Re: Non-NF2 flight stuff -- marie and catherine

[Guest guest]

Okkkk, I went to the new Walmart SuperCenter here, its hugeeeeee, like

a Sam's, they had a travel agency in there, so I went in and the lady was

nice, she looked up flights and gave me a $1546 quote (same as what I

found on internet) she told me her husband was going deaf so that

started a side conversation, I gave her ALDA info haha and she told me

she could call a ticket consolidator for me to see if she could get a lower

fare. I had just read about ticket consolidators on the web so k new what

she meant, so I said go ahead. The ticket consolidator emailed me 2 days

later and said best she could do was $1499 so I went ahead and got my own

on web with my choice of dates and arrival times thru http://www.cheaptickets.com

theres also expedia.com travelocity.com and tons of others

Do a web search of ticket consolidators

to see what you come up with.

I posted a site I found called hotwire http://www.hotwire.com/index.jsp

on the OZ ADVENTURE list and it is tempting, I got a quote of $1163 round

trip! But read allllllllllllllllllllll the fine print, there are a few

catches, still might be good. Marie, have you joined the OZ adventure

list yet? send an email to OZADVENTURE-subscribe to join.

The thing about these ticket search engines online is you cant find prices

for that brisbane airport, its not listed on any, thats the one closest

to surfers. Sydney is a 12 to 17 hour drive away, depending on how you

want to take it. We want to drive to see whatever but im sure it will be

just a lot of highway, but still, me and r enjoy drives. we are also flying

out of sydney, which means we are driving BACK, so will leave surfers early

mon morn 6/17.

Marie and : I think you should go and see sydney while

there, maybe you should go to a travel agent in person and see if you can

get air to sydney, then hook up with pauline while there, maybe she can

accommodate you too, she has offered, and do a solid day in sydney wirth

pauline as tour guide, cud meet me and rod there too, then fly to surfers

the next day or so, pauline cud take u to airport, shes right there, maybe

she'll be flying there to too, then fly home out of the air port near surfers.

You cant do this online, youd need a travel agent but i bet it wudnt

cost much more. just an idea.

, are your daughters going? wouldnt that be a fun family trip!

's Travel consultant agency at your service!

catherine wrote:

YES CINDY WHERE DO YOU FIND A PERSON LIKE THIS? IN

THE YELLOW PAGES?

MARIE AND I HAVE GOT TO GET MOVING OR THE PLANES

WILL ALL BE ON THE WAY

TO OZ WITHOUT US LOL

CATHERINE

> Re: Non-NF2 flight stuff

>

>

> >I met with a ticket consolidator and an agent, the best they cud

do was

> $1490

> >from fl to la, la to sydney. all internet search engines gave the

range

> from

> >1400 to 1800, they are good at giving correct arrival times with

the time

> zones

> >too.

> >

> >Marcus wrote:

> >

> >> Hi ! ( LOOOOONG TIME NO SEE )

> >> I sure agree with you on the TRAVEL agent thing. They are

> being squeezed

> by

> >> internet bookings and they know the market like the back of

> their hand. A

> >> normal flight for me to Las Vegas was over $2000 but I got there

for

> $1250

> >> return with a travel agent. This was a firm booking and they

> even fed me

> >> along the way ;-)

> >> I've already mentioned this on our OZ ADVENTURE LIST, you see

> you need to

> be

> >> real careful booking flights in different time zones, and add

to that

> >> crossing the international dale line you could end up a day

> early or late

> or

> >> stuck in an airport with your flight having left the hours before.

You

> need

> >> to be at least 2 hrs early for an international flight.

> >> If your not EINSTEIN and calculus wasn't your thing at school

get help

> on

> >> this PLEASE

> >>

> >> Marcus

> >>

> >> > Joanie, What month did you travel to NZ? I was putting

your post

> together

> >> with stuff Marcus and wrote and I was thinking that for

the

> off-season

> >> it makes sense that flights wouldn't fill up as well and

> they'd lower the

> >> price as it got closer to the departure date... but maybe for

seasonal

> >> flights, they fill up earlier and so those would require a

> longer advance

> in

> >> booking for lower fares. I also think international travel

is sorta

> >> different from domestic... the jets are so much bigger and all...

