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Smart
Travel Update - November 2005
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 Craig
Smith, Executive Director says:
The recent
tragic bombing in Bali was another reminder to
us all of the potential risks involved in travelling
in a changing world. It is incumbent upon us as
your travel provider to assist you in providing
a quality travel security programme. Within 2
hours of the Bali bombing TRAVELOGIC had checked our
database and advised those key customer contacts
of all travellers in the region, to enable them
to escalate their follow up plans. Whilst
none of us wish a reoccurrence of such
atrocities it is reassuring to know that you are
able to obtain the necessary information to make
critical decisions with a minimum of fuss.
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| Qantas Change
Change Fees
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For
bookings made on/after 26 October 2005,
the domestic change fee will increase
to $38.50 (including GST) per passenger
per ticket.
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The domestic change fee applies to the
Super Saver and Red e-Deal fare families
only.
Currently, this fee is $33.00 (including
GST) per passenger per ticket across all
sales channels.
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For bookings made prior to 26 October
2005, the change fee applicable remains
at $33.00 (including GST) per passenger
per ticket.
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For bookings made on/after 26 October
2005, the change fee will increase to $38.50
(including GST) per passenger per ticket
for all sales channels with the
exception of qantas.com. Due to
technical limitations the change fee on qantas.com
will increase to $38.50 (including GST)
per passenger per ticket in early 2006
for all bookings.
source:
Qantas
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| Qantas expands
cut-price strategy
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Qantas has embarked on a long-term plan to split the national carrier in two in an attempt to slash costs, and has announced plans to add a fifth fuel surcharge in 16 months to counter rising oil costs. By next year Qantas's low-cost offshoot, Jetstar, plans to fly to Asia, and possibly Europe and North America. The move comes just days after Qantas said Jetstar would some day be "just as important as the main line" airline. source:
SMH
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Economy,
business, first... yet there's another
seat category that is proving
increasingly popular. The world of
premium economy, the fourth class.
It
seems like the ideal compromise. You
have a limited budget yet want to arrive
fresh for the meeting. The business class
rates you are quoted are beyond your
budget, but the thought of economy
makes your blood run cold. Luckily, many
airlines have the answer - premium
economy, a
fourth class for people just like you. Premium
economy is a
halfway house between business and economy.
It means you pay roughly the same as a
full rate economy
class ticket but get a much improved
travel experience with extra space and
service.
More...
Source: Business Traveller
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Qantas
has introduced a new discount economy
class fare for the domestic market WIPOX
which is for sale from 5 October 2005.
As
part of the Flexisaver fare family and
the same fare conditions as the KIPOX it
has been introduced on some of the main
trunk routes and offers a greater
availability than the lower K class
product that will allow the opportunity
to create more flexible itineraries
without having to resort to the HOX fare
levels.
source:
Qantas
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VIRGIN
BLUE - CHANGES TO FEES
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Effective
from 7 September 2005 the following
changes occurred to the Virgin Blue and
Pacific Blue fee structure.
1.
An Increase in the Guest Contact Centre
surcharge from the current $10 to $15.
2.
Unaccompanied Minors (UMNR) will be
charged the applicable Guest Contact
Centre fare. Currently a WEB fare is
charged for any UMNR bookings made via
the Guest Contact Centre.
3.
Changes to the Change and Cancellation
Fees.
- WEB based fee current $25 to
$30
- Guest Contact Centre fee from
current $30 to $35
4.
Change fee for Group or Conference
bookings created after 11th September
2005 will increased to $30.00
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| Qantas
Tracks Corporate
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QANTAS
announced
yesterday it is introducing a new
corporate travel system, Qantas Deal
Manager, capable of tracing and
managing contracts with existing
commercial customers. Qantas head of
sales and marketing Rob Gurney said the
new system “will provide our corporate
and government customers with the latest
system for monitoring and analysing
travel contract data” as well as make
better quality data available for the
airline. Software development company
PRISM will provide the system, to be
introduced in the next few months. MEANWHILE,
the carrier is also understood to be
looking at a possible all business class
non-stop service between Sydney and
London as part of its previously
announced fleet upgrade.
source:
Travel Daily
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Effective
01 November 2005,
Regional Express (REX)
will levy a surcharge
for all bookings made
via GDS with American
Express and Diners Club
credit cards. Payments
by VISA, MasterCard and
Bankcard will not incur
any surcharge. These
surcharges are already
in place for all
payments made via
internet bookings.
The
surcharge levied will be
2% (excl GST) for
bookings made with
American Express credit
cards and 1.5%(excl GST)
for bookings made with
Diners Club credit
cards.
Surcharges
will not appear as part
of the fare price when
bookings are made on the
GDS.
They
will appear as an SSR
item in the booking.
Surcharges
will be charged to the
same credit card used to
make the booking and
will appear as a
separate line item from
the fare price on the
credit card bill.
