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 Directors Comment
from Claire Gray, Executive Director
Smooth sailing for Travelogic.
Recently we were forced to
put our "Disaster Recovery Programme" into action
due to our Internet Service Provider disconnecting us in
error. This is now fixed and an apology has been received.
What it demonstrated was how
effective our strategies and emergency planning is. We managed
to move our entire office to a temporary location, overnight,
ensuring minimal disruption to our clients.
Being an "owner
operator" business, we can pretty much do
anything. And this has been another example of how we effectively
and professionally provide a First Class Travel Management
Service.
And below is great news about
the developments with our Global Partners in the GlobalStar
Network. With Travelogic being a founding member of GlobalStar. |
GlobalStar
Travel Management to add six partners in Asia
Vera
Lye
SINGAPORE
– GlobalStar Travel Management will add six Asian partners to its
network by this year announced president and managing director
Martin Metzler.
In
Singapore after a regional meeting in Sydney, Metzler said Korea,
Taiwan, Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam will be six of the 20 new
countries it intends to add to its network by mid-2005.
It
currently has partners in over 30 key countries worldwide, with a
total sales volume
of over US$5 billion. The annual sales volume in Asia is now at
US$500 million but that should increase by US$100 million this year,
said Metzler. Metzler also announced a new initiative to create what
he claimed will be “a world’s first” global air fare database
of not just GDS and web fares, but specially negotiated fares.
The
database, which will sit on the Internet platform, will be ready by
the end of 2005.
In Asia,
Singapore’s Global Travel is its regional headquarters, led by
Peter Choo as its CEO.
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Many of you are now aware of Australia's new low cost carrier,
Jetstar. Outlined below is a quick summary of some of the features
of this new airline:
- Jetstar
will offer only two types of fares: 1) a Jet Flex fare,
and 2) a Jet Saver fare - both offered for one-way
travel to allow flexibility for travellers
- changes up
to 30 minutes prior to departure are permitted for Jet Flex
fares. Jet Saver fares allow time, date and name changes up to
24 hours before departure for a fee
- one class
of travel
- a range of
hot and cold beverages (including alcohol) and snacks for
purchase in-flight
- a
comprehensive in-flight audio program, with reusable headsets
for purchase in-flight and a bi-monthly in-flight magazine
- Qantas Club
and Chairman's Lounge members will continue to have access to
the Qantas network of lounges when travelling on Jetstar
flights, and Qantas Frequent Flyers would be able to redeem
points on Jetstar flights. However points are not earned.
Jetstar will
commence operations on 25th May with flights from Brisbane, Sydney
and Melbourne to 10 eastern Australian destinations, and initially
will fly to key leisure destinations, such as the
Whitsundays, the Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast, Cairns and
Tasmania.
If you have any
further queries, please do not hesitate to contact us on 02 9230
7500 or call your Domestic Travel Specialist.
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Virgin
Blue will provide more fully flexible seats during key
business travel times for the corporate "high
flyer". This
means more seats at fully flexible fare
conditions during peak times.
The Off-Peak fare is $30 cheaper
than the Peak fare.
The
only thing that's different is that a fare upgrade, for
changes from the Off-Peak fare to the Peak fare, will apply if
there are no Fully Flexible Off-Peak fares available at the
time changes are made.
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Qantas said today it had
applied to the International Air Services Commission
for the rights to commence non-stop services from
Australia to Mumbai in India and Shanghai in China.
The Executive General
Manager of Qantas Airlines, John Borghetti, said the
Mumbai services would operate three times per week
from 1 September 2004 on two-class Boeing 747-300
aircraft. More...
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Cathay
Pacific Airways today announced the addition of new
flights to Taipei, Sapporo and Osaka, further
enhancing Hong Kong as a global hub and gateway to the
Chinese Mainland.
Five more services
will operate to Taipei from 28 March, bringing the
total number of flights to 108 per week, or about 15
flights a day. This additional capacity will offer
greater choice to customers, many of whom also journey
to the Chinese Mainland. More...
