Well with the specials that are out at the moment and the fares plummeting has got me thinking, I realise allot of agents have adapted already and moved away from the normal 7% on a ticket towards a set amount for a ticket, we have at Travel247. I mean looking at fares it really is [...]
Archive for July, 2009
World cup 2010 sold out?
July 20th, 2009
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So we are just under a year away from the next biggest thing in South Africa’s history next to Nelson Mandela becoming president. The world cup 2010 is coming, and it is coming at a blistering pace. Further to my Business Travellers breakfast last week I decided to do some home work on what is [...]
Scammers
July 18th, 2009
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OK so this is the 3rd one I got this week, basically it is an email requesting bookings to be made where payment is via credit card and it is for international bookings, the emails generally come from *free email* providers. Here is a sample: DO YOU SELL THE AIR TICKET FOR THESE COMPANIES FLIGHT [...]
Tourist Police
July 16th, 2009
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Ok let me start off by saying that we do not have such a legal entity in South Africa. We do however have a new trend in ripping tourist off in this country. Tonight on 702 on the way home I heard stories (8 confirmed cases) of tourist that had been ripped off by Tourist [...]
Business Traveller Breakfast
July 15th, 2009
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This morning I had the privilege to attend the Business Traveller Breakfast at the Michelangelo Hotel at Nelson Mandela Square in Sandton. First off hats off to the hotel it is the first time I have been through there and it is beautiful. It is pristine and a pleasure to be in. Going on with [...]
Open return tickets
July 14th, 2009
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Ok so you are all ready for the big step to buy your ticket. Now you have heard everyone tell you that you should get a one year open return ticket. What does this mean? This effectively means that you can use the return portion of the ticket for up to a year from date [...]
More baggage allowed on Olympic
July 1st, 2009
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Well well with airlines squeezing everything they can out of consumer it is very refreshing to see that the Greeks are taking a different approach. They are in fact giving the consumers the ability to take more baggage with them on holiday. This is great news here are the new limits: Economy class has increased [...]
