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Early
May 2004 will see an upgrade
to our online travel tool - e-logic.
You will be able to view the prices of airfares at the
availability stage of the booking process, which will go
a long way to assisting your efforts to source the lowest
logical fare. We expect to see clients reduce
costs even further with this exciting development.
You
will see below, the outlook for Sydney hotel occupancy
is very high. My advice is to review your hotel
contracts now as rates will increase with demand.
Additionally, book as early as possible to secure a
room. We can always change dates later if needs be. Similarly
the demand for air travel continues to increase,
with full loads on many flights. Take some time to plan
ahead and send through your bookings to avoid
disappointment and higher travel costs.
Regards
Claire
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Jetstar commits to
GDS Distribution with Sabre
Sabre Pacific has
announced a comprehensive distribution agreement
secured with Australia's newest Low Cost Carrier (LCC)
– Jetstar Airways (JQ) – providing sales and
booking capability to Sabre connected travel agents
via its world leading GDS (Global Distribution
System).
The move signifies an
immediate intention on the part of Jetstar to commit
to GDS distribution of its inventory in Australia from
the start. Inventory and Fares have been available
through Sabre GDS system from the end of February for
services commencing in May 2004.
The agreement makes
Sabre the only GDS to carry inventory for all
Australia's major airlines and low cost carriers,
making a complete selection of flight options
available to travel agents through one channel.
"Travelogic
uses the Sabre GDS for our reservations and is able to
book all domestic carriers for your corporate travel
needs".
Source = Sabre pacific
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From June 2004,
Austrian will be increasing the number of flights from
both Sydney and Melbourne to Europe.
Flights from Sydney
will depart on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday,
Saturday and Sunday. Flights from Melbourne will operate
on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday to Vienna via
Singapore. Sydney flights will continue to operate
through Kuala Lumpur.
All flights to and from
Europe are operated by Austrian’s state-of-the-art
Boeing 777s, the largest and most advanced twin-engine
aircraft in the world.
For
more information speak with your Travelogic Travel
Specialist.
Source = Austrian
Airlines
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The
Concorde will sail up the east coast of England
to Scotland
The first
Concorde used by British Airways is to make its
final journey on a barge sailing down the River
Thames on its way to a new home in Scotland.
Fans will watch
its distinctive nose cone float by landmarks
like the Houses of Parliament and the London
Eye.
The airliner G-BOAA
will be partially dismantled at Heathrow Airport
before starting its last voyage by road and
water to Edinburgh's Museum of Flight.
Part of the
plane's wings and tail will be removed so it
fits under bridges. More...
Concorde memorabilia goes
under the hammer
More...
BBC
Online
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Frequent Flyer Update News
 Book
Award flight offers online
Now you can browse and book most
discounted Award flights online, including
those operated by Jetstar, at qantas.com
Choose the offer you want at News & Offers
then book.
 Fly
through the airport
Clear International Customs quicker by
using the Premium Express lane at Sydney,
Melbourne and Brisbane international
terminals. It's available to outbound
Qantas First or Business passengers and
Platinum Frequent Flyers. For more
details, ask at check-in.
Virtual pilot lands
Qantas jet
The Qantas
jumbo was at cruise altitude heading to
Melbourne when aviation's latest gee-whiz tool
took charge in the cockpit last week. More...
Source
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News
Limited
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Her
Majesty The Queen has named Virgin Atlantic Airways'
latest Airbus A340-600 "Queen of the Skies" at
a ceremony at the Airbus factory in Toulouse. The event
was part of a state visit to France to celebrate the
centenary of the Entente Cordiale. The original Entente
Cordiale agreement was signed on 8 April 1904. More...
Virgin Blue and United
Airlines expand codeshare agreement across Australia
United Airlines
and low fare domestic airline, Virgin Blue has
announced the expansion of their successful code
share arrangement to include flights to and from
more key Australian cities.
The two
airlines began their partnership in June 2002
offering hassle free travel to and from the
United States and Australia via Brisbane. More...
Source
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Virgin
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 Hawaiian
Airlines announced today that the company has
received its International Airline License from
the Australian Department of Transport and
Regional Services, the final government approval
needed to initiate its new nonstop service
between Sydney and Honolulu. More...
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Up
to two free nights’ accommodation at the ANA
Hotel Narita!
Travel
from Australia or New Zealand to Tokyo with our
oneworld partner More...
Source =
American
Airlines
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Air Canada today
announced the introduction of first-ever non-stop
service from Toronto to Hong Kong with the delivery of
its first A340-500 aircraft, the world’s longest range
airliner. Effective August 1, 2004, the new daily
non-stop service with a flight time of 15.5 hours will
link eastern North America and southeast Asia with
convenient daily flights that will save travellers more
than four and a half hours compared to other carriers’
best routings. More...
