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AIR
NEW ZEALAND DOUBLES SERVICES TO SAN FRANCISCO....
Air
New Zealand have now increased the frequency of
its Auckland - San Francisco service from three
to six days a week. Services will intially be
operated with a mix of the airline's new Boeing
777-200 ER and refitted Boeing 747-400 aircraft,
with the new seating and in-flight entertainment
product. The plan is to have by mid-December the
route fully operated by the new B777s.
Timings
of the Auckland - San Francisco return services
Tuesday to Sunday are as follows:
Depart
Auckland 7.00pm & arrive San Francisco
10.15am (local - same day)
Depart
San Francisco 7.15pm (local) & arrive
Auckland 5.15am (plus 2 days)
FROM
THE PEN OF KEITH MILLER....
I
recently travelled to Melbourne and return same
day on the new Air New Zealand 777 aircraft, over
Premium Economy class and back in Business
Premier Class.
This
is a wonderful aircraft, the Premium Economy
configuration is 3 on the side, 3 in the middle
and 3 on the side. The seating is behind Business
Premier and in front of Economy class. Extra leg
room and more comfortable seats and certainly it
is a step up from Economy class. You can also
check in at the Business class counter.
Entertainment screens in the back of each seat
for Premiun Economy and Economy class is a much
awaited improvement for Air New Zealand.
Business
Premier has a configuration of 1 seat on each
window and 2 in the middle, but the two in the
middle are not as such together, they are angled
away from each other, not so ideal for two
persons travelling together. My recommendation
would be for a couple to take two window seats,
there is an ottoman footrest which doubles as a
visitors seat. The new lie-flat bed is a huge
improvement, even I could lie full lenght and all
seats have direct aisle access. The Entertainment
screen in Business class is of generous size.
SINGAPORE
AIRLINES TAKES IN-FLIGHT CONNECTIVITY FURTHER....
Customers
now flying to New York via Frankfurt can
literally access the world from thier seats, some
35000 feet in the sky, when Singapore Airlines
extends the "Connexion by Boeing"
service to its SQ26 (Singapore - Frankfurt - New
York) and SQ25 (New York - Frankfurt - Singapore)
Service.
Connexion
by Boeing is an in-flight wireless broadband
service that provides customers in all three
classes with real-time, high-speed and secure
internet.
Through
the Connexion by Boeing facility, customers of
Singapore Airlines with wireless-enabled laptops
can send and receive emails, connect real-time
with their corporate virtual private network or
watch BBC World, Euro News, Eurosport News and
CNBC TV channels live from their laptops.
In-flight
connectivity on Singapore Airlines services will
be enhanced further in 2006 as this facility is
progressively made available on more services,
and when live global TV is extended to customers'
individual seat-back screens.
AIRFARE
DEALS:
THAI
AIRWAYS FARES....
Travel
from now until 30 April 2006 - To be booked and
paid by 28 February 2006
London
or Madrid - Business Class from $6199.00,
First Class from $9299.00
Athens,
Copenhagen, Frankfurt, Milan, Moscow, Munich,
Paris, Rome, Stockholm or Zurich -
Business Class from $5699.00, First Class from
$8699.00
Bangkok
- Business Class from $2999.00, First Class from
$3799.00
Tokyo,
Osaka, Nagoya, Fukuoka - Business Class from
$4499.00, First Class from $5899.00
Special
conditions apply please contact your Pengellys
Consultant for full details
ACCOMMODATION
NEWS:
Paris
Hotels Fined for Collusion....Six of
Paris' most prestigious hotels have been fined
for sharing commercial information, helping to
keep prices artificially high.
The
Crillon, Bristol, Meurice, Piazza Athenee, Ritz
and George V hotels were accused of operating a
cartel by competition regulators.
A
four year investigation found they shared details
of room rates averaging more than 700 Euros a
night.
The
six establishments have been fined a total of
709000 Euros. The Competition Council found that
the six hotels had exploited their position at
the luxury end of the market to effectively
regulate prices.
Jurys
Inn Heathrow Celebrates its First Birthday....
Jurys
Inn Heathrow is a contemporary 3-star hotel,
ideally located for both holiday and business
guests - just five minutes by tube train from
Terminal 1 or 20 minutes by Hoppa Bus.
