,000 chief executive Sean Donohue praised Qantas’ “significant investment”, US visitors contributed approximately $546m into the NSW economy. noting that the route, which has been operating since 2011, previously The more we can encourage them to visit Sydney, the better.” with a 747, was delivering an economic boost of $US200m ($229m) a On the ground at DFW, Airbus VH-OQL, Phyllis Arnott, named after the first Australian woman to gain year to the region. It was, he said, “a great day, a true milestone and one BBFor airfares and of the most important days in the 40-year history of the airport”. a commercial pilot’s licence, received the Qantas now operates six flights a week into DFW, with the bigger ritual top-to-tail drenching from local fire holiday packages to Dallas call Qantas plane increasing seat capacity on the route by more than 10 per cent engines. The welcome painted near Holidays on 1300 339 per week. Marking the inaugural flight, Qantas CEO Alan Joyce noted Phyllis Arnott’s forward door said it all: 543 or visit qantas.com/ that the initiative reflected the airline’s history of endurance, setting “G’Day Texas”. holidaysaustralianway W A 3 4 Q A N TA S NOV E M BE R 2014 UPFRONT Film fest Sydney summer will blast off with the world’s largest short-film festival, Tropfest, on December 7. Now in its 22nd year, Tropfest attracts a live national audience of some 150,000 people. The main event, at Sydney’s Centennial Park, is a free outdoor festival with live entertainment, food and bars, red-carpet arrivals and screenings followed by an awards ceremony. The festival is broadcast live on national television. tropfest.com/au Christmas ballet After a successful season in Melbourne, this month, The Australian Ballet will enchant audiences with Peter Wright’s The Nutcracker (Nov 28-Dec 17) at Sydney Opera House. Acknowledged as one of the most popular ballets of all time, The Nutcracker has become the iconic family Christmas ballet. Instagram and Facebook users can hunt for the handcrafted Nutcracker doll that will be popping up in bars, restaurants and shops at #nutcrackerhunt. Qantas is proud Lead & Production Partner of The Nutcracker. australianballet.com.au CANBERRA First World War Galleries THE AUSTRALIAN WAR MEMORIAL in Canberra is marking 100 years since the beginning of WWI with a $32.5m redevelopment of its First World War Galleries, opening to the public in early December. Until the opening, visitors to the memorial can have a sneak peek into the new galleries through small windows along the Orientation Gallery entry corridor. awm.gov.au Lana Jones in The Nutcracker. CO R R O B O R E E S Y D N E Y 25 years of dance M O NA , H O B A R T SOLO SHOW Roy Lichtenstein, In The Car 1963 POP EXCLUSIVE The most comprehensive survey of pop art to be seen in Australia, Pop To Popism opens at the Art Gallery of NSW this month (Nov 1-Mar 1). One of the most ambitious exhibitions undertaken by the gallery, it features 200 works by more than 70 of pop art’s greatest, including Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein, David Hockney, Richard Hamilton, Martin Sharp and Brett Whiteley. artgallery.nsw.gov.au 2 8 Q A N TA S NOV E M BE R 2014 LARGER THAN LIFE BANGARRA PHOTOGRAPHY: JASON CAPOBIANCO; BALLET: GEORGES ANTONI; LICHTENSTEIN: A REEVE/© NATIONAL GALLERIES OF SCOTLAND; CHUCK CLOSE: © PACE EDITIONS Sculptures weighing up to 13 tonnes, cinema, live performances, storyboards and drawings combine to create an immersive experience in Matthew Barney: River Of Fundament, opening at MONA, Hobart, on November 22. The solo show displays the intuitive, multidisciplinary creative process that marks Barney’s artistic approach. Leading up to the exhibition opening, Barney’s film River Of Fundament will be screened at Hobart’s Federation Concert Hall (Nov 21) and A Conversation: Matthew Barney And David Walsh will be held at Hobart’s Odeon Theatre (Nov 22). mona.net.au The monumental portraits of one of America’s bestloved visual artists will come to Australia as part of the Sydney International Art Series. Chuck Close is noted for the inventive techniques he uses to paint the human face and his large-scale, photo-based portraits of the likes of Brad Pitt, Kate Moss, Lou Reed, Barack Obama and Roy Lichtenstein. The exhibition opens November 20 at the Museum of Contemporary Art. mca.com.au Australia’s leading Indigenous arts company, Bangarra Dance Theatre celebrates its 25th anniversary this year. Following an Australian tour of capital cities, regional towns and remote communities (supported by Qantas’ travel partnership) the company will present a free gathering on the forecourt of Sydney Opera House (Nov 30) as part of Corroboree Sydney 2014. The show will take the audience back to Bangarra’s beginnings with a traditional Yolngu performance from North East Arnhem Land, guests Christine Anu and Deborah Mailman, and the