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In this November 2013 issue:
1. INTRO: A New AirSXM Portal
2. PROMO: Jimmy Buffett - Songs From St. Somewhere
3. ARTICLE: Dare To Dream The Im....... Possible!!!
4. SPONSOR MESSAGE: Support Our Work And Book Online At CheapoAir
5. NEWS ITEM: Air Turks & Caicos Changes Its Name
6. TRAVEL TIP: Take A Flight Subscription To The Islands
7. AGENDA: Coming Soon! www.Fly-AirSXM.com
8. ADVERTISEMENT: Save Now, Travel Later
9. CUSTOMER SERVICE: How To Book With AirStMaarten
INTRO:
A New AirSXM Portal
Dear friends and clients,
The past two months now, I have been building up momentum in anticipation of the launching the new AirStMaarten airline reservation system. I had written about how I started out in 2006 selling seats on a shared charter at the St. Barths Gustavia Airport and how that processed evolved to an exclusively online presence with the
AirSXM.com website as the main engine driving our concept of a virtual airline business model.
Last month, I had explained that the evolution of the AirSXM.com website would entail it turning into a portal, giving clients, travel agents and other service providers in the travel, hospitality and service industry the unmitigated ability to reserve or book flights and charters with and through AirStMaarten.
Here is a peek and preview of the new AirSXM.com homepage design:
The new AirSXM website and portal will be very simple to understand, yet very powerful. From the new AirSXM website you will still be able to request reservations using the old AirSXM reservation request system, but more importantly, you will be able to choose to book our flights and charters directly online via the new AirStMaarten online booking engine. That will be a major improvement in our service delivery to our existing clients and new customers alike.
Internally, we will be able to make reservations from our back-office and also from our future call-center. The new system also offers our handling agents the ability to make reservations from their airport counter desk. Finally, travel agents, hotel concierge desk clerks, VIP Services agents and even corporate account clients will also be able to access our reservation system via their own agent logins. Interesting to note, the new AirStMaarten online booking engine also supports multiple languages. This is the case for both the agents login and the online booking engine.
More info coming soon in the next issue. In the meantime.....
Happy Readings!
Terrance Rey
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2. PROMO:
Jimmy Buffett - Songs From St. Somewhere
3. ARTICLE:
Dare To Dream The Im....... Possible!!!
4. SPONSOR MESSAGE:
Support Our Work And Book Online At CheapoAir
5. NEWS ITEM:
Air Turks & Caicos Changes Its Name
Air Turks & Caicos Changes its Name
PROVIDENCIALES, Turks & Caicos Islands/PRNewswire/ – Air Turks & Caicos, the national airline of Turks & Caicos Islands announces the changing of its name to InterCaribbean Airways. The “interCaribbean” name was chosen to reflect the greater Pan-Caribbean expansion of air service in the Western Caribbean in the coming months. With this a new slogan adopted to reflect the mission…. Connecting you and the Caribbean.
For the first time, travelling between the islands of Western Caribbean may take an hour or two instead of a day or two. For years the ability for business and leisure explorers to travel between the islands has been nearly impossible. With the forthcoming expansion of air services, the citizens, residents and visitors will be able to travel faster and easier to create new business and leisure opportunities.
Mr. Lyndon Gardiner, the chairman of Air Turks & Caicos said “it is important for us to capture the life and the color of the Islands. We believe our new brand and colors represent all of the Caribbean.” Air Turks & Caicos selected design firm, Lila Design Associates, to create the development of the new brand. “An important part of this process was to translate the airline’s vision in producing a Pan-Caribbean brand that reflects the route expansion and growth of network plans.” says Norbert Lambriex, the founding partner and creative director of Lila Design. The lively and joyful Caribbean colors are renowned worldwide and should be recognized while our brand matures into a timeless and powerful image. The logo represents elements of the sea, air, palm trees and flamingos.
About Lila Design - Lila Design is a Netherlands based boutique branding company specializing in airline and corporate jet designs. Lila Design focuses solely on aircraft exterior paint scheme (livery), brand design solutions, specification of personal jets and commercial airliners. To learn more about this creative design firm, visit www.liladesign.com
About Air Turks & Caicos - Air Turks & Caicos is the national carrier of Turks & Caicos Islands, operating a fleet of Embraer 120 and Beech 99 aircrafts, servicing flights domestically to Grand Turk and South Caicos, and International flights to Santo Domingo, Puerto Plata, Santiago in the Dominican Republic, Cap Haitien and Port Au Prince in Haiti, Kingston in Jamaica and Nassau in the Bahamas. Flights may be booked online at www.flyairtc.com or by visiting our call centers, airport locations as well as your local travel agent. Such as Let's Travel in St. Maarten.
6. TRAVEL TIP:
Take A Flight Subscription To The Islands
If you are a regular traveler to St. Barths, St. Eustatius and Aruba and fly multiple times per year to these islands from St. Maarten, whether on business or pleasure, it's time to consider taking out a flight subscription with AirStMaarten. Email
sales@airsxm.com to discuss your travel plans to any of the aforementioned destinations from St. Maarten and to discuss the terms of your flight subscription. This is a new service of AirStMaarten.
7. AGENDA:
Coming Soon! www.Fly-AirSXM.com
From November 1st, 2013, be on the look-out for news announcing the launch of the new AirStMaarten reservation system. This will be launched online at http://www.flyairsxm.com. Or go directly to https://booksecure.flyairsxm.com to test our new online booking engine.
8. ADVERTISEMENT:
Save Now, Travel Later
When you book with AirStMaarten via www.AirSXM.com, you now have the option of making use of our Save Now, Travel Later option. Email sales@airsxm.com for more information.
If you're planning to visit St. Barths next winter, now is a good time to make use of our Save Now, Travel Later programme. We expect a busy 2013-2014 winter season for St. Barths. So it makes sense to book now with AirSXM.com and lock in your St. Barths travel plans early and save money in the process.
So email us now via sales@airsxm.com for more information about our Save Now, Travel Later option to learn how you can get significant cash savings if you save now and travel later.
9. CUSTOMER SERVICE:
How To Book With AirStMaarten
Booking Procedure & Reservation Information
Submit a reservation request online at www.airsxm.com. Once we receive your request, we will send you a Reservation Offer for your consideration. Once you accept our proposal, we will require payment. You can use our credit card form to send us your credit card information. We accept all major credit cards such as Visa, MasterCard, Discover and American Express. You can also pay by bank transfer, check, cash or Paypal. Once payment is received, we will book the commercial flight or private charter and send you a Reservation Confirmation.
If you have requested additional services such as VIP Transfer Services, we will send you a Final Confirmation containing all details of your travel itinerary and services booked. And that's how you book with AirStMaarten.
Other Customer Service Resources:
Our Shared Charters concept explained in full detail
VIP Transfer Services through Princess Juliana Int'l Airport
Island Concierge Services on St. Maarten and St. Barths
Read what our satisfied clients are saying about our service
Ticket Insurance
We also accept payments via Paypal
St. Maarten Villa Rentals
St. Maarten Yachting and Sailing Charters
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