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QBT - Business Travel Specialists

Newsletter Edition 006 :: 06/11/09

Airline News

Fantastic Air Fares!

Fly to New York from £165
Sao Paulo from £260
Abu Dhabi and Dubai from £335

Business Class!

New York from £1012
Delhi from £1265
Abu Dhabi from £1199
Los Angeles from £1458

All Economy and Business class fares are exclusive of tax and subject to availability

New Routes

Jet2

Jet2 aim to be the largest scheduled leisure carrier from Manchester airport next summer with the addition of four new routes –

Dubrovnik, Split, Reus on the Costa Dorada and Prague have been added to the network for summer 2010.

Adding to this from East Midlands next summer Corfu, Cyprus (Paphos) Lanzarote, Tenerife, Crete, Dalaman , Sharm el Sheikh.

From Newcastle to Crete, Gran Canaria, Sharm el Sheikh, Dalaman, Cyprus (Paphos) and Tunisia.

Oxford – Geneva!

Swiss airline Baboo is to start the first international service from Oxford airport when it starts weekly flights to Geneva in December.

The first Saturday flight departs Geneva at 1220 and lands in Oxford at 1320. The return flight leaves Oxford at 1405 and touches down in the Swiss capital at 1700hrs. From the end of October, it also launches a twice-daily prime time schedule between London City and Geneva.

Low Cost Flights out of Dubai

Flydubai now fly from Dubai to Beirut, Amman, Damascus, Alexandria, Aleppo and Djibouti and from the end of October to Doha.

Bali and Mombasa

KLM will resume service from the UK via Amsterdam to Denpasar Ngura Rail Airport in Bali, effective 6 December 2009,The service will be operated three times a week.

From 4 November 2009 Martinair will launch a twice weekly service from Amsterdam to Mombasa in Kenya.

Important QBTips

New Lounge at Frankfurt Airport

From 01 November 2009 British Airways customers can look forward to utilizing the JAL First Class Lounge and JAL Sakura Lounge at Frankfurt airport, the new Lounge is operated by BA’s oneworld partner Japan Airlines.

Air France to move to Heathrow Terminal 4

From 24 November 2009, Air France will move out of Heathrow Terminal 2 to join other Sky Team partners at Terminal 4. The Airline will operate its last flight out of Terminal 2 on the evening of 23 November 2009.

Advanced Passenger Information UK Requirements From 30th October 2009

The UK Government will require Advanced Passenger Information for all passengers travelling internationally into and out of the UK.

Advance Passenger Information means providing certain information to the authorities before you travel, such as your passport details and, where necessary, your contact information.

Currently Advance Passenger Information is required for travel to and from the following countries before your flight;

Bermuda , Canada , Caribbean , China , India , Japan , Kenya , Malta , Mexico , Spain , South Africa, Thailand , Turkey , United Arab Emirates and USA

In Addition to the above from 30th October 2009 API will need to be provided when travelling to and from :

Male

From 11th November 2009 API will need to be provided when travelling to and from :

Abu Dhabi , Bahrain , Doha , Hong Kong , Kiev , Muscat , Rio de Janeiro , Sao Paulo , Tel Aviv

Information required :

Full given names
Surname
Gender
Nationality
Date of Birth
Passport Number, expiry date and country of issue

Please ensure that you advise us of any changes to your profile by using the following Personal Profile Form

East Midlands Trains

Launch of newly refurbished High Speed Train

EMT are currently in the process of a multi million pound refurbishment of their HST fleet, and in October unveiled the first complete refurbished train from Nottingham. Representing an investment of £9 million, the improvement programme will see some significant benefits for passengers, including the introduction of powerpoints throughout First Class allowing people to work more easily on the move. They are also in the process of launching some exciting changes to their first class product, having better facilities to work and an overall improved travelling experience, passengers will also be able to sample an improved catering offer. In addition to the changes to first class, the refurbishment also brings a new bright and fresh image to standard class accommodation.

**Chauffeur Drive service at London St Pancras**

East Midlands Trains also offer a convenient, professional chauffeur service that passengers can rely on. Whether it be a VIP or simply a tube strike, by pre-booking a car for onward travel from London St Pancras, you can guarantee your passengers a direct onward journey in comfort and style. At St Pancras a pre-booked car will be waiting, ready to take passengers to their onward destination. And by, pre-booking and pre-paying, there is no need to worry about any unknown costs. You can also arrange for a return back to St Pancras with ease and convenience by arranging a pick-up from their destination back to the station.

Bookings can be made up until one hour before the arrival into St Pancras, for further details please contact the office or email qbt@qbtltd.co.uk

Its all about ‘US’

Have you logged on yet?

Since our takeover by Meon Valley Travel we have been working closely to improve our systems and technology and as part of our continued working relationship we are extremely proud to announce the launch of our brand new website www.quornbusinesstravel.co.uk.

On here you will find more information on QBT and the services that we provide, access Online Check-in to many scheduled and low cost carriers you also have the ability to have instant access to your bookings that you make with us.

We will be constantly updating the website with all sorts of news and information , competitions, and a ‘Rogues Gallery’ so you can see all the members of our team (not sure that’s a good thing or not) but you can then put a face to the voice.

Any feedback that you have regarding our new website will be greatly appreciated to info@qbtltd.co.uk

One Stop Shop

At QBT we aim to provide a ‘Complete Travel Management’ service to ensure all of your travel needs are met. Our services cover;

Flights, Hotels, Domestic and International Rail Travel, Car Hire, Car Parking, Chauffeur Parking, Insurance, Ferries, Passport and Visa, Incentive Rewards Programmes, Group Travel, Holidays and Leisure Travel, 24 hour Emergency Assistance.