I'd

> expect

> >> different dynamics for how pricing works. Don't really know,

though...

> has

> >> anyone on the Crew found anything on the Web about this or do

> you know a

> >> friendly travel agent that could answer honestly?

Thanks,

> >> >

> >>

> >>

> >>

> >>

[Guest guest]

Okkkk, I went to the new Walmart SuperCenter here, its hugeeeeee, like

a Sam's, they had a travel agency in there, so I went in and the lady was

nice, she looked up flights and gave me a $1546 quote (same as what I

found on internet) she told me her husband was going deaf so that

started a side conversation, I gave her ALDA info haha and she told me

she could call a ticket consolidator for me to see if she could get a lower

fare. I had just read about ticket consolidators on the web so k new what

she meant, so I said go ahead. The ticket consolidator emailed me 2 days

later and said best she could do was $1499 so I went ahead and got my own

on web with my choice of dates and arrival times thru http://www.cheaptickets.com

theres also expedia.com travelocity.com and tons of others

Do a web search of ticket consolidators

to see what you come up with.

I posted a site I found called hotwire http://www.hotwire.com/index.jsp

on the OZ ADVENTURE list and it is tempting, I got a quote of $1163 round

trip! But read allllllllllllllllllllll the fine print, there are a few

catches, still might be good. Marie, have you joined the OZ adventure

list yet? send an email to OZADVENTURE-subscribe to join.

The thing about these ticket search engines online is you cant find prices

for that brisbane airport, its not listed on any, thats the one closest

to surfers. Sydney is a 12 to 17 hour drive away, depending on how you

want to take it. We want to drive to see whatever but im sure it will be

just a lot of highway, but still, me and r enjoy drives. we are also flying

out of sydney, which means we are driving BACK, so will leave surfers early

mon morn 6/17.

Marie and : I think you should go and see sydney while

there, maybe you should go to a travel agent in person and see if you can

get air to sydney, then hook up with pauline while there, maybe she can

accommodate you too, she has offered, and do a solid day in sydney wirth

pauline as tour guide, cud meet me and rod there too, then fly to surfers

the next day or so, pauline cud take u to airport, shes right there, maybe

she'll be flying there to too, then fly home out of the air port near surfers.

You cant do this online, youd need a travel agent but i bet it wudnt

cost much more. just an idea.

, are your daughters going? wouldnt that be a fun family trip!

's Travel consultant agency at your service!

catherine wrote:

YES CINDY WHERE DO YOU FIND A PERSON LIKE THIS? IN

THE YELLOW PAGES?

MARIE AND I HAVE GOT TO GET MOVING OR THE PLANES

WILL ALL BE ON THE WAY

TO OZ WITHOUT US LOL

CATHERINE

> Re: Non-NF2 flight stuff

>

>

> >I met with a ticket consolidator and an agent, the best they cud

do was

> $1490

> >from fl to la, la to sydney. all internet search engines gave the

range

> from

> >1400 to 1800, they are good at giving correct arrival times with

the time

> zones

> >too.

> >

> >Marcus wrote:

> >

> >> Hi ! ( LOOOOONG TIME NO SEE )

> >> I sure agree with you on the TRAVEL agent thing. They are

> being squeezed

> by

> >> internet bookings and they know the market like the back of

> their hand. A

> >> normal flight for me to Las Vegas was over $2000 but I got there

for

> $1250

> >> return with a travel agent. This was a firm booking and they

> even fed me

> >> along the way ;-)

> >> I've already mentioned this on our OZ ADVENTURE LIST, you see

> you need to

> be

> >> real careful booking flights in different time zones, and add

to that

> >> crossing the international dale line you could end up a day

> early or late

> or

> >> stuck in an airport with your flight having left the hours before.

You

> need

> >> to be at least 2 hrs early for an international flight.

> >> If your not EINSTEIN and calculus wasn't your thing at school

get help

> on

> >> this PLEASE

> >>

> >> Marcus

> >>

> >> > Joanie, What month did you travel to NZ? I was putting

your post

> together

> >> with stuff Marcus and wrote and I was thinking that for

the

> off-season

> >> it makes sense that flights wouldn't fill up as well and

> they'd lower the

> >> price as it got closer to the departure date... but maybe for

seasonal

> >> flights, they fill up earlier and so those would require a

> longer advance

> in

> >> booking for lower fares. I also think international travel

is sorta

> >> different from domestic... the jets are so much bigger and all...

