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Hi
If you have any questions about your travel expenses that you are unsure of, then please give us a call on 02 9230 7500. For a friendly five minute chat you can find out if we can add value to you travel. And after a taxing tax time getting all those books in order have a look at our leisure specials this month. Simone has some great advice about the Mudgee Region. Work hard, play hard so call TRAVELOG!C on 02 9230 7500 and get the low down on what's hot for your holidays. |
Ansett Levy - going | ||||||||||
| Air France Concorde - last flight | |||||||||||
| A Pacific air milestone | |||||||||||
| Emirate to NZ | |||||||||||
| Malaysia Airlines - best cabin crew | |||||||||||
| Cathay - back to double daily | |||||||||||
| Sir Stamford - Award | |||||||||||
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| Online Travel - Survey Results | |||||||||||
| Staff Profile - Craig Smith | |||||||||||
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Air France Concorde: Final Commercial Flight |
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The plane touched down at Charles de Gaulle Airport at 5:44 p.m. local time after cruising over the Atlantic Ocean at twice the speed of sound. Several thousand Concorde fans greeted the "white bird," as the jet is fondly known in French. Some held banners reading, "Thank you Concorde, we love you." "It's the end of an era in aviation," Dominique Bussereau, France's transport secretary, said before the flight took off from John F. Kennedy International Airport. Three trucks sprayed red, white and blue water in an arc in front of the plane as it departed for its 3 1/2 hour flight. Eleven crew members and 68 passengers were aboard -- including a woman who bought a seat for her dog, Romeo, as she does every month. |
Pacific Air Milestone |
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It was mid-1928 when Charles Kingsford Smith and 3 companions landed the Southern Cross Fokker trimotor plane at Brisbane’s EagleFarm Airport after a 12,000km journey from Oakland, California. The trip, via Hawaii and Fiji, took 83 hours and 15 minutes at an average speed of 140kmh. More than 20,000 people greeted the history-making aviators. Qantas has marked the anniversary by flying a new Boeing 737-800 along the same route, but in much less time. The latest journey took 16 hours at an average speed of 840kmh. Anniversary events were held in Oakland, Honolulu and Nadi. |
Emirates to Fly to New Zealand from August 1 |
 Emirates'
Chairman, HH Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum has announced that
the airline will start services between Dubai and Auckland, New
Zealand on August 1.
From that date, Emirates' daily flights to Sydney and Melbourne will be extended on to Auckland providing a total of 14 flights weekly in each direction. Emirates daily flights to Brisbane, scheduled to start October 26, will also be extended to Auckland, increasing Emirates' services across the Tasman Sea to 21 weekly. The airline has full traffic rights between Auckland and all three Australian gateways. |
Malaysia Airlines Wins Skytrax's 2003 Best Cabin Staff Title |
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Malaysia
Airlines has won its third consecutive Best Cabin
Staff for 2003 award after a global survey
conducted by the London-based Skytrax Research. Skytrax, a leading aviation research specialist, polled a total of 1,822,503 votes during its six-month survey around the world which ended last month. |
Double Daily Sydney-Hong Kong-Sydney Services to Resume |
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With the resumption of our daily CX110 and CX111 services from 1 August 2003, you will once again enjoy the convenience of two flights a day between Hong Kong and Sydney, every day of the week. |
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Sir Stamford at Circular Quay Scoops Deluxe Hotel Awards |
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Sir Stamford at Circular Quay has scooped the pool by winning not only the prestigious Australian Hotels Association (New South Wales) Awards of Excellence as the best deluxe hotel but also being named as having the best restaurant in New South Wales. The elegant Sir Stamford at Circular Quay was also highly commended in the Best Bar Presentation and Service category. Sir Stamford at Circular Quay General Manager Mark Woolf commended staff for their part in the luxury hotel’s wins. |
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| Qantas Holidays | Thai Bargain Sale | Mudgee Region | Adelaide / Barossa |
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Qantas
Holidays has commenced a major sale for travel to
Singapore and Hong Kong, with packages including airfares and
accommodation priced from $799 ex-Sydney and Melbourne.
The
Singapore on Sale and Hong Kong on Sale promotions run until 21
June 2003 for travel until 27 November 2003. |
Thailand's record-low holiday package sale, with prices from $999 ($849 from Perth) has been extended to July 12 for final bookings. |
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 Elizabeth
recently had a short break booked by TRAVELOG!C and he is what she had to
say:
The Radisson Playford was enjoyable - we had "best in Adelaide room", which has a separate lounge thus making it a large room. The bed was great - king size. |
| TRAVELOG!C Update |
Online Travel Bookings |
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Debate over whether online travel bookings in corporations would eclipse phone bookings may be coming to an end, based on results from the 2003 Annual GetThere Corporate Benchmark Survey. In GetThere's survey of more than 100 large global corporations, respondents reported that online bookings represented more than half of their total bookings on average, making online the preferred method for the first time. |
Staff Profile: Craig Smith, Managing Director |
 Craig
is the co-founder and Managing Director of TRAVELOG!C. Craig manages
our Premium and Blue Chip corporate clients on a day to day basis.
"Keeping a finger on the pulse is vital to the success of TRAVELOG!C. By having an owner of the business looking after you, you can rest assured you are getting 100% true dedication and customer care" - Craig Smith June 2002 I have been in the travel industry since starting the business (with my partner Claire) in Balmain back in 1989. During this time I have helped TRAVELOG!C develop into a highly regarded Travel Management Company. Currently I am President of Business Travel Agent Association of Australia (BTAAA) and on the board of the Australasian Businesses Travel Association. (ABTA). I feel these commitments give me the scope and experience across the industry to add true value to all of my clients. I attended Sydney Grammar School (Class of '78) and played 8 seasons of rugby for the Woollahra Colleagues. I'm married to Kate and together we have 5 children. In my spare time I enjoy playing golf and watching the rugby when I can. |
Welcome
to the June edition of Smart Travel update. Here we are, half way through the
year and it's almost tax time! TRAVELOG!C has been hard at it this year looking
at ways to save our client's money and streamline the whole process right
through to expense management. With our help, it is quick and easy to reconcile
all of your travel expenses and get back to the business of doing business. At
TRAVELOG!C you can rest assured we have looked at every option to get you the
best deal.
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THE new
touch-screen kiosks system for dispensing Foreign Affairs travel advice at airports and
other locations is already in place, ahead of a formal launch in Sydney next week.
To find out more
about the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade - 
SMS Updates
Airfares will be $10 cheaper from
next month when the controversial Ansett levy is scrapped.
Air France's streamlined white
Concorde swooped into a Paris airport Saturday in a final
commercial flight home, ending two and a half decades of
supersonic travel between New York and Paris.
QANTAS and
Boeing this month are marking the 75th anniversary of the first commercial airline flight
between Australia and the USA.
This
beautiful area is centred on the towns of Mudgee and Gulgong and is
located less than four hours drive North West of Sydney.