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It's not a problem. If you haven't booked and don't have a way to book on arrival, if you ask nicely the have an iPad. You can book there and then.

None of this has absolutely any to do with the tickets posted, since there is no cross border ticketing or unused coupons. As to a lack of protection if buying from Turkey or Finland, that is just more nonsense. If you pay with a credit card you have Section 75. Debit card, you have the possibility of chargeback. But more than that, who has ever bought a ticket from Finland or Turkey? Then more nonsense, "Legally they can just tear your ticket up if you have bought a ticket from say Finland dor Greece or somewhere like that outside of the EU" What a load of bull...! What are you pos

Looks ex UK to me and Turkish Airlines is regarded as a decent airline. I don't know why such a person is giving 'advice' here if they really have no idea. These are options. They aren't supposed to fit all situations. We all know that you only started this thread because of my earlier posts about cheaper alternative options on the other thread.. But instead of working together, you tried to steal my thunder and have once again ended up with egg on your face.

This a normal EVA fare this year for flights from Feb to June. Looks like a decent airline to me.

Goldpanner simply doesn't know what he is talking about. Personally I think he has remained unchallenged here for so long, that he imagines that he is an expert. He keeps banging on about "Error fares", but actually has no idea as to what constitutes an error fare and his assertion that there are no bargain flights on decent airlines ex UK is utter crap. He is literally making it up as he goes along. Let's go from Manchester or Inverness to Hawaii Let's go from Inverness to BKK. They look like decent airlines to me. That is just a small selection.

Erm.....Honey Lodge is not in or close to Soi Honey Inn. Honey Lodge is close to the entrance of Walking Street, but away from the noise.

Central Marina https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Marina

If you want something in the thick of it, but quiet, I would recommend Honey Lodge. Small rooms, but excellent location. Perhaps book it for your first couple of nights to see how you go.

We discussed this already on the other thread. But there you were totally negative and cast aspersions about the airlines involved. Now here you are. Nice that you gave me credit for beginning the conversation. Anyway.... When you pay £185 pounds for a flight, and only need a single one way connecting flight, you can choose to make it a twin centre holiday and use the saving you have made to pay for a stay in the connecting city. In the examples on the other thread, I illustrated both Istanbul and Larnaca. One doesn't always need to take huge amounts of luggage for a two week

Caught this one a bit late, so already missed the dates and shorter durations over Christmas; But still some cheap fares in November and over the new year for anyone needing to pop home for a visit.

Not a problem, it gave rise to the follow on info about the BKK route anyway. From London they fly a brand new 777-369(ER), from Kuwait a two year old A330-243. So recent changes. Previous aircraft just too old I guess.

I didn't have a plan to go to NZ, but on seeing that price, it was worth going to take a look. I'm glad that I did. I would have booked more, but I just caught the end of the deal. Someone who caught the deal a bit earlier booked this one: London to Chiang Mai Flight 1 Thursday, February 16, 2017 confirmed Departure: 21:35 London, United Kingdom - Heathrow, terminal 2 Arrival: 16:00+1 day(s) Bangkok, Thailand - Suvarnabhumi International Airline Thai Airways International TG 917 Aircraft: Boeing 777-300 Fare type: Economy Restricted Change of

Economy Class. Not sure that they would be happy with being called an economy airline. Flew with them recently to New Zealand. Was not bad. London to Bangkok was excellent. Bangkok to Auckland, ok. But I was especially happy with the price of £400 or so.

Wouldn't know anything about that. In post #38 I referred to the Bangkok route. So this was an exceptional deal for the super peak season over Christmas and the new year. Some may have immediately dismissed the deal without checking the aircraft being utilised. £320 at the time of the offer. Seven months in advance in this case. The saving could easily pay for someone's accommodation over the period if they book at a monthly rate. There is no hostility from my side. It just seems that some are entrenched in their old ways and are quick to dismiss any ide

Every now and again, you can find an almost useless, but amazing flight deal. 2841 baht

Just use http://airportpattayabus.com/v1/airport-to-pattaya/ and take a Songthaew from Tha Phraya stop or get off at one of their other two drop off points. 120 baht plus whatever you want to pay for a songtheaw/motorcycle taxi to your accommodation. Otherwise you can book a taxi from Mr T or the like.

