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TS Travel Company Content: * CORPORATE TRAVEL INSURANCE * CORPORATE E-NEWS * CORPORATE NEWSLETTER * WEBSITE - MEMBERS SECTION * COORDINATORS MANUAL * LOW COST AIR DOMESTIC QUOTE * ONLINE BOOKING ENGINE * HOTEL RATES NEGOTIATION * HOTEL MATRIX * VIEWTRIP * MANAGEMENT INFORMATION REPORTING * QANTAS CLUB DISCOUNTED RATES * TRAVEL POLICY REVIEW * LEISURE DESTINATION OF THE MONTH FEATURE * MONTHLY LEISURE SPECIALS *LEISURE DISCOUNTS FOR ALL CORPORATE CLIENTS

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Content:* CORPORATE TRAVEL INSURANCE* CORPORATE E-NEWS* CORPORATE NEWSLETTER* WEBSITE - MEMBERS SECTION* COORDINATORS MANUAL* LOW COST AIR DOMESTIC QUOTE* ONLINE BOOKING ENGINE* HOTEL RATES NEGOTIATION* HOTEL MATRIX* VIEWTRIP* MANAGEMENT INFORMATION REPORTING* QANTAS CLUB DISCOUNTED RATES* TRAVEL POLICY REVIEW* LEISURE DESTINATION OF THE MONTH FEATURE* MONTHLY LEISURE SPECIALS*LEISURE DISCOUNTS FOR ALL CORPORATE CLIENTS

Corporate Newsletter

The TS Travel Corporate Newsletter is produced bi-monthly and provides more de- tailed information relating to updates within the travel industry. It contains articlesthat we have collected during the twomonth period between each edition. The front page is generally dedicated to infor-

mation from and about TS Travel Corporate that relates to our clients, includingimportant announcements and details regarding our achievements. The following pages include supplier updates sorted by air, car and hotels. Occasionally we will include an additional page at the end of the newsletter, featuring updates on our team’s educational trips, hotel inspection days, client functions and other events that may interest our clients. In December 2006 we introduced our newsletterin email format which provides an easier reading format

Corporate Travel Insurance

TS Travel Corporate is able to arrange not only Leisure Travel Insurance for itsclients but also Corporate Travel In- surance, which covers everything fromoverseas medical expenses and lug-gage loss to delays, hijacking or kidnapping .Pay the annual corporate travel insur- ance fee and you will be covered for all business and personal travel, both overseas and domestic, for the period of12 months. A spouse/de-facto and chil-dren under the age of 21 are also cov- ered. A full list of the policy’s inclusions is available on our website. For moreinformation please contact our dedicat-.ed consultants

corporate E-news The TS Travel Corporate E-News provides regular updates on the latest news from the world of travel. It is delivered to our clients twice a week, generally every Tuesday and Thursday. Topics covered in the E-News updates include hot airline news, destination travel warnings, security updates and important information regarding TS Travel Corporate and its daily operation. It is a quick and easyway to update our clients on important advice that may affect their travelers and.subsequently disrupt their daily business operation

Low Cost Air Domestic Quote

Low Cost Air is one of TS Travel Corporate’s newest domestic booking tools. Its purpose is to locate all Domestic and Trans Tasman fares, including all low cost internet only fares, and compare the fare levels in one simple screen shot. The system automatically searches for fares one hour before and after the requested time, offering our clients the option of taking up a cheaper fare at a different time, if their business schedule allows it. Thisnew tool can cut 80% of the time it would usually take to do a low-cost car-

rier search on individual carrier websites. The easy quotation is emailed to our clients within seconds of our search and offers a much quicker and moreefficient way of quoting domestic and Trans Tasman fares

Online Booking Engine Galileo Online Booking Engine link can be found on the home page of our website and is a useful tool to search for and book domestic flights, hotels and car hire. Clients can also search for maps or enjoy useful links for currency converters, weather updates and more. TS Travel is currently in the process of Upgrading this back office system. Soon after our move we will be able to offer a brand new online booking engine (OBE), which will be moresuitable for the corporate client and will offer management information report-

ing as well as new itineraries and lower domestic booking fees. This brand new system should be available early this year. Your Account Manager willbe in contact with you to offer this new service very soon

Website Members Section

As part of our service, corporate clients can enjoy special access to the corporate section of our website which offers additional features as opposed to the casual .traveler that may access only the public area Here you will find archives for our latest releases of E-news and Newsletters, our Schedule of Fees, Qantas Club Discounts, Online Management Information Reporting and much more. To access this section, youwill require a password. If you haven’t been issued a pass-

word already, please contact your Account Manager who can assist with setting up your details and explaining thefeatures of this “corporate clients only” area

Coordinators Manual

The Coordinators manual is a publication which lists all TS Travel Corporate’s ser- vices from A-Z. This handy manual includes all relevant details on how to book your domesticand international air, car and hotels with TS Travel Corporate. It provides a full ex- planation of our additional services such as limousine transfers, visa preparation, Frequent Flyer bookings, conferencing and incentives, refunds, unused tickets and much more. It also features all of our templates such as Traveler Profile, Credit Card Authority etc. This manual has been designed mainly for the PAs or the travel bookers who may need to find out more about a service that they may not have yet used. It is also a great tool for the relieving staff when covering the travel bookers while sick or on holidays. If you would like to receive a coordinators manual, please contact your.Account Manager