Bangarra dance ensemble. bangarra.com.au What a hoot Giggle & Hoot And Friends is a 50-minute stage spectacular of singing, dancing and fun, based on the award-winning ABC4Kids TV program. Jimmy Giggle and the owls will be joined by Bananas in Pyjamas, and Zap, Mimi and Jango from Hoopla Doopla. The show will tour to Melbourne (Dec 17-21), Brisbane (Jan 3-11), Sydney (Jan 13-16), Newcastle (Jan 17-18) and Canberra (Jan 24-25). Qantas is a Brand Partner of Live Nation. livenation.com.au NOV E M BE R 2014 Q A N TA S 2 9 UPFRONT Dawn Fraser Bill and Giuliana Rancic (above); Lauren Potter (right) Flying with us Alessandra Ambrosio So many stars in the sky. L OYA LT Y BENEFITING AUSTRALIANS Celebrating its third anniversary with the Qantas Group, employee loyalty specialist Accumulate has launched its new employee benefits proposition to help Australian businesses overcome employee retention issues. Employees will be able to shop for thousands of compelling benefits such as discounted products, experiences and partner offers, including qantas.com flight and hotel vouchers and Qantas epiQure memberships. Businesses can also customise the benefits offering and the branding of the online portal. Find out more at accumulate.com.au GIULIANA RANCIC/LAUREN POTTER/DAWN FRASER PHOTOGRAPHY: GETTY IMAGES; ALESSANDRA AMBROSIO: CORBIS A star of the US television musical hit Glee received an especially warm welcome when her flight touched down in Melbourne in September. Qantas flight attendants Michael James and Pearly Collier-Harris surprised Lauren Potter (who plays Becky Jackson) by bursting into song and soon had other passengers clapping along. They sang Vanessa Amorosi’s hit Absolutely Everybody, the theme song for this year’s e.motion21 Dance Spectacular, which Potter was in town to co-host. The volunteer organisation e.motion21 provides dance and fitness for children and young adults with Down syndrome, a cause close to the actress’ heart. “When I was young, I dreamed of being an actress, but loads of people told me I couldn’t,” Potter said. “I learned to ignore those people.” Australian Olympian Dawn Fraser flew with Qantas to Japan in October to celebrate the 5oth anniversary of the Tokyo Olympics, where she won the 100m freestyle gold medal for the third consecutive time, setting an Olympic record. Model Alessandra Ambrosio and her fiancé, Jamie Mazur, fitted in some sightseeing when they arrived in Sydney last month, heading to Taronga Zoo and Bondi Beach before Ambrosio began her duties as a guest judge on Australia’s Next Top Model. E! Fashion Police host Giuliana Rancic was in Australia on promotional duties, too. As a Westfield style ambassador, she attended a number of fashion events around Australia with husband and reality co-star Bill Rancic. Upfront Qantas news, initiatives & sponsorships. DARWIN LOUNGE QANTAS HAS OPENED THE DOORS of the new Darwin Qantas Club, providing customers with an improved travel experience – more luxury and space. At more than 1500sq m (double the size of the previous lounge) and designed to give customers a new level of comfort and convenience, the lounge has seating for more than 350 guests, a sophisticated barista service, dedicated business centre with Apple iMac computers, meeting room and family zone featuring children’s work stations, toys, books and games. Customers can also expect better quality and fresher produce from the new onsite kitchen, and beer taps have been added to complement Qantas’ award-winning range of in-lounge wines selected by the Qantas Wine Panel. Darwin Qantas Club Lounge NOV E M BE R 2014 Q A N TA S 2 3 UPFRONT Qantas CEO The Suite spot Last month we unveiled the superb new interiors that will feature on 28 of our Airbus A330s, with the first to start flying later this year. Designed by Marc Newson and produced by Thompson Aero Seating, with fully-flat beds and direct aisle access for every passenger, our new A330 Business Suites increase flexibility and privacy. They offer an ergonomic seat for greater comfort and there’s enough space to allow passengers to eat while continuing to work. The Economy cabin on the international A330s will be fitted with new, next-generation Recaro seats, which have been so popular on our A380 aircraft. Customers in both cabins will be able to enjoy the latest in in-flight entertainment, with Panasonic systems and Q-Streaming technology – enabling them to stream content directly to their own devices. Whether you are travelling on a domestic service or internationally to and from Asia, we can’t wait to introduce you to these beautifully redesigned aircraft in the coming months. 