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An
Aussie
entrepreneur has come up
with what he says is the
ultimate solution for
ensuring passenger
luggage isn’t tampered
with. Conventional seals
and locks for zippers on
bags only lock the
zippers together, and
generally don’t stop
the zips being moved. At
the recent Standards
Australia baggage
industry forum Philip
Murphy demonstrated how
a zipper can be simply
opened with a ball point
pen, a package inserted
and then the locked
zippers moved back over
the breach to reseal it,
all without leaving a
trace and with
travellers thinking
their luggage is still
secure. His
patent-pending system
differs because as well
as locking the zippers
it ensures they can’t
be moved, so if they’re
tampered with by
splitting the zips apart
it’s obvious to the
travellers.
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Humour
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What about a toy
metal detector?
US manufacturer
Playmobil has released a new line of “Security Check-in”
toys, allowing youngsters to re-enact airport screening line
delays and body searches. The range, pictured, includes toy
passengers, uniformed security officials complete with screening
wands and a model X-ray machine.
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Travelogic's
GlobalStar
partnership-GlobalStar
update
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TECHNOLOGIES PAVE THE WAY FOR
COST-SAVINGS IN CORPORATE TRAVEL
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New
technologies will be key to
enabling multi-national and
large companies operating in a
global economy manage their
travel costs more effectively.
GlobalStar Travel Management, a
leader in corporate travel
management that operates in a
virtual community spanning more
than 50 countries, introduced
three new proprietary
technologies that will help
corporations consolidate and
manage their business travel
better. These new technology
platforms are FareStar;
ProfileStar; and DataStar.
“These technologies form a
major part of our integrated
technology platform and offer
travel managers unprecedented
benefits,” said Martin P.
Metzler, GlobalStar’s
President and Managing Director.
Source
= GlobalStar
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| Leisure
& Events |
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EARLYBIRDS
HAVE ARRIVED!
The
first rush of Earlybirds have arrived at
last and there has never been more to
choose from! We have picked the 4 best
deals out at the moment but Rebecca and
Kiersten have PLENTY more for you to
choose from.
This
month we also have an exciting
competition.... all Earlybirds booked
and deposited in November will go into a
draw to win $200 worth of land
arrangements! This could be car
hire, hotels or even tours the range on
offer is vast and full of variety. So
call the Leisure girls now and they can
look after your Earlybird needs...
Click
here for all Earlybird info...
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Travelogic
Leisure website
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e-logic
web enhancements
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This month will
see the arrival of an exciting new enhancement
to Travelogic's online booking engine e-logic.
The new product e-logic web will allow the
client to view Qantas, Virgin Blue and Jetstar
web fare levels within the booking window
according to your company policy for the first
time. This product has been developed with our
mid and back office partner Tramada to deliver
further savings to our corporate clients. The
product will gradually be rolled out over our
existing clients in a planned schedule during
the coming months.
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| Virgin Blue
Web Check In
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Virgin
Blue has launched what it says is an
Australian first, allowing customers to
check in for flights from home or office
via the internet up to 24 hrs before
flights.
The
new concept allows travellers to choose
seats and print their own boarding
passes and itineraries from the Virgin
Blue website.
Passengers
who have checked in online can proceed
directly through security checkpoints
after dropping any baggage at a special
counter.
source:
Travel Daily
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| Emirates
Online Check In
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EMIRATES
has introduced a new system which allows
passengers departing Australia, NZ,
Dubai and Kuwait to select and secure
their preferred seats online and
check-in via www.emirates.com.
The carrier said it plans to extend the
facility to other markets in the next
few months. Passengers who use the
system are given a check-in receipt
which they can exchange for boarding
passes at the airport when checking in
luggage. The facility can be used to
check in groups of up to nine
passengers.
source:
Travel Daily
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FREQUENT
FLYER STATUS MATCH
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Attention
all Qantas, British Airways & Cathay
Pacific Platinum/Gold frequent flyers!
Virgin
Atlantic is offering gold Qantas or
Cathay Pacific frequent flyer
cardholders the opportunity
to
become an INSTANT GOLD MEMBER of Flying
Club - Virgin Atlantic's frequent flyer
program.
Qantas/BA/Cathay
Pacific Platinum/Gold cardholders simply
have to:
1. Call Virgin Atlantic
on 1300 727 340.
2. Join Flying Club.
3. Be a Platinum/Gold
frequent flyers of the above airlines,
book and fly Upper Class with Virgin
Atlantic from Australia to Hong Kong or
London return.
4. Prove your current
gold status.
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As
the new Head of Account Management for
Travelogic I'm delighted to be part of
the team. Originally from sunny South
Africa, I bring 10 years of experience
in Corporate Travel Management and
look forward to assisting with the
delivery of cost reduction and effective
Travel Management for your company.
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The
Editor, Travelogic, Level 11, 15 Castlereagh Street, SYDNEY
NSW 2000 Tel:+61 2 9230 7500
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