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  We are now well into the swing of the new
Qantas domestic fare structure and enjoying lower fares. All of you are
showing a good understanding of the new conditions and how to benefit from
them. The elimination of a minimum Saturday night stay away has to be a good
thing to the business traveller. The new KIPOX fare to Melbourne represents
a saving of $120 one way on it's previous Sydney-Melbourne equivalent. If
you have 1,000 round trips a year, that's $240,000.
We are pleased to report that our experience with availability of the KIPOX fare has been plentiful on the trunk routes at peak times, for travellers who can book at least 4 days in advance. This will allow most business travellers to save significantly on their airfares. We do advise clients to be aware of no-shows that lead to total forfeiture of the fare and non availed tickets being 'forgotten about" if the trip is cancelled. At TRAVELOG!C we keep track of these un-availed tickets for our clients, ensuring no lost credits. Please call on us if you do require any further clarification. Together we are able realise greater savings for you. |
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To ensure customers become familiar with the process, Air New Zealand is providing a one-month grace period where identification is discretionary. After 28 July 2003 the policy will be enforced. Click here for more ... |
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| Air Pacific - Another 747-400 to increase capacity | ||||||||||||||||
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"Island of Viti Levu" joins an identical 747-400. "Island of Vanua Levu", delivered in April, on daily Sydney-Nadi services, replacing the airline's now retired Boeing 747-200 and a smaller capacity Boeing 767-300ER. The 256-seat 767 continues to operate four weekly Melbourne-Nadi services increasing to five weekly with the addition of a 154-seat Boeing 737-800 and will operate a seventh Brisbane-Nadi service in conjunction with 737-800's. Last month Air Pacific announced a before tax profit of F$25.14 million and an after tax profit of F$16.5 million for the financial year ending March 31, 2003. The 747-400's are fully fitted with in-flight entertainment systems in each seat and a Business Class configuration of 28 seats with up to 57 inches of seat pitch and 430 Economy class seats with a 32 inch seat pitch. |
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 SWISS
takes the thrill of long-distance flight to new heights at the end of June
with the arrival of the first brand-new Airbus A340-300, initiating the
gradual replacement of the airline's long-haul fleet. During the phase-in
period, the Airbus A340-300 will go into service on various routes,
including Bangkok-Zurich commencing from the 1st of September 2003.
Passengers can look forward to unprecedented comfort and service, in a
design that is comprehensively SWISS from nose to tail. more...
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Gulf Air, the national airline of the Kingdom of Bahrain, the Sultanate of Oman and the United Arab Emirates, will commence daily operations to Sydney with effect from 23 November this year. more... |
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| British Airways Winter 2003 Schedule Unveiled | ||
British Airways has today announced its route schedule for the winter 2003 season. The new schedule reflects the airline’s strategy of focusing on commercially viable routes. The network changes, which start on October 26, 2003 unless specified, are: Click here for more details... |
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| United Airlines: A Way for First & Business Class Customers to Travel the World for Free | ||
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Buy One International Ticket on United Airlines and Get One FREE. Qualifying Trips May be Combined with other United Bonus Mile Offers in the Marketplace. Click here for more details... |
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The International Air Services Commission, an Australian government aviation group, said it approved Virgin Blue's seat capacity application for flights to New Zealand and South Pacific destinations from October. The no-frills carrier's request last month for unlimited capacity to operate services to New Zealand for five years has been granted by the commission. |
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| New Super Fast Ferry Makes Touring Tasmania A Breeze | Clare Valley, South Australia | The Healing Attributes of Travel | TRAVELOG!C Hot Deals | ||||||||||||||
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Getting to
Tasmania will become much easier once the new, super fast ferry
‘Spirit of Tasmania III’ starts to operate services from
January.