At
the hotel there are air-conditoned and sound
proofed bedrooms, wireless LAN in all public
areas and bedrooms, a Business Centre, a large
restaurant, plus a bar and coffee bar.
Midweek
rates start from 69.00 GBP - Weekend rates start
from 49.00 GBP.
USEFUL
NEWS:
NADI
CHECK IN....
Due
to the installation of a new conveyor belt and
baggage screening system at Nadi International
Airport, a number of check-in counters have been
closed.
As
a result the required check-in time is now 3
hours (instead of the normal 2 hours) prior to
scheduled departure time until further notice.
BIG
SPEND FOR BRISBANE AIRPORT....
Work
has started at Brisbane Airport to provide better
access via a new road layout and an expanded
pick-up/drop-off area at the domestic terminal.
It
is part of a seven-year, AUD1.5 billion spend on
improvements to the fast-growing airport, which
will also get a new Translink bus service to ease
access to the domestic terminal and the new
outlet stores.
Future
plans call for a second main runway and the
doubling of the size of the Brisbane's present
terminals.
PASSPORT
REQUIREMENTS FOR THE UNITED STATES....
New
Regulations require your passport to be valid for
at least 6 months after your arrival in the USA,
Irrespective of a stopover or in transit.
SLAMMER
FOR FF MILES THIEF....
The
Former Singapore Airlines customer service
supervisor in Melbourne who used his knowledge of
frequent flyer systems to amass 17.6 million FF
miles on nine carriers' programmes over a period
of six years, has been jailed for six months.
HOLIDAY
IDEAS:
THINKING
OF FLYING SINGAPORE AIRLINES TO EUROPE WITH A
STOPOVER IN SINGAPORE...
Singapore
Airlines has just launched it's 2006 Singapore
Stopover Holiday package for passengers
travelling from New Zealand to beyond Singapore.
The
Package includes hotel accommodation from
NZD$45.00 (twin share) per person per night at a
choice of 35 hotels. The package includes free
return airport to hotel transfers, a 50% discount
on food at the hotel coffee houses, free
admission to Sentosa Island, Jurong Bird Park and
the National Orchid Garden, a Singapore River
Boat Tour, visits to the Royal Centre, a choice
of three National Museums and a complimentary
"Today's Brew" at the Coffee Bean &
Tea Leaf outlets in Singapore. There is also
unlimited use of Singapore Airlines Hop-on bus
service circling the main tourist attractions and
discounts on Singapore sightseeing tours, Sentosa
Island attractions, food and beverage and retail
shops, there is even a legendary Singapore Sling
for half price, at The Long Bar, Raffles Hotel.
The
offer is available from 01 April 2006 to 31 March
2007, contact your Pengellys International
consultant for full details.
ANCIENT
KINGDOMS HOLIDAYS 2006 BROCHURE OUT NOW.....
Innovative
Travel has just launch its 2006 Ancient Kingdoms
Holiday brochure featuring Egypt, Greece, Turkey
& Dubai.
The
comprehensive specialist programme of Middle East
and Mediterranean products have this year been
expanded to include the Indian Ocean destinations
of the Maldives, Seychelles and Mauritius.
Best
Sellers from this brochure include:-
7
Day Greek Island hopping package priced from
$699.00 per person
Glories
of Turkey 14 Day First Class Tour of the key
highlights of Turkey from $1490.00 per
person
Jewels
of the Nile 9 Days priced from $1770.00 per
person.
Call
us today for a copy of the brochure.
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FOR
FURTHER DETAILS ON ANYTHING LISTED
ABOVE PLEASE
CONTACT YOUR PENGELLYS TRAVEL
TEAM, FOR AIRFARE AND HOLIDAY DEALS
LISTED PLEASE NOTE SPECIAL CONDITIONS
APPLY.
Kind
Regards
Cherie Gibbons
Senior Consultant
Pengelly's
World Travel
Private Bag 92103
Auckland
New Zealand
Tel: (64 9) 366-3100 Fax:
(64 9) 366-3149
IATA: 2430012 4
A
member of BIZTRAV
DX:
CP31502 Parnell
Email:
cherieg@pengellys.co.nz
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