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Smart Travel
Update
August 2004
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 GETAWAY
to ASPEN
14
Nights From $4199
Including
Lifts,
Airfare
plus all
charges
& taxes
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 Big
White & Silver Star - 3 Free Days Earlybird
Travelplan
sends more people to Big White & Silver Star than
any other Australian Ski Operator. Through our volume we
are able to negotiate the best possible deals including many exclusive
earlybird discounts. More... |
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Edinburgh Military
Tattoo
The
Edinburgh Military Tattoo, is one of the most celebrated
entertainment attractions in the world, will visit Australia
for the very first time in February 2005.
More... |
KENYA
& TANZANIA EXPERIENCE - $5,925
14 days including
airfares from Australia.
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MALDIVES
PACKAGE
Get rid of the
winter blues and bask under the warm tropical sunshine in the
Maldives staying at the beautiful Thulhagiri Island Resort for
5 nights.
$2,159* ex Sydney per person twin share
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Affordable
Luxury – The Chedi Phuket
Get rid of the
winter blues and bask under the warmth of the sun in tropical
Phuket. Enjoy 8 nights at the luxurious Chedi, Phuket where
you can laze around the resort, go shopping at Patong Beach or
explore the cultural traditions of Thai people
- $1,599* ex Sydney per
person twin share
- How Many Nights: 8 nights
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 The
role of the "Travel Agent" has changed
dramatically in recent years. We have evolved from being
an "agent" of the airlines, hotel and
car hire companies to representing you. our
corporate customer.
Traditionally as
an agent we have received a "commissions"
from our supplier for distributing their products. In
many cases the old understanding was that it was
"free" to use a travel agent. In recent
times we have seen a dramatic shift, globally, airlines
have been removing commissions and in turn agents appropriately
charging for providing professional services.
The strong rumour
amongst the travel industry is that Qantas are about to
remove and/or greatly reduce commissions it pays to
agents, which is in line with the rest of the world.
This initiative will force agents to openly charge
professional service fees to replace the lost revenue.
This environment of transparency focuses attention
on understanding the value an agent can deliver and
indeed if they do not see any value, they should
not be paying.
Travelogic supports
this shift to transparency and firmly believes it
will strengthen relationships with our clients. The
basis of these relationships will be built on
transparency and adding value to our clients needs.
Currently many of our
clients are serviced on a fee based model.
Craig Smith
Managing Director
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With
the departure of flight AC015 en route to Hong
Kong from Pearson International Airport, Air
Canada inaugurates the first-ever non-stop service
between Toronto and Hong Kong. Air Canada is
operating the route using its new A340-500
aircraft, the world's longest range airliner. The
15 and a half hour non-stop flight saves
travellers more than four and a half hours
compared to other carriers' routings. More...
Source
= Air
Canada |
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Choose
from every seat, every flight, every time with Air
New Zealand Airpoints.
Travelling with
Air New Zealand will be easier than ever for the
airline's Airpoints frequent flyer members from 16
November 2004.
Air New Zealand
today announced enhancements that make Airpoints
one of the world's most innovative and attractive
airline customer loyalty programmes. More...
Source
= Air New Zealand |
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Wednesday, 11 August, British Airways has
increased its international flight fuel
surcharge from £2.50 to £6.00 per flight
sector on all new global bookings as a
result of the continuing increase in the
price of oil. More...
Source
= British
Airways |
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Virgin
Blue "Blue Room" passport
holders get more for their money! In
addition to massagers and play station
you also get: More...
Source
= Voyeur |
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LOW
FARE FLIGHTS TAKE OFF BETWEEN
PERTH AND BROOME
Virgin
Blue has announced it will begin
direct intra WA services with a
brand new flight between Perth
and Broome from 7 September
2004. More...
Source
= Virgin
Blue
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Chile S.A.,(“LAN” or
“the Company”) one of
Latin America’s leading
passenger and cargo
airline groups, announced
that at an extraordinary
shareholders’ meeting
held on Friday (23 July
2004), its shareholders
approved the changing of
the Company’s corporate
name to LAN Airlines S.A. More...
Source
= LAN
Airlines S.A. |
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| Lufthansa
is significantly
extending its
presence in India.
As of 1st October
2004, Air India will
be a new partner of
Lufthansa. Within
the scope of an
extensive agreement
covering a
far-reaching
bilateral
cooperation,
Wolfgang Mayrhuber,
Chairman of the
Executive Board of
Deutsche Lufthansa
AG, and V.
Thulasidas, Chairman
& Managing
Director of Air
India, today signed
a code-share
contract in Mumbai. More...
Source
= Lufthansa |
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Premium
first and
business class
passengers on
Malaysia
Airlines (MAS)
flights are in
for a treat
when the first
of the newly
refurbished
long haul
aircraft is
rolled out in
the fourth
quarter of
this year,
said marketing
manager for
North America
Vladimir
Velasco. More...
Source
= thestar.com.my |
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Qantas
announced
today it
would
increase
its fuel
surcharge
in
response
to new
record
highs in
the
price of
crude
oil. More...
Source
= etravel
blackboard |
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Qantas
will
launch
a
new
domestic
inflight
service
this
week,
featuring
the
return
of
hot
dinners
in
Economy
Class
and
a
choice
of
two
dinners
in
Business
Class.
Qantas
Executive
General
Manager
John
Borghetti
said
the
enhanced
product
and
service
offered
customers
increased
dining
options
and
a
selection
of
gourmet
snacks.
