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lostcarpark ([personal profile] lostcarpark) wrote2007-06-13 12:26 am

Travel Advice Needed

Can anyone suggest the best (i.e. cheapest) way to book a trip from Dublin to Johannesburg (and back) next year?

[identity profile] orbzine.livejournal.com 2007-06-13 06:11 am (UTC)(link)
Try Expedia.

Then, once you have an idea of the cheapest fares and providers, you can search around and cut out the middle-men. :)

[identity profile] lostcarpark.livejournal.com 2007-06-13 02:58 pm (UTC)(link)
Expedia don't like Ireland for some reason. You can't make a booking with an Irish address, for example. Something about Irish consumer they don't agree with, apparently.

Could still be worth using for price comparison, though.

[identity profile] orbzine.livejournal.com 2007-06-13 05:34 pm (UTC)(link)
BTW, what's the word with Octocon 2007?

The Website and Blog haven't been updated lately ...

[identity profile] lostcarpark.livejournal.com 2007-06-19 08:45 pm (UTC)(link)
They have guests and it's definitely happening, and they assure me the new website is coming soon. I will give them another nudge.

[identity profile] wag-9393.livejournal.com 2007-06-13 12:27 pm (UTC)(link)
You really don't want the cheapest - some of those African airlines can be a bit iffy.

Mind you I´m sure one of the local taxi dudes would drive round to Calais and pick you up if you paid him :-)

[identity profile] lostcarpark.livejournal.com 2007-06-13 03:00 pm (UTC)(link)
Fair point, though all the options I've looked at so far have been with "mainstream" airlines. Air France and BA both look quite reasonable.

[identity profile] wag-9393.livejournal.com 2007-06-13 03:31 pm (UTC)(link)
I´ve only done Joburg with BA & SAA, boith were fine TBH although my preference would be BA.

Cape Town I've only done with BA, although I have also done the Joburg-CapeTown on a local cheapy airline and that was okay as well

Probably off to Joburgh in a couple weeks time actually - unless the plans change again. werk pah!

(Anonymous) 2007-08-19 02:06 pm (UTC)(link)
My travel advice is to try Expedia too.You won't be sorry.
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