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For me, Cathay Pacific wins hands down. SQ in second place.

The hotel rooms also suck. Think Motel 6 with some sort of Rock & Roll poster on the wall.

Don't count on the AA miles. Per AA.com , only B, Y, and H fares earn miles in economy. Everything else earns zilch on AA. Still a great airline, and HKG has got to be my favorite airport.

You aren't trying hard enough then. some tips... 1. Be VERY flexible with your dates 2. Look for obscure routings. Instead of SEA-NRT-BKK, look at SEA-SFO-NRT-BKK or SEA-LAX-NRT-BKK as well. 3. Look for Star Alliance bookings as well. AND, as per Number 2, be creative with your city pairs. for exampe, you could book SEA-SFO-KIX on UA, and KIX-BKK on TG. 4. When you call UA to find availability, and some drone in India says there is no availability, say thanks and hang up and try again. There are A LOT of lazy and stooopid customer service agents at UA. 5. Go to ww

Ya beat me to it Bob. Your Mexican food is very good!

Never bought the certs ... that's why I was asking. I too hate hardcore timeshare pitches. I can (and have) said no, but my time on holiday is worth way more to me than the money I would save going thru that kind of hassle.

YIKES!!! Thanks Redwood

I was browsing ebay, and came across a few listing for this: View Talay The seller does have a good rating (100%), but that little voice in the back of my head is saying, "if it looks too good to be true, it probably is". I do not know anything about the location or condition of the property. Anyone else bought these?

From the March 14 Bangkok Post http://www.bangkokpost.com/News/14Mar2007_news09.php THAI could unload four new Airbus jets Thai Airways International's commerce department has asked the airline's board to sell its four brand-new A340-500 Airbus passenger jets. THAI vice-president for commerce Wallop Bhukkanasut said the the four-engined jetliners consume a lot of fuel and offer limited seating capacity. The proposed sale has put on hold a plan to next month add two more non-stop Bangkok-New York flights to the current five flights a week, he said. The route is now served by

The big issue here is that the A345 is overweight and does not have the fuel efficiency that Airbus promised. To even make the ultra-long haul flights, they had to reduce the weight, and thus no First Class (seats are too heavy), only AC with Premium Econ (42" pitch) and regular Economy with 36" pitch (versus ~32" for most airlines). So despite high load factors, the plane just does not carry enough people. (BTW, SQ claims they do not make money on their A345 ultra long hauls either). To another poster's quest about why they do not just increase the price due to the benefit of a non-sto

I'm on the (only) United Airlines flight, arrives at Swampypoon at 11:10pm on March 26. I've already booked with Mr. Toom. If anyone would like to share the ride and cost, drop me a message

Air mattress on the beach? I dream about on air mattress on the beach. I stay in a cardboard box in a sewer with 50 other blokes. We work 26 hours at the local mine, drink battery acid for breakfast, and ...... oh wait, is this where I go for an argument?

You might also want to try Priceline. 5-star hotels on Sukhumvit ... namely the Marriott, Sheraton, or Westin ... can be had for ~$100US. All are nice options than those previously listed, all are guest friendly, and all are great hotels in good locations. For Priceline tips and bid histories, check out bidding for travel. The site is run by a real bitch, but has good info.

Cookie: I cannot email via info@jasminemansion.com ... yahoo calms the address does not exist. Kindly respond via pm

I do not often go out of my way to recommend businesses, but I am making an exception here. I have used a few laundry shops in Pattaya, and find most of them overpriced and offering SLOOOOOW turnaround times. The quality of the job is often spotty. Last trip I found a place that actually does a good job at a fair price, and they turn around fast. The place is Porn Laundry (no, I do not have any financial interest). They are on 2nd road Soi 14, across from beach road Soi 12. They are cheaper than everyone else, turn around in ~6 hours at no additional charge, typically round down the c

In Sept, I am on the EVA flight that gets into BKK at 140am, so I figure it will be well past 2am by the time I pass immigration, get my luggage, get thru customs, and get some baht. I am surte others have taken this flight before, and I am wondering if folks head straight to Pattaya, or stay overnight in BKK and head out in the am? I am a bit concerned about getting some drive crazed on Yaba for the trip to pattaya, and getting in at 430am it seems stupid to pay for a hotel for the next three hours (and it is unlikely I will want to sleep then). At the same time, there won't be much

AFAIK, you NEVER earn Starwood points on ANY prepaid rate. This has been discussed ad nauseum on flyertalk.com, and it does not seem likely to change,

I'd say there is a 10% chance of you making that connection. Seriously, allow yourself at least 3 hours to connect form LGA to JFK. Even then, with traffic on the Van Wyck Expy, no promises (unless you were planning on taking the helicopter)

There is a 7-11 located near the entrance from the terminal to the parking garage. Just ask somebody ....

Without question, if you can possibly afford the 1800 baht, stay at the Sofitel. This is a real 5* hotel for less than $50 a night. Go ahead an splurge a little. Includes a really nice b'fast buffet as well.