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Qantas introduce additional baggage allowances
November 11, 2009 – 8:34 am
Qantas this week introduced a checked baggage surcharge for all their domestic and international flights. This is the first move my Qantas to introduce this type of surcharge which until now, has remained the domain of low cost carriers.
The new surcharge allows passengers to purchase additional checked baggage allowances in 5kg, 10kg, 15kg, 25kg and [...]
New University of Melbourne travel portal demonstration
November 6, 2009 – 11:14 am
The University of Melbourne is in the process of introducing an online Travel Portal which will be used by all staff for the approval and arrangement of all travel.
This system will replace the existing paper based processes such as the HR18 forms and will come into effect in mid December 2009.
A demonstration of the new [...]
Qantas to commence operations out of LHR terminal 3
October 26, 2009 – 7:57 am
Qantas has announced it will move its London Heathrow operations to Terminal 3 next Thursday, 29 October.
Qantas have announced that Terminal 3 will become the new home for Qantas flights to and from Singapore, Hong Kong, Bangkok and Australia and British Airways flights to Singapore, Bangkok and Australia.
According to the Qantas website, Terminal 3 has [...]
UoM appoints new panel of travel agents
October 20, 2009 – 10:06 am
Property & Campus Services announced today the appointment of a new panel of preferred travel agents as part ongoing review of travel management within the University of Melbourne.
The new panel of preferred travel agents including Campus Travel, Navigator Travel and QBT were appointed by a nine member panel following an extensive review of the market [...]
Important announcement regarding travel to the US
October 16, 2009 – 1:10 pm
Travel Agency QBT today announced important changes to the requirements for passengers travelling on flights operating to, from, within or over the United States effective 31 October 2009.
The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced the introduction of a Secure Flight Program to enhance the security of domestic and international commercial airline travel within [...]
Timely DFAT reminder on validity of Passports
October 15, 2009 – 12:57 pm
The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) have issued a warning in response to an increasing number of Australians who are experiencing travel delays due to their passports being non compliant to the entry requirements of the country they are travelling to.
The DFAT warning reminds travellers that a number of countries demand that passports [...]
Are you a UoM Travel Arranger (Administrator)?
October 12, 2009 – 2:50 pm
Travel Portal is in the final stages of development and to build a site for Travel Arrangers to put the system to the test, we require a bit of data from you to enable us to match your Themis profile to your business unit within the University.
If you book travel on behalf of other people [...]
Where a cheap fare can get expensive
September 16, 2009 – 8:26 am
Age writer Tony Wilson updates readers on the high’s and low’s of travelling on a low cost carrier and his most recent experience flying to Maroochydore on Tiger Airways and warns travellers to read the fine print before taking the plunge on a cheap airfare. Click on the following link to read the full article:
http://tinyurl.com/mr49tk
Qantas announces increase in domestic change fees
August 3, 2009 – 3:26 pm
Qantas has announced that domestic change fees will increase from 1 September 2009.
The current change fee of $44 increases to $50, applies only to Qantas Red e-Deal and Super Saver fares where the passenger requests a change to a ticket prior to departure.
According to a spokesperson at Qantas retail sales, the charges apply to all [...]