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Originally Posted by dannyrado
(Post 27696751)
This is a lovely deal. Managed to price it all up to around £1.5k for the Singapore GP in September. That was including a junior suite with lounge and breakfast for three nights, in a nice looking 4.5* close to the circuit...
Pity I have no friends, or at least, I have no freinds that can afford a weekend in SG. 😂 Spike |
Originally Posted by roy2016
(Post 27697387)
Unfortunately, I guess you have to play with the dates on ebooker one by one then, get yourself a beer/popcorn handy :)
Originally Posted by dodgeflyer
(Post 27697389)
Do you have access to EF? If so, it should work as long as you find Z availability on the L/H portion. S/H seem to book into C.
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Originally Posted by rossmacd
(Post 27698107)
Thanks ^:D
Yes, I have EF. And the longhauls have plenty of Z availability, but still no luck. This one doesn't like me for some reason! :) |
Originally Posted by dodgeflyer
(Post 27698131)
That's weird. I booked BKK and that to me was the killer for availability. What dates you looking at?
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Originally Posted by rossmacd
(Post 27698211)
Anything really - August, September, October. What I have found is that departing on a Saturday returning on a Sunday is giving better prices.
I found this - picked a random date, Z availability confirmed with EF. 10:20 - to 12:05 Malaysia Airlines 18h 45m LHR - to DPS 1 stop 2h 15m in KUL Arrives Fri, 18 Aug Expedia Special Fare Malaysia Airlines 19:20 - to 05:55 Malaysia Airlines 17h 35m DPS - to LHR 1 stop 1h 0m in KUL Arrives Sat, 26 Aug Expedia Special Fare Price £1,622.48 Your Savings -£589.25 Taxes & Fees £203.91 Total: £1,237.14 £ 100 cheaper if you do an overnight layover in KUL on the return. |
Originally Posted by dodgeflyer
(Post 27698261)
Sure you're not falling foul of a Saturday night stay? Don't think anyone has found the full fare rules.
I found this - picked a random date, Z availability confirmed with EF. 10:20 - to 12:05 Malaysia Airlines 18h 45m LHR - to DPS 1 stop 2h 15m in KUL Arrives Fri, 18 Aug Expedia Special Fare Malaysia Airlines 19:20 - to 05:55 Malaysia Airlines 17h 35m DPS - to LHR 1 stop 1h 0m in KUL Arrives Sat, 26 Aug Expedia Special Fare Price £1,622.48 Your Savings -£589.25 Taxes & Fees £203.91 Total: £1,237.14 £ 100 cheaper if you do an overnight layover in KUL on the return. Likely down to availability. M |
I reactivated an old account purely to say thanks. I just booked LHR-KUL-MEL-KUL-LHR for £1,487.85. I wouldn't have known about this deal if it wasn't for the good people here.
As a bonus, I get one night in the shittest hostel in Melbourne! |
Originally Posted by global_cb
(Post 27742086)
I reactivated an old account purely to say thanks. I just booked LHR-KUL-MEL-KUL-LHR for £1,487.85. I wouldn't have known about this deal if it wasn't for the good people here.
As a bonus, I get one night in the shittest hostel in Melbourne! I would like to know if we need to actually stay at this type of hotel as the fare is attached with the hotel booking. Would it be similar like you abandoned one of the segments for your flights if you skip the hotel? I would like someone could share their exp with this type of bookings, and I want to make sure there isn't a problem with skipping the hotel booking and just use this fare instead. Thanks |
I ummed and aaahed but I couldn't justify 4 business class tickets for the family...
Good news is, this fare works in Economy too so booked 4 tickets to DPS during school holidays for 1250ish.. potentially 6% cashback on flight and hotel at ebookers right now too. Thanks OP! :cool: |
Originally Posted by roy2016
(Post 27742383)
+1
I would like to know if we need to actually stay at this type of hotel as the fare is attached with the hotel booking. Would it be similar like you abandoned one of the segments for your flights if you skip the hotel? I would like someone could share their exp with this type of bookings, and I want to make sure there isn't a problem with skipping the hotel booking and just use this fare instead. Thanks the hotel is fully pre-payed, so the flea infested backpackers isn't going to care if you don't turn up. |
Not an expert in APD, but my understanding is that I can get back some 150 EUR on this deal from MH if I connect on separate ticket from, let say, AMS (<24h). Is that right?
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Originally Posted by maxvor
(Post 27745458)
Not an expert in APD, but my understanding is that I can get back some 150 EUR on this deal from MH if I connect on separate ticket from, let say, AMS (<24h). Is that right?
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It does is the stopover is more than 24 Hours, also likely to work if you do 2 separate Reservations and don't ask for your bags to be checked through.
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Originally Posted by UncleDude
(Post 27745799)
It does is the stopover is more than 24 Hours, also likely to work if you do 2 separate Reservations and don't ask for your bags to be checked through.
Just allow at least 6 hours to connect. I flicked through a number of discussions on is topic and I don't think it applies with 2 seperate tickets. https://www.gov.uk/government/public...nected-flights 4.4 Tickets In addition to the time related criteria, the agreement for carriage must be evidenced by a ticket which must show the: airport from which the passenger intends to depart date and time of his intended departure airport at which he intends to arrive The connected flights must be detailed on the same ticket or conjunction tickets to qualify for the exemption. Tickets can only be regarded as conjunction tickets if: a. they are in one booklet, or b. where they are in separate booklets: each refers to the other and states that they are to be read in conjunction there is a summary of the flights constituting the passengers journey including the flights in question Although the flights may meet all the other criteria for determining whether 2 flights are connected, they will only qualify for the exemption if the connection is evidenced on the ticket or a flight summary. ‘Scheduled time’ means the time indicated in the operator’s timetable for the flight at the time the ticket was issued. |
You will not get any APD rebate from MH for connecting from another country on a separate ticket.
