Flying to an Olympic City
Jul 8, 2014 | 2:48 am
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Flying to an Olympic City
I would love to go to the Olympics but have never gotten organised to do it. I don't have a desire to go to Brazil in 2016 so maybe it might have to be Tokyo in 2020.
I was just wondering if anyone recalls previous years. Were flights to Olympic cities dearer during the Olympics?
I imagine I'd need a fortune to cover premium airfare, hotel accommodation and tickets to events.
I was just wondering if anyone recalls previous years. Were flights to Olympic cities dearer during the Olympics?
I imagine I'd need a fortune to cover premium airfare, hotel accommodation and tickets to events.
Jul 8, 2014 | 2:50 am
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I would love to go to the Olympics but have never gotten organised to do it. I don't have a desire to go to Brazil in 2016 so maybe it might have to be Tokyo in 2020.
I was just wondering if anyone recalls previous years. Were flights to Olympic cities dearer during the Olympics?
I imagine I'd need a fortune to cover premium airfare, hotel accommodation and tickets to events.
I was just wondering if anyone recalls previous years. Were flights to Olympic cities dearer during the Olympics?
I imagine I'd need a fortune to cover premium airfare, hotel accommodation and tickets to events.
Jul 8, 2014 | 2:59 am
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Currently showing this for JAL
Adult x1 6,285.00 $ (AUD)
Tax & Airline Surcharge
146.34 $ (AUD)
That seems pretty fair for a 10 hour flight. Wonder how much extra the Olympics might make it.
Total 6,431.34 $ (AUD)
Adult x1 6,285.00 $ (AUD)
Tax & Airline Surcharge
146.34 $ (AUD)
That seems pretty fair for a 10 hour flight. Wonder how much extra the Olympics might make it.
Total 6,431.34 $ (AUD)
Jul 8, 2014 | 3:15 am
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Jul 8, 2014 | 3:17 am
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Yes, business class. I don't have a quote. I've been thinking about it for a while and thought I might need $30,000 for 2 people. I'm a planner so putting aside money now in to a bank account would be way easier than parting with 30K all at once.
Jul 8, 2014 | 3:26 am
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You have said the fare is 6,285AUDs - that's your quote. What dates is that travelling from and til?
Jul 8, 2014 | 3:29 am
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I think, for example using this current World Cup, you're looking at 20-40% extra on top of a normal fare, certainly for Y. Could be more but that's just from what I've seen when I had a quick look at flights to Rio about a month before the cup started.
You have said the fare is 6,285AUDs - that's your quote. What dates is that travelling from and til?
You have said the fare is 6,285AUDs - that's your quote. What dates is that travelling from and til?
Jul 8, 2014 | 3:30 am
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Jul 8, 2014 | 3:38 am
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That's not really worth looking at as it won't be the same. Those are just seasonal variations in price, i.e. generally higher in the summer (in the UK anyway). The price over those dates in 2020 when the actual event is taking place will be more.
Jul 8, 2014 | 3:41 am
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The event is in July - August. I looked at the same dates. That's all I can do as I can't get a quote for 2020. That's why I asked if anybody had an idea of the increase so I could get a ROUGH guide.
Jul 8, 2014 | 3:46 am
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I think, for example using this current World Cup, you're looking at 20-40% extra on top of a normal fare, certainly for Y. Could be more but that's just from what I've seen when I had a quick look at flights to Rio about a month before the cup started.
You have said the fare is 6,285AUDs - that's your quote. What dates is that travelling from and til?
You have said the fare is 6,285AUDs - that's your quote. What dates is that travelling from and til?
Jul 8, 2014 | 4:01 am
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Jul 8, 2014 | 4:19 am
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My husband just said "30K.. that's stupid". He said we could instead go to the Qatar World Cup because it will be taken off Qatar and played in a city closer to home... possibly on our doorstep in Australia. lol.