dean Posted June 22, 2005 Report Share Posted June 22, 2005 I think that most of the "cheap" airlines border their ads on misleading, which is one step away from lies. Ryaniar in the last 12 months had to pay a hefty fine for some of their ads. I don't think that it is particularly misleading to just put the tickt's price in their ad or boldly on the website. You enentually get to the credit card part and then they add on the extra fees, at which point you can cancel. Trying to get the cheapest fare on these airlines can be extremely difficult, having to figure out if they block out Friday through Monday and the afternoon flights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rchapstick Posted June 22, 2005 Report Share Posted June 22, 2005 No doubt some airlines do a better job than others in making fare availability more transparaent. But they will, in my experience, tell you all of the fees prior to having you submitting your cc details. IMHO, this is far better than dealing with the come-ons of a travel agency, especially here in the US. You see these places that advertise in the travel section of the newspapers, all the time, but they NEVER seem to actually have the fare they have advertised. From the consumers view, the problem is there is no single price comparative website or source for all carriers that lists all fares available. The web has made it much easier for consumers to shop for fares, but the airlines have but not too easy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nervous_Dog Posted June 22, 2005 Report Share Posted June 22, 2005 Fortuneately in Asia they dont block, what they do do (hahaha) is use the Irish airline formula, early seats cheapest, then as you book more it gets more expensive, but then tapers off a little for last ones. DOG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whosyourdaddy Posted June 26, 2005 Report Share Posted June 26, 2005 Air asia also discriminates against hiring ugly air hostesses. Luckily a western airline would never be allowed such bias!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nervous_Dog Posted June 26, 2005 Report Share Posted June 26, 2005 OH - I;d say their equal opportunity, they hire pretty boys too! Flly back from Phuket wuth them and got into Bangkok 20 minutes early!!!!! Can;t work out how! DOG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dean Posted June 26, 2005 Report Share Posted June 26, 2005 Hopefully, they are early on 27 August. I fly back with them and am supposed to arrive at 14:05. I leave Nok Air at 15:40 for Chiang Mai. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grumpy Posted June 28, 2005 Report Share Posted June 28, 2005 Black Tiger - My mum and her sister stayed at The Inn At Temple St. ~ 2 years ago. Their 1st room had no a/c, so they got moved to another, but alas with no windows. Tiny rooms as 'Dog' said - I think too small for a 'big fella' like you Mum said she'd never stay there again. Good location though, MRT at the end of the street, and the next parallel st (Smith) has seafood stalls open at night. Aoy & I stayed at the The Peninsula/Excelsior Hotel in March, SGD120 incl. [ deluxe room, now superior ] - http://www.asiatravel.com/singapore/prepaid.html#1 http://www.asiatravel.com/singapore/weekly.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.. Posted July 1, 2005 Report Share Posted July 1, 2005 OK Grumps, I am giving the Penninsula-Excelsior a go. When you back in BKK? Cheers, SD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shit-Spattered Dog Posted July 1, 2005 Report Share Posted July 1, 2005 dean said:I think that most of the "cheap" airlines border their ads on misleading, which is one step away from lies. Ryaniar in the last 12 months had to pay a hefty fine for some of their ads. I don't think that it is particularly misleading to just put the tickt's price in their ad or boldly on the website. You enentually get to the credit card part and then they add on the extra fees, at which point you can cancel. Trying to get the cheapest fare on these airlines can be extremely difficult, having to figure out if they block out Friday through Monday and the afternoon flights. Similar here. Lately it's been geting worst. Even the major airlines are hopping on the trend of offering one way pricing at eye-popping rates. Reading the fine print under the price, it states that you can not buy the advertised one way fare, it must be book returned. Than taxes, etc,etc are not included. Normaly after the dust settles, the final price is 3 to 4X times the printed, advertised rate. Look likes some goverment department is going to jump in here and get things back on track (again.( Shit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grumpy Posted July 2, 2005 Report Share Posted July 2, 2005 When you back in BKK? Arriving late on Sun 10-Jul I can fill you in on the Penninsula-Excelsior and surrounds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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