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Thanks all. Qantas call centre couldn't sell us the HKT-BKK leg, perhaps to do with the original fare and restrictions (i.e. changing from a return trip to open jaw). I have bought the one way fare from Bangkok airways and as one last hail mary I might ask EK or PG if they can combine the two...

In October we're returning from a holiday on QF8418 (EK0418) BKK to SYD. Does anyone have any advice on whether and how we might be able to book a flight HKT to BKK same day that would allow us to check baggage through to SYD? I notice a few Bangkok airways flights have EK codeshares and two...

While in South America for several months on a couple of land sectors (SCL GYE and GYE CCS) of a LONE4 back in 2010 we found the Qantas office in Buenos Aires very helpful to book a few frequent flyer rewards (CUZ-LIM-GYE and JTC-MDE). Just go with good ID to get through security. Also very...

There is quite a detailed article on visas on arrival on tripadvisor that I stumbled across. It's not straight forward to find using tripadvisor's search since it is drowned out in search results by the many forum posts on the topic. Vietnam: FAQ Visa on arrival (VOA) - TripAdvisor We're going...

Thought that this might be interesting reading for this thread Good news, flyers: ‘flight mode’ is safe during take-off and landing Good news, flyers: 'flight mode' is safe during take-off and landing

I thought readers of this thread might be interested in this article on the Conversation: The Airbus A380 wing cracks: an engineer’s perspective The Airbus A380 wing cracks: an engineer's perspective

Recently returned from 7 months flashpacking RTW, mostly South America and Africa. We found our Fujitsu netbook invaluable (model escapes me now, N450 processor but you can do better now). We chose Fujitsu because it, among others, has global warranty so if there were any issues (none though)...

Taj at Dawn is worth the early rise and the overnight in Agra. The light is beautiful and you might miss the crowds. Backside of Taj across the river is a worthwhile less-seen perspective. Agra is like most of India - dirty and especially confronting if you've never done developing world (come...

We've been travelling in South America for a couple of months and observed checks of the type suggested earlier. Many of the long distance bus services very carefully check luggage against tickets as they empty the bus. As for flights twice we've had baggage checked against luggage tickets-...

Earlier this year I easily booked a LONE4 ex AKL heading east for the NZ price. I used the Oneworld website and booking tool to look at all of the options and eventually book. All of my contact details I provided were Australian and I used an Australian credit card to pay in NZD. It was an...

I thought some members would be interested to know that purchasing ANZ Visa travel cards for foreign currency is considered a purchase and not a cash advance and hence will earn points. When getting a USD card today I was expecting it to be a Cash Advance or maybe not even able to go on a CC...

Can anyone suggest any options to change OW RTW fares without steep "service fees"? I called 131313 today to change a timing of a couple of segments of a LONE4, same flight numbers just different days. I was hit with an $80/pax Service Fee despite the fare rules indicating that there is no...

Earlier this year I used the one world global site to book a LONE4 ex AKL. I indicated I was in NZ and had no problems getting the cheaper NZD fare despite having Australian details. From memory once I had indicated the itinerary it booked via the Qantas site. I don't know anything about the...

This PS received the email late this morning (does this mean I'm extra plebian?) but thanks to the Forum I'd already confirmed last night that the flight I was after was not among them :(

Hi Serfty, Thanks for those links. I'll have a closer look. I've found this site very helpful over the last couple of months, along with the rule sheet, looking at itinerary options and had looked at booking direct but not with AA. I had planned our LONE4 (can't afford D, AKL-SCL-IPC-SCL...

Hi I'm considering getting a New Zealand, preferably Auckland, based TA to book a One World RTW ticket. We might also get them to book some other things here and there. Any recommendations for a TA or suggestions to do otherwise would be appreciated. I think I've already done most of the...

Thanks SamH, I wasn't aware of that LAN special. Very tempting.

I'm wondering which OW FFP would be best for my wife to join to take advantage of a RTW OW 4CE we have planned for later this year through to early next year. I suspect the answer is QFF but we're open to reasons to try another program. I think we've managed to get a good itinerary...