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Save Time at the airport - pre-print your boarding pass: |
| Qantas and Virgin Blue allow travellers to allocate seating and print boarding passes up to 24 hours prior to your departure. This feature saves time for travellers who can either proceed to the departure gate, or if carrying checked baggage, proceed directly to the specially designated drop zones. |
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Savings - Important news on how you can save money and travel smarter. |
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Best Fare of the Day- Take advantage of the cheapest airfare available at the time of booking. The most effective travel policy is to have an “Open Skies” policy, ensuring your company is not locked in to just one airline. The savings are significant up to a 30% reduction*. This applies for both domestic and international. Booking in Advance –It is important to implement a disciplined planning process for all business travel requirements. The days of booking five days in advance to secure a reasonably priced airfare are long gone. High demand on both domestic and international routes today means you need to plan ahead. As you will see from our benchmarking data, the average lead time for bookings made in advance for a domestic journey is now 15.35 days. The rule-of-thumb here is the longer in advance you book, the greater the chance you have of securing the cheapest airfare. Travelling Smart – Our data reveals that Mondays and Fridays are the busiest travel days of the week, with the average journey being 1.76 days. Perhaps for your next Monday journey, consider travelling the Sunday night to avoid the Monday peak. The benefits of cost reductions here are reflected in the cheaper flights and accommodation. And imagine if these savings were extrapolated over a year. |
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