how did u ticket with qf?

See post #18

did u go to the agent physically?

No. I'm not even in Australia at the moment
But I wanted to purchase there because I have an Australian credit and so to avoid the foreign exchange that they would charge if I bought elsewhere

I used flightplanet.com.au . It is a fully accredited travel agent, been around for years.

However they do charge a service fee. I was told it is normally 8% of the ticket value, but I got a discount to 5% (so I paid $241). They also charge a fee for paying by credit card (1.5% I think, but I go that waived).

To purchase a RTW ticket, you should be able to phone Qantas direct

With only minor differences in price between xONE3 and xONE4. Too bad that ex-WDH A fares went up as well.

the black market price of egEgyptian pound is lower than official price. there will be opportunities to buy one

Does QF have a RTW dept/phone or just the general reservation number?

I gave them a call about a month ago inquiring about an exMPM ticket - went through to the WP desk - had a great agent who bounced around a few different QF teams but after 30 mins trying they pretty much said it wasn't going to work.

I called the AA RTW desk and they were able to get it done... but I realise that doesn't really help you.

A bit off topic, but after all these price increases what is the cheapest place to start an AONE/DONE now? Anything better than Japan?

Keep checking other places in Africa.
Exchange rates can change things at any time.

(My first DONE3 ended up being ~$300 more expensive because of the time it took QF to sort out ticketing. The tool worked for what I wanted, at the time QF ticketed for JL via the tool. There were issues with transaction limits and we had to try to coordinate a temp limit increase and ticketing within the increase period with the bank, QF SYD and QF Japan while public holidays - and closed offices - kept getting in the way)

i got my done3 quote ex japan before the big surge of yen last august. cost me 400 usd in the end

As I noted in another thread, most of the exAfrica fares are now filed in USD to prevent another KRT or MPM.

how do u check.if.they are filed under usd or.other currencies?

I've explained it before, but look in the routing rules on EF.

http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/onewo...l#post24012145

how do people plan to go mpm? i will be finishing a done4 ex jnb at durban. thinking to travel overland to maputo.