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What are you babbling about this time fella..... I really shouldn't take the bait and considering every thread and post you make is pure idiocy you're now on ignore. Out....

Absolute utter poppycock with bells on Completely the opposite experience. I have no idea how many "agent" trips I've done London Bangkok return but a minimum of 100 (the rest staff tickets BA and Qantas) but certainly a lot more than 100 Not once have I had the slightest issue with agents quite the opposite in fact when on 2 occasions they went well beyond the call of duty when I needed them around 6 and 8 years ago On rare occasions when I've changed the inbound ticket never was I charged more than the "class" of ticket I had in economy as dictated by aiirlines own fee changes. Not once. On the contrary on 2 (of the I think 6 times) I have booked direct with the airline I had issues with Eva and Etihad in the noughties...Now because no agent I've got no one to bat for me on my behalf and I was at the check in desks arguing with ground handling at Bangkok. If you go to the travel section of Asean you'll see a report I did last month on China Eastern. Go and read it and the very real reason why I go via agent every time and the assistance I got from Travel Trolley when CE were simply not answering phones Twitter or FB Messenger Classic example.

I have absolutely no idea why they do ! I was upgraded very luckily on Etihad on both sectors London to Bangkok last October. All very fine and nice I totally agree but Biz was 4 times the cost I had paid. Bigger seat china plates food was nice....err thats it I still didnt sleep You gotta be bonkers to pay triple let alone quadruple for a seat that lands 20 metres in front of economy down the runway

42p in Aldi and Lidl Tin hat on..........😁

lol 80% is the seat and configuration The point of an aircraft is to get you from A to B safely I couldnt care less if the foods not the best or the flight crew look like Russian shotputters with hairy legs Seat seat seat !!!

The type of aircraft really is of no consequence overall Seat pitch and configuration is what its all about frankly

You simply have no idea just how many people have fingers in the pie from the very top to the bottom What I detailed earlier in the thread was no more than 1% of what the guy was telling me I actually prior to talking to that guy was thinking yes dodgy and "what if" and frowned apon agent route Not any more ! Not a chance in hell it stops or is "uncovered".....the very TOP of immigration are taking a cut of every applicant

Who is Dan on a wet Friday here in the UK ?? Bit like saying do you know Noi from Soi 6

Few weeks someone who was in Pattaya for first time aquired a Retirement visa (whatever you want to call it) via one of the agents in Soi Post Office I wont name her but probably most realise who I am referring to He talked it through from start to finish to me......the amount of people involved was simply mind boggling taking a cut of the fees Bangkok Bank, Immigration and many others The new Bangkok bank account was hilarious. It showed in the Bank book a deposit of 800k and withdrawal of 800k When he installed the app it showed in real time the transactions. 800k in and 800k out 2 minutes later When he went to collect his passport when it was completed she asked his name (or one of staff did) and what country he was from She went to chest of drawers which on the outside had Countries different names.......pulled out the British pile which were in alphabetic order. He said it was just unbelievable the amount of passports in there he said at least a 100 in that country pile alone This "route" of agency aquisition is mired in Thai society nobody cares because the people that matter are all getting a bung from top to bottom

Liverpool Further words totally superfluous.....

I'll take the bait Why ?? I will subsequently respond.

I'm responding to myself yet again bemused why 4 people are sad or confused What is inaccurate or confusing within the screenshot ! You might argue about what I said but why sad or confused lol I noticed the other day another poster mentioned there are people going around threads doing this out of spite ?? I have no idea

I logged into my Falcon account (because it said redeem airmiles on fare quote) and was startled to see the airmiles from round trip well before Covid are still on the account I think it was 2018 from memory

The link initially opens up indicating 20% off for Falcon "Gold" ? (you may well be gold I acknowledge)

Next thing they'll be outrageously saying we cant pee in swimming pools in Pattaya...............................................😎

Fair play thought it was too good to be true

Excellent news Have a lead in time of 3 months (to play nicely) and then hard cut off point Then any foreigners stinking the place out immediate lifetime persona non grata in passport and deportation No messing.....

Christ that makes it even cheaper I assume ( the mother of all f*** ups) that cover is open to all foreign nationals ??

Yes AUD or USD ??

Just done a quote for 6 months my intended next trip It was priced in USD but works out at just £296 Thats aged 64 As you say on the budget cover it chops out a lot of the stuff we "normally" never need (I havent in 32 years) but has unlimited medical expenses the all important element That premiun is virtually half of what I've been quoted to date Good work Dolf (Edited is that AUD Dolf or USD ?? I ask because right at bottom there is a reference to Australia)

Yes back around late 90's early 2000's was company that did Medical cover only (from UK) and absolutely nothing else was included Unforunately they stopped trading Been looking for similar ever since

SCB app works fine on Wifi in UK

Magnificent Transam magnificent....... Any news on uncovering the mobile roasters 245th username on Asean/Thaivisa....? Couple of culprits standing out but until the bandit has an uber wobble meltdown

If it goes via Swift it lands at Telegraphic Transfer rate plus 500 Baht landing fee (for that size of transfer) TT rate will be somewhat less than Wise's full interbank rate but then you have sending fees and has been mentioned will Wise provide the appropriate documentation for the Condo Rare occasion where I'd suggest Swift would be better than Wise

Just use Travel Supermarket and it will list the inclusive baggage for all individual carriers if you click through Why people go direct to airlines I will never know. Invariably apart from anything else more expensive. When something goes wrong you have only a one pronged attack (yourself) whereas with agent you then have two pronged attack to sort it Somehow this internet myth this last 25 years of always book direct with the airline for best service has somehow now become an internet fact instead Utter bolla***