You weren't attacked. Show me even a single sign of an attack in post #34 where I quoted you or even in post #36. I just pointed out an alternative strategy to just looking for the same flights that everyone else would be looking for and backed it up with actual data. You did your best to denigrate and tried and failed to pick it apart. It's not a competition. As Butch stated, any kind of edge is helpful. But you seem to take his statement as some kind of personal endorsement when likely he meant to state that all of the information posted is useful. The discussion in this thread i

Patronising? When did that happen? You just told that you were doing the journey for ten years and couldn't remember. So I remind and you call me patronising! 2012 to 2013 is recently. They were probably the last major airline to do so. You initially suggested that it could be 2007 to 2008 with your ten year time frame. I've been a member of this particular forum for fifteen years. Seems the 'new' members are a bit thin skinned and take offence at the slightest thing.

Seems people had a different experience in 2012. https://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/ShowTopic-g293916-i3687-k5332506-Has_Thai_airways_London_to_bkk_TG911_improved_been_updated-Bangkok.html If you search you'll find similar stories. They were really the worst. It was embarrassing. People were still talking about it in 2013; https://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/ShowTopic-g1-i10702-k6092145-Thai_Airways_LHR_to_BKK-Air_Travel.html I think they were just very slow on fitting out their planes.So probably up to 2012 at least, there was still a chance of no seatback TV on the BKK route. When you

I checked the Kuwait Airways planes to be used on the BKK route, as I posted a deal recently, and they look to be new. When last did you fly with them? https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/9k-apa https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/9k-akh Two years old. That's new for when it comes to aircraft. One needs to keep abreast of the changes. It wasn't long ago that THAI were the worst. Completely outdated equipment, not even a seatback TV. They only recently brought their product up to date.

You are coming over like angry and despicable old man. What kind of man claims to use a walking stick only to gain the benefits of the genuinely disabled? Disgusting in my opinion. But you seem genuinely proud of your behaviour. As to your slagging off of Gulf Air, how ironic that you recently began a thread on that very topic: http://www.pattayatalk.com/forums/topic/67390-gulf-air/ There was nothing negative about the review that you received in reply, but instead you chose to fly with China Southern. So your argument about other flying with "shite" airlines as you put it, goes r

....also I don't know where you got the losing two days travelling thing from....you lose a few hours outbound on the extra stopover, that is it. It might be two hours. It might be four hours. No addition on the way back and since your post was about it being more expensive over that time of year then the gist of the post was about affordability. So about losing four hours but saving a couple of hundred pounds. If it wasn't about saving money, what was the point of your post in the first place? I can afford to fly at any time of year. I'm just passing on tips on saving money. We aren't t

A long post...... and it seems that you have lost the ability to read and comprehend. Yes, Chinese New Year this year was from the 28th of January to the 15th of February this year. So the flights were overlapping and during Chinese New Year this year. Secondly, not only did I state clearly that the flights returned to London, but I illustrated that by showing by posting actual examples of flights booked over Chinese New Year this year, returning to London. So, one would only need a one way flight to Larnaca or Istanbul in that case. Once again, you can choose a flight

I fully expected the "cheapie" argument from you. You are using the arguments from perhaps ten years ago. I haven't flown with any of the airlines that you have mentioned. I certainly wouldn't put Gulf Air in your description. But seriously, if you use a walking stick, the extra outbound stop might be a step too far for you. The advice is aimed at people who also enjoy travelling and seeing other places, not just getting from A to B asap. But also at those who really need to save money. A couple of examples for you that were also available at the same price over Chinese New Y

It's really not that bad if you are travelling alone and can be flexible. Of course it's more difficult for those who are sitting around waiting for a direct flight to come down in price. I rarely pay more than £300 for a return flight in all seasons, apart from the super peak of the third week of December to first week of Jan. But again if flexible you can cut costs there too, as I've shown earlier. I'll buy a flight that is cheap just for the fun of it. Recently bought a flight from Europe to Bangkok, returning to London for £185. I can connect up directly or create a twin centre hol