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Smart Travel
Update
June 2004
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Explorer
II Savings on
Antarctica
It is not too late for travellers seeking the ultimate White
Christmas. Save USD$500 More... |
Luxury
cruises in southern India
A&K previews the latest addition to Oberoi Hotels & Resorts,
the M/V Vrinda. This exclusive little boat has just eight cabins all
with king-sized beds and outside facing windows. More... |
Four
Seasons Hotel & Resorts
OPENING IN 2004 More... |
| LEXMARK INDY 300 - GOLD COAST -
21 to 24 October 2004 More... |
| Ultimate Japan Getaway More...
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 In recent times there has
been plenty of discussion within the business travel
industry about the role of benchmarking. How do
corporate customers really know how their Travel Manager
is performing, are they sourcing the 'best' airfare,
hotel rate etc. And are they pro actively offering the
lowest 'logical' option each and every time whether the
customer asks for it or not. The domestic airfare
market has never been this competitive in that we now
have at least two national airlines offering truly
competitive airfares for the business traveller. Benchmarking
is something we at Travelogic place a high emphasis
on, what is required is communication with our customers
in educating and define what they regard as being a
'logical' alternative. This is then promoted at
consultant level and recorded for customer scrutiny. Further
we are very pleased to have these statistics vetted by a
third party auditor in demonstrating to our customers the
significance we place on driving down our customers
business travel costs.
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Australian
Airlines has announced plans to begin direct
flights from Australia to Sapporo, one of Japan’s
hottest ski destinations.
Subject
to government approval, Australian Airlines will offer
one-stop connections to Sapporo from Sydney and the
Gold Coast, via Cairns.
 The
service will operate twice weekly between 3 November
2004 and 26 March 2005, which will coincide with
Japan’s ski season. More...
Source = Japan
National Tourist Organization
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 Qantas
has
said it will expand its European
operations from
31 October by introducing daily codeshare
services with Air France to Paris via Singapore and
increasing services to London from 21 to 27 per week.
The
Executive General Manager of Qantas Airlines, John Borghetti,
said Qantas was very pleased to enter its first codeshare
relationship with Air France.
"Qantas
is restricted to operating only three flights to Paris a
week under the bilateral agreement between Australia and
France," Mr Borghetti said. More...
Source =
Qantas
Airways
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 Cathay
Pacific is to introduce an extra daily non-stop flight
between Sydney and Hong Kong with effect from 31 October
2004, bringing to three the number of daily flights operated
on the route by the Hong Kong based carrier. More
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Source =
Cathay
Pacific
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 New
York (June 15, 2004) – Leading travel management
firms from across the globe recently convened in
Berlin for the 2nd annual Global
Conference of GlobalStar Travel Management, their
worldwide joint venture partnership. Over 50
representatives from all corners – from
Singapore and Luxembourg, to the United States and
Venezuela – were on hand May 2-4 to discuss ways
to further strengthen the unique GlobalStar
business model - outsourcing from within. More...
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The Airbus
A320-200, the first of 23 new and larger jet
aircraft for Jetstar domestic
operations, has arrived in Australia following a
weekend delivery flight from Toulouse, France
through to Melbourne.
The new aircraft
completed its journey via Europe, the Middle East,
Asia and the Australian eastern seaboard,
including an overnight stopover in Darwin (20
June), before today flying via Rockhampton and the
Gold Coast for Jetstar’s home base of Melbourne.
More...
Source
= Jetstar
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The Chief
Executive Board of Star Alliance, the airline
network for Earth™, today unanimously
approved South African Airways' application to
join the alliance.
“With South
African Airways in the fold, we significantly
strengthen our position in Africa in terms of
schedule, network reach and service quality,”
said Jaan Albrecht, CEO, Star Alliance. “We’re
thrilled to have SAA on board and look forward to
the official inauguration in 2005.” More...
Source
= Star Alliance
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 ANA
and Singapore Airlines (SIA) have reached an
agreement to begin code-sharing operations
on flights between Japan and Singapore from
August 1 this year. From that date, SIA's
two-letter code will be applied to ANA's 7
weekly flights between Tokyo Narita and
Singapore, and Singapore Airline's 42 weekly
flights between Singapore and Tokyo Narita,
Osaka Kansai, Nagoya and Fukuoka will carry
the ANA code. A total of 49 flights per
week, using 777 and 747 aircraft, will be
covered by the agreement.
At a recent
meeting in Singapore, the CEOs of both
companies signed a Memorandum of
Understanding sealing their commitment to
forge a closer commercial relationship: the
new code-share agreement on flights between
the two countries is a first step, and paves
the way forward for further cooperation in
the future. More...
Source
= Singapore
Airlines
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 The
Chief Executive Board of Star
Alliance, the airline network for
Earth™, today unanimously approved
TAP Air Portugal's application to join
the alliance which will further
enhance the network’s ‘Latin
Link’.
TAP
Air Portugal solidifies our reach on
the Iberian Peninsula through its
network spanning Europe, Brazil and
Africa,” said Jaan Albrecht, CEO,
Star Alliance. “When combined with
member carriers Spanair and VARIG, TAP
will play a pivotal role in delivering
quality service and connectivity
between South America and Europe.” More...
Source
= Star
Alliance
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 Virgin
Atlantic Airways, the
full-service international
airline of the Virgin Group,
announced today that it would
launch daily scheduled services
between Sydney and London via
Hong Kong, commencing on
Wednesday, 8 December.
Sir
Richard Branson, Chairman of
Virgin Atlantic said: More...
Source
= Virgin
Atlantic
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Africa's top ten hot spots
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1
– MASAI MARA
This
is without doubt the finest wildlife sanctuary in Africa.
Everything about the Masai Mara is outstanding, from its
abundant wildlife to prolific birdlife to infinite savannah
grasslands to the proud warrior Masai people who are self
appointed guardians of this ecosystem. The Masai Mara never More...
Source =
Wildlife
Safari
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Winter
Nightlife in Brisbane
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Winter
is a good time to be visiting Brisbane. The air is cooler
but the days are sunny and the nightlife goes off. The
best bet to start off looking for good bars is the Valley.
Known for its excellent night spots and great food, places
to look out for include the Zoo (where many local bands/acts
kick off) and other top spots such as Family, Sun Bar, James St, GPO - all in the
Valley, all upmarket swanky. More...
By Darius Isaacs -
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Off
the beaten track in Rome
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At Parco della Musica,
Tempio di Adriano and various locations
From 11th July to 16th July: Alta Moda a Roma
This year's rich programme of events includes the fashion
show on the Spanish Steps Donna Sotto le Stelle (Women under
the Stars).
At Trastevere
From 17th July: Festa de' Noantri
The religious procession of San Carmelo is accompanied by
the much less formal festivities of the locals, that set up
stalls and markets, spectacles and street theatre. More...
Source
= Italian Government Tourist
Office
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Online
for a bumper season for Ski Victoria
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With the start of the
opening season just a ski jump away, Tourism Victoria
has launched a new one stop website for everything you
need when planning a ski holiday at one of
Victoria’s alpine resorts. More...
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Travelogic
Leisure website
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Airport to city transfers
If you don't plan your
trip from the airport to your hotel, meeting or next
transit point/form of transport well, even the best laid
travel plans can and will come undone.
Airports are renown for
being badly placed when it comes to public transport and
sometime it looks like a Taxi is the only option. Well,
things are getting better and here are a few alternatives
for you to consider. More...
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