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• Hong Kong • London • Melbourne • Paris • Singapore • Sydney • Zurich, Switzerland • Voyages of Distinction • Round the World Tour • Passport Premiere • Chairman's Inner Circle 
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Chairman's Top Business and First Class
Specials and Offers for Business and First Class International Travel Australia/ New Zealand The best in business class deals, specials, and offers are made available to our Passport Premiere and Chairman's Inner Circle members from carriers with the most direct and comfortable premium class products to Australia and New Zealand. Our premium members receive specialized pricing with both One World and Star Alliance carriers that offer direct service between North America and Australia in both business and first class. These carriers include Air New Zealand and Qantas, the spirit of Australia. Discounted business and first class pricing with Qantas can be requested from any city in North America to Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth or anywhere else in the land down under. Special business class offers and discounts are also available from Star Alliance member Air New Zealand. All fares are available on-line at www.1st-air.net/quoteform.cfm. For members of Passport Premiere and the Chairman's Inner Circle, additional savings are also available. While your initial interest in our preferred programs may be for a greater discount, the overall product you receive has all of the amenities that you have come to expect as a premium class traveler. Asia Pacific The finest in luxury travel is available for members of our Passport Premiere and Chairman's Inner Circle to destinations in Asia with Cathay Pacific, a member of the One World Alliance. Cathay Pacific has installed an upgraded business class seat in 2007 on its long haul aircraft, followed an angled pod layout. We suggest routing via San Francisco to South East Asian destinations with Cathay Pacific for optimal savings. While Cathay Pacific offers minimal discounts for First Class travel, San Francisco (as well as Toronto from the east coast) continues to be their most affordable North American gateways.
While the marketplace is flooded with a plethora of business class deals and offers, our premium membership programs are tailored to deliver savings with elite carriers that offer either direct service or bed style seating in business class. Asia Pacific combined with Australia and/or New Zealand in Business or First Class If you looking to combine a trip to Asia with a trip Australia /and or New Zealand we suggest using a Circle Pacific ticket or even and Around the World (RTW) ticket. If your itinerary does not require travel to Europe or Africa, then a Circle Pacific ticket is likely a better fit than a full blown Around the World as it will be less expensive. The One World Circle Pacific ticket permits travel with One World Alliance members American Airlines, Cathay Pacific, Japan Airlines, Lan Chile and/or Qantas. The Circle Pacific ticket with the Star Alliance allows for travel on any of its members flights including Air New Zealand, All Nippon, Asiana, Singapore Airlines, Thai Airways, and United. With either the One World Alliance or Star Alliance the Circle Pacific fare allows the traveler to pay a fixed price for travel to both Asia and Australia/New Zealand as long as travel remains in a continuous direction. After you leave one Continent under a Circle Pacific fare, you can't return to the same continue on the same ticket. There are three fare levels with the One World Alliance based on the number of miles flown, being categorized into 22000, 26000, and 29000 mileage brackets. The Star Alliance offers similar pricing plans. While discount business class deals and offers are generally not available on published Around the World and Circle Pacific fares, additional savings are available based on where your trip originates as well as the order of the cities visited. The benefit for Premiere Members Our Premiere members that make frequent trips between North America, Asia and Australia/New Zealand can take advantage of discounts of up to 40% or more with American Airlines, Cathay Pacific, Japan Airlines, Qantas, and Lan Chile using Circle Pacific Travel. As explained in our Around the World fares/ Circle Pacific fare section (www.1st-air.net/world_specials.cfm), on July 1st, 2008 the One World Alliance initiated a 40% increase overnight, raising the Circle Pacific business class fare from $5,500 to $9,300 for a 22,000 miles fare. However, strategies exist for our preferred members to qualify for business class Circle Pacific fare levels up to 40% off. Travelers based in the U.S. can expect business class fares between $6,000 -$6,500 that include travel to Asia and Australia with American Airlines, Cathay Pacific, Qantas, Japan Airlines, and Lan Chile. Around the World Tickets and Fares Around the world fares vary