Staff Travel

    “This is the reservation centre. How can I help you?”

    “I am waiting for a staff travel this morning. Could you please help me check if I can take the trip?”

    “Is that Sean?” the reservation centre responded instantly.

    “Yes,” I answered. "How come he got my name so quickly? Is my name on the passenger list?" I wondered.

    “Unfortunately it is fully booked today.”

    I wondered if I had made so many travel requests that the reservation centre already knew me. The company I worked for provided employees travel benefits. I could have a trip operated by the company for a low price only if the trip was not fully booked. Since I started working for the company, I made travel requests whenever I had a break from work. So far, I successfully got only one out of 4 requests. December was the high season for tourism business here. Hopefully I would get a trip next week.

    The figure is Cairns Weather Forecast for the following week.