Saturday March 1 2008 - Freme reaches more customers through website
THE Freme Travel website is winning over many travellers to source, plan and book their travel arrangements online. "It gets better and better each time I visit it," said one regular visitor.
According to Freme's managing director, Michael Lee, the company had done research based on customer feedback regarding what they wanted to see and experience from the website and were pleased with the outcome. "The number of hits we are receiving daily is most en-couraging and incremental sales are well beyond our expectations. We are all very pleased," he said. READ MORE...
Wednesday December 12 2007
Click for a holiday on Freme's travel website
THE Rhapsody of the Seas, the largest ship to be homeported in Asia, set sail on its maiden voyage last Monday from Singapore.
With an estimated 2,000 passengers from China, Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia on board, this 765 international member cruiseship attracted hoards of holiday goers.
It has a variety of restaurants and lounges, over 1,000 rooms, a spa and fitness centre, beauty salon, duty free shopping, two swimming pools, a rock climbing-wall, jogging track, a video game arcade, a medical centre and an Internet centre.
Currently the only travel agency in Brunei that has this cruise package available is Freme Travel Services Sdn Bhd. READ MORE...
Saturday December 1 2007 - Click for a holiday on Freme's travel website
BRUNEIANS can now plan their holidays more easily with the launch of Freme Travel's comprehensive online website for getaways outside the country.
Managing Director of Freme Travel, Michael Lee, says the website, www.freme.com, was developed to cater to the needs of Bruneian customers.
Lee says holiday makers can now gather extensive information on destinations and packages on offer.
With hyperlinks to destination information, the website displays places of interest and provides tips for travellers. READ MORE...
Saturday November 29 2007 - Wads of cash leave Brunei via growing medical tourism
MILLIONS of dollars is going out of the country and spent on medical tourism that Brunei nationals and residents patronise in countries like Singapore over the past two years, The Brunei Times learned yesterday. "We do not have the exact figures but I believe it is in the millions very significant for a small country," said Micheal Lee, managing director of local travel agency Freme Travel Services, which arranges medical tourism packages for locals and residents intending to avail of such services outside the sultanate.
Freme Travel is currently the only travel agency in Brunei offering medical care packages, having been appointed to do so by the Overseas Associate of Raffles Hospital, Singapore in August 2006. The packages include return airfare, accommodation and the preferred hassle-free medical arrangements with appropriate physicians at Raffles hospital.READ MORE...
Saturday July 28 2007 - More local souvenir outlets needed
THE sultanate needs to create more outlets selling local made souvenirs, which seems to be a big attraction for tourists, according to a manager of a travel agency.
Sugumaran Nair, the Manager of Freme travel, said that the "most sought after products are souvenirs, such as hand woven baskets and materials and key chains, but there are only a few places that have these kind of things," said Nair. READ MORE
