Nov 6, 2016, 5:38 pm
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eDream ticketed airfares have been cancelled by themselves (travel agent == eDreams). Majority of people have confirmed this situation. Likely due to FX rate was 'unfair' to them.
Direct issued tickets by Qatar are fine.
Visa Currency Exchange Rate Calculator: https://usa.visa.com/support/consumer/travel-support/exchange-rate-calculator.html
Mastercard Exchange Rate Calculator: https://www.mastercard.com/global/currencyconversion/
AMEX is reported to use the FX rate the day before -OR- uses Oanda. So be wary (unconfirmed, but reported a few times)
To pay directly in your home currency (DCC) on Qatar's site, you will need to use Mastercard or Visa. The option will show up once you've filled credit card number. The exchange rates are provided by Monex Financial Services for the day of the transaction +3% fixed conversion charge
Airline Information
Qatar (QR) does not allow short checking of bags on layovers (<24 hours), for any reason. If for convenience purposes you wanted a bag for a connecting flight later on (DOH-CAI or elsewhere), DO NOT CHECK-IN THE BAG.
Direct issued tickets by Qatar are fine.
Visa Currency Exchange Rate Calculator: https://usa.visa.com/support/consumer/travel-support/exchange-rate-calculator.html
Mastercard Exchange Rate Calculator: https://www.mastercard.com/global/currencyconversion/
AMEX is reported to use the FX rate the day before -OR- uses Oanda. So be wary (unconfirmed, but reported a few times)
To pay directly in your home currency (DCC) on Qatar's site, you will need to use Mastercard or Visa. The option will show up once you've filled credit card number. The exchange rates are provided by Monex Financial Services for the day of the transaction +3% fixed conversion charge
Airline Information
Qatar (QR) does not allow short checking of bags on layovers (<24 hours), for any reason. If for convenience purposes you wanted a bag for a connecting flight later on (DOH-CAI or elsewhere), DO NOT CHECK-IN THE BAG.
QR: CAI-BKK €1600 rt in F (A class)
Nov 7, 2016, 1:18 pm
#226
Join Date: Jul 2014
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Ah thank you for reminding me! Updated the wiki regarding the DCC option and some fees associated with it. People mentioned it in previous posts, now since people are wondering about it again.
Nov 7, 2016, 1:27 pm
#227
Join Date: Dec 2006
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Thanks very much Richmond_Surrey!
Last edited by more4less; Nov 7, 2016 at 1:50 pm
Nov 7, 2016, 1:30 pm
#228
Join Date: May 1998
Location: australia
Posts: 5,762
Just as a data point my CAI-SYD F return purchased on day zero of the devaluation at EGP36759 appeared as an $AUD5414 Pending Transaction on my CC statement but today has confirmed as an $AUD3273 charge which is $600 less than the AUD price offered on the OTAs at the time and $400 less than the DCC AUD price offered on the airline website at time of purchase, no doubt benefiting from a couple of days delay and further fall in the EGP before the actual transaction was processed.
So the gamble at time of purchase and a couple of days of angst waiting for the pending transaction to be confirmed have proven profitable.
So the gamble at time of purchase and a couple of days of angst waiting for the pending transaction to be confirmed have proven profitable.
Nov 7, 2016, 2:00 pm
#229
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Split between MAN & AKL
Programs: BAEC GGL/CCR, SkyMiles Gold, Mucci deux fois
Posts: 619
My edreams QR F CAI-DOH-BKK return has been processed through my credit card and converted to £511.43; booked nearly 72 hours ago.
Still confirmed and functional on the QR website in MMB.
I'm running out of finger nails....
Still confirmed and functional on the QR website in MMB.
I'm running out of finger nails....
Nov 7, 2016, 3:09 pm
#230
Join Date: Feb 2014
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Nov 7, 2016, 3:45 pm
#231
Join Date: Nov 2016
Posts: 2
This article from the Wall Street Journal might be interesting to all who bought tickets from Edreams last weekend.It seems GO VOYAGES(OTA mentioned on the Qatar Edreams tickets) is a sister company of Edreams.They merged in 2011 creating a company called Odigeo
Nov 7, 2016, 3:50 pm
#232
Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: Switzerland
Programs: Hyatt DIA, IHG PLT AMB, TK Elite Gold, SPG Gold
Posts: 111
talked to support from edreams today, they told me they could not process the tickets because of the currency problem.
