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Archive for October, 2008
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30 OCT 2008 |
The paperless office: dream or realistic vision?
Posted in Paperless Office, Your Ideas by AirPlus Editor
Offices normally print their material on paper. There is a deep need of making our thoughts and work visible. We work in an analog way, but live in a digital world. Should we change or should we combine the advantages of a paper-based office with those advantages of a paperless office? I would prefer the second option. Read more
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30 OCT 2008 |
Management Fee vs. Transaction Fee
Posted in Blog, Industry Topics by
All-inclusive payment or per booking? Gone with the wind! No more reimbursement! After introduction of the “zero” commission in 2004, the annual payments by the airlines to travel agencies – highly welcome, of course – were a thing of the past. Agencies continued to receive their inclusive payment, the so-called “management fee”, but they were robbed of their “reimbursement”. Read more
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30 OCT 2008 |
Good manners – good flight
Posted in Blog, Business Traveler by
Polite behavior in an airplane is not always natural. But heeding a few simple rules can make all the difference between a pleasant and an unpleasant flight. When cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin first entered the spacecraft in which he would be the first man to fly around the earth forty years ago, he took off his shoes. Why? Out of “respect” and “courtesy” before the trip. When one enters an airplane today, one does not need to follow the example of the famous cosmonaut, but there are still some rules that make flying more enjoyable for all passengers. The most important: speak to your neighbors for a few moments! Read more
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