Is South Africa ready? This week will see the start of the onslaught one will come to know and expect in SA with what is associated with the Fifa World Cup 2010! 04 Dec is when the draw will take place on who plays who and where. This means that people who are interested in [...]
Archive for November, 2009
Chauffeurdrive.co.za
November 24th, 2009
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Here is a new website from imperial – it is a breeze to use with it’s nifty ajax auto complete fields. The website is fast – the rates are fair and the site very convenient. As with most internet sites and facilities cash is not accepted: Credit cards are the only acceptable form of payment [...]
Inflexibility costing you money?
November 24th, 2009
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Inflexibility costing you money? The main aim of the article is with the airlines, is their inflexibility and inability to handle and deal with isolated instances from a business and a clients perspective, this is after all your bread and butter on the business side and your clients over and above more important than that. [...]
Airfrance terminal change
November 24th, 2009
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There is a terminal change for Air France in the UK: Please note as of today, 24 November 2009, Air France co-locates with all the Skyteam Carriers operating out of London Heathrow Terminal 4. All Air France flights to and from London Heathrow LHR will now operate from LHR Terminal 4. The Skyteam co-location at [...]
UK visa delays
November 23rd, 2009
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Delays coming up in the UK visa sections – plan ahead now! Dear all Please note that the Visa Section of the British High Commission in Pretoria will be having a new IT system installed between 27 November and 4 December 2009. This is likely to mean that there may be some delays in the [...]
Adm’s lack reason
November 22nd, 2009
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This topic has been covered before however this week on the adm’s side bore fruit to a prime example on how ADM,s can lack reason. Some back ground: A client flew to Dar es salaam in business class. Now while he was there he needed to change the return portion of his trip, there was [...]
Unaccompanied minor?
November 19th, 2009
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This can vary depending on the airline, some do not accept unaccompanied minors and others do, some charge a permium for them and others do not, some charge service fees and others do not. Some rules of thumb when doing a booking for an unaccompanied minor: Have all the details ready: Name and surname of [...]
Recession? What Recession?
November 18th, 2009
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Searching around for self catering accommodation over the December period is really proving to be trying. This picture tells a thousand stories – the little X’s mean sold out: Click on the image above to see the page I am referring to. If you are like me and have left it fare to late then [...]
ADM’s wait for it!
November 17th, 2009
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Ok further to a previous post on ADM’s the question has been raised: How long does an airline have to send you an ADM: Well the answer is: 18 Months for an ADM after the last date of travel on a ticket however they do have up to 4 years from date of last travel [...]
Shop smart
November 16th, 2009
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It has dawned on my how clients shop for travel and really lets delve into it for a minute and learn how we can shop smarter. You see there is really no point what so ever to get 5 quotes for Le Cannonier for Beachcomber from 5 different travel agencies for example, the rates will [...]
