Jul 26, 2015, 4:02 am
Last edit by: serfty
OzFest #13. "Gold Coast Queensland" Australia. Memorial Day Weekend, May 27-29, 2016
Booking site: www.trybooking.com/Booking/BookingEventSummary.aspx?eid=199270
Activity Summary:
We set up a web based reservation system to book and pay for activities: later
Google doc link for activities. Click activities tab. Note is very much work in progress. Just getting working now
Friday
18:30 dinner at Seascape Restaurant, 4 The Esplanade, Surfers Paradise QLD 4217. A short walk from the Hilton. AU$61
Saturday
The day bus trip on Saturday is to Byron Bay. Australia's most easterly point. Starting from the Hilton at 09:00 ~ 09:30 and return about 15:30. AU$40.
For those not going to BB other activities will be suggested
Saturday Evening
Oz Fest 13 official dinner 18:30 Kurrawa Surf Life Saving Club, Old Burleigh Road, Broadbeach QLD 4218
Please make you own way to the venue. Handy to a rail tram stop.
Pay on the night to the venue. Please indicate your attendance on the reservation link, so we advise the venue how many will attend
Sunday morning
A tour, by Oz Fest bus, to Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary where you have the option of having your photo taken with a koala. A great spot for lunch a short walk from CWS, is the Currumbin Vikings Surf Club, which has great views up and down the beach and is very close to Coolangatta Airport (OOL) for those people flying out Sunday afternoon. The Oz Fest bus can drop off at the airport. AU$50
Sunday Evening
Casual dinner at a local venue for those still in the Gold Coast. May be organised on the day.
Booking site: www.trybooking.com/Booking/BookingEventSummary.aspx?eid=199270
Activity Summary:
We set up a web based reservation system to book and pay for activities: later
Google doc link for activities. Click activities tab. Note is very much work in progress. Just getting working now
Friday
18:30 dinner at Seascape Restaurant, 4 The Esplanade, Surfers Paradise QLD 4217. A short walk from the Hilton. AU$61
Saturday
The day bus trip on Saturday is to Byron Bay. Australia's most easterly point. Starting from the Hilton at 09:00 ~ 09:30 and return about 15:30. AU$40.
For those not going to BB other activities will be suggested
Saturday Evening
Oz Fest 13 official dinner 18:30 Kurrawa Surf Life Saving Club, Old Burleigh Road, Broadbeach QLD 4218
Please make you own way to the venue. Handy to a rail tram stop.
Pay on the night to the venue. Please indicate your attendance on the reservation link, so we advise the venue how many will attend
Sunday morning
A tour, by Oz Fest bus, to Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary where you have the option of having your photo taken with a koala. A great spot for lunch a short walk from CWS, is the Currumbin Vikings Surf Club, which has great views up and down the beach and is very close to Coolangatta Airport (OOL) for those people flying out Sunday afternoon. The Oz Fest bus can drop off at the airport. AU$50
Sunday Evening
Casual dinner at a local venue for those still in the Gold Coast. May be organised on the day.
OzFest #13. "Gold Coast Queensland" Australia. Memorial Day Weekend, May 27-29, 2016
Apr 27, 2016, 10:12 am
#241
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: SYD, BNE and BKK
Programs: QF Platinum (OW Emerald), PC Platinum, HH Gold
Posts: 1,029
Apr 27, 2016, 10:23 am
#242
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: SEA/YVR/BLI
Programs: UA "Lifetime" Gold, AS MVPG100K, OW Emerald, HH Lifetime Diamond, IC Plat, Marriott Gold, Hertz Gold
Posts: 9,489
16 May Load car and depart from home
[Er, let's skip ahead a bit...
)
24/25 May TG475 BKK-SYD
26 May QF862 SYD-OOL
(Hilton Surfers Paradise)
31 May QF863 OOL-SYD
(Holiday Inn Old Sydney)
2 June OZ602 SYD-ICN, etc.
[Er, let's skip ahead a bit...
)24/25 May TG475 BKK-SYD
26 May QF862 SYD-OOL
(Hilton Surfers Paradise)
31 May QF863 OOL-SYD
(Holiday Inn Old Sydney)
2 June OZ602 SYD-ICN, etc.
Apr 27, 2016, 1:51 pm
#243
Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: Taif, KSA
Programs: BA GGL, HH Diamond
Posts: 1,907
Decided to book a redemption flight for Monday 30th with QF in J. Will allow me to check through my bags and not need to wait 2 hours at SYD for the BA checkin to open.
QF863 OOL-SYD 0915-1045
I will also check in for my VA flight in case the QF flight is delayed for any reason as I can't afford to miss my flight home. For 9000 avios and Ł10.70 it's worth it for the insurance.
QF863 OOL-SYD 0915-1045
I will also check in for my VA flight in case the QF flight is delayed for any reason as I can't afford to miss my flight home. For 9000 avios and Ł10.70 it's worth it for the insurance.
Apr 28, 2016, 12:37 am
#244
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: ORD (formerly ORD>SFO>AKL)
Programs: AA PPro, QF Gold, DL Plat, HHonors Diamond, Hyatt Globalist, IHG Platinum
Posts: 363
I need to update the spreadsheet with our flights.....
Apr 29, 2016, 9:17 am
#245
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Austin, Texas
Programs: Airline nobody. Sad!
Posts: 26,062
Just wanted to note for anyone going (or considering) that there is currently (as of 10:17AM CDT 4/29/16) one saver J award with QF LAX-BNE departing Wednesday, May 25th, arriving morning of the 27th. BNE-OOL is just a quick train ride, perfect timing! 