Viewtrip

Viewtrip is a web based engine that links directly into TS Travel Corporate’s reserva- tion system. It enables our clients to view up to the minute live travel itineraries. It is a great tool for travellers or PAs to view their current booking file and to monitor the status of waitlisted flights, car or hotelbookings without having to contact us. Travel coordinators and travellers can access their itineraries live via the internet 24 hoursa day, 7 days a week from anywhere in the world; a great tool when travellers mis-

place their itinerary whilst away. Viewtrip itineraries can be printed or forwarded, as long as the traveller has access to the internet and can access our website. The Viewtrip link is located on the home page of our website and the itineraries can be viewed by simply entering the traveller’s surname and the booking reference number.((which can be obtained from us

Hotel Rates Negociation

Hotel Rates Negotiation is part of our corporate travel management solution and is available to all of our corporate clients. Depending on client needs and intended frequency of stays, TS Travel Corporate can negotiate a special nightly rate for particular room types in individual hotels or hotel chains of the client’s choice. We can also assist in developing a hotel matrix that would suit the client’s travel policy. If you require assistance with hotel rates negotiation please contact your Account.Manager

Hotel Matrix

TS Travel Corporate offers client assistance with establishing company’s hotel matrix. This useful document is a summary of client preferred hotels in each state or country. It includes the hotel’s location, contact details, room type and room rates. It also contains details of standard rack rates, TS Travel Corporate’s special Radius rates and client preferred negotiated rates, if .these have been established on behalf of the client This document is designed to Provide assistance with selectingthe most appropriate hotels and rates and is part of our ongo-

ing travel management, available to all our corporate clients free of charge. If you require assistancewith setting up your company’s pre-

ferred hotel rates, please contact.your Account Manager

Qantas Club Discount Rate

TS Travel Corporate offers our corporate clients excellent discounts on Qantas Club Membership rates. Aside from up to 28% discount off standard public rates we also offer full management of your company’s Qantas Club memberships, including an-nual renewals and monitoring the number of memberships your company has during ongoing staff changes, etc. If you require assistance with Qantas Club or to receive an application form please contact your dedicated consultant.

Travel Policy Review

Annual travel reviews are a part of our full corporate travel management solution and can be arranged to suit individual client’s needs. During the review we provide our full Management Information Reporting and cover all areas of the client’s travel expenditure, including suggestions for future improvements and further cost reduc-tions. The purpose of this review is to assist our clients with all aspects of their travel policy, not only day to day booking processes, but also implementation of possible changes, re-negotiation of hotel or car hire rates or any other areas of the travel policy. If you would like to request a travel review, please contact your Account Manager.

Management Information Reporting

As part of TS Travel Corporate’s travel management we offer revolutionary management information reporting that compiles your entire company’s travel spend such as air, car hire, hotel and miscellaneous fees into easy to follow and informative.reports Management Information Reporting (MIR) allows clients to monitor their exact travel spend incluing savings, usage of best “rate of the day” or special negotiated rates and to monitor the number of changes or number of room nights stayed in each city. Our comprehensive reporting can be detailed or summarised to suit your:needs and is available online within the corporate section of our website. Clients can choose fromTotal Summary Expenditure ReportInternational Airfares Savings Report ~Domestic Airfare Savings Report ~Hotel Report ~Car Hire Report ~Miscellaneous Report ~Air Travel Expenditure Summary ~Hotel Expenditure Summary ~Domestic Airfare Policy Compliance ~International Airfare Policy Compliance ~Hotel Policy Compliance ~Car Hire Policy Compliance ~

Our Management Information Reporting is a great tool to assist with travel policy improvements and is .used when suggesting further cost savings to the client’s travel expenditure during annual reviews

If you require further information on our MIR or would like to request areport please contact.your Account Manager

MONTHLY LEISURE SPECIALS

TS Travel Corporate prepares a Monthly Leisure Specials Page, which is distributed via email to both our corporate and leisure clients. We try to provide a variety of Leisure Specials such as 4 packages, generally for in-ternational destinations, ranging from 3 to 7 nights with some enticing inclusions as well as some domestic packages with great added extras.Packages include airfares and accommodation. Extras can often include breakfast daily, transfers, free nights or special offers for kids. All of these are special deals that we search for in the monthly supplier updates in order to satisfy the needs of all our clients and assist them with choosing the perfect holiday for themselves and their families.

We hope that you enjoy our Monthly Specials Page and ask that you distribute it around your office for your staff to enjoy some of the great specials that our experi-enced team can provide and assist with.

LEISURE DESTINATION OF THE MONTH FEATURE

The Leisure Destination Of The Month feature is a full page write-up on a particular destination. It includes facts about the country, climate, currency and things to do, see and eat etc.For this article, we generally select the highest selling destinations or a destination that has generated the mostinterest from our clients. We concentrateon passing on the knowledge and travelex-perience of our team members, who have personally visited the destination and would like to assist our clients to make the most of their much awaited holidays.We cover the “Do, See, Eat and Sleep” for each destination but also focus on some in-teresting tourist attractions, features or well recommended restaurants that our clients may not be aware of prior to visiting the selected city or country.

LEISURE DISCOUNTS FOR ALL CORPORATE CLIENTS

TS Travel Corporate offers its clients the chance to book a holiday through TS Travel Leisure at a discounted price. This means that all internal staff within your organization can enjoy great service and discounts as per below: