daunted

Used Travel bag in 2003 and Travel mood this year - both were great

loz

Really surprised to hear that Oz Travel have seemingly gone down the pan We used then in 2004 when we came out on holiday and they were brilliant. When we enquired about flight to come over permanently they 'went the extra mile' to make sure we got what we asked for at a great price and again were absolutely great. Mum and Dad also have used them to come out on holiday and to migrate and can't praise them enough.
I wonder if it depends on where you are..........................we used the Leeds branch and as I say wouldn't hesitate to recommend them.

Loz x

Pollyana

I booked with Austravel for 3 or 4 holidays over here, always by phone and always great service - guess as ever its who you speak to. Find it easier now to either use Expedia or zuji and just book on line though

FluffyTheCampfireSlayer

We booked with Flight Center, excellent service, highly recommended and very attentive staff! Cheapest as well!

Techno Freak

We've used trailfinders to do our trip over America on the way to Oz in September. We have quite a complicated itinerary with lots of flights, cars, trains, hotels etc - Trailfinders were superb, cheapest and fantastic customer service.

aston man

hey mate did you book it yesterday by any chance..there was a lovely couple next to me doing the same thing as you,,their trip sounded fantastic,

Techno Freak

No mate - we booked it over the phone a few weeks back. We are a lovely couple though

We're very excited - I don't really want to hijack this thread, or 'show off', as such, but we've never travelled propery before so I keep telling everyone what we're doing:-

Leave UK on 1st September
Boston 3 nights
New York 5 nights
Philladelphia 2 nights
Washington DC 5 nights
Las Vegas 3 nights
Death Valley 1 night
Yosemite 1 night
San Francisco 5 nights

Peru - 2 weeks, including:-
2 nights in Lima
1 night in Cuzco
4 day trek on the Inca Trail to Machu Pichu
2 nights in the Amazon Jungle
..cant remember the other Peru bits

Los Angeles 3 nights
New Zealand 8 nights

Landing in Melbourne on 22nd October.

As you can imagine, that lot took some SERIOUS planning and Trailfinders were superb the whole time. We used them for all of the flights and most of the accomodation, they even sorted out our car hire and it's all on their on-line itinerary system. Top marks for Trailfinders.

Anyway - apolgies again for hijacking, I'm just in one of my excited moods about the whole trip and move.

aston man

dont worry mate i do it all the time,,carry on its a lot better than talking about those shites...

Techno Freak

Are you flying direct to OZ?

Where are you going to settle, and when are you off?

I just want to go now, we've been up and down for so long. I'm decorating the house when I get home from work today, get it ready for renting out.

Then just got to pack after that. Cool.

We're in limbo a bit at the moment. It's close enough to be worrying about finding tennants, selling cars & packing - but still that little bit too far away to do any of that.

aston man

yes mate direct,i was going to do the singapore thing but i am going to have a few weeks off when we get there,perth that is..

hey mate i have been there in limbo its not a nice place,,,but trust me you will come through it,,,,.

Mrs JFW

That is a seriously impressive stop over list Techno! I hope you have a fabulous time! Can't wait to hear all about it. Are you going to keep a travel diary?

jackie x

Dorothy

More of a hijack. When we went to New York, the first and probably best thing we did was the Circle Line boat tour. The tour guide was absolutely fantastic! He was a former radio and TV announcer who had lived all his life in NY. His delivery was great and he was so much more informative than any tour book. Also if you can, look online to buy a CityPass. It will get you discount tickets to lots of things. The boat trip for iinstance was 1/2 price if memory serves. It also gets you to the front of the line for the Empire State building, which will cut off about 3 hours of standing there. Mind you, we were not that impressed with it anyway. Times Square at about 2am was the most fun I've had in years. Our taxi driver from the airport recommended it to us because in his words, "that's when the freaks come out". Also, take a walk up 5th avenue from about 42nd St to Park Ave. It's a long walk, but some of the most famous places are there. Tiffany, FAO Schwartz (where they filmed the movie Big with Tom Hanks), Saks. Would also recommend the 1 hour carriage ride through the park. Again, really informative and lots of fun.
May is a great time to be in New York. For San Fran, take a drive up the coast highway if you have a car. Of course, no trip to SF would be complete without the Alcatraz tour and a drive to some of the vinyards in the area. I'm so jealous I can't stand it! Your trip sounds absolutely fantastic.

midgetjan

I booked through airline-network.co.uk and managed to get flights from Aberdeen, Heathrow, Singapore to Perth for £500 each.

That's with Singapore Airlines.

Jan

shiels

Me too for sure!!!!!!!!!! C x

Vinny van Gogh

Hi,
Not read every reply....but we have been to Oz three times now....each trip booked through Oz Travel and I cannot really complain.
I refer to the branch on Deansgate, Manchester -who matched the best none internet prices we found in Manchester.

However, this year we are booking direct through Emirates..too cash in our airmiles....and if all works out well......we aint gonna see Manchester again!