20JAN14 - Apg

WEEKLY PARTNER UPDATE
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January 27, 2013
AFRICA
Aerocon
Aeromar
Aigle Azur
Air Astana
Air Botswana
Air Burkina
Air Mediterranee
Air Namibia
Precision Air and Air Uganda sign codeshare for Entebbe-Dar route ( 01/21/ 2014 )
The new codeshare between Air Uganda and Precision Air enables passengers use one ticket to and from Dar Es Salaam or Kilimanjaro. The agreement enables both airlines to connect
to Dar Es Salaam and Entebbe. ( Read more )
Air Seychelles
Air Uganda
Aircalin
Andes Lineas Aereas
Antrak Air
Arkia
Aserca
Asky Airlines
Avior Airlines
Azul
Proflight Zambia responds to Fastjet plans ( 1/19/2014 )
Proflight Zambia welcomes an upcoming competition as Fastjet
plans to start up an airline based in Zambia and promises to keep
high standards in their products and services. ( Read more )
Etihad Regional
Flybe
Heli Air Monaco
Hong Kong Airlines
LATIN AMERICA
LAM Mozambique
Lao Airlines
Maya Island Air
Oman Air
Precision Air
Proflight Zambia
Royal Brunei Airlines
Rwandair
Safi Airways
Senegal Airlines
Santa Barbara Airlines
TAAG Angola Airlines
TAME
Tunisair
UTAir
Xiamen Airlines
XL Airways France
Brazil airlines TAM, Gol, Avianca and Azul add extra flights for World Cup as LAN and
Qantas flights to Rio de Janeiro sell out ( 1/20/14 )
As the World Cup draws closer, flights to
Rio de Janeiro begin to sell out. To accommodate
football fans from across the globe, Azul, along
with other Brazilian airlines will add almost 2000
flights to connect 12 host cities in South America. ( Read more )
ASIA
Hong Kong Express Introduces New Corporate Identity Following Low-Cost Rebrand ( 01/21/14 )
Following their transition from a full-service operator to a low-cost carrier in 2013, Hong Kong Express unveiled their new corporate identity, alleviating the confusion with its sister airline Hong Kong Airlines ’ branding. A funkier,
fresher brand image replaced the red and gold logo, reflecting the airline ’ s new
direction as Hong Kong ’ s one – and-only low fare airline. In addition, Hong
Kong Express is planning to add 12 new destinations by the end of the year.
( R ead more )
Safi Airways launches loyalty programme ( 1/23/14 )
Good news from Safi Airways! The International airline of Afghanistan has launched “ Saffron Rewards, Safi Airways ’
loyalty programme for its frequent fliers and trade partners and will take effect on begin on February 1st. With this program, passengers can cash in their boarding card stubs for tickets. ( R ead more )
EUROPE
Etihad Regional ’ s maiden flight takes to skies ( 1/25/14 )
January 23- Etihad Regional’ s first flight departed from its hub in Geneva
Switzerland and landed on Rome Fiumicino Airport, Italy as scheduled. The newly
branded 50-seat Saab aircraft was used in the inaugural flight. ( Read more )
PRESS RELEASE
APG TO REPRESENT AND PROMOTE VENERE.COM TO NORTH
AMERICAN TRAVEL TRAD
Venere website allows travel agents to earn big commissions and sell over 150,000 properties around the world!
January 14, 2014: APG – Air Promotion Group, is proud to announce that it will be the exclusive representative for Venere.com, a travel website offering 150,000 lodging properties around the world. Venere.com’s Travel Agent Interface (TAI), allows travel agents, in a few short easy steps to register in the program and begin booking hotels, resorts,
apartments, guest houses and more and earn up to 18% commission, depending on the property, from the very first booking.
Venere.com lists a wide range of accommodations in Europe, Latin America, Africa, Asia the US and around the world that suits all tastes, needs and budgets. With more than
150,000 hotels, bed & breakfasts, apartments, country houses and other types of accommodation in more than 200 countries and in more than 30,000 destinations, travel agents
will have no problem finding the right property for each and every client. Whether an agent is booking their clients on vacations, business trips or family getaways, the booking procedure is fast and user-friendly so that the process is smooth and easy for the agent.
The launch of Venere.com in North America is geared to helping travel agents respond to the demanding and ever-changing needs of their clients and to assist them in identifying,
customizing and booking the ideal accommodation. Venere.com’s travel agent program provides travel agents a larger selection of properties than consumers currently have
at OTA competitive pricing, with the key difference being, that travel agents now have access to OTA rates with an unsurpassed ease of booking and earn commissions for
every booking made. Travel agencies also benefit from a dedicated customer service team at Venere.com.
There is no cost for travel agents to join the program and use the website with its online search capabilities along with innovative content with detailed descriptions, reviews,
themes and maps. The TAI makes for one of the most user-friendly websites for the travel trade in the world. And, it’s backed by Venere.com – one of the most experienced and
serious websites in the world. The team behind it makes every effort to guarantee the reliability of the contents and security for those people who select their hotel via the site.
Travel agents can sign up and get a competitive advantage, by visiting the Venere.com website and clicking on the partners tab or http://www.venere.com/cgi/tai/index.php?
action=form_application&lg=en&type=ta.
For more information and inquiries contact:
GreGG Truman
E: [email protected]
T: +1 201 484 8036
W: www.Venere.com
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About Venere.com
Venere.com offers travel agencies the opportunity to book over 150,000 properties worldwide online through its website. Venere.com offers the world’s most diverse range of accommodations and includes
Hotels of all categories, B&B, Town House Suites, Farm Houses, Apartments, Guesthouses, Resorts, Serviced Apartments and Villas.
Venere.com meets the demanding and changing needs of travelers, helping them to truly identify, customize and book the ideal accommodation. Thanks to the free online search, the simplicity of use and an
innovative content, with multilingual detailed descriptions, Venere.com distributes its content to more than 9.000 online partners and more than 9.500 travel agencies all over the world.
Venere.com has been one of the pioneer websites to integrate and publish user reviews in 2001. The platform currently contains over 1.200.000 independent opinions rated by its clients. This content is one
of the guarantees of the quality and the reliable approach established by Venere.com for its users.
About APG – Air Promotion Group
The APG Network is the world’s leading organization for the Airline Distribution and Financial Services with 108 associate offices and service partners. We cover 174 countries and have commercial relationships with more than 240 airlines. Services include General Sales Agency (GSA); Variable cost access to IATA’s 82 BSPs worldwide (APG IBCS); Variable access to the ARC settlement system in the USA
(AACP); the APG Air Travel Plan in coordination with UATP (AATP); interline E-ticketing in cooperation with Heli Air Monaco (IET); ATPCO Fare Filing Services (FFS), Global Call Center Services (CCS) and
Global Extended Territories Services (GET).

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