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Smart
Travel Update
October 2004
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Aussie,
Aussie, Aussie - go the Socceroos.
Travelogic were there
to watch the match and saw a fantastic victory for the
Socceroos over the Solomon Island for the Confederation
Cup Match at Aussie Stadium, Tuesday 12th October 2004.
It was a sweltering hot
night here is Sydney and they managed a 6-0 victory.
As the current travel
manager for the Australian Soccer Association,
Travelogic wanted to pass on our congratulation for such
a great achievement and what this now means for the
Socceroos. More... |
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| China
Southern Airlines, the largest airline in The
People’s Republic of China is pleased to
announce that it will increase its Boeing 777
service between Australia and China from four per
week to daily service starting December 2, 2004.More...
Source
= China
Southern Airlines |
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Diners
Club is reminding travellers planning overseas
travel this summer to alert their card companies
of their plans. More...
Source
= Travmedia
& Diners Club |
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| Further
partners join GlobalStar Travel Management in
Europe and Asia
SADDLE
BROOK, N.J.
– This
worldwide joint venture of leading travel
management companies, continues its dynamic
development.
Orient
Travel & Tourist Agency in United Arab
Emirates, Marshal Tourism in Romania and Sunway
Travel in Malaysia – all amongst the leading
corporate agencies in their respective markets -
have joined GlobalStar.
“We
are welcoming our new partners whose decision to
join GlobalStar further expands our presence
around the world”, says Martin P. Metzler,
worldwide President and Managing Director of
GlobalStar. “We are well on target with our
expansion plans and are providing our corporate
clients with additional markets for their
consolidation projects.” More... |
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| Jetstar
is to experience major growth in its every day
affordable flight offerings with the addition of
more than 100 new weekly services to its fast
growing network by year’s end.
Currently
operating up to 116 daily services to 14
destinations, the staged introduction of an
additional three Airbus A320s, scheduled for 1
December 2004 and 5 January 2005 (two aircraft),
will mark the most significant short-term rise in
Jetstar’s regular flight operations since its
formal launch on 25 May. More...
Source
= Jetstar |
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| The
internet's most popular travel websites repeatedly
give incorrect airfare information to users, with
prices jumping by up to $1098 more than those
quoted, a study has found.
Fares shown
were often unavailable, and comparison shopping
tools and "total travel time"
calculators failed, said the Consumer WebWatch
project of the US Consumers Union. Tax and fee
information on airline websites were found to be
unclear. More... |
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Singapore
Airlines is pleased to announce a new partnership
with Australia and New Zealand Banking Group
Limited (ANZ) that is especially designed to offer
its loyal customers new benefits including
KrisFlyer miles. From 28 November 2004, the ANZ
Rewards Visa* will offer cardholders the
opportunity to convert Rewards Points into
Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer miles.
More...
Source
= Singapore
Airlines |
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| Singapore
Airlines (SIA) commenced its thrice-weekly B777
services to Amritsar this week giving passengers
travelling to India the convenience of a direct
service to the Indian state of Punjab.
With the new
service, SIA now serves seven Indian destinations
including New Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata,
Ahmedabad and Bangalore. This will bring to 38 the
total number of non-stop weekly services that SIA
operates to India. SilkAir, the regional wing of
SIA operates 11 weekly services to Hyderabad,
Kochi and Thiruvananthapuram. More...
Source
= Singapore
Airlines |
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| Virgin
Atlantic is delighted to announce the introduction
of double suites for passengers travelling in the
award winning Upper Class Suite. The airline has
fitted four pairs of double suites onto two of its
Boeing 747-400 aircraft, giving passengers
travelling together 2 square metres of space to
enjoy their flight closer together.
Sir Richard
Branson, Chairman of Virgin Atlantic, commented: More...
Source
= Virgin
Atlantic |
Virgin
Atlantic Airways unveils its new upper class suite
to Australia
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Virgin Atlantic
Airways has officially started the countdown to
its highly anticipated daily flight from Sydney to
Hong Kong and London– due to commence on
December 8 – by unveiling the centrepiece of its
unique product offering, the luxurious new Upper
Class Suite.
Revealed in true
Virgin Atlantic style at a special preview held at
Sydney’s Museum of Contemporary Art last night,
Virgin Atlantic’s Upper Class Suite can boast to
be the biggest fully flat bed in Business Class. More...
