Press Release

Issued by Flightworx Aviation.

November 3, 2016

Travelworx, corporate travel agency subsidiary of Flightworx Aviation Ltd, is extending last-minute travel planning expertise to customers’ family and friends, in time for the hectic Christmas season when prices can rocket by more than 50%.

Without the luxury of booking flights and accommodation well in advance, festive travel plans are fraught with difficulty and expense for private flight crew and business personnel. When they do make a booking, the unpredictable nature of their work means they may still have to make last-minute changes, even mid-journey. To ease the strain at a stressful time of year, Travelworx is now offering its expertise and high levels of service to its customers’ family and friends.

Nikki Caborn, travel and marketing manager, Travelworx, says: “Flight prices in general go through the roof at Christmas and over the New Year; flights can be up to 60% more expensive when booking last minute around the festive period, so we shop the market on behalf of each crew member or business traveller to find the best available deal, and now we do that for their friends and family too.

“If your plans change suddenly, we can find and even hold hotel rooms and seats on flights so you can get home to your loved ones, or they can come to you; especially useful for our customers during these busy times. We are open 24/7, seven days a week, 365 days a year, so we are always on hand should you require assistance, even on Christmas Day.”

Last year Travelworx saw significant spikes in demand for flights and accommodation the week before Christmas Eve and from 28-30 December, with many private jet owners and users deciding last-minute where they wanted to spend New Year’s Eve and the start of 2016.  The most popular New Year destinations booked through Travelworx last year were Dubai, Thailand and the Caribbean.

The company also responded to strong demand during the annual European Christmas markets season, which runs from mid-November to the New Year, from crew and business travellers struggling to find suitable available accommodation in many towns and cities.

Christmas isn’t the only time of year when flights and hotel rooms are at a premium. Travelworx can source the best early booking or last-minute deals for events and occasions worldwide. Some coming up include:

- Thanksgiving: 24 November 2016

- Middle East Business Aviation Association (MEBAA): 6-8 December 2016

- Six Nations Championships: 4 February - 18 March 2017

- Schedulers and Dispatchers Conference 2017: 7-10 February 2017

- The Academy Awards (Oscars): 26 February 2017

- Dubai World Cup (horse racing): 25 March 2017

- UCI World Track Cycling Championships: 12-16 April 2017

- Cannes Film Festival: 17-28 May 2017

- European Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition (EBACE): 22-24 May 2017

- UEFA Europa League Final: 24 May 2017

- UEFA Champions League Final: 3 June 2017

- America's Cup (sailing): 17-27 June 2017

- FIFA Confederations Cup: 17 June-2 July 2017

- Tour de France: 1-23 July 2017

- Wimbledon: 3-16 July 2017