based on the country where travel originates. An Around the world business class ticket purchased originating in New York visiting London, Singapore and Bangkok is likely to be more expensive if purchased in the U.S. compared with the United Kingdom or Thailand. Frequent international travelers can benefit from reduced travel costs by originating their Around the World ticket in a country that they may frequently visit with lower pricing than their home country. The United Kingdom had been one of the most expensive countries to originate an Around the World ticket, but changes in global exchange rates has now earned the United Kingdom a 'buy' rating when considering Around the World ticket originations. Passport Premiere and Chairman's Inner Circle aids its members in structuring their itinerary for maximum savings on their initial trip with maximum value for future around the world trips. Around the World itinerary preparation and procurement is only available for top tier members. Specialized Circle Pacific ticket and fare strategies are currently in high demand by frequent travelers between the North America and Australia Passport Premiere will devise and implement strategies for frequent international business and first class travelers to get them most out of their Around the World ticket purchase. As Around the World pricing can vary greatly based on where you originate, Passport Premiere will not only determine the most efficient way to arrange your itinerary but will suggest an efficient purchase pattern for future trips so that you benefit from maximum savings. Latin America Discount Business Class offers and fares are available between North America and Latin America using Delta Airlines, LAN and TAM Brazil Airlines among other carriers. Discount business class fares to Argentina, Brazil and Chile with Delta Airline, LAN and TAM Brazil are available on-line by going to our quoteform at www.1st-air.net/quoteform.cfm. Flat Beds to China with Hainan Airlines Passport Premiere members can take advantage of special business class deals and offers to China from Hainan Airlines. This carrier operates direct service between Seattle and Beijing with a two class (business and economy) configuration. Hainan Airlines offers discounted business class fares along with flat beds in business class. From Beijing, add on fares are available from Beijing to almost any city within China (ranging from Shanghai to Shenzhen) with a single connection. Even if your final destination is Shanghai, you may find better overall value by connecting via Beijing. Hainan Airlines also offers passengers originating from other U.S. cities domestic add on options with Alaska Airlines or American Airlines for little or no additional cost. Hainan Airlines is the 2008 recipient of the Skytrax "Best Airline in China" award. Though Hainan Airlines business class fares may be discounted, their service and in flight experience is anything but discount. Hainan Airlines operates Airbus A330 aircraft with flat beds in business class from Seattle. Hainan Airlines fares are available online from points in the U.S. to Beijing, Shanghai, and over 40 other onward cities in China. Business class fares with Hainan Airlines can be requested by going to www.1stair.net/quoteform.cfm. Middle East and Gulf Region Discount Business Class fares and offers are available between North America and the Middle East with a wide range of carriers including Delta, Emirates, Etihad Airways, Lufthansa and Qatar Airways From New York, Qatar Airways operates 777 aircraft between New York and Doha, Qatar. From Qatar, connections are available with Qatar Airways to Dubai,Kuwait, Bahrain, India and almost anywhere you need to travel within the Gulf region. Qatar Airways operates from New York using a two class (business class and economy) configuration. Significant business class discounts, special fares, and promotional business class offers are available to our members with Qatar Airways. For travelers to the Middle East from the southeast United States, Delta Airlines offers our members discount business class fares and special offers to both Dubai and Kuwait. Business class discounts with Delta to the UAE are more competitive than Kuwait, and optimal savings to either destination are achieved when travel is less than 30 days from the booking date. Limited discounted business class fares and discount first class fares are available with Emirates from both New York and Houston. Emirates operates three cabin (business class, first class, and economy) service to Dubai, with connections throughout the Middle East, Asia, and Australia. As of February, 2009 Emirates is not a member of any of the global airline alliances but does offer reciprocal mileage credit with several international airlines. Emirates business and first class discounts may not be available on-line, and may only be available by telephone for members. |
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