Source
= Virgin
Atlantic |
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Richard Branson,
Britain's best-known entrepreneur and part-time
daredevil, plans to launch the world's first
passenger service to space in 2007, offering
zero-gravity flights for 110,000 pounds
($198,600).
Branson, whose
Virgin empire stretches from planes and trains to
vodka, music and personal finance, is teaming up
with Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen to build
five, fish-shaped capsules for the two-to-three
hour flights. More...
Source
= smh.com.au
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 Japan
Airlines will introduce an in-flight high-speed Internet
connection service – JAL SkyOnline - on December 9 on the
airline’s Tokyo-London route on flights JL401/402. More...
Source
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Airlines |
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Malaysia
Airlines is pleased to announce the inauguration
of its Kuala Lumpur - Stockholm air link to its
global network and the launch of its direct
service between Stockholm and New York, USA
effective 1 November 2004. More... |
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Air
Vanuatu Deputy CEO, Joseph Laloyer, has announced
the airline has joined Qantas’ Frequent Flyer
program, effective next month.
More...
Source
= Qantas
Airways |
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Sydney has been ranked
number one city in the world for a record ninth time in the
Conde Nast Traveller Readers' Choice Awards at a
star-studded event in New York.
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Minister
and Donald Trump
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Also at the awards ceremony
was American tycoon Donald Trump.
Mr Trump said Sydney was a
deserving winner.
Conde Nast Traveller's
editor-in-chief Tom Wallace said it was a remarkable
accolade to Sydney and Australia that the city continued to
be the one which US travellers aspired to visit of any,
anywhere on the globe.
"Our readers are among
the most discerning and affluent US travellers and they
subscribe to us for our fiercely independent assessment of
destinations, summed up by our motto - truth in
travel," he said.
"And the fact is they
consistently rank Sydney number one," he said More...
Source
= Tourism
New South Wales |
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Travelogic
Leisure website
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During
September I participated in an Educational Trip to
Switzerland with a group of colleague from the
Travelscene American Express network.
The
trip hosted by Swiss International and Swiss Tourism, in
conjunction with British Airways, allowed us to
experience the brand new Swiss International Business
Class Sleeper Seat, and visit Lucerne, Zermatt,
Montreaux and Geneva. More... |
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 To
many, the 2004 Hurricane Season will leave a close
association between hurricanes and Florida. But
it’s important to note that a direct hit to a
particular destination anywhere in the world by a
major hurricane is a rare event. From 1899-1992,
fifty-five hurricanes made landfall in Florida,
according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA). This translates to about one
hurricane every two years in Florida in almost 100
years. "To have four strong hurricanes hit the
same state, in the same year, is almost unheard of.
The last time four hurricanes hit the same state was
in 1886 in Texas. I doubt very seriously if it will
happen again, at least not in my lifetime,” Max
Mayfield, Director, National Hurricane Centre. More...
Source
= Travmedia
& VISIT FLORIDA |
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Travellers from
Australia and other Visa Waiver Program countries
will encounter some new procedures commencing
today and additional requirements required in the
weeks ahead as the United States improves and
upgrades the security along its borders. More...
Source
= Daisy
Melwani for e-Travel Blackboard |
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Sydney
Airport Corporation on Tuesday (5 October 2004)
presented a cheque for $20,000 to Father Chris
Riley for his Youth Off The Streets programs. The
money will go directly toward helping homeless
teenagers in Marrickville at Don Bosco House.
Don
Bosco House was Fr Riley’s first program for
homeless teenagers in Sydney and the first of its
kind to offer refuge to the most desperate group
of kids – those using drugs or alcohol often to
numb the pain of abuse and neglect. More...
Source
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 My
name is Belinda Lee and I am a Corporate Multi-skilled Travel
Specialist within the Travelogic Team.
I have been with Travelogic
since 1997, and have enjoyed working in all facets of the
company. As well as consulting, I have worked in the account
and administration departments as well as supporting the
After-hours Emergency Assistance Service.
I have worked in the Travel
Industry since I left school in 1992 and was fortunate
enough to spend time travelling extensively in the early 1990's.
This experience was invaluable taking me to many exotic and
interesting destinations first hand.
Previously to working at
Travelogic, I was employed by Australian Resorts - they are
the owner of five of our beautiful Queensland Islands. Being
based on Dunk Island, I acquired a real taste for island
living. From this experience I learned a great deal
about the barrier Reef and surrounding area.
I work part-time in a "job-share"
environment as I recently become a Mum and my baby boy keeps
me very busy on the other days.
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