Usefull infomation for you trip emails
Jun 23, 2013, 5:59 pm
#1
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Usefull infomation for you trip emails
Anyone else finding these emails a pointless waste of time? surely the system can see that I'm traveling to some of these places muitlpile times a year and don't really need to be told useless information about the detestation, to the point of the blue I just got one about AKL, which is beyond me as they know I'm akl bassed.
Jun 23, 2013, 6:14 pm
#2
Join Date: May 2011
Location: South Island, NZ
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i just hit the delete button. Could be useful for overseas visitors perhaps. Perhaps they need to have a box that you can tick to "receive helpful emails about your destination before you depart".
Jun 23, 2013, 6:31 pm
#3
Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: New Zealand
Programs: NZ*E & DL Minion. Former QF & EK
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Or start booking your flights through an agent. You only get those emails if you book directly with NZ. many agents will happily match prices you find on the NZ website. I'm normally all for doing everything on the internet, but the NZ website is limited in functionality in a lot of ways, and calling NZ to book a fare is really no different from booking it through a 3rd party agent.
Jun 23, 2013, 6:58 pm
#4
Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: AKL
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I commute to WLG three days a week and receive one of these emails for every trip. Although they don't really bother me, it is still quite amusing to see that no one at NZ thought of picking out all the HVC's who do the same flights very frequently and pull them off the mailing list. And yes, when I book a one way ticket back to Auckland, I receive an email telling me all about the Harbour Bridge and the Sky Tower. 
Jun 23, 2013, 7:07 pm
#5
Join Date: Mar 2013
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In fairness to NZ, don't Qantas do these as well? Recently I booked a flight SYD-WLG on QF and got an email a few days later with hotel suggestions etc for Wellington.
Jun 23, 2013, 7:26 pm
#6
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They are effectually spamming there customer database, as they are not giving you the option if opting out of these 'useful tips' when your booking your tickets.
Jun 23, 2013, 7:41 pm
#7
Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: Whakatane, New Zealand
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I received 3 such emails this morning. Darn annoying. I did WHK-AKL-WHK 4times a week a while back, and every day almost, I was getting one of these emails!! All for a unsubscribe option!!
Jun 24, 2013, 12:44 am
#11
Join Date: May 2013
Posts: 55
Usefull infomation for you trip emails
You can choose what type emails you want from the myAirNZ page on the website in the profile section.
They are rubbish emails, alone side the endless sale emails.
Given 90 % of my travel is work related and business reimbursed or booked I really couldn't given a damn about all the promotional stuff.
They are rubbish emails, alone side the endless sale emails.
Given 90 % of my travel is work related and business reimbursed or booked I really couldn't given a damn about all the promotional stuff.
Jun 24, 2013, 1:55 am
#12
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Jun 24, 2013, 11:47 pm
#13
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Jun 25, 2013, 11:05 am
#14
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<Former ISP mail administrator hat on>
It's also bad practice to deliberately tag "legitimate" email as spam. This has a lot of repercussions depending on how the anti-spam system is set up, and should not be done.
If you can't just delete them yourself (and I really don't even notice these sorts of mails in the grand scheme of things), then set up a specific rule that deletes them rather than treating them as spam.
</Former ISP mail administrator>
It's also bad practice to deliberately tag "legitimate" email as spam. This has a lot of repercussions depending on how the anti-spam system is set up, and should not be done.
If you can't just delete them yourself (and I really don't even notice these sorts of mails in the grand scheme of things), then set up a specific rule that deletes them rather than treating them as spam.
</Former ISP mail administrator>
Jun 27, 2013, 3:31 pm
#15
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Its' also bad practice (read: slimy) for NZ to hide real info occasionally in what are basically just marketing emails. They're not "info emails". They're just trying to sell you crap. And, as someone said, if you opt out then you miss the important stuff on the rare occasions they send something of import. QF does a slightly better job of separating their spam from their "almost useful but still has spam" stuff.