World Aviation Systems introduces SmartFares database in New Zealand

World Aviation Systems, a leading airline representation company in the Australasian region, has launched the unique Concorde SmartFares air fares database for travel agents in New Zealand.

The new database expands significantly the range of international air fares available to Kiwi agents, via all major GDS systems, through TIAS or through the website www.worldaviation.co.nz.

SmartFares is already the most comprehensive air fares database in the southern hemisphere, used extensively by travel agents, wholesalers and consolidators in New Zealand, Australia, South East Asia and South Africa.

The SmartFares system enables travel agents to search for an air fare by route, by date, by schedule and by price, using an easy-to-follow format and colour displays of each airline's logo.

In New Zealand, World Aviation - a division of the Concorde Group - represents 26 international carriers.

Those carriers are Aer Lingus, Air Calin, Air France, Air Malta, Air Tahiti Nui, Alaska Airlines, Alitalia, Asiana, the British Airways franchises British Mediterranean, British Regional, CityFlyer, Comair, Deutsche BA, GB Airways, Maersk Air and Sun Air Denmark, plus China Airlines, Continental Airlines, Gulf Air, Jet Airways, LOT Polish Airlines, Solomon Airlines, SriLankan Airlines, TAP Air Portugal, Varig Brazil and Virgin Atlantic Airways.

Mr Ramon Neilson, New Zealand General Manager for World Aviation, said New Zealand travel agents could now access a wide range of fares negotiated by or constructed by World Aviation.

Mr Neilson said the World Aviation fares, available through the SmartFares database, would automatically download to the E-Fares system offered by New Zealand company Tek Travel and to the G-Fares system operated by travel company Gullivers - both of which have already introduced fares databases, powered from SmartFares.

"By introducing the SmartFares database, we will increase significantly the number of air fares which we distribute to travel agents throughout New Zealand," said Mr Neilson. "We will also give agents a much greater range of air fare options to offer to their customers."