Do we need an RTW update?
Jun 21, 2006 | 12:37 pm
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Do we need an RTW update?
SanDiego 1K emailed me this morning for an ex-CMB update... have we had another change? I honestly don't follow that closely but am happy to do another mass update if needed for the OWE, GlobEx and Circle fares.
Jun 21, 2006 | 3:27 pm
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Originally Posted by kanebear
SanDiego 1K emailed me this morning for an ex-CMB update... have we had another change? I honestly don't follow that closely but am happy to do another mass update if needed for the OWE, GlobEx and Circle fares.
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Jun 21, 2006 | 6:58 pm
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Originally Posted by headinclouds
Perhaps what we need is an update and clean up of the sticky threads. Much of what is listed there is obsolete creating some unnecessary threads/posts.
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Jun 22, 2006 | 1:04 am
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Originally Posted by Kiwi Flyer
Can a link to WearyBizTrvlr's great spreadsheet be put in the first post? Would make it easier to find.
Jun 22, 2006 | 1:19 am
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Originally Posted by Kiwi Flyer
Can a link to WearyBizTrvlr's great spreadsheet be put in the first post?
Jun 22, 2006 | 1:33 am
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OTOH, some obfuscation can be good. It forces people to be interested enough to do thorough reading if planning a RTW trip. Additionally, a downside of making things too explicit is that people who don't bother doing the research will just apply steps 1,2,3 and then complain because of semi-spurious reasons. This forum is of a much different nature to others, most of the people here know their stuff 
- I hope that it doesn't get "dumbed down". Finally, I worry that the airlines will change more things if too many people start doing some of the things here - the latest example of this is the demise of CAI as a RTW startpoint. Techniques here aren't scalable to every traveller in the world unfortunately.
- I hope that it doesn't get "dumbed down". Finally, I worry that the airlines will change more things if too many people start doing some of the things here - the latest example of this is the demise of CAI as a RTW startpoint. Techniques here aren't scalable to every traveller in the world unfortunately.
Jun 22, 2006 | 1:48 am
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If they were just plain threads I'd say leave them as they are and make the searchers do a bit of work, but the thread in question is a sticky which, together with the FAQ thread, is viewed by many as the OWE "Bible". If we say to newbies "read the stickies and then come back" the least we should do is to keep such reference threads free of obsolete and misleading information.
Jun 22, 2006 | 2:02 am
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I've cut more posts from the sticky
OK, I got more aggressive and moved out still more posts. However, I left in some of the discussion of the past 6 months, as it is useful to see the impact of taxes on ticket prices, as well as some of the price movement.