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Kingfisher Airlines has launched an SMS-based ticketing service called Flybuysms across all mobile networks in India, in association with PayMate. This service allows customers to “search, book and pay” for tickets from start to finish on
the mobile itself. To use the service, customers must first send an SMS with the text KING <From City> <To City> <Date of Travel> to 5r667711 (for example, FLY Mumbai Delhi 25Oct).
They will then receive an SMS detailing all Kingfisher Airlines flights on the sector with departure time and best available fares. To book a ticket, customers can then reply to the SMS with the preferred flight option and guest’s name. To buy the ticket, PayMate users can authorise the payment via SMS with their PayMate PIN. Non-PayMate users can pay securely with their credit card over an automatic IVR call-back. The booking details will be sent to customers shortly via SMS.
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Air Arabia, the international low-cost airline will begin services to Bangalore starting from October 15. The flights will operate four times a week between Bangalore and Air Arabia’s hub in Sharjah. Flights to Bangalore will leave Sharjah at 10.50 p.m. local time and arrive in Bangalore at 4.20 a.m. local time. Return flights will leave Bangalore at 5.05 a.m. local time and arrive in Sharjah at 7.50 a.m. local time.
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Yatra Online and Barclays will soon launch the Yatra Barclaycard with the Yatra Miles programme, a superlative rewards programme with more travel-related benefits than any other travel rewards programme available, according to a release.
The Yatra-Barclaycard programme will offer benefits on services offered by Yatra.com allowing customers to earn free flights on far lower spends, redeem Yatra Miles on any airline including low cost carriers and any hotel with no black out dates, earn Miles even when they are not travelling (all spends add up to free flights), burn miles online on Yatra.com and control credit limit and choose billing date.
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SOTC has launched “Gurjar Vishwadarshan”, a special packages to Australia especially for Gujarati travellers as part of their special Diwali promotions. The 12-day tour is priced at Rs. 74,999 + AUD 2999 per Adult and Rs. 53,999 + AUD 2199 per child all inclusive. A special feature of the tour is that the package offers opportunities for travellers to celebrate the season in Australia.
SOTC has organised a Laxmi Puja in traditional Indian style with a special dry fruit hamper and a silver coin and a calling card worth AUD 10 per couple for them to call back home and wish their near and dear ones.
There will also be a gala evening with a special diwali dinner in Australia.
The Avismaraniya Australia package by SOTC Gurjar Vishwadarshan includes airfare from Ahmedabad or Mumbai, visa charges, airport taxes, mediclaim (upto 40 years), sightseeing charges, stay at all four-star hotels during the tour, all breakfasts and dinners, seven lunches and the services of a Gujarati-speaking tour manager.
The operator is also offering the first 25 couples a discount of Rs. 20,000 per couple.
Customers can also opt to add on the Eight Great Days in New Zealand package priced at Rs. 99,999 per adult and Rs. 54,999 per child.
For details, contact (022) 66188008 or (079) 30028888.
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Star India’s PLUS ties up with Yatra Online to offer the travel convenience to its users — that enables PLUS users to make air travel reservations, hotel bookings, access travel information and so on their mobile phone anytime. Through this arrangement PLUS users get access to “over 200 exciting holiday packages offered by Yatra Online.”
The air ticket bookings on the user-friendly website “give out the cheapest rates,” say the organisers. Yatra Online also provides room-booking facility in over 2,500 domestic hotels across 250 destinations in India. It also has an international tie-up with major consolidators for over 90,000 hotels in 500 cities. For details log on to www.startv.com, http://www.startv.com/
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