Cathay
Pacific to operate non-stop to New York
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Cathay
Pacific Airways has announced it will commence its
daily non-stop service from Hong Kong to New York,
starting 1 July. This will be the only daily non-stop
service between the two cities and, with the
continuation of the airline's existing one-stop
service via Vancouver, Cathay Pacific will also be the
only airline operating two daily services on this
route. More...
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 Air
Canada today announced that in response to peak summer
travel demand, the carrier will launch double daily
non-stop flights from Montréal to both London and
Frankfurt this year, and re-introduce its popular
twice daily non-stop flights to Paris. With the
introduction of these new double daily services, Air
Canada will increase by 50 per cent the number of
flights operating this summer between Montréal and
three of Europe's largest gateway cities. In addition,
Air Canada will offer non-stop flights from Montreal
to Vienna and Munich this summer on a codeshare basis
with its Star Alliance partners. More...
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Emirates
Airline today announced that from November it will
start offering double services four days a week
between Dubai and Sydney. The frequencies will become
double daily a year from now. More...
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Emirates,
the world’s fastest growing intercontinental
airline, will soon add non-stop flights to its
present Dubai- Melbourne services.
This
announcement comes hot on the heels of
Emirates’ daily non-stop flights between
Dubai and Sydney, launched last December.
The
new service to Melbourne will start on 10
June, initially as a thrice-weekly service,
doubling to a six-weekly service on 1 August. More...
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| Hotels |
Hotels @ knockdown prices
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Upper
West Side, Manhattan
240
W 73 St From $169.00
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2
nights for 2 adults
in a luxury suites at St Allard Eco Resort
- Chocolate
coated Strawberries on arrival
- Full gourmet
cooked breakfast on Saturday morning in our
restaurant overlooking the lake.
- 4
hour tour of wineries and beaches in a luxury coach,
Saturday afternoon
- 3
course A la Carte Dinner on Saturday night
at St Allard's fine restaurant
- Full gourmet
cooked breakfast on Sunday morning in our
restaurant overlooking the lake
- 1:30
hour guided tour of St Allard Waterfall Sanctuary
Cost
= $600 Available
week-ends 2nd and 3rd of April, 9th and 10th of April, 16th
and 17th of April, 23rd and 24th of April 2004. More...
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| Leisure & Events
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A new air service
giving a direct link between Mauritius and Sydney from
later this month will slash 12 hours off the return
flight-time for holidaymakers from Sydney and Brisbane
to this Indian Ocean paradise. More...
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Travelogic Update
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Sydney Airport Corporation Ltd
(SACL) today launched Australia’s largest airport wireless
hotspot site including both the T1 International and T2
Domestic Terminals, an area covering 320,000 square metres. More...
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| Travelling
to the USA or within the USA? Then you should be
aware of items which are prohibited by the TSA and
FAA. There could be civil fines or you could be
arrested! And it is up to you, the traveller to be
aware of what you are not allowed to bring on board
an aircraft in when travelling in or through US
airspace.
More information
can be found by visiting http://www.tsa.gov. |
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Henry
Davis York Loves Leisure Time!
This month, one our long
standing clients, Henry Davis York, recently embarked on a successful
launch of a company wide leisure program for all their
hard-working employees. Henry Davis York, long known to be a
leader in their industry with respect to looking after their
employees, approached none-other than our talented Michelle
Hemingway to
organise those much-needed holiday breaks for their valued
employees.
We are pleased to advise the
take up has been a success!
You can email Michelle on michelle.hemingway@travelogic.com.au
or call her on 02 9230 7500for your own personal trip
requirements.
If you would be interested in organising a
corporate scheme for your organisation, Michelle will be
pleased to handle any of your requests to set up a Leisure
Programme for you. |
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The
Editor, Travelogic, Level 11, 15 Castlereagh Street, SYDNEY NSW 2000 Tel:+61 2
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