So we’re LIVE!
After a very productive beta testing – we’re finally ready to “Hello World”!
A BIG thank you to all the beta testers who helped with squashing all our bugs out, you hold a special place in our….carburetor =P
Author: noel
Tourists losing favour for Domestic Airlines
“The June quarter report released yesterday shows international visitor satisfaction levels for scheduled domestic flights have dropped from a rating of 8.2 out of 10 in December 2006 to 7.7 in June.”
Source: NZ Herald, Sept 1st 2008
Well, which is where and why Transfercar comes into the picture.
And with us stepping up, with what we do – Mr & Mrs Domestic Airlines will have to do a lot better or NO ONES going to fly! 🙂
NZ Herald OE photo competition
New Zealand Herald has got this brilliant ‘Kiwi OE photo’ competition, some brilliantly beautiful photos added from Kiwis all over the world everyday.
Was thinking what alternative ‘OE stands for’ I could come up with
Overweight Englishman,
Outsourcing Economy,
Outlandish Exposure,
Overturned Elephant,
Organised Embossing,
All great competitions I reckon! =)
[ps – OE = Overseas Experience]
Do you judge a hotel by its Internet Security?
Well – very interesting article I came across in the Herald the other day.
As per the story – a hacker hacked into a hotel server, left a data stealing trojan that gave him access to all the hotel customer data information!! The hotel in question (for logical reasons) has completely downsized the enormity of situation, saying “it only affected 10 customers”!
Super dangerous dont you think? considering credit card details etc.
All these stories convincing me to ration my credit card use both home and overseas!
Rugby World Cup 2011
I was fortunate to attend Thrive 2008 at Aotea square on Thursday and was quite fascinated with what Martin Snedden (CEO Rugby New Zealand 2011 Ltd.) had to say.
With the obvious concerns regarding whether New Zealand had the infrastructure to deal with and event of this scale he seems to have the right attitude – pointing out that this is our chance to show the world what a ‘small country like New Zealand’ can do!
The was a very concerned message that the recent media portrayal of the average New Zealander is ‘something we should try not to be’ …. was not sure exactly what in particular he was referring to, but I liked his pun when he said “New Zealand is mad about Rugby, look back at the last few months and you’ll know exactly what I’m talking about”.
I reckon Transfercar is just what New Zealand needs to cope with all that travel over the World Cup – I mean, driving around relocation cars for free between matches…this could be New Zealand’s new ‘tourist attraction’!!….’Transfercar, makes up for God giving us crazy aas petrol prices!’ =P
ps – bad news: expect ‘international ticket prices’ with the humongous costs involved in the bid for hosting rights!
Read a related article @ RugbyHeaven.co.nz
What is your best traveling tip?
Source:
‘Don’t forget to take your body and soul with you, but leave your laptop and cellphone at home.’ Kiwiswiss (Kaikoura)
Beautifully put don’t you think? So is the next….
‘Try not to get too wrapped up in other people’s tips about travelling, people (all of them including you & me) are weird and have weird ideas about stuff (vaseline up the nose?). Just enjoy yourself in the way that suits you best and be nice.’ – John Paul Moss (Auckland)
My personal (more of a ‘tip’sy tip) – a scan of all important documents (passport, drivers license, visas etc) saved onto your email, just in case your wallet or suitcase happens to get ‘castaway’
Read more @ New Zealand Herald Travel Section