May 1, 2016, 4:11 pm
#246
Oz Fest organizers
Join Date: May 2015
Location: Australia
Posts: 259
Payment link for Ozfest13 activities now live
Hi everyone
The payment link is now live for Ozfest13 Gold Coast. Either of the following links will take you there.
https://www.trybooking.com/LIUG
https://www.trybooking.com/199270
If you are going to all activities please only select the first item. (Au$151) No need to select any other option.
Post 4 has details of the activities.
Note:
For the Friday dinner we need to confirm numbers on Wednesday morning (25 May). If you register after that time you may or may not be able to attend. It will depend on the venue as to if they will accept more reservations from our group.
The payment link is now live for Ozfest13 Gold Coast. Either of the following links will take you there.
https://www.trybooking.com/LIUG
https://www.trybooking.com/199270
If you are going to all activities please only select the first item. (Au$151) No need to select any other option.
Post 4 has details of the activities.
Note:
For the Friday dinner we need to confirm numbers on Wednesday morning (25 May). If you register after that time you may or may not be able to attend. It will depend on the venue as to if they will accept more reservations from our group.
Last edited by Oz Fest; May 4, 2016 at 11:13 am
May 1, 2016, 6:03 pm
#247
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: MEL
Programs: QF WP, LTG, QP on hold
Posts: 717
We are all paid up.
A reminder that I will be doing name tags again - if I have done a correct tag for you previously then I have your details. If I have done a wrong tag for you in the past please remind me!
Name tags will include your FT handle, preferred name and your home airport code.
To give you an idea of what they are, here's a (ancient!) sample:
Audrey
A reminder that I will be doing name tags again - if I have done a correct tag for you previously then I have your details. If I have done a wrong tag for you in the past please remind me!
Name tags will include your FT handle, preferred name and your home airport code.
To give you an idea of what they are, here's a (ancient!) sample:
Audrey
May 1, 2016, 7:15 pm
#248
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: IAH
Programs: DL DM, Hyatt Ist-iest, Stariott Platinum, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 12,789
What time of day are you planning to depart OOL/Hilton? I'd be interested but I presume my flight timing might be too early.
May 2, 2016, 1:31 am
#249
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: Wellington
Programs: QF OWE, NZ EP, Le Club Gold, HH Silver
Posts: 74
I'm all paid up for the events, looking forward to seeing everyone!
May 2, 2016, 2:28 am
#250
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: BOS/BTV
Programs: Delta Plat, former AA EXP, AS Gold, SPG Gold, IHG Plat.
Posts: 659
I'm pretty sure this is phantom availability - it's actually been showing for 4 or 5 days.... Though a 5/25 J seat avail on QF appears on both the AA and AS websites, it errors out when you try to book. I even checked with the AS partner desk; they could not access it either. Kinda weird, but essentially N/A.
May 2, 2016, 5:13 am
#251
Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: Taif, KSA
Programs: BA GGL, HH Diamond
Posts: 1,907
All paid up $151 
FT Handle: Jamier45
Preferred name: Jamie
Home airport: MME
A reminder that I will be doing name tags again - if I have done a correct tag for you previously then I have your details. If I have done a wrong tag for you in the past please remind me!
Name tags will include your FT handle, preferred name and your home airport code.
To give you an idea of what they are, here's a (ancient!) sample:
Audrey
Name tags will include your FT handle, preferred name and your home airport code.
To give you an idea of what they are, here's a (ancient!) sample:
Audrey
Preferred name: Jamie
Home airport: MME
May 2, 2016, 8:04 am
#252
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: DCA/IAD
Programs: UA 2.5MM; HH Diamond; Hyatt Platinum; MR Gold
Posts: 1,355
I'm afraid I need to downgrade to Bronze.
I ran the numbers and simply don't have enough vacation days to make Oz Fest #13 work. (Oh, and I also can't find any confirmable business class upgrades across the Pacific for any dates that would make sense for me.)
I'm going to miss catching up with friends and enjoying Aussie hospitality; hopefully I'll be able to make next year's event.
I ran the numbers and simply don't have enough vacation days to make Oz Fest #13 work. (Oh, and I also can't find any confirmable business class upgrades across the Pacific for any dates that would make sense for me.)
I'm going to miss catching up with friends and enjoying Aussie hospitality; hopefully I'll be able to make next year's event.
May 2, 2016, 10:04 am
#253
Join Date: May 2001
Location: RNO, NV, USA.
Programs: UA 2MM
Posts: 5,062
I'm afraid I need to downgrade to Bronze.
I ran the numbers and simply don't have enough vacation days to make Oz Fest #13 work. (Oh, and I also can't find any confirmable business class upgrades across the Pacific for any dates that would make sense for me.)
I'm going to miss catching up with friends and enjoying Aussie hospitality; hopefully I'll be able to make next year's event.
I ran the numbers and simply don't have enough vacation days to make Oz Fest #13 work. (Oh, and I also can't find any confirmable business class upgrades across the Pacific for any dates that would make sense for me.)
I'm going to miss catching up with friends and enjoying Aussie hospitality; hopefully I'll be able to make next year's event.
May 2, 2016, 3:16 pm
#254
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Melbourne
Programs: ►QFWP/LTG►VA WP►HyattExpl.►HiltonGold►ALL Silver
Posts: 21,993
That is a shame; I'm sure I and others will catch up with you again soon enough ...
Last edited by serfty; May 2, 2016 at 3:35 pm
May 2, 2016, 5:25 pm
#255
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: BOS/ORH
Programs: AS 75K
Posts: 18,323
I'm not paid up yet. will take care of before the end of the week. My bank account balance is too low. Luckily 2 paydays before i leave and one on my way back