Well I told the guy, that the booking was confirmed by the airline already so this is not true and that their behavior is against basic contract law.
(I am not a lawyer, but did study law for a 2 years, enough to understand simple contract law)
Obviously he was not very confident about argueing with me about this and telling me because of which part of their terms&conditions or condigo civil they have the right to cancel.
He talked to a supervisor. And the result was I should go to their website and write down there my points.
What are your feelings?
I will not hire a lawyer, but in my oppion it as incorrect and a breach of terms and conditions and of law.
Well I told the guy, that the booking was confirmed by the airline already so this is not true and that their behavior is against basic contract law.
(I am not a lawyer, but did study law for a 2 years, enough to understand simple contract law)
Obviously he was not very confident about argueing with me about this and telling me because of which part of their terms&conditions or condigo civil they have the right to cancel.
He talked to a supervisor. And the result was I should go to their website and write down there my points.
What are your feelings?
I will not hire a lawyer, but in my oppion it as incorrect and a breach of terms and conditions and of law.
Nov 7, 2016, 4:54 pm
#233
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Programs: AY Platinum, UA Premier Platinum, OneWorld Emerald, VA Platinum
Posts: 558
Just as a data point my CAI-SYD F return purchased on day zero of the devaluation at EGP36759 appeared as an $AUD5414 Pending Transaction on my CC statement but today has confirmed as an $AUD3273 charge which is $600 less than the AUD price offered on the OTAs at the time and $400 less than the DCC AUD price offered on the airline website at time of purchase, no doubt benefiting from a couple of days delay and further fall in the EGP before the actual transaction was processed.
So the gamble at time of purchase and a couple of days of angst waiting for the pending transaction to be confirmed have proven profitable.
So the gamble at time of purchase and a couple of days of angst waiting for the pending transaction to be confirmed have proven profitable.
Nov 7, 2016, 6:57 pm
#234
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Phx, AZ
Programs: BA Gold, AS MVPG
Posts: 664
About to book this trip, I had one on hold yesterday, was just working out the details, could someone tell me how to calculate the amount of miles I will earn and such crediting to AA? or show me a website that can do it? Thank you so much in advance! And what an excellent fare this is!:-:
Nov 7, 2016, 7:20 pm
#235
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: Oakland, CA
Posts: 1,231
About to book this trip, I had one on hold yesterday, was just working out the details, could someone tell me how to calculate the amount of miles I will earn and such crediting to AA? or show me a website that can do it? Thank you so much in advance! And what an excellent fare this is!:-:
Nov 7, 2016, 7:34 pm
#237
Join Date: May 1998
Location: australia
Posts: 5,762
Nov 7, 2016, 8:06 pm
#238
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Loud, dark, warm, lots of ethernet cables, and in some rack space.
Programs: AA:EXP
Posts: 369
You didn't mention specific routing or fare codes. Though here is the earning award chart for AA and Qatar.
https://www.aa.com/i18n/travel-info/...ines/qatar.jsp
Don't forget to add the elite status mileage earning bonus!
https://www.aa.com/i18n/travel-info/...ines/qatar.jsp
Don't forget to add the elite status mileage earning bonus!
Nov 7, 2016, 8:30 pm
#239
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Netherlands
Posts: 4,281
Another AMEX datapoint
Hi,
Just to add for those interested, purcahsed the ticket last Sat, 5-nov, charges hit my Amex credit card on 6-nov.
Amex exchange: 1 euro: 16.39 EGP
XE exchange: 1 euro: 18.63 EGP
Making my original ticket with QR to MIA slightly more expensive than with the XE exchange ~ 150 Euro more expensive - but still not too shabby.
Cheers!
ps: for the fun of it, used the Mastercard calculator in the Wiki, and it was off by about 10 euro. (inlcd CC foreign charges)
Just to add for those interested, purcahsed the ticket last Sat, 5-nov, charges hit my Amex credit card on 6-nov.
Amex exchange: 1 euro: 16.39 EGP
XE exchange: 1 euro: 18.63 EGP
Making my original ticket with QR to MIA slightly more expensive than with the XE exchange ~ 150 Euro more expensive - but still not too shabby.
Cheers!
ps: for the fun of it, used the Mastercard calculator in the Wiki, and it was off by about 10 euro. (inlcd CC foreign charges)