I'd

> expect

> >> different dynamics for how pricing works. Don't really know,

though...

> has

> >> anyone on the Crew found anything on the Web about this or do

> you know a

> >> friendly travel agent that could answer honestly?

Thanks,

> >> >

> >>

> >>

> >>

> >>

[Guest guest]

Yes, I am thinking if we got to Sydney, same time as you, maybe pauline could show us all around, and then apprently there is transportation like buses and trains from Sydney to Surfer's Paraise; then we could stay there, and I would definitely like to at least see the Outback, for a day or two; catherine are you there? Marcus, my friend Barb is supposedly coming, and maybe she would show us around a bit after the get together?

Marie

Re: Non-NF2 flight stuff > > > >I met with a ticket consolidator and an agent, the best they cud do was > $1490 > >from fl to la, la to sydney. all internet search engines gave the range > from > >1400 to 1800, they are good at giving correct arrival times with the time > zones > >too. > > > >Marcus wrote: > > > >> Hi ! ( LOOOOONG TIME NO SEE ) > >> I sure agree with you on the TRAVEL agent thing. They are > being squeezed > by > >> internet bookings and they know the market like the back of > their hand. A > >> normal flight for me to Las Vegas was over $2000 but I got there for > $1250 > >> return with a travel agent. This was a firm booking and they > even fed me > >> along the way ;-) > >> I've already mentioned this on our OZ ADVENTURE LIST, you see > you need to > be > >> real careful booking flights in different time zones, and add to that > >> crossing the international dale line you could end up a day > early or late > or > >> stuck in an airport with your flight having left the hours before. You > need > >> to be at least 2 hrs early for an international flight. > >> If your not EINSTEIN and calculus wasn't your thing at school get help > on > >> this PLEASE > >> > >> Marcus > >> > >> > Joanie, What month did you travel to NZ? I was putting your post > together > >> with stuff Marcus and wrote and I was thinking that for the > off-season > >> it makes sense that flights wouldn't fill up as well and > they'd lower the > >> price as it got closer to the departure date... but maybe for seasonal > >> flights, they fill up earlier and so those would require a > longer advance > in > >> booking for lower fares. I also think international travel is sorta > >> different from domestic... the jets are so much bigger and all... I'd > expect > >> different dynamics for how pricing works. Don't really know, though... > has > >> anyone on the Crew found anything on the Web about this or do > you know a > >> friendly travel agent that could answer honestly? Thanks, > >> > > >> > >> > >> > >>

[Guest guest]

YES MARIE I AM HERE I TAKE IT FROM THE AMOUNT OF POST FROM YOU YOU ARE HOME?

I HAVE BEEN READING EVERYTHING ABOUT OUR TRIP TO OZ I THINK WE BEST MEET WITH A TRAVEL AGENT AND SEE WHAT WE CAN LEARN WE HAVE FIND OUT HOW TO GET OUR VISA'S

BEEN WAITING TO HEAR FROM YOU PRIVATELY

CATHERINE

Re: Non-NF2 flight stuff > > > >I met with a ticket consolidator and an agent, the best they cud do was > $1490 > >from fl to la, la to sydney. all internet search engines gave the range > from > >1400 to 1800, they are good at giving correct arrival times with the time > zones > >too. > > > >Marcus wrote: > > > >> Hi ! ( LOOOOONG TIME NO SEE ) > >> I sure agree with you on the TRAVEL agent thing. They are > being squeezed > by > >> internet bookings and they know the market like the back of > their hand. A > >> normal flight for me to Las Vegas was over $2000 but I got there for > $1250 > >> return with a travel agent. This was a firm booking and they > even fed me > >> along the way ;-) > >> I've already mentioned this on our OZ ADVENTURE LIST, you see > you need to > be > >> real careful booking flights in different time zones, and add to that > >> crossing the international dale line you could end up a day > early or late > or > >> stuck in an airport with your flight having left the hours before. You > need > >> to be at least 2 hrs early for an international flight. > >> If your not EINSTEIN and calculus wasn't your thing at school get help > on > >> this PLEASE > >> > >> Marcus > >> > >> > Joanie, What month did you travel to NZ? I was putting your post > together > >> with stuff Marcus and wrote and I was thinking that for the > off-season > >> it makes sense that flights wouldn't fill up as well and > they'd lower the > >> price as it got closer to the departure date... but maybe for seasonal > >> flights, they fill up earlier and so those would require a > longer advance > in > >> booking for lower fares. I also think international travel is sorta > >> different from domestic... the jets are so much bigger and all... I'd > expect > >> different dynamics for how pricing works. Don't really know, though... > has > >> anyone on the Crew found anything on the Web about this or do > you know a > >> friendly travel agent that could answer honestly? Thanks, > >> > > >> > >> > >> > >>

