Happy Saturday from Hong Kong! To say it has been a crazy travel week for me would be the understatement of the year. I was in Dubai on Monday, Barcelona on Tuesday, Frankfurt on Wednesday, Tampa on Thursday, and am in Hong Kong today. Not only was there a lot of flying involved, but if you’ve been reading the blog you’d know it has also been a week filled with drama.
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My Mom Got Robbed In Our Hotel!
While we otherwise had a great trip, my mom having her purse stolen from our hotel in Barcelona put a bit of a damper on everything. Fortunately no one was hurt, and hopefully this serves as a good reminder to be extra cautious when traveling.
Two Perspectives On The United Mistake Fare
Earlier in the week many people were able to book a United mistake fare, whereby for ~$50 you could book business or first class from the UK to just about anywhere in the world.
My general philosophy on mistake fares is that it’s always worth a shot to book them. If they’re honored, that’s amazing. If they’re not, well, that sucks. So I’d suggest Let’s Be Reasonable About Yesterday’s First Class Mistake Fare …
My friend Travis, however, disagrees. He feels United Should Man Up And Own Their Great Dane Mistake.
What do you think?
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Hope everyone has a great (and hopefully relaxing) weekend!
I have to admit I was lucky to catch a few error fares like BA & Alitalia in Coach over the years. But in that case I totally agree with you Ben. It wasn't a voucher with missing T&C (Alitalia) or a typical Error Fare, in my opinion it was a technical problem with the currency exchange in the background.
Why should they honor it? And lets face it, I doubt anyone really believed they would honor them.
Ben are you going to tokyo via CGK? I've been looking for hkg to nrt direct flights but seems like CX is extremely stingy in releasing awards for that route...
@ Andy -- Yes, just connecting in CGK to fly JAL F.
wow, how long are u staying in Hk?
@ Matias -- Just a day, unfortunately.
getting popcorn
Travis has some good ideas, but he is wayyy of base on this.
My thought on the mistake fare is that Travis shouldn't be posting his garbage on One Mile at a Time.