2 4 Q A N TA S NOV E M BE R 2014 Fourth Ashes Test between Australia and England, MCG, Melbourne, 2013 A SUMMER OF CRICKET CRICKET FANS ARE GEARING UP FOR A HOT SUMMER SEASON as the Australian team takes on the world’s best in all three forms of the game. The 2014-15 season begins with Australia facing South Africa in both the KFC T20 INTL Series (Nov 5-9) and the Carlton Mid One-Day International Series (Nov 14-23). Australia will then take on India in the Commonwealth Bank Test Series (Dec 4Jan 7), a four-match contest for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. The home side will then compete in the Carlton Mid One-Day International Tri-Series against India and England (Jan 16-Feb1) before the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 begins on February 14, with 49 matches being held across Australia and New Zealand throughout February and March. Qantas is proud to be a sponsor of the Australian cricket team. cricket.com.au; cricketworldcup.com INFLIGHT ENTERTAINMENT THIS MONTH, QANTAS launches an exciting new partnership with Sky, Foxtel, Fox Sports and Multi-Channel Network to offer customers a whole new package of breaking news, sport, entertainment and lifestyle programs. Sky News will supply multiple news bulletins throughout the day on international and domestic flights as well as broadcasting its new international Australian news service live to the Qantas network of overseas lounges, giving customers away from home the chance to watch the latest news, sport and business updates from Australia. Foxtel and Fox Sports will offer customers a library of premium lifestyle, drama, food, entertainment and sport programs in addition to Qantas’ extensive Inflight viewing already available. With this recently expanding to include 77 additional hours of movies, 20 more hours of TV and double the amount of new-release blockbusters, the options are endless! A new range of premium magazine titles will also be available in Business and First class, including Vogue, GQ, Delicious, Inside Out and Donna Hay. There are a number of other enhancements coming over the next 12 months, including new Inflight Entertainment systems and new entertainment in our lounges and terminals. So sit back, relax and enjoy the latest Qantas has to offer. CRICKET PHOTOGRAPHY: GETTY IMAGES Alan Joyce UPFRONT BUSINESS SPEAK with Paul Robinson SIX CAPITALS Jane Gleeson-White (A&U, $33) The sequel to Double Entry (2011) details the accountant-led “revolution” that ushered in the new age of capitalism; when the United Nations ruled that “natural capital” was the equal of GDP. Corporate accounting would never be the same. THE NAKED CEO Alex Malley (Wiley, $25) The CEO of CPA Australia and LinkedIn “influencer” shares many of the experiences and insights garnered on his trek to the big office. Malley maintains that fulfilling an effective leadership role demands you stay true to yourself and hang on to your dreams. TRADING PLACES THE IMPULSE SOCIETY Tim Harcourt (NewSouth, $35) Exploring assorted international trading avenues and chatting to everyone from NGOs to business leaders to governments and labour officials, the Airport Economist investigates what makes our increasingly integrated global economy tick. Paul Roberts (Bloomsbury, $30) ALL-NEW TRAVEL INSIDER TAKE A JOURNEY into Australia’s glossy hub of online travel at Qantas Travel Insider – recently refreshed with a great new design that responds to all devices so you can read anywhere, anytime. You’ll be taken away by beautiful galleries, exclusive online articles and celebrity travel tips, as well as redesigned old favourites such as our “One Perfect Day” city guides. With more than 6000 articles covering 60 countries and hundreds of cities, travelinsider.qantas.com.au is the place to start your journey. Chasing quick profits and the short-term fix, over-indulged narcissists pursue expedient policies and damn the cost. Roberts examines our running-off-the-rails “impulse society” and concludes we can still halt our slide into the abyss. WINNING WINES Qantas has been awarded both the experts’ choice and readers’ choice Best Inflight Wine Program in the Saveur Culinary Travel Awards 2014, which recognise providers that put cuisine and culture at the forefront of the travel experience. The Experts’ Choice winners list represents the best destinations and travel providers in 21 categories, as chosen by a panel of industry experts and Saveur magazine editors. TIME FLIES The G-Shock is the world’s first hybrid watch, so-called because it receives both GPS signals and radio-wave time signals giving the unbeatable accuracy of an atomic clock – automatically, wherever you are. The watch displays home and away time zones, making it ideal for a traveller, and boasts clever features including a ceramic antenna sensitive enough to receive time information as long as it is facing slightly upwards. The case is reinforced with strengthened fine resin and carbon fibre. BANI M c SPEDDEN 36 Q A N TA S NOV E M BE R 2014 TRAVEL INSIDER PHOTOGRAPHY: GETTY IMAGES CASIO G-SHOCK GPS GPW1000 $1199 g-shock.com
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