[Guest guest]

Maybe we could get together and go to a travel agent together? Did you read my latest post/s to marcus? marie

Re: Non-NF2 flight stuff > > > >I met with a ticket consolidator and an agent, the best they cud do was > $1490 > >from fl to la, la to sydney. all internet search engines gave the range > from > >1400 to 1800, they are good at giving correct arrival times with the time > zones > >too. > > > >Marcus wrote: > > > >> Hi ! ( LOOOOONG TIME NO SEE ) > >> I sure agree with you on the TRAVEL agent thing. They are > being squeezed > by > >> internet bookings and they know the market like the back of > their hand. A > >> normal flight for me to Las Vegas was over $2000 but I got there for > $1250 > >> return with a travel agent. This was a firm booking and they > even fed me > >> along the way ;-) > >> I've already mentioned this on our OZ ADVENTURE LIST, you see > you need to > be > >> real careful booking flights in different time zones, and add to that > >> crossing the international dale line you could end up a day > early or late > or > >> stuck in an airport with your flight having left the hours before. You > need > >> to be at least 2 hrs early for an international flight. > >> If your not EINSTEIN and calculus wasn't your thing at school get help > on > >> this PLEASE > >> > >> Marcus > >> > >> > Joanie, What month did you travel to NZ? I was putting your post > together > >> with stuff Marcus and wrote and I was thinking that for the > off-season > >> it makes sense that flights wouldn't fill up as well and > they'd lower the > >> price as it got closer to the departure date... but maybe for seasonal > >> flights, they fill up earlier and so those would require a > longer advance > in > >> booking for lower fares. I also think international travel is sorta > >> different from domestic... the jets are so much bigger and all... I'd > expect > >> different dynamics for how pricing works. Don't really know, though... > has > >> anyone on the Crew found anything on the Web about this or do > you know a > >> friendly travel agent that could answer honestly? Thanks, > >> > > >> > >> > >> > >>

[Guest guest]

YES I GOT EVERYTHING I WENT TO THE YAHOO SITE BUT ALL THAT I FOUND THERE WAS POST THAT I HAD ALREADY READ IN EMAIL FORM I WISH MARCUS HAD NOT USED YAHOO AND DID LIKE ALL THE OTHER GROUPS WE HAVE PLANNED TRIPS WITH IN MY OPINION YAHOO STINKS!!

CATHERINE

Re: Non-NF2 flight stuff > > > >I met with a ticket consolidator and an agent, the best they cud do was > $1490 > >from fl to la, la to sydney. all internet search engines gave the range > from > >1400 to 1800, they are good at giving correct arrival times with the time > zones > >too. > > > >Marcus wrote: > > > >> Hi ! ( LOOOOONG TIME NO SEE ) > >> I sure agree with you on the TRAVEL agent thing. They are > being squeezed > by > >> internet bookings and they know the market like the back of > their hand. A > >> normal flight for me to Las Vegas was over $2000 but I got there for > $1250 > >> return with a travel agent. This was a firm booking and they > even fed me > >> along the way ;-) > >> I've already mentioned this on our OZ ADVENTURE LIST, you see > you need to > be > >> real careful booking flights in different time zones, and add to that > >> crossing the international dale line you could end up a day > early or late > or > >> stuck in an airport with your flight having left the hours before. You > need > >> to be at least 2 hrs early for an international flight. > >> If your not EINSTEIN and calculus wasn't your thing at school get help > on > >> this PLEASE > >> > >> Marcus > >> > >> > Joanie, What month did you travel to NZ? I was putting your post > together > >> with stuff Marcus and wrote and I was thinking that for the > off-season > >> it makes sense that flights wouldn't fill up as well and > they'd lower the > >> price as it got closer to the departure date... but maybe for seasonal > >> flights, they fill up earlier and so those would require a > longer advance > in > >> booking for lower fares. I also think international travel is sorta > >> different from domestic... the jets are so much bigger and all... I'd > expect > >> different dynamics for how pricing works. Don't really know, though... > has > >> anyone on the Crew found anything on the Web about this or do > you know a > >> friendly travel agent that could answer honestly? Thanks, > >> > > >> > >> > >> > >>

