Society & Culture Things that Shit me part X- The Tenth edition!

[Plugger35]

Sore ears - keep feeling like I need to equalise

I'm not sure playing soccer is the best idea when you have sore ears.

 

[Morganashlee]

I thought travel agents would have been a thing of the past by now but people still use them. I'm not sure why.

It is so easy these days to book everything online and would have to be much cheaper, but the lure of someone who is experienced organising it all is appealing.

They make my job harder too, so I'm not a fan.

 

[Catfish Alley]

I don't think I've used one for 15 years. I know my parents use them to assist with more complicated tours, insurance etc.

 

[revival_mode]

replying to a work email on my phone. the last sentence was meant to say "i put it in the internal mail last night".

spell check screws me at the last second and changed it to "i put it in the intern anal last night". the look of horror on my face after i hit send and saw what was happening.

thank god it wasnt to anyone too important

 

[craigos]

I thought travel agents would have been a thing of the past by now but people still use them. I'm not sure why.

It is so easy these days to book everything online and would have to be much cheaper, but the lure of someone who is experienced organising it all is appealing.

They make my job harder too, so I'm not a fan.

Have a friend who is a travel agent and when going overseas don't even consider not using her.
Was suppose to be flying back to Aus from Senegal but couldn't get there so she did all the leg work and I managed to fly back through Namibia to South Africa to Perth to Melbourne. I missed my flight in Perth and was still able to get back via Sydney (same night), all things that I wouldn't have been able to arrange myself. PLUS I didn't even get charged for it.

 

[Morganashlee]

Have a friend who is a travel agent and when going overseas don't even consider not using her.
Was suppose to be flying back to Aus from Senegal but couldn't get there so she did all the leg work and I managed to fly back through Namibia to South Africa to Perth to Melbourne. I missed my flight in Perth and was still able to get back via Sydney (same night), all things that I wouldn't have been able to arrange myself. PLUS I didn't even get charged for it.

If they are providing that kind of service then it's not hard to see why you wouldnt go back.

I'm always on standby so missing flights and taking ridiculous detours has become my forte. Every trip could turn into the amazing race at any time

 

[HBF]

Today is dragging like a mother ******.

 

[TheWoodenSlug]

Have a friend who is a travel agent and when going overseas don't even consider not using her.
Was suppose to be flying back to Aus from Senegal but couldn't get there so she did all the leg work and I managed to fly back through Namibia to South Africa to Perth to Melbourne. I missed my flight in Perth and was still able to get back via Sydney (same night), all things that I wouldn't have been able to arrange myself. PLUS I didn't even get charged for it.

Did you only not get charged for it because the travel agent is your friend? I'd be interested to know how much that sort of thing would have cost a stranger going through a travel agent.

 

[MrsEddieBetts]

I use a travel agent for booking flights and tours but not hotels. You will always get a better deal booking directly with hotels.

 

[kfc1]

replying to a work email on my phone. the last sentence was meant to say "i put it in the internal mail last night".

spell check screws me at the last second and changed it to "i put it in the intern anal last night". the look of horror on my face after i hit send and saw what was happening.

thank god it wasnt to anyone too important

AFS thread?

 

[kfc1]

I use a travel agent for booking flights and tours but not hotels. You will always get a better deal booking directly with hotels.

Trivago?

On topic, that annoying long pause between "i want to go to" and "bangkok" in that ad shits me

 

[MrsEddieBetts]

Trivago?

On topic, that annoying long pause between "i want to go to" and "bangkok" in that ad shits me

Wotif, Trivago, Expedia etc appear as though they give you a better rate but the conditions aren't comparable. E.g. you can book a night for a cheaper rate but you will be charged 100% for cancellation or changes etc.

 

[kfc1]

Yeh i think they must get their cut of the tariff a day or two before checkin? Any changes later than that the hotel will charge?

 

[MrsEddieBetts]

Yeh i think they must get their cut of the tariff a day or two before checkin? Any changes later than that the hotel will charge?

