Flights booked (via US)
Aug 16th 2004, 10:01 am
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Flights booked (via US)
Hi all
Just in case anyone is thinking of going via the US.
Here is the breakdown of our costs.
The route is:-
London - San Fran - Las Vegas - Brisbane
Leaving on 27/11 arriving 05/12 (having 3 nights in both San Fran and Vegas).
The cost is £670 per person flying BA/QANTAS with the internal leg using AA.
And you do get 2 bags at 32kg each.
www.globalvillageflights.com
cheers
TT
Just in case anyone is thinking of going via the US.
Here is the breakdown of our costs.
The route is:-
London - San Fran - Las Vegas - Brisbane
Leaving on 27/11 arriving 05/12 (having 3 nights in both San Fran and Vegas).
The cost is £670 per person flying BA/QANTAS with the internal leg using AA.
And you do get 2 bags at 32kg each.
www.globalvillageflights.com
cheers
TT
Aug 16th 2004, 10:42 am
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Re: Flights booked (via US)
Originally Posted by TrickyTree
Hi all
Just in case anyone is thinking of going via the US.
Here is the breakdown of our costs.
The route is:-
London - San Fran - Las Vegas - Brisbane
Leaving on 27/11 arriving 05/12 (having 3 nights in both San Fran and Vegas).
The cost is £670 per person flying BA/QANTAS with the internal leg using AA.
And you do get 2 bags at 32kg each.
www.globalvillageflights.com
cheers
TT
Just in case anyone is thinking of going via the US.
Here is the breakdown of our costs.
The route is:-
London - San Fran - Las Vegas - Brisbane
Leaving on 27/11 arriving 05/12 (having 3 nights in both San Fran and Vegas).
The cost is £670 per person flying BA/QANTAS with the internal leg using AA.
And you do get 2 bags at 32kg each.
www.globalvillageflights.com
cheers
TT
And don't spend all your money in Vagas beofre you get to Oz
Alastair
Aug 17th 2004, 2:47 am
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Re: Flights booked (via US)
Make sure all family members have their own machine readable passports if planning to visit or transit the US visa free after 26 October. Children on parents passports will be a no-no for the US visa waiver after that date.
Jeremy
Jeremy
Originally Posted by Al H
Have a great trip TT, but watch out as SF can be pretty cold. I was there in early June and although it was very sunny the temp was only about 16-20 with a cold wind, especially out in the bay on the way to Alcatraz (well worth trip). If you go inland the temp is often 10 degrees warmer - very strange
And don't spend all your money in Vagas beofre you get to Oz
Alastair
And don't spend all your money in Vagas beofre you get to Oz
Alastair
Aug 17th 2004, 2:54 am
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Re: Flights booked (via US)
Originally Posted by Al H
Have a great trip TT, but watch out as SF can be pretty cold. I was there in early June and although it was very sunny the temp was only about 16-20 with a cold wind, especially out in the bay on the way to Alcatraz (well worth trip). If you go inland the temp is often 10 degrees warmer - very strange
Aug 17th 2004, 3:13 am
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Re: Flights booked (via US)
Great News TT, that will come round really quickly now!!
Hope all plans are going well?
Speak soon
Nat
Hope all plans are going well?
Speak soon
Nat
Originally Posted by TrickyTree
Hi all
Just in case anyone is thinking of going via the US.
Here is the breakdown of our costs.
The route is:-
London - San Fran - Las Vegas - Brisbane
Leaving on 27/11 arriving 05/12 (having 3 nights in both San Fran and Vegas).
The cost is £670 per person flying BA/QANTAS with the internal leg using AA.
And you do get 2 bags at 32kg each.
www.globalvillageflights.com
cheers
TT
Just in case anyone is thinking of going via the US.
Here is the breakdown of our costs.
The route is:-
London - San Fran - Las Vegas - Brisbane
Leaving on 27/11 arriving 05/12 (having 3 nights in both San Fran and Vegas).
The cost is £670 per person flying BA/QANTAS with the internal leg using AA.
And you do get 2 bags at 32kg each.
www.globalvillageflights.com
cheers
TT
Aug 17th 2004, 7:55 am
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Re: Flights booked (via US)
Hi JAJ
Thanks for the advice.
How will we know if our passports are machine readable?
Mine was isssued in 2001 (UK passport) and the other halfs in 2000 (Aussie passport) no kids that I know of.
cheers
TT
Thanks for the advice.
How will we know if our passports are machine readable?
Mine was isssued in 2001 (UK passport) and the other halfs in 2000 (Aussie passport) no kids that I know of.
cheers
TT
Originally Posted by JAJ
Make sure all family members have their own machine readable passports if planning to visit or transit the US visa free after 26 October. Children on parents passports will be a no-no for the US visa waiver after that date.
