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Comment, Did You Know, & Airlines
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Airlines, Fares & Hotels
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Travel Advisories, Travel News
Greg
James, General Manager
Did
you know about the BTI Global Hotel programme?
The
BTI Global Hotel Programme is the travel industry's premier hotel savings
programme, designed to provide our customers with the best possible
options to meet their cost savings goals.
All
the hotels in our program have agreed to stick to strict pricing requirements,
which state that BTI's customers will always have access to the lowest
price available from any travel management company worldwide. At the
same time, these rates will be available on a 'Last Room Availability'
basis. Therefore as long as the hotel has standard, run-of-the-house
rooms available, or the category of room contracted, they will be offered
the BTI rate.
BTI
customers that use one of the major internet-based, self-service reservations
systems can access the BTI Global Hotel Programme. One can make hotel
bookings online providing that the system is fully connected to a major
GDS and the correct setup is completed. Log on to www.btihotels.com
or ask me for more details.
On
another note, BTI Asia Pacific is a sponsor of and
will be showcasing their technology at the Association of Corporate
Travel Executive's Asia Pacific Conference on the 24th
and 25th of August, at the Grand Hyatt in Singapore. BTI Singapore is
actively involved in the event. We hope that you will also attend what
is rapidly becoming an essential calendar event on the corporate travel
managers agenda. BTI customers enjoy discount rates. Please visit page
three to learn more.
Your
views are always welcome at communique@bti.com.sg.
Yours
faithfully as always,
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BTI is the worlds leading travel management company
- BTI
operates in over 80 key commercial countries
- BTI
operates more than 3,000 offices throughout Europe, the Americas,
Asia Pacific, the Middle East and Africa.
- BTI
has a strong focus on service and customer needs
- BTI
employs leading edge technologies, and user oriented software applications
- BTI
Singapore is one of the fastest growing travel management companies
in Singapore with over 30% year on year growth
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BTI Singapore is hiring! We are growing so fast that we have put
on 6 new agents in the past month and are always on the lookout
for talented people
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Hong Kong's Shopping Festival!
For
people who love to shop, it doesn't get much better than the Hong
Kong Shopping Festival between now and August. Everything from designer
labels and consumer electronics to traditional Chinese clothing and
crafts are on sale at stores around the city. Hong Kong’s shops
and restaurants are rolling out the red carpet during the Hong Kong
Shopping Festival with late-night shopping and dining, special events,
great offers and a chance to win fantastic prizes.
Merchants
and restaurants all over the city will be displaying the Hong Kong
Shopping Festival participating merchant sign. Shop at these stores
to take advantage of fantastic summer promotions and a chance to enter
the Hong Kong Shopping Festival Lucky Draw.
Many
Hong Kong shops and restaurants will stay open until 10pm or later
to give you the opportunity to extend your shopping and dining pleasure
and enjoy the sophistication and diversity of this shopping paradise
and Culinary Capital of Asia.
Make
sure you pick up your Hong
Kong Shopping Festival: Passport to Special Offers. The
Passport is available from all Hong Kong Tourism Board Visitor Information
& Services Centres.
Pack
your bags! BTI has great deals for fares and accommodation in Hong Kong.
Just in time for you to enjoy the shopping festival. See page
two, columns two and three, for details.
Travel Can Still Mean Healthy Eating
--Robert Preidt / Forbes
When
you pack your bags, you might want to include these tips from the dietary
counseling staff at the Pennington Biomedical Research Center on how
to eat healthy while you travel.
Plan
ahead by familiarizing yourself with places you might be able to eat
at while you're on the road and when you reach your destination. Look
for eateries that serve fruit, soup and sandwiches. Enjoy local fresh
food.
Read
menus carefully and avoid foods high in fat, including items that are
fried, buttery, au gratin, rich, creamy and breaded. Don't assume a
food item is healthy just because it has chicken or vegetables. Ask
servers about sauces, toppings and preparation methods.
If
you're at a fast food restaurant, look for healthy food choices.
Pay
attention to portion sizes. Consider splitting an entree with another
person. Most restaurants serve portions that are far larger than the
recommended size.
Be
wary when choosing a salad. Some salads have more calories than a cheeseburger.
Avoid: salads with cheese, ham, egg and bacon; Mediterranean salads
with lots of feta and pine nuts; and taco salads with cheese, refried
beans, guacamole and sour cream.
When
you make your [travel] plans, consider renting accommodations that include
some kind of kitchen facilities. That way, you'll be able to make your
own healthy meals.
Watch
your alcohol consumption. Avoid hard liquor and sweetened drinks, and
select light beer or wine instead.
Incorporate
physical activity into your [travel] plans. |
Air India
Air India introduced a direct flight from Kolkata to
London. The new flight, which is being operated on the Delhi-Dhaka-Kolkata-London
route on thrice weekly basis on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, will
also provide connectivity between Delhi-Dhaka; Dhaka-Kolkata and Dhaka-London.
Asiana Airlines
Asiana has won the distinguished award of the "World`s
Best Cabin Staff" in the SKYTRAX 2004-2005 traveler survey. Asiana
was also voted as one of the "World's Ten Best Airlines" in
this same survey. SKYTRAX, the world leading airline quality monitoring
organization, interviewed the planet's most experienced flyers on their
perceptions of the 16 quality attributes of the industry's cabin staff.
And Asiana came out on top of some very formidable competition.
In
order to break up the monotony of long-haul flights, Asiana has trained
a group of talented flight attendants to entertain and amuse. Primarily
on transpacific and leisure routes, such as Bangkok, Saipan, Guam, and
Sydney, customers have the opportunity to enjoy a wonderful after-dinner
show of live music and magic. Flight attendants may perform stage tricks
or individual hand tricks, making things magically disappear and reappear
again. Customers may also have the opportunity to hear performances
by a string quartet, choir, or solos on the violin, saxophone, or flute.
Asiana
cabin crews are also trained bartenders who will walk through the cabin
and offer some exotic cocktails. Along with a shake and a stir, enjoy
your drink, the magic show, a long nap, or the upcoming movie.
The
flying magic show has some special features for the children, too. Asiana
crew can paint children's favorite cartoon characters or animals on
children's faces. They will also make caricature drawings and offer
some fun giveaway gifts.
It
is the birthday celebrations that impress customers the most. Magic
crews sing songs, take pictures, and on top of that, also sing some
famous folk songs from various countries. As of October 1999, folksong
service covers 8 countries, Korea, Japan, China, India, England, Germany,
United States, and Australia.
Promotion:
Asiana Airlines & Visa Platinmum / Infinite Card Promotion
Singapore
- Seoul
•
Business Class $2,100
• Economy Class $ 650
1.
Travel period (Ex-SIN) : on/after 15 Jun to on / before 30 Sep 05.
2. Booking period: on/after 15 Jun 05 to on / before 30 Sep 05.
3. Other conditions apply; contact BTI
for details.
Lastly,
e-ticketing on Asiana Airline is now available effective
05 July 05.
Cathay Pacific
Cathay Pacific now flies Hong Kong to London
four times daily. The new service, operated by a three-class Airbus
340-300, will start 1 December 2005, departing Hong Kong at 0905 local
time (0915 on Mondays) to arrive at 1450 local time (1500 on Mondays)
the same day. The return flight will depart London at 2115 local time,
arriving in Hong Kong at 1730 local time the following day. continued
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