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Business Class -Round the World (3 Stop) Airfare from $3699 with Virgin via Flight Centre

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Business Class -Round the World (3 Stop) Airfare from $3699 with Virgin via Flight Centre
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Store RepLFLIGHT CENTRE HYPER on 18/05/2017 - 09:02 flightcentre.com.au (3843 clicks)
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Insane Round the World Airfare Sale! Depart from Brisbane, Sydney or Melbourne and visit Hong Kong, London and Los Angeles and fly every single flight in Business Class with Virgin Australia/ Virgin Atlantic. UK return also available through Hong Kong for same price.

Travel Dates are departing Late September through to November but still available for other travel periods just at a higher fare.

Only valid until Friday the 19th of May, and must be booked and paid in full by then. 9 months interest free options also available.

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  • jv on 18/05/2017 - 09:04
    -1

    How much is it normally ?

    • Andoes on 18/05/2017 - 09:11
      +56

      $3700.

      Call flight centre lowest airfares guaranteed.

      • bargdebarg on 20/05/2017 - 22:16

        I just sang that in my head

  • SuiCid3 on 18/05/2017 - 09:06
    -3

    You could learn something from this guy about posting deals:
    https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/307718

  • [Deactivated] on 18/05/2017 - 09:06
    +14

    flight centre is a rip off
    they quoted me 9 grand more for a trip i could plan and book myself for much MUCH cheaper

    • Andoes on 18/05/2017 - 09:14
      +12

      A mate has booked a trip to Canada through them and he constantly scours for cheaper comparables and has flight centre match/move to achieve cheaper overall.

      It is effective, but such a hassle.

      Better than nothing if something goes wrong, having a travel agent to yell at.

      I wouldn't do it personally cos the wife is the best holiday planner I have ever met. Never had a single issue.

      • nightelves on 18/05/2017 - 09:40
        +21

        Your wife should become a travel agent.

    • mrshorty on 18/05/2017 - 09:20

      Yeah I find flight centre is a rip off too

      And then when I go into one of their stores to book on their price guarantee, they want me to pay extra fees if I book with them so I walk out and book it myself through the internet. Never gone back into a flight centre store after that

      • [Deactivated] on 18/05/2017 - 09:25
        +1

        pretty much the same, they quoted me with all their add ons, weren't competitive with hotel prices, they couldn't get the same airfare cost, i booked it all myself and ended up spending the 9K on spending money

        • rawm on 18/05/2017 - 09:43
          +4

          As long as you bring a paper copy of the exact flight you're after (screenshot from IWTF worked fine for me) and insist on the price match guarantee, you'll be fine. If you go in there seeking a 'holiday package', yes, they'll lick their lips and try their best to make commission off you as any other travel agency does.

          This is where the power of AirBnB, IWTF, TripAdvisor etc are much better than 'Jodie' tapping some keys and ripping you off.

        • mrshorty on 18/05/2017 - 09:52
          +2

          @rawm:

          I went in with printed screenshots of my flights (no packages) and they wanted to charge me some $50 fee for them to book it for me on their price guarantee

          Some of the flights were with air asia which made me think they prob don't get much commissions out of it

        • rawm on 18/05/2017 - 09:58
          +4

          @mrshorty: It's a game of Poker; you say quite loudly so others hear: "I'm not paying any extra fees to access your price beat guarantee", you get up and then slowly walk towards the door. They'll back down.

        • mrshorty on 18/05/2017 - 10:37

          @rawm:

          hah flight centre must be good at poker then cos I walked out of there without any chips

          With so many online booking sites, you can pretty much book online without the hassle

        • rawm on 18/05/2017 - 10:41

          @mrshorty: Damn. Maybe look for another one near you?

          Agreed about online but the physical location of Flight Centre, it's 24/7 call centre if things go wrong and it's physical print out of travel documents are handy…

        • Sira on 18/05/2017 - 18:29

          @rawm:
          Sorry but "physical print out of documents" is not a selling point in 2017 for so many reasons.

    • cloudy on 18/05/2017 - 09:43
      +5

      Used to know someone who worked there, they have really high sales target in order to get their bonus, and their base wage is low without the sales incentives, so be prepared to be bombarded with extras and add on's. They would probably make as much from selling you insurance as the air ticket! It's the old, bring them in store with a cheap ticket and gouge them off from extras

      • rawm on 18/05/2017 - 10:44

        It's a common tactic used nowadays. Pressure tactics are a disgrace. If you stick to your guns and say no to everything, you should be okay.

