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secondary vocational associated
language
New website for QE Dr Walter launches new

THE QuaLITY ENGLISH (QE) brand of ELT schools and sister
organisation Quality Education (QEd) have announced the safety app
launch of a new website www.quality-english.com.
Jonathan Swindell, Chief Executive, said, “Quality
English and Quality Education are pleased to announce the INTERNaTIoNaL STuDENT insurance and red – and also sends special
launch of their new website, the aim of which is to provide company Dr Walter www.dr-walter.com has alerts about imminent risks via
a dynamic platform released a new app providing real-time travel SMS to ensure users receive
to showcase the high safety warnings, country information and news information even when data isn’t
standards of QE concerning a traveller’s current location. activated. All notifications are
schools and QEd The My-Safety-Assistant app covers 200 sent in English with translation
colleges, as well countries and informs users about issues such into more than 90 languages, the
as the network of as strikes, environmental disasters, riots, civil company said.
Quality Agents, to unrest, epidemics and terrorist attacks. The Reinhard Bellinghausen,
the world.” app has three warning levels – green, yellow Managing Director of Dr Walter,
The website’s said, “When dealing with
course finder dangerous situations abroad, it
Qe’s new website function is designed is vital to have both the right
to help students and information and adequate
agents find their perfect course, and allows search by country, insurance cover. That’s why we
city, course type and keyword, he explained. developed My-Safety-Assistant to
Each school or college page lists the QE partner equip travellers with any relevant
agents they work with so that student users can easily find risk information.”
a suitable local agent, Jonathan said. “Users can also search The app also includes an
for a Quality Agent near them to ensure the process is emergency button to enable direct
efficient and friendly.” dialling of emergency numbers,
A new blog section also contains articles about while friends and family members
destinations, new courses, QE events and interviews with can also be allowed to track the
member schools and colleges. the new safety app user’s location.
Travel update 

Emirates is adding a new service from seldorf, germany, connection or its brus- on a marketing trip to Seoul next month as ing in texas. “i am particularly happy
dubai to ft. lauderdale, florida. to be sels and zurich routes from Philadelphia. we want to use the excitement of the new because this will help a lot our students
introduced on december 15, the connec- direct service.” to choose dallas as their destination to
tion will operate daily and makes emirates destinations and flight number limita- learn english or to attend an academic
the first Middle eastern carrier to service tions imposed on airlines connecting Eurowings will launch new routes year there. the flight, of course, will
the Florida destination. the uK and china have been removed next summer, to be operated by ger- stimulate competition and will better
in a deal between the two country’s gov- manwings. the expanded service will the sales conditions to the students
delta will reintroduce its atlanta, ernments following the uK’s vote to leave connect: dusseldorf and Hanover with who are not only very price sensitive but
usa, to seoul incheon, Korea, service the eu. the development will increase chania, greece; cologne with zakinthos who also need more flexibility.”
from summer next year. launching on the maximum number of weekly flights in greece; and Stuttgart with larnaca in
June 3, the airline will operate the route between the two countries to 200 from cyprus. the flights will come into opera- icelandair will introduce two new
on a daily basis. Previously, the connec- the current 80. tion in the first week of May. usa flight destinations next year,
tion, which was cancelled in august Philadelphia and tampa. the rey-
2009, was serviced four times weekly. Jin air will this month expand into the planned resumption of Eva air’s kjavik to Philadelphia service will com-
australia with its seoul incheon – taipei taoyuan – istanbul ataturk mence on May 30 and run until Septem-
On december 14, Jet airways will con- cairns route. the twice-weekly service schedule has been dropped. the route ber 20, while the tampa connection will
nect bangalore, india, with singapore will operate from december 14. ueli was cancelled in July this year but the operate twice weekly indefinitely from
in its fourth route to the island city-state. Stauffer at cairns college of english and airline previously planned to recommence September 7.
the service will operate daily. david Few business www.cce.qld.edu.au said the operation, beginning with three weekly
at Singaporean agency Jack Study abroad company was thrilled by the announce- flights from March 27 and four weekly this month shenzhen airlines will re-
www.studyabroad.sg welcomed the ad- ment and hopes the seasonal service can flights from april 11. sume its service to malaysia with the
dition of the direct flight, “as india’s third be extended to become a regular con- reintroduction of the Shenzhen – Kuala
largest city with a population of 8.5 million nection. “Korea has long been a frontrun- From May 5 next year, american airlines lumpur route. From december 8, the
and the undisputed centre for all things it ner for a direct flight option from cairns. will operate new international routes new route will operate on a daily basis.
in india. it provides an excellent link for the number of students from Korea has to Europe. chicago O’Hare – barcelona, the airline last operated this connection
professionals and students.” dropped over the last six years, but we Spain; dallas/Ft. Worth – amsterdam, in October 2010.
have just experienced a slight increase in the netherlands; and dallas/Ft. Worth
american airlines has cancelled a numbers from Korea and the direct ser- – rome, italy, will all run daily. Maurizio ljubljana, slovenia, will benefit from
number of its European routes. From vice may well be timely with the increas- casatriste at ctS travel www.cts.it in a new route to london gatwick, ser-
summer 2017, seasonal service will not ing interest in cairns as a study destina- rome said he believed the news would viced by EasyJet. from december 5,
be resumed on its chicago O’Hare – dus- tion. in fact, we are just about to embark encourage students to consider study- four times per week.
1 x us$ = currency* czech Koruny 24.810 Malaysian ringgit 4.182 Swedish Kronor 8.901
danish Kroner 6.830 Mexican Peso 18.633 Swiss Franc 0.994
argentinian Pesos 15.175 egyptian Pound 8.883 new zealand dollar 1.394 taiwanese nt dollar 31.678
australian dollar 1.308 eu euro 0.918 norwegian Kroner 8.211 thai baht 35.136
brazilian real 3.139 Hong Kong dollar 7.758 Pakistan rupees 104.71 turkish new lira 3.074
british Pound 0.816 Hungarian Forint 282.47 Polish zloty 3.972 uae dirhams 3.673
bulgarian leva 1.793 icelandic Kronur 114.80 russian rubles 62.458 venezuelan bol. Fuertes 9.949
canadian dollar 1.325 indonesian rupiah 13,037.99 Singaporean dollar 1.394
chilean Pesos 666.57 israeli new Shekels 3.847 South african rand 14.002 * rates are subject to change and should be used
chinese (Pr) yuan rMb 6.760 Japanese yen 103.85 South Korean Won 1,136.20 as indications only. 21/10/2016.

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