Depends on the conditions. The conditions are set by the third party website and the hotel when they draw up the contract so it's a case by case. Sometimes a hotel will waive cancellation fees if the room has been booked directly but we'll never do it if booked through a third party because the commission fees we pay are astronomical.

 

[JHF1870]

I'm not going to go into detail, but performing the same action or speaking the same words to two different people but for one person its ok, for the other its not even though its for the same reasons.

 

[peternorth]

And when I say that I don't mean that I sit around and only listen to Bob Seger, I go out and love clubbing and house etc and I love going to things like Groovin and seeing all these new upcoming bands.
But wtf is the shit that gets spewed out on the radio a dozen times a day, absolute cancer.

i find these days many many many songs are by an artist featuring Person A, Person B, Person C.

Wotif, Trivago, Expedia etc appear as though they give you a better rate but the conditions aren't comparable. E.g. you can book a night for a cheaper rate but you will be charged 100% for cancellation or changes etc.

i myself used agoda to procure accommodation in asia. upon arrival i informed them of my details, to which they replied "you make reservation by expedia....". i stood there shocked and weary, then realised everything was correct bar the website name. so i summised that all of these sites are in cahoots with each other.

i disagree that conditions arent comparable. you simply compare "no cancellation" rates with each other, and "cancellation" with others of the same ilk.

 

[MrsEddieBetts]

i find these days many many many songs are by an artist featuring Person A, Person B, Person C.



i myself used agoda to procure accommodation in asia. upon arrival i informed them of my details, to which they replied "you make reservation by expedia....". i stood there shocked and weary, then realised everything was correct bar the website name. so i summised that all of these sites are in cahoots with each other.

i disagree that conditions arent comparable. you simply compare "no cancellation" rates with each other, and "cancellation" with others of the same ilk.

There's two major companies that own the smaller third parties, so there's a duopoly.

You can say they're comparable all you like, I work for a major hotel company and I assure you that they're not. Third party websites are the reason hotel rates are going up, and up, and up...we've got to make back the commissions somehow.

 

[peternorth]

There's two major companies that own the smaller third parties, so there's a duopoly.

You can say they're comparable all you like, I work for a major hotel company and I assure you that they're not. Third party websites are the reason hotel rates are going up, and up, and up...we've got to make back the commissions somehow.

so these websites are undercutting you lot? and as a result you have to charge more to make up for lost revenue right?

 

[MrsEddieBetts]

so these websites are undercutting you lot? and as a result you have to charge more to make up for lost revenue right?

An example:

Our advertised rate is $190 per night with no cancellation fees. On Wotif our rate is $190 per night with full fee charged for cancellation or changes. Wotif then charges us 12.5% of the rate for every room sold through their website. We need to make the revenue up somehow, so next time we do a rate load it might be $205 per night. Or parking will be put up $5, or breakfast, etc.

 

[TheFreshBanana]

How often does "Hotel motel holiday innnn" get sung on a daily basis?

 

[MrsEddieBetts]

Rarely, if ever.

 

[RedmanWasHere]

The term "Recording Artist."

Does that imply they cannot sing and thus no longer be a "singer" or cannot use an instrument well and thus no longer be a "musician?"

It's wanky.

 

[Gasometer]

An example:

Our advertised rate is $190 per night with no cancellation fees. On Wotif our rate is $190 per night with full fee charged for cancellation or changes. Wotif then charges us 12.5% of the rate for every room sold through their website. We need to make the revenue up somehow, so next time we do a rate load it might be $205 per night. Or parking will be put up $5, or breakfast, etc.

Is there a time of the year that is the best time to look for Melbourne cbd rates?

 

[MrsEddieBetts]

Is there a time of the year that is the best time to look for Melbourne cbd rates?

Winter

 

[MrsEddieBetts]

Is there a time of the year that is the best time to look for Melbourne cbd rates?

If you're looking at particular dates let me know and I can check the rates for you.