Source =
Air
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Hotels @ knockdown prices
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 Metropolitan
Hotels - Como Hotels & Resorts
TRIAL STAY RATE
USD 140++, METROPOLITAN ROOM. Effective from 1 March 2004 to
30 September 2004
More...
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 Sheraton Hotels
rolling out new check-in kiosks
Sheraton Speed
Check Kiosks Coming to Sheraton Hotels Nationwide
Want to reach your hotel room
in record time? Now, with a simple swipe of a credit card,
guests can bypass the front desk and check-in or out in less
than 60 seconds with new Sheraton Speed Check self-service
kiosks. Sheraton Hotels & Resorts, Starwood Hotels &
Resorts Worldwide, Inc's. upscale brand, is rolling out new
self-service kiosks brand wide. Sheraton Speed Check is the
most flexible kiosk of its kind, offering guests' the ability
to receive messages, additional room keys and upgrades, change
room type, and view, print and email personal folios, in
addition to check-in and check-out. More...
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 Novotel St Kilda
becomes first international hotel in Melbourne to butt-out
smoking
Novotel St Kilda in
Melbourne will ban smoking from all its rooms and all
its public areas from 1 June 2004. It will be the
first major international hotel in Melbourne to
implement a complete ban.
Currently, the hotel
has one floor of rooms available for smokers, but with
occupancy rates averaging 90%, the demand for
non-smoking rooms has been such that the hotel's
General Manager, Llewellyn Wyeth, has decided that a
complete smoking ban would better meet the needs of
his guests. More...
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Going to Europe? Stop!
Great stop over options
Autumn
Escape" to Europe
fr.$1934
pp + tax fr.$180
for
travel 04 Oct - 11 Nov'04 (low season) More...
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 Bangkok
Business - 4nts fr. $2899 with Thai
Airways
Sale to 14
May'04, travel 27 Apr 04 - 31 May 05
Bangkok with class, Business Class!! More...
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 Two-for-one deal at Fiji Yasawa
Resort
Fiji’s
Yasawa Island Resort is offering two nights’
accommodation for the price of one throughout April and
May. More...
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Kids Travel - how to survive
when travelling with children
- Keep the journey as
interesting as possible. If you are travelling by car
and have a laptop - most have DVD players these days
so charge the battery, plug in some earphones and sit
the kids in the back with a 2 hour movie to watch
- Train travel is
fund and there is lots to see out the window as
the world whizzes by!
- Walking is healthy
and a great way to see the sights of the city you
are staying in. It may cost a little more but
staying within the CBD makes everything so much
easier to get to and you save on parking and other
additional transport costs.
- Alternate days for
designated activities. Mum and Dad get to do their
thing on one day (museums and other places of
interest) with the kids learning a thing or two during
the day. On alternate days the kids get lots of
activities and fun things to do. This should also help
tire them out so they will sleep well that night!
- If you are travelling
to a hotter climate, make sure the hotel has a good
sized pool which is child friendly. This will keep
them entertained for hours and a lot cooler so they
don't get hot and stressed. It will also give you a few
hours of down time to get a well earned rest in a sun
longer.
- If you can pre-book
entertainment, attractions and transport then do so.
It makes managing the holiday budget easier and
ensures you don't miss out because things have sold
out or get too busy with long queues.
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The Sydney Morning Herald
"Forum" 16 March 2004
www.travelogic.com.au-
Travelogic
Travelogic,
an Australian-owned travel management company aligned
with American Express and GlobalStar Travel Management,
has significant online presence through its e-logic
self-service online reservation system. “Basically,
our take on online travel technology is that it can be a
huge cost saver. That is why we integrate it into our
suite of services” says executive director Claire
Gray. “At the end of the day, a business needs to
execute travel in a managed environment, capturing all
travel data in the one source, so we can effectively
monitor the compliance to company travel policy and
measure savings on fares and, more importantly, losses
where travellers have not taken the lowest logical fare.
“To
have this and the ability to book internet fares online
through the one source is the key to a smart solution in
business travel (the company’s motto).”
Using
the e-logic system, clients have many options, including
booking Virgin Blue and Qantas fares on the one screen,
accessing a travel management system, finding travel
data reports, an option to auto-ticket (reducing the
cost of transactions even further), or receiving
pre-trip authorisation.
Only
a few of these options are available through other
online travel sites.
There
are no set-up costs for the system. The site also
provides a series of handy travel tools, such as visa
requirements, airport details, city guides, maps and
country biographies, links to sites providing location
details (maps and street addresses) for Visa, Mastercard
and American Express ATMs, hotels and travel insurance. |
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