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Unfair lock
It’s like a useless extended warranty claim - upselling at its finest
What it does is enable the retailer to know who will pay more for no real good reason (risk averse, peace of mind kinda customer) who pays a “higher” “premium” price for the exact same product and sell off the...
From earlier reading they made very little on domestic fares as the extra fees as % of low cost fares is “too much” for most consumers who can book direct with the airline
And these ?
price-promise
Fare-lock
price-drop-protection
this ought cover the ticketing problem for OTA
https://travelweekly.com.au/article/qantas-lets-you-lock-in-a-price-with-new-5-day-guarantee-for-ndc-bookings/
Policy to the logistics of making it work IRL
The 1975 solution to a 2025 problem
This is a “you all get punished for the sins of a few”
It’s the teacher saying “you all gotta be quiet and if one of you isn’t, you’ll all have detention after school”
Dumb and dumber and then they wonder why...
This is an interesting issue as a friend booked via an offshore OTA and had the SAME problem…
Drove him INSANE with the chops and changes and charges (6 or more over several weeks)
Apparently the process is to accept your payment now and then boom airfares go up after you paid before they...
Perth is a good starting point
And what with the Gabba out of action ahead of the 2032 Olympics
Yes like Melbourne in 1956 they will FLATTEN the dome-shaped ground to play soccer on it .. and then it’ll not be the same for cricket and will require a “drop-in” wicket to get anything like a...
Agreed
May as well use it as the adult kids holiday home… while you’re Orf in Asia
However, don’t be surprised if them adult kids invite a😂😒😊😅sleepover companion (who may or may not be a partner) to enjoy the spa bath while you’re on holidays … just sayin’...
Overseas living is fine while you are mobile and active and healthy
Not sure it’s quite so friendly should one get very ill or need to skeddaddle back to Oz
We don’t retire from life
We just finish up something and move onto other things. A bit like many of the Test team are bout to face as they age out….
There’s always plenty to keep the mind active. However, the power you once had evaporated when you walk out the door… so if you need the power...