Howdy,
Have a complex African Honeymoon planned for December.
Flight Centre have quoted me:
$3.5k per person for:
ADL to HK to Joburg to Maun on 8 Dec (arriving 9 Dec)
Vic Falls to Joburg to Nairobi to Kilimanjaro on 15 Dec (arriving 16 Dec)
Zanzibar to Nairobi to Doha to Hong Kong to Adelaide on 22 Dec (arriving 24 Dec). (Kenya to Cathay Pacific (operated by Qatar) to Cathay Pacfic to Cathay Pacific) - > Travel agents plan Total: 22.5 hours flight and over 19 hour stopover. Leave 22nd, come back 24th.
Now, I'm relatively happy with that. But, it is not perfect.
I'd prefer to go over via Singapore, but its not muccccchhhhh better for us. Let's put that to one side.
HOWEVER, the big HOWEVER, is, I'd rather leave Zanzibar at the same time, but arrive back in at 20:50 on the 23rd* via QF (Etihad metal) as opposed to 6:50 on the 24th - > My preferred flights: Total: 18.5 hours flight and under 13.5 hours of stopover. Leave 22nd, come back 23rd, in 9.5 hours quicker.
Now, the problem is, travel agent says it'll cost $5.5k+ per person to change those last flights from to my preffered flights. Now, this is clearly not worth the extra $4k+ it would cost all up.
I understand it could cost more, but I didn't expect it to cost $4k more!
My problem:
I cannot find a price close to what he has got us already via Cathay Pacific (ie: I can find about $5k) but I can find a price close to $11k via Emirates (QF).... I've tried webjet and skyscanner and QF website and Cathay Pacific, and Qatar and South Africa and Emirates and even Kenya Airways.
So, how on earth can he get all the flights for $3.5k? If I can find that price, then maybbbbbbe, just mayybbbe I can find an alternative via Dubai that is similar in price. Is there some magic website that I'm missing, or is it because Flight Centre can get cheaper flights through a wholesaler?
Do I have any chance of coming back from Zanzibar via Dubai for a similar price to Hong Kong?
Cheers,
*Or, potentially, leave on the 23rd and come back on the 24th still.
Have a complex African Honeymoon planned for December.
Flight Centre have quoted me:
$3.5k per person for:
ADL to HK to Joburg to Maun on 8 Dec (arriving 9 Dec)
Vic Falls to Joburg to Nairobi to Kilimanjaro on 15 Dec (arriving 16 Dec)
Zanzibar to Nairobi to Doha to Hong Kong to Adelaide on 22 Dec (arriving 24 Dec). (Kenya to Cathay Pacific (operated by Qatar) to Cathay Pacfic to Cathay Pacific) - > Travel agents plan Total: 22.5 hours flight and over 19 hour stopover. Leave 22nd, come back 24th.
Now, I'm relatively happy with that. But, it is not perfect.
I'd prefer to go over via Singapore, but its not muccccchhhhh better for us. Let's put that to one side.
HOWEVER, the big HOWEVER, is, I'd rather leave Zanzibar at the same time, but arrive back in at 20:50 on the 23rd* via QF (Etihad metal) as opposed to 6:50 on the 24th - > My preferred flights: Total: 18.5 hours flight and under 13.5 hours of stopover. Leave 22nd, come back 23rd, in 9.5 hours quicker.
Now, the problem is, travel agent says it'll cost $5.5k+ per person to change those last flights from to my preffered flights. Now, this is clearly not worth the extra $4k+ it would cost all up.
I understand it could cost more, but I didn't expect it to cost $4k more!
My problem:
I cannot find a price close to what he has got us already via Cathay Pacific (ie: I can find about $5k) but I can find a price close to $11k via Emirates (QF).... I've tried webjet and skyscanner and QF website and Cathay Pacific, and Qatar and South Africa and Emirates and even Kenya Airways.
So, how on earth can he get all the flights for $3.5k? If I can find that price, then maybbbbbbe, just mayybbbe I can find an alternative via Dubai that is similar in price. Is there some magic website that I'm missing, or is it because Flight Centre can get cheaper flights through a wholesaler?
Do I have any chance of coming back from Zanzibar via Dubai for a similar price to Hong Kong?
Cheers,
*Or, potentially, leave on the 23rd and come back on the 24th still.