[Guest guest]

I agree about Yahoo, I wanted to post to the group, but I have no clue how to do that! Marie

Re: Non-NF2 flight stuff > > > >I met with a ticket consolidator and an agent, the best they cud do was > $1490 > >from fl to la, la to sydney. all internet search engines gave the range > from > >1400 to 1800, they are good at giving correct arrival times with the time > zones > >too. > > > >Marcus wrote: > > > >> Hi ! ( LOOOOONG TIME NO SEE ) > >> I sure agree with you on the TRAVEL agent thing. They are > being squeezed > by > >> internet bookings and they know the market like the back of > their hand. A > >> normal flight for me to Las Vegas was over $2000 but I got there for > $1250 > >> return with a travel agent. This was a firm booking and they > even fed me > >> along the way ;-) > >> I've already mentioned this on our OZ ADVENTURE LIST, you see > you need to > be > >> real careful booking flights in different time zones, and add to that > >> crossing the international dale line you could end up a day > early or late > or > >> stuck in an airport with your flight having left the hours before. You > need > >> to be at least 2 hrs early for an international flight. > >> If your not EINSTEIN and calculus wasn't your thing at school get help > on > >> this PLEASE > >> > >> Marcus > >> > >> > Joanie, What month did you travel to NZ? I was putting your post > together > >> with stuff Marcus and wrote and I was thinking that for the > off-season > >> it makes sense that flights wouldn't fill up as well and > they'd lower the > >> price as it got closer to the departure date... but maybe for seasonal > >> flights, they fill up earlier and so those would require a > longer advance > in > >> booking for lower fares. I also think international travel is sorta > >> different from domestic... the jets are so much bigger and all... I'd > expect > >> different dynamics for how pricing works. Don't really know, though... > has > >> anyone on the Crew found anything on the Web about this or do > you know a > >> friendly travel agent that could answer honestly? Thanks, > >> > > >> > >> > >> > >>

[Guest guest]

Its just email! How you post to the crew? you actually go to the yahoo

site??????? you dont need to do that, just send email to the

addy.

cin

Marie Drew wrote:

I agree about Yahoo, I wanted to post to

the group, but I have no clue how to do that! Marie

-----Original

Message-----

To: NF2_Crew

<NF2_Crew >

Date: Sunday, January 06, 2002

8:39 PM

Subject: RE: Non-NF2

flight stuff -- marie and catherine

YES I GOT EVERYTHING I WENT TO THE YAHOO SITE BUT ALL THAT I FOUND

THERE WAS POST THAT I HAD ALREADY READ IN EMAIL FORM I WISH MARCUS HAD

NOT USED YAHOO AND DID LIKE ALL THE OTHER GROUPS WE HAVE PLANNED TRIPS

WITH IN MY OPINION YAHOO STINKS!!

CATHERINE

-----Original

Message-----

From: Marie Drew

Sent: Sunday, January

06, 2002 7:50 PM

To: NF2_Crew

Subject: Re:

Non-NF2 flight stuff -- marie and catherine

Maybe we could get together and go to a travel agent together?

Did you read my latest post/s to marcus? marie

-----Original

Message-----

To: NF2_Crew

<NF2_Crew >

Date: Sunday, January 06, 2002

6:16 PM

Subject: RE: Non-NF2

flight stuff -- marie and catherine

YES MARIE I AM HERE I TAKE IT FROM THE AMOUNT OF POST FROM YOU

YOU ARE HOME?