      • goodcopbadcop on 19/05/2017 - 11:28

        The way they train their new staff is to place an ad online - interview them, then tell new recruits that they will be selected from the outcome of them attending their course which has been accredited to a Cert IV, at a cost to the very keen new recruit of $3K - $4K. So the company doesn't pay for training and gets to select people who are already trained. And confirming that the base salary is very low; the hours they put in are long; the sales targets that they expect staff to achieve are very high; their bonuses are out of the extras they book you for. The turnover must be high but I guess if you've forked out for the training and hardly earning much to cover the cost of that and life in general - it keeps staff in place longer. No idea how the company survives given you don't need special skills to be able to book online for everything these days.

    • [Deactivated] on 18/05/2017 - 09:44
      +1

      Flight centre isn't a rip off, as they do price match for about everything.

      Which usually even better as you can pay with gift card that comes with some 10% discounted price time to time.

      They just don't try find best price for you, which is hardly a rip-off albeit ain't a great service.

      • troyww on 18/05/2017 - 10:34
        +3

        The whole point of a travel agent is finding you the best deal and organizing it . If you have to find the best deals yourself and then haggle with them and put up with all the upselling then it's just a massive waste of time .

    • DooDah on 18/05/2017 - 10:29

      I always used to think the same.

      What I do now (may be wrong but what the hey).. Get FC to quote. Then I instantly compare prices and get them to beat by $1 and same with Accom. Just nice to have everything all in the one booking with a TA.

      Works well for the same cost as doing it yourself.

    • fivespice on 18/05/2017 - 11:14
      +2

      I use flight centre like this; I find the cheapest flight(s) myself online and usually they will be on some strange website like eDreams/BYOJet or some other goofy website with a 1.1 rating on Product Review. I then get Flight Centre to match the price as I perceive the risk of losing my money to be lower.

    • Earl of Lemongrab on 18/05/2017 - 19:30

      +1 I've had the same experience.

      They quoted me a per person cost for a honeymoon package in Thailand.

      It's bizarre that bringing my wife would cost exactly twice as much (considering the accommodation is shared).

  • zoecot on 18/05/2017 - 09:07

    wowwwww… I am interested Can you PM further details?

    • jv on 18/05/2017 - 09:08
      +5

      Here…

      • [Deactivated] on 18/05/2017 - 09:10

        leave my father out of this.

        • jv on 18/05/2017 - 09:10

          Use the force tuzii…

  • jv on 18/05/2017 - 09:07
    -8

    Rep, read the deal posting rules…

  • abc on 18/05/2017 - 09:10

    OzFlights this morning.

  • Gershom on 18/05/2017 - 09:11
    +3

    3 stops? Meh. L.A.? Meh.

  • PlasticSpaceman on 18/05/2017 - 09:34
    +2

    Actually, it appears to currently be 'from $3,119' on the website (http://www.flightcentre.com.au/flights/round-the-world/47343…). Amusingly enough, Premium Economy (obviously not with Virgin) is $3,999. Anyhow, I reckon that's fairly decent if you wanted to visit those countries in one trip. The economy version is currently 'from' $1,115. Might not want to go to LA specifically, but you can always jump on a cheap flight to Las Vegas, New Orleans, etc before returning to LA before going home.

    • Xizor on 18/05/2017 - 09:44
      +4

      Having just been to LA totally agree. Some decent spots if you get out and about proper, and some nice resteraunts but overall its a hole, explains hollywood and much of pop/mainstream culture though. Talk about reality blowing the heck out of perception. Get on a domestic flight and go basically anywhere else… though, i found San Fran not a whole lot better either but maybe thats just me. +1 for Vegas, Orleans, Texas etc.

      • bargainshooter on 18/05/2017 - 10:12
        +4

        LA is massive. It's like saying Sydney is a hole - if you don't get out past the airport.

        • team teri on 18/05/2017 - 11:02

          Isn't it a hole? Mostly, except for a few nice spots? ;-)

        • Xizor on 18/05/2017 - 11:33
          +6

          Yes LA is massive. And, for the most part, it's a massive hole. I reckon Sydney is a mirage of paradise compared to LA and i'm well versed in Sydney's outer burbs having grown up in them. To even compare the 2 cities is bloomin ridiculous IMO. I'd go as far to say LA is a disgrace given California is supposedly such a progressive place.

  • railspider on 18/05/2017 - 09:35
    +10

    How good is Virgin Business Class, on a scale from Overbooked United Airlines flight to $30,000 three room Etihad Residence?

