Air New Zealand's innovative online solutions for travellers have seen the company win three categories at last night's TUANZ Business Internet Awards 2007.
The in-house designed and developed application "How Far Can I Go?" enabling customers to select a travel destination based on the amount they wish to spend won the "Experimentation" and "The Best of The Best" awards, while the company's home-grown online ISIS booking engine picked up the "e-Commerce Award."
Air New Zealand's Chief information Officer Julia Raue said today the awards reflected Air New Zealand's commitment to delivering world-leading online solutions to its customers.
"The Online Sales and IT Innovation teams are so passionate and focused it is fantastic to see them rewarded with this level of external recognition," said Ms Raue.
"Air New Zealand prides itself on being able to offer online customers a unique experience when they visit our website. We want them to have some fun as well as enjoy a raft of clever and practical solutions that enable them to book their holidays and flights."
Ms Raue also said that the company is fast gaining recognition as one the most coveted places to work in New Zealand for creative IT enthusiasts.
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Air New Zealand is proud to be a member of Star Alliance. The Star Alliance network was established in 1997 as the first truly global airline alliance to offer worldwide reach, recognition and seamless service to the international traveller. Its acceptance by the market has been recognised by numerous awards, including the Air Transport World Market Leadership Award, Best Airline Alliance by both Business Traveller Magazine and Skytrax. The member airlines are: Adria Airways, Air Canada, Air China, Air New Zealand, ANA, Asiana Airlines, Austrian, Blue1, bmi, Continental Airlines, Croatia Airlines, EGYPTAIR, LOT Polish Airlines, Lufthansa, Scandinavian Airlines, Shanghai Airlines, Singapore Airlines, South African Airways, Spanair, SWISS, TAP Portugal, Turkish Airlines, THAI, United and US Airways. Aegean Airlines, Air India, Brussels Airlines and TAM have been announced as future members. Overall, the Star Alliance network offers 19,500 daily flights to 1,071 airports in 171 countries.
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