Bidding for travel?
Feb 16, 2005, 10:45 pm
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Originally Posted by thesilb
AsiaMiles is great. Let's put it this way: for every 36 hotel rooms booked on Priceline, chalk yourself up a free business class ticket on British Airways from the USA to Europe!
With 36 rooms booked on Priceline, let's assume at the highest rate of 1,500, that's 54,000 eBay points. According to Points.com, 54,000 eBay points translates into only 60,750 AsiaMiles -- hardly enough for a USA-Europe business class award on British Airways.
Maybe I'm reading it wrong??
Feb 17, 2005, 8:00 am
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Originally Posted by JohnnyP
How are you calculating that? According to AsiaMiles' awards chart, it takes 115,000 miles for a USA-Europe Business Class award.
With 36 rooms booked on Priceline, let's assume at the highest rate of 1,500, that's 54,000 eBay points. According to Points.com, 54,000 eBay points translates into only 60,750 AsiaMiles -- hardly enough for a USA-Europe business class award on British Airways.
Maybe I'm reading it wrong??
With 36 rooms booked on Priceline, let's assume at the highest rate of 1,500, that's 54,000 eBay points. According to Points.com, 54,000 eBay points translates into only 60,750 AsiaMiles -- hardly enough for a USA-Europe business class award on British Airways.
Maybe I'm reading it wrong??
Mar 14, 2005, 10:34 am
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I've been wondering the same thing.
I feel sorry for BFT's customer base (those who bid through their A-B link). They have to abide by very strict rules for the priviledge of being a customer. Unfortunately, it appears the employees of the company don't feel any explanation is owed to it's customer base when service suffers the delays such as those the above poster mentioned. You'd think it would be a two way street when it comes to rules and expectations, but apparently not.
http://p070.ezboard.com/fpricelinean...cID=1762.topic
I feel sorry for BFT's customer base (those who bid through their A-B link). They have to abide by very strict rules for the priviledge of being a customer. Unfortunately, it appears the employees of the company don't feel any explanation is owed to it's customer base when service suffers the delays such as those the above poster mentioned. You'd think it would be a two way street when it comes to rules and expectations, but apparently not.
http://p070.ezboard.com/fpricelinean...cID=1762.topic
Last edited by BEAV; Mar 14, 2005 at 10:39 am
Mar 14, 2005, 12:03 pm
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The BFT Administratrix may have run into some bad fugu/blowfish during one of her sushi binges 
Actually, she might be speaking at a travel industry trade show or something like that (I've seen her name on panel lists before). I wonder if she PLs her hotels when she travels for these functions (and if so, does she send an important message to her own (SL)EZinbox)???
Actually, she might be speaking at a travel industry trade show or something like that (I've seen her name on panel lists before). I wonder if she PLs her hotels when she travels for these functions (and if so, does she send an important message to her own (SL)EZinbox)???
Mar 14, 2005, 3:31 pm
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Originally Posted by Non-NonRev
Actually, she might be speaking at a travel industry trade show or something like that (I've seen her name on panel lists before).
Mar 14, 2005, 9:03 pm
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a semi explanation
Originally Posted by BEAV
I think it's the length of the absence (a month or better now?) that has everyone wondering.....
In the meantime, posters should be expected to flog themselves. :-)
Last edited by solosf; Mar 14, 2005 at 9:05 pm
Mar 21, 2005, 11:15 pm
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BFT Hotel Reviews
Going off on a slight tangent here, and apologize, but can someone please list the procedure(s) for posting an initial/first review of a BFT hotel?
I have looked all over that website and cannot find an explanation of how to do this.
I have looked all over that website and cannot find an explanation of how to do this.
Mar 22, 2005, 11:32 am
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Originally Posted by ColoBill1
Going off on a slight tangent here, and apologize, but can someone please list the procedure(s) for posting an initial/first review of a BFT hotel?
I have looked all over that website and cannot find an explanation of how to do this.
I have looked all over that website and cannot find an explanation of how to do this.
As to content and form, I hear they're pretty good about letting you know if you do something wrong.
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Mar 31, 2005, 2:53 am
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Originally Posted by trader475
Seems like you'd just pick the region and then click "New Topic".
As to content and form, I hear they're pretty good about letting you know if you do something wrong.
Glen