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  1. On 5/12/2017 at 11:54 PM, JamJar said:

     

    How is any of that relevant to the OP's question?

    He didn't request a regional airport, lounge access would depend on FF level or Business Class and up booking. Modern fleet is  no argument, as I flew upstairs on a THAI A380 too and fro BKK.....and their service was excellent.

     

    We aren't referring to the overall fleet, but London to Bangkok. Emirates and Qatar have no advantage over THAI when it comes to that route.

     

    I too have flown with all of the premium airlines in both Economy and Club/Business and for this particular combo, neither Qatar or Emirates offer any advantage to the OP, unless you want to have a break in the journey.

    Since the OP did not, Qatar and Emirates offer a distinct disadvantage.

     

    In addition, you cannot select your seats at the time of booking with Emirates, another distinct disadvantage in comparison with THAI.

     

     

     

    So unless you have Emirates Silver, you'll need to wait until you check in in order to select a seat.

     

     

    With Qatar, you have to de-plane in Doha and have to go through the usual rigmarole in order to get on your second flight. 

    All this may be fine if you have lounge access/flying Business Class and above as you can take advantage of the facilities, have a massage etc. But you can do the same in the BA/THAI business Class lounges.

     

    So...Emirates/Qatar are really not better on this particular route and it was to this route we were referring.

     

    I would only chose them when they are substantially cheaper.

     

     

     

    There's always one, isn't there? :sad:

     

    Have a good flight mrblonde and enjoy your holiday.

  2. 19 hours ago, JamJar said:

     

    I don't agree. What makes them better than THAI or EVA?

    I think only better if one likes to stretch their legs halfway through the flight and if there is a substantial saving.

    Because they are, simple. I've flown pretty much all the airlines that serve Europe and those two that I mentioned just stand out.

     

    Why? A combination of different reasons. Punctuality, airport lounges, menus, modern fleets, service, regional destinations in UK, IFE etc etc. Just my opinion. You, of course are entitled to yours.

  3. NST zoo is one of the saddest places I have been to. Big cats in cages far too small, herbivores with no grass, primates in confined spaces, birds that have no space to fly and crocs in crowded small pools. She saw her chance and 'legged it'' (same as last year if I remember correctly). Go Nadia ................................... and keep well away from the human race.

  4. On 10/19/2016 at 9:42 AM, phuketrichard said:

    not true, for new hosts Booking.com charges 15% , Agoda 20% ( if old host it was 15%) travel now 15%

    THAN if the link came form an affiliate of (booking,agoda)they pay out 6% to the affiliate

     

    on the other hand airbnb ONLY charges the host 3%

    for 99% of the hotels online  they can NOT offer a lower price than what it sold to the hotel suppliers ( agoda) as they have a contract stating they wont. SOMETIMES u can get a lower rate not not often.

     

    Depends on a number of factors: location, type, contract and room rate. Commisions vary between 10% and can go up to as much as 35% for some 5* hotels. For example: 15% is the standard rate charged by BDC but some locations will have a higher rate simply because they are popular destinations and/or the competition for bookings is higher. And vice versa. The commision amount can also be changed by the hotels themselves. The higher the commision, the more prominent the listings. 

  5. You do realize that each time you book with one of those sites, 18+% goes straight to them. Example, say you make a B10,000 booking, at least B1,800 goes to Agoda/BDC etc for basically sending an email. Booking direct with your chosen hotel is far better in my opinion. You cut out the middleman, any problems that may arise are much easier to work out (see post 5) and most times you can get a discount too. JMHO.

  6. As someone in the business, my rooms are priced in such a way that factor in the AVERAGE stay of a guest. That includes air-con while in the room, hot water, maid service, maintainance, laundry, wear 'n' tear and other sundries. If you start having guests exploiting the AVERAGE guest stay, costs will only go up (picture the cost of 50+ air-con units on 24hrs) and those costs can only be retrieved by increasing the price the guest pays. So, to the OP,  what would you prefer, higher room rates or the ability it circumnavigate the hotels' cost saving measures (while you are not in the room) which will only lead to higher rates in the longrun? Not rocket science.

  7. A troll or not ...

     

    Can't be bothered reading the whole thread but here is my 2 Satangs worth. I would say that 90+% of the farangs living here can only dream about that much cash (TEFLR's, onliners etc). Pretty much every farang I meet, bar a few are living month to month on their meagre pay checks. 16 million, think about it, set something up where you get a good income and you will be alright. Don't burn your bridges back home, keep a sensible head and you could live here forever. If a TEFLer can live on 360k a year I'm sure you can too. That's 44 years for a TEFLer, but I think you might be a little more intelligent.!

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