[FARE GONE] AA/US: PHL-PEK $448 ai RT
Oct 4, 2013, 1:14 pm
#166
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This is a sure way to stop getting people from sharing unusually low fares and mileage runs.
Oct 4, 2013, 1:20 pm
#167
Join Date: May 2011
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Maybe this is not the place to ask, but...
I literally work down the street from the Chinese Consulate in Houston, so I am planning on trying to get a 1 yr multi-entry visa during lunch one day (for all these cheap MR to China). Will they absolutely freak out when I show them my itn that shows me only being in PEK for 12 hours? I'll be flying ORD-PEK-ORD so TWOV won't work. I read the WIKI about the TWOV and it says not to put down anything that would look suspicious on the Visa Application.
Any thoughts? Should I find one with a few more days in PEK so it looks more legit?
I literally work down the street from the Chinese Consulate in Houston, so I am planning on trying to get a 1 yr multi-entry visa during lunch one day (for all these cheap MR to China). Will they absolutely freak out when I show them my itn that shows me only being in PEK for 12 hours? I'll be flying ORD-PEK-ORD so TWOV won't work. I read the WIKI about the TWOV and it says not to put down anything that would look suspicious on the Visa Application.
Any thoughts? Should I find one with a few more days in PEK so it looks more legit?
Oct 4, 2013, 1:22 pm
#168
Join Date: Jul 2011
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People need to calm down and read and not assume that calling means you are tipping them off. I said i called and had them price it out for me without telling them what the price was showing online. I simply told them I kept getting an error message online. My reason for doing this was to see if i needed to start looking for different dates or keep trying. The other person stated they called EXP for something completely different and the agent made a comment about how busy they were booking $400 tickets to China. No tipoff in either instance was given.
Oct 4, 2013, 1:23 pm
#169
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Oct 4, 2013, 1:26 pm
#170
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I think that's what the concern is here.
Seems gone now.
Oct 4, 2013, 1:30 pm
#171
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Oct 4, 2013, 2:05 pm
#173
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Oct 4, 2013, 2:08 pm
#175
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People need to calm down and read and not assume that calling means you are tipping them off. I said i called and had them price it out for me without telling them what the price was showing online. I simply told them I kept getting an error message online. My reason for doing this was to see if i needed to start looking for different dates or keep trying. The other person stated they called EXP for something completely different and the agent made a comment about how busy they were booking $400 tickets to China. No tipoff in either instance was given.
Oct 4, 2013, 2:19 pm
#176
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Yep, I was halfway through booking, and then price went from $650 to $1200 (i wanted to leave in 2 weeks).
Then was going to do PEK-SYD-PEK.
Man, I thought people in this forum knew better, you don't go to the cops to ask them how to break the rules.
gheesh
Then was going to do PEK-SYD-PEK.
Man, I thought people in this forum knew better, you don't go to the cops to ask them how to break the rules.
gheesh
Oct 4, 2013, 2:52 pm
#177
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Is there a PEK meet up thread? I decided i'm going to ticket even though getting to PHL will be a pain the the butt. I forgot I was sitting on a $100 gift card so got it for $415. Visa fee plus bus tickets adds on another like $250. Im going for 1 year multi entry so i can visit mainland on a side trip on my next trip to HKG
AA.com has a 24 hour hold option, no cc details needed. Just cant change passenger info once held. Next time put on hold and ticket later. Works if there are no partner segments.
AA.com has a 24 hour hold option, no cc details needed. Just cant change passenger info once held. Next time put on hold and ticket later. Works if there are no partner segments.
Oct 4, 2013, 3:09 pm
#178
Join Date: Mar 2011
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I'm curious, how do you do this? When I was trying to book earlier I didn't say a space for entering gift cards or for holding the fare. Is that because the itinerary had a US Airways leg?
Oct 4, 2013, 3:21 pm
#179
Join Date: Jan 2012
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I think if your itin is all AA, you'll see the hold button. But if it contains segments such as those from US Air, you won't.
Oct 4, 2013, 3:36 pm
#180
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