Monthly Archives: November 2006

The Itinerary – For Now…

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Okay, the Irish screwed us. After going through everything, AND running our credit card they told us (by email) that they had quoted us for the wrong price. And it would be about 1,000 euros more!

Now I don’t follow the currency market like I should, but I do know that right now the exchange rate for US Dollars to Euros is no good, and a thousand Euros is …well, more that we want to pay. So this kind of kills the incentive to use this travel agent (ever).

Between the travel agents fees, the taxes and the price of flying to get there, we weren’t going to save very much money.

So, what’s next? Now we are looking at flights to the UK. LeeAnnes brother lives there and could purchase the tickets for use. The tickets are actually cheaper there than in Ireland, and it’s a little cheaper to get there. The downside is the trip would be over when we connect on any flights through Heathrow. And since British Airways is the main OneWorld partner in Europe, that means almost all the flights out of Africa go throough the UK.

Our Men in Dublin

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Ticket Plan B – Okay, so we’re going to use a travel agent in Ireland to purchase our RTW tickets, fly there a few days before we “Originate” our One World Explorer tickets and then fly to New Zealand. Crazy, yes, but it’s going to save us a bunch on ticket costs.

We’re been talking with some very helpful folks over the past few days at Trailfinders in Dublin. They’ll be able to purchase the tickets for us at an Ireland price. And they have offices in Australia, so if we decide to rent a car there, we may use them there as well.

Trailfinders – Dublin
4/5 Dawson Street
Dublin 2

Phone – 01 677 7888
Web – http://www.trailfinders.ie/

One World Explorer Pricelist by Country

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Okay, so one thing we learned very quickly from the One World Explorer FAQ is that OWE tickets are priced differently in every country they are sold in. Is that crazy or what?

Originally, we were planning on flying from the states for 4,900 USD plus tax. But, having just learned that the US is the second highest prices ticket in the world (behind only …Morrocco?), we are considering our options…

A departure from the UK looks good, almost 1/2 what we would pay in the US. But there is a nasty rule about not being able to connect through your country of origin after you have departed from it. So, now we are thinking of flying to Ireland (not quite as cheap, but still cheap), making that our country of origin, and then flying back over the US to get to New Zealand. Flying around our elbow to get to our asshole? Yes. But it will save us a bundle.

OWE Pricelist by Country
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=330537