"Oz Fest #5" - Hobart TASMANIA - Memorial Day weekend May 23-25, 2008
Jul 24, 2007, 5:55 am
#108
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Each OzFest attracts a dozen or so USA visitors. 
Most fly UA both ways.
Here's a tip.
UA will roll out the new perfectly flat biz seats late 2007. HOWEVER than means 20 less biz seats on a 747.
Upgrades will be a LOT tougher to get than now of course .. 25% tougher.
I see a LOT of NC ("I") upgrade inventory right now from both LAX and SFO to SYD on May 22. 7 seats ex LAX and 6 seats ex SFO:
http://www.seatcounter.com/?k=7f8150...fb4f2aa0d2ce0a
Be warned - grabbing these now might be a VERY wise idea. @:-)
Glen
Most fly UA both ways.
Here's a tip.
UA will roll out the new perfectly flat biz seats late 2007. HOWEVER than means 20 less biz seats on a 747.
Upgrades will be a LOT tougher to get than now of course .. 25% tougher.
I see a LOT of NC ("I") upgrade inventory right now from both LAX and SFO to SYD on May 22. 7 seats ex LAX and 6 seats ex SFO:
http://www.seatcounter.com/?k=7f8150...fb4f2aa0d2ce0a
Be warned - grabbing these now might be a VERY wise idea. @:-)
Glen
Last edited by ozstamps; Jul 24, 2007 at 6:01 am
Jul 24, 2007, 7:04 pm
#109
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UA will roll out the new perfectly flat biz seats late 2007. HOWEVER than means 20 less biz seats on a 747.
Upgrades will be a LOT tougher to get than now of course .. 25% tougher.
I see a LOT of NC ("I") upgrade inventory right now from both LAX and SFO to SYD on May 22. 7 seats ex LAX and 6 seats ex SFO:
Be warned - grabbing these now might be a VERY wise idea.
Upgrades will be a LOT tougher to get than now of course .. 25% tougher.
I see a LOT of NC ("I") upgrade inventory right now from both LAX and SFO to SYD on May 22. 7 seats ex LAX and 6 seats ex SFO:
Be warned - grabbing these now might be a VERY wise idea.
However I need the SWUs that are deposited in my account 1/2008 to get these NC seats. Even if I had some spare SWUs currently (I don't), they would not be valid for 5/2008.
Jul 24, 2007, 7:34 pm
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Jul 29, 2007, 10:12 pm
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Hobart has been discovered by the New York Times travel section today:
Next Stop | Hobart, Australia: Tasmania Goes Boutique, Nice and Slow
Next Stop | Hobart, Australia: Tasmania Goes Boutique, Nice and Slow
Jul 31, 2007, 4:12 am
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Jeff
Jul 31, 2007, 4:15 am
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This was in the IHT today. May help some!
http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/07/30/arts/traus.php
http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/07/30/arts/traus.php
Jul 31, 2007, 5:48 am
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This was in the IHT today. May help some!
http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/07/30/arts/traus.php
http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/07/30/arts/traus.php
Henry Jones is amazing, as is the Islington. Resturant 373 is one of my favouritest places in the whole wide world...but they dont mention lovely places like Gondwana, or Jackson and McRoss Bakery which are both Hobart institutions. Also no mention of the markets, which although not as good as they were are still excellent. As to 42 Degrees South I have lived here 5 years now and I think I have been there twice. Locals go to the Republic or Lizbon (or my crowd does).
Bruny is good fun - just remember the last ferry leaves at 6:30!
Jul 31, 2007, 11:51 am
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This was in the IHT today. May help some!
http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/07/30/arts/traus.php
http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/07/30/arts/traus.php
Aug 8, 2007, 4:16 pm
#118
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We went ahead and bought our tickets today so please place Mrs. Fredd and me on the Platinum list.
FWIW to any UA flyers from North America we found H fare tickets to MEL out of YVR are $1000 cheaper than out of SEA at the moment, unusual to say the least. Our upgrades are already confirmed except for one SFO-YVR leg, no big deal. ^
We also noticed what look like good MEL-HBA sale fares - Blue Savers. Are those worth booking now or is there a reasonable chance they'll come around again before next May?
We're looking forward to seeing a couple of Oz Fest folks at the SEA Do this coming weekend and already thinking about Oz Fest #5.
Cheers,
Fredd
FWIW to any UA flyers from North America we found H fare tickets to MEL out of YVR are $1000 cheaper than out of SEA at the moment, unusual to say the least. Our upgrades are already confirmed except for one SFO-YVR leg, no big deal. ^
We also noticed what look like good MEL-HBA sale fares - Blue Savers. Are those worth booking now or is there a reasonable chance they'll come around again before next May?
We're looking forward to seeing a couple of Oz Fest folks at the SEA Do this coming weekend and already thinking about Oz Fest #5.
Cheers,
Fredd
Aug 8, 2007, 4:40 pm
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Will likely come around again, but if you want a particular flight the seats at the lowest price will be less available as time goes on. Prices go and up and down all the time.
Aug 12, 2007, 12:48 am
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WOW - a do I might be able to make ^. I missed out on the SFO DO this year by about 10 days 
Please put me down as a SILVER (interested, maybe not definite maybe yet). Will have to source childminding etc first before I can commit.
Do people come mainly as singles, or as couples to the Do's? I am a single girl so dont want to be out of place (so to speak).
Looking forward to more updates
Please put me down as a SILVER (interested, maybe not definite maybe yet). Will have to source childminding etc first before I can commit.
Do people come mainly as singles, or as couples to the Do's? I am a single girl so dont want to be out of place (so to speak).
Looking forward to more updates