I HAVE BEEN READING EVERYTHING ABOUT OUR TRIP TO OZ I THINK WE BEST MEET

WITH A TRAVEL AGENT AND SEE WHAT WE CAN LEARN WE HAVE FIND OUT HOW TO GET

OUR VISA'S

BEEN WAITING TO HEAR FROM YOU PRIVATELY

CATHERINE

-----Original

Message-----

From: Marie Drew

Sent: Sunday, January

06, 2002 5:14 PM

To: NF2_Crew

Subject: Re:

Non-NF2 flight stuff -- marie and catherine

Yes, I am thinking if we got to Sydney, same time as you, maybe pauline

could show us all around, and then apprently there is transportation like

buses and trains from Sydney to Surfer's Paraise; then we could stay there,

and I would definitely like to at least see the Outback, for a day or two;

catherine are you there? Marcus, my friend Barb is supposedly coming,

and maybe she would show us around a bit after the get together?Marie

-----Original

Message-----

To: NF2_Crew

<NF2_Crew >

Date: Sunday, January 06, 2002

10:09 AM

Subject: Re: Non-NF2

flight stuff -- marie and catherine

Okkkk, I went to the new Walmart SuperCenter here, its hugeeeeee,

like a Sam's, they had a travel agency in there, so I went in and the lady

was nice, she looked up flights and gave me a $1546 quote (same as what

I found on internet) she told me her husband was going deaf

so that started a side conversation, I gave her ALDA info haha and she

told me she could call a ticket consolidator for me to see if she could

get a lower fare. I had just read about ticket consolidators on the web

so k new what she meant, so I said go ahead. The ticket consolidator emailed

me 2 days later and said best she could do was $1499 so I went ahead and

got my own on web with my choice of dates and arrival times thru http://www.cheaptickets.com

theres also expedia.com travelocity.com and tons of others

Do a web search of ticket consolidators

to see what you come up with.

I posted a site I found called hotwire http://www.hotwire.com/index.jsp

on the OZ ADVENTURE list and it is tempting, I got a quote of $1163 round

trip! But read allllllllllllllllllllll the fine print, there are a few

catches, still might be good. Marie, have you joined the OZ adventure

list yet? send an email to OZADVENTURE-subscribe to join.

The thing about these ticket search engines online is you cant find prices

for that brisbane airport, its not listed on any, thats the one closest

to surfers. Sydney is a 12 to 17 hour drive away, depending on how you

want to take it. We want to drive to see whatever but im sure it will be

just a lot of highway, but still, me and r enjoy drives. we are also flying

out of sydney, which means we are driving BACK, so will leave surfers early

mon morn 6/17.

Marie and : I think you should go and see sydney while

there, maybe you should go to a travel agent in person and see if you can

get air to sydney, then hook up with pauline while there, maybe she can

accommodate you too, she has offered, and do a solid day in sydney wirth

pauline as tour guide, cud meet me and rod there too, then fly to surfers

the next day or so, pauline cud take u to airport, shes right there, maybe

she'll be flying there to too, then fly home out of the air port near surfers.

You cant do this online, youd need a travel agent but i bet it wudnt

cost much more. just an idea.

, are your daughters going? wouldnt that be a fun family trip!

's Travel consultant agency at your service!

catherine wrote:

YES CINDY WHERE DO YOU FIND A PERSON LIKE THIS?

IN THE YELLOW PAGES?

MARIE AND I HAVE GOT TO GET MOVING OR THE PLANES

WILL ALL BE ON THE WAY

TO OZ WITHOUT US LOL

CATHERINE

> Re: Non-NF2 flight stuff

>

>

> >I met with a ticket consolidator and an agent, the best they cud

do was

> $1490

> >from fl to la, la to sydney. all internet search engines gave the

range

> from

> >1400 to 1800, they are good at giving correct arrival times with

the time

> zones

> >too.

> >

> >Marcus wrote:

> >

> >> Hi ! ( LOOOOONG TIME NO SEE )

> >> I sure agree with you on the TRAVEL agent thing. They are

> being squeezed

> by

> >> internet bookings and they know the market like the back of

> their hand. A

> >> normal flight for me to Las Vegas was over $2000 but I got there

for

> $1250

> >> return with a travel agent. This was a firm booking and they

> even fed me

> >> along the way ;-)

> >> I've already mentioned this on our OZ ADVENTURE LIST, you see

> you need to

> be

> >> real careful booking flights in different time zones, and add

to that

> >> crossing the international dale line you could end up a day

> early or late

> or

> >> stuck in an airport with your flight having left the hours before.

