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  • Zooper Dooper Unveils Fan-inspired Summer Carnival Range: A Celebration Of Australian Flavours

    Zooper Dooper Unveils Fan-inspired Summer Carnival Range: A Celebration Of Australian Flavours

    Zooper Dooper, the popular Australian ice confection brand, has recently launched its Summer Carnival range. This exciting new line features six unique flavours inspired by suggestions from the brand’s dedicated fan community.

    Flavours of The Summer Carnival Range

    The Summer Carnival collection includes the following flavours: Orange Mango, Musk, Cola Spider, Pineapple Passionfruit, Blueberry Raspberry, and Toffee Apple. This diverse range of flavours is sure to cater to the wide taste preferences of the brand’s customer base.

    Engaging the Fan Community

    The development of the Summer Carnival range was not a singular effort. Over a year ago, Zooper Dooper made an appeal to its fan base via Instagram, encouraging them to share their ideal flavours. This initiative sparked extraordinary engagement, garnering over 815,000 views and receiving 720 comments.

    Georgia Fink, the brand manager at Bega Group, expressed her appreciation for the Zooper Dooper community’s enthusiastic response. “We were overwhelmed by the passion of our Zooper Dooper community,” said Fink. “This launch is a celebration of that energy and our way of expressing gratitude to the Aussies who make Zooper Dooper what it is today, with their desired flavours.”

    Availability of The New Range

    Consumers eager to try the new Summer Carnival range can now find it at Woolworths and independent retail outlets. Furthermore, for a limited period, the range will also be available at Coles stores across the country.

    Questions & Answers

    What are the flavours included in Zooper Dooper’s new Summer Carnival range?
    The Summer Carnival range features six flavours: Orange Mango, Musk, Cola Spider, Pineapple Passionfruit, Blueberry Raspberry, and Toffee Apple.

    How were the flavours for the Summer Carnival range chosen?
    Zooper Dooper engaged its fan community on Instagram for flavour suggestions, resulting in the selection of the six flavours for the Summer Carnival range.

    Where can consumers purchase Zooper Dooper’s Summer Carnival range?
    The new range is available at Woolworths and independent stores, and for a limited time, at Coles stores nationwide.

  • Carnival targets cruise shoppers with Alipay option

    Carnival targets cruise shoppers with Alipay option

    Carnival Corporation, the world’s largest cruise group, has introduced cashless Alipay payment services on its ships in Asia, including those in China.

    The move will enable Chinese guests in the region to pay for products onboard using the mobile payment platform, said to be the most popular in China.

    Carnival’s largest brand in China – Costa Cruises – has launched the service this month. Passengers can now use their Alipay accounts to pay for all onboard spending, including shopping, food and drinks, activities and excursions. These are added to guest cabin folios as purchases are made, and then cleared nightly via their Alipay account.

    Alipay – which has over 450 million users in China – is operated by Ant Financial Services Group, a related company of Alibaba, the largest online commerce company in the PRC.

    The deal means that Carnival Corporation’s other leading brand in the region, Princess Cruises, also has the potential to offer Alipay on its ships sailing in Asia, including the all-new Majestic Princess that begins its first homeport season in Shanghai this July. “It is the first cruise ship tailor-made for the Chinese market,” said Carnival. However, future roll-out plans are not yet confirmed.

    Riding the digitalisation wave

    Carnival Corporation wants to ride the digitalisation wave to give cruise guests in Asia a more seamless experience. Costa Group and Carnival Asia Group CEO Michael Thamm, who oversees operations in China for Carnival Corporation, commented: “As we continue to grow interest and demand for cruising within the larger vacation market in China, this is another example of being able to stay close to our guests – understanding their needs and tailoring our offerings to their preferences.”

    Carnival is a core cruise operator in China with six ships based in the market across the Costa and Princess brands. The company handles four million passenger cruise days and nearly half of the overall cruise market in China, it claims.

    Alipay, meanwhile, is increasingly targeting the travel channel. Angel Zhao, COO of International Business Unit and Vice President of Ant Financial, said the company has been offering payments on some flights between China and Europe “since this Lunar New Year Chinese”. He added: “One of the most important goals of Alipay going overseas is to provide convenient ‘cashless’ experiences for both Chinese tourists and global merchants.”

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  • President to open Lake Toba Charm Carnival

    President to open Lake Toba Charm Carnival

    President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) is scheduled to open Lake Toba Charm Independence Carnival in Balige, North Sumatra, on Sunday as part of the efforts to promote tourist destinations in the region.

    “The carnival will be conducted in such a way that it will reflect the cheer and joy of the people. It will also serve as a means to promote Lake Toba,” chief of the events organizing committee Premita Fifi said here Saturday.

    The carnival will be held on August 20 and 21. First Lady Iriana Joko Widodo and a number of ministers, ambassadors, actors and actresses will attend the event.

    Shortly after opening the carnival in Balige on Sunday, President Joko Widodo is scheduled to walk three and a half kilometers along the road on the side of the lake to Parapat.

    The carnival will feature not only Batak arts and culture from North Sumatra but also those from the rest of the country.

    “Hundreds of decorated cars will travel from Balige to Parapat. Likewise, scores of decorated boats will accompany them on Lake Toba,” she said.

    The carnival is part of efforts to promote Parapat and Lake Toba as national and international tourist destinations, Premita said.

    “Admittedly, Lake Toba Charm as a world tourist destination has begun to become overcast. This event is expected to attract more domestic and foreign tourists in the future,” she said.

    Lake Toba is among 10 domestic tourist destinations which are quite popular, particularly in Sumatra, she said.

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