Tasmanian Premier Jim Bacon and New South Wales Premier Bob Carr announced the new passenger ferry service's launch at a joint media conference in Sydney’s Circular Quay yesterday. The ferry, in this landmark domestic tourism initiative, will sail thrice a week from Sydney to Devonport in Northern Tasmania and then return. It will depart Sydney at 3pm, sail under the Harbour Bridge, cross the Bass Straight at night, and arrive in Devonport at 11.30am the next day. |
 South Australia is known as the wine
state
of Australia for good reason! The frequency of flights to Adelaide and
lack of traffic make it an ideal short break from Sydney or Melbourne.
While the Barossa and Mclaren Vale areas are quite well known a
region that is definitely worth a visit is the Clare Valley. Being
slightly further from the city it is much less commercial and tourist
buses are rarer!
A scenic one-hour drive north of Adelaide is the town of Auburn, and from here the Main North Road continues through the villages of Watervale, Penwortham, and Sevenhill to the main town of Clare. |
With a year of turbulent world affairs in everything from gigantic global corporate scandals to health scares and frightening modern precision wars, it is no wonder we have the urge to hibernate in the safety of our home & neighbourhood. But perhaps it should be the opposite, suppressing the fear and recognising that this is the perfect time to reflect and gain perspective on the human race and our global history. History, when drunk with both hands, can absorb concern and fear to deliver a tingling sensation of new perspective, excitement and even awe. |
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  Sydney
Airport Parking for just $9 per day? Well it is when you use your American
Express Corporate Card.
Sydney Airport Park & Fly's exclusive offer to Corporate Card customers includes:
Compare this to other parking options @ $34 for public parking or airline valet @ $49. The story just keeps getting better, especially when you compare this to the taxi fares where return trips from/to the city total $48, North Sydney $72 and Parramatta $114. That means a saving of up to $105! |
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 Kate
is a Sydney girl born and bred with a love of travel and seeing everything
that the world has to offer. Of course, after visiting all these amazing
places Kate is always pleased to be back in the most beautiful city in the
world, her home, Sydney.
"I have been with TRAVELOG!C for a little over 3 years now and have 20 years of experience in the industry. I look after the International requirements for some of our top accounts and use a great deal of my knowledge to get the best deals and most convenient itineraries for my clients." I have travelled extensively in my career including 3 years living in London and travelling throughout Europe. This has to be one of my best "life experiences" so far. Another particular highlight was several years ago when I embarked on a 10 day flying boat trip in Africa visiting Botswana, Malawi, Zanzibar and Tanzania. I have a passion for France and brushed up my school French at Alliance Française before spending 3 months travelling around France. "Being in the country helped me advance so much faster and the Eurocentre, Paris was a wonderful learning experience. After a couple of months in Paris and now armed with a very good understanding of the language I headed to the Loire Valley to see how beautiful the French countryside really is". Italy is another country who's language, people and culture I am learning more about so learning Italian is my next challenge. I belong to a Bush Walking group and we are headed to Vietnam in October which is going to be a very exciting country to visit and trek around. |
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Air New Zealand are asking passengers flying on its domestic service
to provide identification to ensure the customer named in the
booking is the same person who boards the aircraft.
Air Pacific
has taken delivery of its second 460-seat Boeing 747-400, further
increasing their Australia-Fiji services.
Sydney Airport
today welcomed the announcement by Gulf Air that it will resume
daily flights to Sydney from November.
QantasLink
will increase services and improve schedules and capacity on key
regional routes operated by the airline's fleet of Dash 8 aircraft
from 28 July.
InterContinental Sydney has commenced
its A$25 million refurbishment program, announced in late 2002. The
hotel will operate as normal for the duration of the project, to be
completed in seven months with all guest rooms completed by September
2003 for Rugby World Cup.
The
All Seasons Premier Menzies Hotel Sydney is ideally located opposite
Wynyard Station and Park in the heart of Sydney's shopping and
business districts with the Opera House, Sydney Harbour, The Rocks
and Darling Harbour all just a short stroll away. Don't miss
out on your chance to stay at the All Seasons Premier Menzies Hotel
from just $165.00 per room per night including full buffet breakfast
for two in the Carrington Restaurant. Call TRAVELOG!C on 02 9230
7500 to take advantage of this special deal.