Made any travel mistakes lately?

[dairyfloss]

I didn't knowingly make a travel mistake lately... but the U.S. Government certainly made me feel like I had, shortly before boarding QF104 to HNL, 9 days ago. Mercifully, the 'rubber glove code' was not on my BP for the way home, yesterday!


Cheers,
Matt.

 

[RooFlyer]

Sooonds like Scoootlund

Timmys is Canada. And they do say thinks like 'going oooot and abooot' in bits of Ontario, at least.

 

[VPS]

Timmys is Canada. And they do say thinks like 'going oooot and abooot' in bits of Ontario, at least.

and in Scotland - I'm in Ayr now - I could go and check it out

tim hortons scotland - Google Search

 

[RooFlyer]

and in Scotland - I'm in Ayr now - I could go and check it out

tim hortons scotland - Google Search

Good Lord! I stand corrected.

 

[drron]

and in Scotland - I'm in Ayr now - I could go and check it out

tim hortons scotland - Google Search

And it is in Bangkok.

 

[Forg]

I've been waiting for someone to poast "bought a Bonza ticket" in here since Tuesday ...

 

[Warks]

I've been waiting for someone to poast "bought a Bonza ticket" in here since Tuesday ...

I've been looking for discussion of this debacle (as someone old enough to have been stranded by Compass Mark 1) but it's been crickets around here. Surprising for an air travel site. I've been here (AFF) forever but don't feel comfortable starting such discussions.

 

[henrus]

I've been waiting for someone to poast "bought a Bonza ticket" in here since Tuesday ...

Writing was on the wall a couple of days prior to the collapse, the payment provider was not processing payments so people were booking tickets on Sat/Sun/Mon this week and it was remaining as un ticketed essentially.

I've been looking for discussion of this debacle (as someone old enough to have been stranded by Compass Mark 1) but it's been crickets around here. Surprising for an air travel site. I've been here (AFF) forever but don't feel comfortable starting such discussions.

You mean the whole thread here onwards from page 85:

Bonza Airline Discussion

IMHO they should have just stuck with MCY, and focused growth more on Melbourne. They even only recently started about a fourth base, they just don’t seem to get it, trying to do waaaaaay too much. Well sadly it seems it will be the death of them.

www.australianfrequentflyer.com.au

 

[Flyfrequently]

I've been waiting for someone to poast "bought a Bonza ticket" in here since Tuesday ...

Typo @Forg ? Is poast  post or boast

 

[fly2earth]

I've been waiting for someone to poast "bought a Bonza ticket" in here since Tuesday ...

Technically they've all been upgraded to a fare that is worth many times their base price so it is a "small" win. Excluding the extra accomodation cost and the stress factor. albeit an unfun one

 

[MARTINE]

Typo @Forg ? Is poast  post or boast

I actually think @Forg is onto something.
It is a great new word — and should make it onto those annual lists they put out!!
Poast = (verb) ie when a DYKWIA broadcasts with face time on speaker in the airline lounge about their wonderful (not) life….

 

[Forg]

That had not previously occurred to me @MARTINE … but I suspect I’m going to start using it in that fashion!

 

[Flyfrequently]

That had not previously occurred to me @MARTINE … but I suspect I’m going to start using it in that fashion!

@Forg @MARTINE
Courtesy of Google - no irony or mischief on AFF

 

[Seat0B]

I didn't knowingly make a travel mistake lately... but the U.S. Government certainly made me feel like I had, shortly before boarding QF104 to HNL, 9 days ago. Mercifully, the 'rubber glove code' was not on my BP for the way home, yesterday!

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Cheers,
Matt.

Oh I feel your pain! We have had the dreaded SSSS a few times and it was not pretty. Mainly we seem to get this if flying one way tickets.

 

[dairyfloss]

Oh I feel your pain! We have had the dreaded SSSS a few times and it was not pretty. Mainly we seem to get this if flying one way tickets.

I had a return, and was flying with wife and 8YO son... who was quite distressed that daddy was being taken away by the authorities [for 5 mins]

 

[CaptJCool]

I guess the mistake was thinking it would be sunny

Visiting Admiralty House | Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia

Admiralty House Open Day - postponed

www.gg.gov.au

 

[fly2earth]

I didn't knowingly make a travel mistake lately... but the U.S. Government certainly made me feel like I had, shortly before boarding QF104 to HNL, 9 days ago. Mercifully, the 'rubber glove code' was not on my BP for the way home, yesterday!

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Cheers,
Matt.

TSA: Your boarding pass looks bad and you should feel bad

 

[Gold Member]

I had a return, and was flying with wife and 8YO son... who was quite distressed that daddy was being taken away by the authorities [for 5 mins]

Well, at least you can now tick off your annual prostate exam

TMI - I had a choice of lots of other hand/finger emoticons but after much consternation I settled with the classic index finger for the personal touch.

 

[Gold Member]

Confessions season. I made a Rookie mistake - I trusted an Airline to do the right thing by their members and give advance notice of any planned points devaluation.

I‘m sure I’m not alone here and the pain will be felt among other AFF’ers (Not cool: United keeps raising partner award costs without notice), but United just slaughtered their partner award charts in the past few days. I am holding 32K points which I was planning to build up to 45K for a one-way Thai business award MEL-BKK. But with the recent deval, the best I can now get with a 30K redemption is a domestic Virgin flight Melbourne to Sydney. I try not to hold large balances in FFPs for this very reason and I’m lucky it’s only 32K miles. I guess it’s all part of the points game we play.

 

[Flyfrequently]

I write this as a travel mistake I did  not make today.
Wanting to do a day ferry trip from Stony Point to French & Phillip Islands, I looked up the website, it appeared ambiguous in relation to free senior travel.
So I called the phone number listed and the delightful Clare said best to book tickets.
As per the website - a place on the ferry cannot be guaranteed without a ticket.

She booked our tickets on the spot, and the email came through promptly.

As the 10.15 am ferry set sail, a dozen forlorn looking ticket- less hikers with their daypacks and poles had no choice but to wait 90 minutes for the next ferry.