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Does anyone know how I can calculate what taxes would be refunded if I had to cancel the flight. I understand its non-refundable but if my work schedule changes are there some government taxes I could get back for the flights to sooth my wounds?
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Even Cheaper!
I was playing around with this, and for example you can get this a bit cheaper such as £1450.42 for London to Melbourne.
You need to make sure your trip is before 1 September and book a minimum of 2 nights accommodation, so a crap hostel if you like. You can then enter the promo code AFFBOXP0117 which reduces price to £1450.42, maybe cheaper depending on what hostels you find. It didn't work on 1 night hostel stay. I'll do a screen shot in a minute. |
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£1460.76 Sydney
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rachelandgromit - what site is that you're looking at?
Thanks |
Originally Posted by Swiss Tony
(Post 27753770)
rachelandgromit - what site is that you're looking at?
Thanks |
OMG - thank you!!
I just booked LHR to Melb return with Malaysian for £1501!! Also joined up topcash - see what happens there. |
... and just got £60 back from Topcash!:D
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Originally Posted by SunnySomerset
(Post 27756642)
... and just got £60 back from Topcash!:D
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Have to say Ebookers is pretty reliable on TCB tracking and paying out. Just last year alone I had well over £200 from them.
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Originally Posted by rachelandgromit
(Post 27758706)
Have to say Ebookers is pretty reliable on TCB tracking and paying out. Just last year alone I had well over £200 from them.
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Thanks OP :D ^
LHR-SYD-LHR in early June for £1,527 plus Topcashback. £20 off with code AFFCITY117. Fare seems to be active still. |
Originally Posted by onemoretrip
(Post 27818723)
Thanks OP :D ^
LHR-SYD-LHR in early June for £1,527 plus Topcashback. £20 off with code AFFCITY117. Fare seems to be active still. Any guidance? |
It's on top of the payment form/final page "apply voucher".
Unfortunately it didn't work for me; voucher was applied succesfully but payment did not go through. Only after I removed the voucher. Oh well, 1123 GBP to DPS for a last-minute booking is still a good enough deal. Thank you OP! |
Originally Posted by Epicura
(Post 27819956)
It's on top of the payment form/final page "apply voucher".
Unfortunately it didn't work for me; voucher was applied succesfully but payment did not go through. Only after I removed the voucher. Oh well, 1123 GBP to DPS for a last-minute booking is still a good enough deal. Thank you OP! |
For these of you who have booked this ride - what is the fare code and/or what are the changes and cancellation fees?
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Originally Posted by wmaciej
(Post 27823903)
For these of you who have booked this ride - what is the fare code and/or what are the changes and cancellation fees?
Absolutely no changes or cancellation permitted. |
Originally Posted by dodgeflyer
(Post 27823959)
Z for the long haul, C for short hauls.
Absolutely no changes or cancellation permitted. |
Originally Posted by rachelandgromit
(Post 27758706)
Have to say Ebookers is pretty reliable on TCB tracking and paying out. Just last year alone I had well over £200 from them.
Note that Quidco is offering 6% for the next couple of days. But also note the cashback generally applies only to the "fare" portion of the ticket, not to the whopping tax-etc bill that gets slapped on this ticket. |
Thanks for posting this fare. I have booked two business class fares to Bali (DPS) from LHR on Malaysia Airlines with one night in a four star hotel (we are spending the rest of the time in Raja Amput) for £2557.00. A real bargain. I see that the deal ends on 31/01/17.
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Question: does anyone by any chance know whether it's possible to get the Expedia/ebookers flight and hotel combo discount on a multi-destination itinerary? Also, has anyone managed to push down the price for first class or does it only work for business?
thanks so much for any help! Highly appreciated! |
And the beat goes on... Although the MEL/SYD/AKL fare has expired, MH have loaded another sale fare LHR-PER/ADL at GBP1700 until end of Feb (there may also be other options).
If staying less than a month on a simple return, you can include a hotel for one night on ebookers to bring the price down to GBP1500. Note the flights aren't as good as SYD/MEL, for example ADL is only 4 days per week and the return has a 9 hour layover, although stops and side trips are allowed. But I need a >2 month stay so the base fare is good for me. Also LHR-KUL in F, KUL-PER/ADL in J is GBP2700. Thanks to henkybaby and Ausriver for highlighting the original sale (http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/premi...-1999-gbp.html). |
Does anyone know how long this fare will be alive / what is the last day to book?
I can't seem to find the fare rules stating this. Thanks! |
Originally Posted by GoAround2
(Post 27864465)
Does anyone know how long this fare will be alive / what is the last day to book?
I can't seem to find the fare rules stating this. Thanks! I suspect that by adding a hotel+flight at ebookers (and saving GBP200) the change/cancellation fees change to those set by the OTA and I have no idea where those are hidden! |
Originally Posted by GoAround2
(Post 27864465)
Does anyone know how long this fare will be alive / what is the last day to book?
I can't seem to find the fare rules stating this. Thanks! Usual rules therefore apply, book as soon as possible if you want to make use of this as it's not unusual for popular fares to be withdrawn early. |
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