You

> need

> >> to be at least 2 hrs early for an international flight.

> >> If your not EINSTEIN and calculus wasn't your thing at school

get help

> on

> >> this PLEASE

> >>

> >> Marcus

> >>

> >> > Joanie, What month did you travel to NZ? I was putting

your post

> together

> >> with stuff Marcus and wrote and I was thinking that for

the

> off-season

> >> it makes sense that flights wouldn't fill up as well and

> they'd lower the

> >> price as it got closer to the departure date... but maybe for

seasonal

> >> flights, they fill up earlier and so those would require a

> longer advance

> in

> >> booking for lower fares. I also think international travel

is sorta

> >> different from domestic... the jets are so much bigger and all...

I'd

> expect

> >> different dynamics for how pricing works. Don't really know,

though...

> has

> >> anyone on the Crew found anything on the Web about this or do

> you know a

> >> friendly travel agent that could answer honestly?

Thanks,

> >> >

> >>

> >>

> >>

> >>

[Guest guest]

Yes I know Barbara Wolf , Marie.

If you can hold off on the final details a week or so I can move into my new house and THINK CLEARLY ( or clearer ) !

My Mrs 'Joyanne' will contact Queensland Rail to find out more about the OUTBACK train trips for you all.

We can work out a DAILY ITINERARY soon. Just get to OZ when you want to and I'm sure we will fill your time.

Marcus

Re: Non-NF2 flight stuff > > > >I met with a ticket consolidator and an agent, the best they cud do was > $1490 > >from fl to la, la to sydney. all internet search engines gave the range > from > >1400 to 1800, they are good at giving correct arrival times with the time > zones > >too. > > > >Marcus wrote: > > > >> Hi ! ( LOOOOONG TIME NO SEE ) > >> I sure agree with you on the TRAVEL agent thing. They are > being squeezed > by > >> internet bookings and they know the market like the back of > their hand. A > >> normal flight for me to Las Vegas was over $2000 but I got there for > $1250 > >> return with a travel agent. This was a firm booking and they > even fed me > >> along the way ;-) > >> I've already mentioned this on our OZ ADVENTURE LIST, you see > you need to > be > >> real careful booking flights in different time zones, and add to that > >> crossing the international dale line you could end up a day > early or late > or > >> stuck in an airport with your flight having left the hours before. You > need > >> to be at least 2 hrs early for an international flight. > >> If your not EINSTEIN and calculus wasn't your thing at school get help > on > >> this PLEASE > >> > >> Marcus > >> > >> > Joanie, What month did you travel to NZ? I was putting your post > together > >> with stuff Marcus and wrote and I was thinking that for the > off-season > >> it makes sense that flights wouldn't fill up as well and > they'd lower the > >> price as it got closer to the departure date... but maybe for seasonal > >> flights, they fill up earlier and so those would require a > longer advance > in > >> booking for lower fares. I also think international travel is sorta > >> different from domestic... the jets are so much bigger and all... I'd > expect > >> different dynamics for how pricing works. Don't really know, though... > has > >> anyone on the Crew found anything on the Web about this or do > you know a > >> friendly travel agent that could answer honestly? Thanks, > >> > > >> > >> > >> > >>

[Guest guest]

Hey you guys ! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

You are already on Yahoo anyhow with CREW MAIL and Social mail ( if your on that list ) .

You send and receive mail just the same as CREW to the address sent you.

I used YAHOO to simplify it for us all. You would only need to go the OZADVENTURE home page to view past mails you may have missed, just like crew.

M

PS . Thanks , I'll cook an extra piece of ROO just for you ;-) LEG or PAW ?

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YES I GOT EVERYTHING I WENT TO THE YAHOO SITE BUT ALL THAT I FOUND THERE WAS POST THAT I HAD ALREADY READ IN EMAIL FORM I WISH MARCUS HAD NOT USED YAHOO AND DID LIKE ALL THE OTHER GROUPS WE HAVE PLANNED TRIPS WITH IN MY OPINION YAHOO STINKS!!

CATHERINE