Jeremy
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Aug 17th 2004, 7:57 am
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Re: Flights booked (via US)
Originally Posted by TrickyTree
Hi JAJ
Thanks for the advice.
How will we know if our passports are machine readable?
Mine was isssued in 2001 (UK passport) and the other halfs in 2000 (Aussie passport) no kids that I know of.
cheers
TT
Thanks for the advice.
How will we know if our passports are machine readable?
Mine was isssued in 2001 (UK passport) and the other halfs in 2000 (Aussie passport) no kids that I know of.
cheers
TT
IJ
Aug 17th 2004, 8:34 am
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Re: Flights booked (via US)
Originally Posted by TrickyTree
Hi JAJ
Thanks for the advice.
How will we know if our passports are machine readable?
Mine was isssued in 2001 (UK passport) and the other halfs in 2000 (Aussie passport) no kids that I know of.
cheers
TT
Thanks for the advice.
How will we know if our passports are machine readable?
Mine was isssued in 2001 (UK passport) and the other halfs in 2000 (Aussie passport) no kids that I know of.
cheers
TT
Yours should be machine readable - see http://www.ukpa.gov.uk/news/news.asp?intElement=808
for details. Not sure about the Aussie requirements ,but you should check that Aussie passports are accepted under the Visa Waiver Scheme
Alastair
Aug 17th 2004, 9:15 am
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Re: Flights booked (via US)
Thanks for the link Alastair.
It would seem that Aussies are also allowed to enter under the VWS.
For a list of nations that are allowed to enter the US the link is below.
http://www.usembassy.org.uk/cons_web/visa/niv/vwp.htm
cheers
TT
It would seem that Aussies are also allowed to enter under the VWS.
For a list of nations that are allowed to enter the US the link is below.
http://www.usembassy.org.uk/cons_web/visa/niv/vwp.htm
cheers
TT
Originally Posted by Al H
TT
Yours should be machine readable - see http://www.ukpa.gov.uk/news/news.asp?intElement=808
for details. Not sure about the Aussie requirements ,but you should check that Aussie passports are accepted under the Visa Waiver Scheme
Alastair
Yours should be machine readable - see http://www.ukpa.gov.uk/news/news.asp?intElement=808
for details. Not sure about the Aussie requirements ,but you should check that Aussie passports are accepted under the Visa Waiver Scheme
Alastair
Aug 17th 2004, 9:30 am
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Re: Flights booked (via US)
Originally Posted by TrickyTree
Hi all
Just in case anyone is thinking of going via the US.
Here is the breakdown of our costs.
The route is:-
London - San Fran - Las Vegas - Brisbane
Leaving on 27/11 arriving 05/12 (having 3 nights in both San Fran and Vegas).
The cost is £670 per person flying BA/QANTAS with the internal leg using AA.
And you do get 2 bags at 32kg each.
www.globalvillageflights.com
cheers
TT
Just in case anyone is thinking of going via the US.
Here is the breakdown of our costs.
The route is:-
London - San Fran - Las Vegas - Brisbane
Leaving on 27/11 arriving 05/12 (having 3 nights in both San Fran and Vegas).
The cost is £670 per person flying BA/QANTAS with the internal leg using AA.
And you do get 2 bags at 32kg each.
www.globalvillageflights.com
cheers
TT
Enjoy!
San Fran is great but if you want to go to Alcatraz, you may need to book early. When I went to SF for a few days, I could not get to Alacatraz as all trips were fully booked.
Vegas is fab too! Make sure you become "member" of the concession/gambling card (I cannot remember what it was called) but you get a credit card type of thing (all free) which you insert into slots or show at the tables. Depending upon how much money you win (lose!) and/or the amount of time you play, you will get discount off your hotel room!
Remember - free drinks while you are gambling!!!
Wish I was going that way but not so suitable for my young family!
Andrew
Aug 17th 2004, 10:09 pm
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Re: Flights booked (via US)
This page should help:
http://www.passports.gov.au/web/us_visa_entry.aspx
Jeremy
http://www.passports.gov.au/web/us_visa_entry.aspx
Jeremy
Originally Posted by TrickyTree
Hi JAJ
Thanks for the advice.
How will we know if our passports are machine readable?
Mine was isssued in 2001 (UK passport) and the other halfs in 2000 (Aussie passport) no kids that I know of.
cheers
TT
Thanks for the advice.
How will we know if our passports are machine readable?
Mine was isssued in 2001 (UK passport) and the other halfs in 2000 (Aussie passport) no kids that I know of.
cheers
TT