More...
Source
= Qantas
Airways |
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Aerospace,
Inc.
has
announced
its
selection
by
Qantas
Airways
to
design,
manufacture
and
deliver
international
long-haul
first
class
accommodations
for
Qantas'
new
fleet
of
Airbus
A380
aircraft.
Depending
upon
the
final
aircraft
configuration
and
product
features,
the
firm
order
will
likely
be
in
excess
of
$30
million.
The
total
program
value
could
nearly
double
in
the
event
that
option
aircraft
are
exercised.
Based
in
Sydney,
Qantas
is
the
flag
carrier
airline
of
Australia
and
the
recent
recipient
of
the
Air
Transport
World
magazine
"Airline
of
the
Year"
award.
More...
Source
=
Business
Wire |
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Qantas
today
began
operating
its
new
Airbus
A330-300
aircraft
on
international
routes.
The
aircraft
will
initially
operate
from
Sydney,
Melbourne,
Brisbane
and
Perth
to
Hong
Kong.
More...
Source
=
Qantas
Airways
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Singapore
budget
airline
Tiger
Airways,
one
of
four
no-frills
airlines
seeking
to
fly
from
Singapore,
said
on
Wednesday
it
plans
to
launch
services
by
the
December
quarter
and
triple
its
fleet
of
4
aircraft
by
2006.
More...
Source
=
Airwise
News
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United
Airlines
has
began
selling
tickets
for
three
additional
round
trips
each
week
between
Sydney
and
Los
Angeles
from
mid-December
until
the
end
of
March.
More...
Source
=
Travmedia
&
United
Airlines |
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More
Legroom,
New
Healthy
Menus,
Fresh
Amenity
Kits
United
Airlines
has
announced
significant
upgrades
in
passenger
comfort
and
service
standards
on
board
its
747
flights
in
and
out
of
Australia.
The
improvements
include
more
legroom,
healthier
in-flight
menus,
new
wine
lists
and
special
passenger
amenity
kits.
More...
Source
=
United
Airlines |
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Leading Hotels of the World
From now until the end
of this year, when you book two consecutive nights at a
participating Leading Hotel, your third consecutive
night is free! It’s the perfect chance to linger for
longer in the world’s finest hotels. |
Re-branding of Shangri-La Hotel, The
Marina, Cairns
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Shangri-La
Hotels and Resorts, Asia Pacific's leading luxury hotel group, has
announced the management takeover and re-branding of Shangri-La Hotel,
The Marina, Cairns, formerly the Radisson Plaza at the Pier, in north
Queensland. The 256-room five-star hotel is currently undergoing
extensive refurbishment in excess of A$25 million, which will be
completed by January 2005. Improvements will be carried out on the
hotel's existing guest rooms and will incorporate a new lobby, new
Horizon Club rooms with Horizon Club lounge, four new conference
rooms, a new restaurant and a fitness centre. The hotel is being
transformed by Sydney-based Watermark Architecture and Interiors. More...
Source = Shangri-La
Hotels and Resorts
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Canada's
Autumn glory
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For many Canadians,
"Fall" or Autumn is the favourite time of year.
After a long hot summer, the cooler evenings and natural
beauty of the changing seasons are welcomed. It is a time to
look back on summer's pleasures while raking leaves, sorting
the wood pile and generally preparing for the winter ahead.
It’s the time of family gatherings for Thanksgiving
dinner, for pumpkin and apple pie, long walks through the
golden forests and hot cinnamon apple cider.
 As
Canadians are enjoying the last few weekends at their summer
cottages - by way of a prompt to prepare for the hard months
ahead - Jack Frost nips at their ears on those late
September mornings. He then turns up the thermostat for a
couple of weeks for the "Indian Summer". It’s
during this warmer weather that the Fall colour is often at
its most spectacular right across Canada. More...
Source
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Tourism Commission |
Limited
space available on Queen Mary 2 inaugural year cruises
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A luxury cruise on
the Queen Mary 2 in her inaugural year 2004 will be an
amazing experience to be remembered for decades. For
those seeking to be a part of maritime history there
are limited cruise sectors available until December. More...
Source
= World’s
Leading Cruise Lines |
Legoland
Finnair's new Airbus destination
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Visitors
to Legoland in Billund, Denmark this summer have
had the opportunity to admire the new Finnair
Airbus constructed from Lego blocks at the
Legoland airport. The Lego Airbus in Finnair's
new livery arrived in Legoland in May. At the
same time the Finnair Lego Boeing MD-11 with
Moomin character designs which had been
"operating" to the airport since 1994
was retired. The Legoland airport has been
designed after Billund Airport, located
close-by. More...
Source
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New
Zealand's volcanic discovery
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geysers, bubbling mud pools, drifting
volcanic and geothermal mists were
fascinating and the Maori and their
culture were captivating. But now...it's
back on the road again, and the plan is to
head down the centre of the North Island
to Wellington and see everything on the
way. More...
Source
= Newmans
Coach Lines |
Toronto
has the tallest tower and a lot more
besides
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There
is every reason to visit Toronto
this Fall - and a good place to get
an overview is from the CN Tower.
The first thing you see when you fly
into Toronto is the Tower, the
world’s tallest building. It has
been the world’s tallest building
for twenty seven years. More...
Source
= Canadian
Tourism Commission
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