  • NotAMoodle on 18/05/2017 - 09:44

    Which fare class OP? Need to work out how many SC & points gained.

  • tunzafun001 on 18/05/2017 - 09:46
    +1

    These are really Multi City bookings. But not a bad price for business class. I've recently become a fan of the poor mans business class (chose economy bookings at the end of school holidays that are going in the opposite direction to everyone else). Then get a whole row to yourself (Qatar).

    • muncan on 18/05/2017 - 10:02
      +7

      We almost had the plane to ourselves coming back from Athens. Was almost expecting to see Tom Cruise coming out of the cockpit

      • ASHGOON on 18/05/2017 - 11:28

        wow - what was the flight and date for this??

        • muncan on 18/05/2017 - 11:34

          QR204 10/4/2017

      • michaelTito on 18/05/2017 - 16:31
        +1

        same thing happened to us on our recent flight from Abu Dhabi with Etihad. Plane was 2/3 empty. almost everyone got a row to themselves.

  • pkjames on 18/05/2017 - 09:50

    I think FC is OK if you know exactly what you want and dont mind going through the hassle of talking to them. Personally, I don't have time and I prefer instant confirmation rather than someone "getting back to me". So unless I am going somewhere that I have absolutely no idea, FC is not my first preference.

    • shuffle1 on 18/05/2017 - 10:40

      I also prefer direct online bookings. Although it's worth the phone call to FC for the price match, and when you call and pay your ticket is pretty much booked, it just takes a day or so for your confirmation to come through.

  • [Deactivated] on 18/05/2017 - 09:56
    +1

    when will the rep reply?

    • jv on 18/05/2017 - 10:05
      +4

      when they're back from their holiday.

  • flashi007 on 18/05/2017 - 10:37
    +1

    Watch out with flight centre. They'll try to tack on their 'captains package' or some other package at extra cost. Was a bit annoying when the agent added it to my 6 month old's ticket cost. Read through everything and before you pay.

    • Trickey on 18/05/2017 - 10:43
      +3

      The 'captains package'… is it normal to laugh at this?

    • crumbo85 on 18/05/2017 - 10:44

      I found this out recently with a booking through them. I originally asked them to pricematch and they beat the best price I could find by $120. But, when I asked them to not include the Captains Package I was informed it was mandatory for price matches. Wasn't too happy about that but they still saved me $70 so better then nothing.

      • lainey13 on 18/05/2017 - 11:50

        Bulldust, I price matched over email, they beat it by only $1 but the whole mandatory for price matching thing is bollocks. Try a different FC.

    • simgue on 18/05/2017 - 10:54
      +1

      Sweet Jesus that is tempting!

      • Spizz on 18/05/2017 - 10:55

        Agreed.

  • try2bhelpful on 18/05/2017 - 11:02

    We are going to have a chat to our local FC guys and see what is the go here. This deal is certainly worth a chat. Does anyone know what Virgin business class is like?

  • [Deactivated] on 18/05/2017 - 11:15

    How does only 3 stops count as a "round the world" ticket? I'd rather get the real thing

    • [Deactivated] on 18/05/2017 - 11:24
      +5

      the plane travels around the world?

      • [Deactivated] on 18/05/2017 - 11:39

        "round the world" is a specific type of ticket when you can travel to many destinations on the one ticket with fairly flexible terms as long as you don't travel backwards, it's within the same airline network, and you visit at least 5 continents I think it is for a fixed price.

  • [Deactivated] on 18/05/2017 - 11:24
    +2

    Damn it. I've over holidayed recently (2x europe, 1x asia, 1x us/can) and about to have a baby. Kid is killing me already.

    • Wakasonu on 18/05/2017 - 14:25
      +1

      Welcome on board :)

  • qwertyaz on 18/05/2017 - 11:29

    Do you have any deals for Africa and mid east?

  • PlasticSpaceman on 18/05/2017 - 12:05

    FYI "Interest Free" option costs $99. http://www.flightcentre.com.au/interest-free. So for the $3119 offer - if you include fees - that would effectively be like paying 3% interest, for the $1,115 offer that would be closer to 9%. Actually, a little more as you have to pay it off in 9 months apparently. And if you don't pay it out in time, then you need to pay an undisclosed amount of interest on the balance owing. Hah. Maybe worth it if you are buying a few tickets, and are definitely going to pay it off in time, but otherwise……

  • edy4eva on 18/05/2017 - 12:53
    -6

    Has anyone been able to get actual dates with this pricing? Why is this 'deal' getting thumbed up when no one has provided a receipt or an actual itinerary (with specific dates - not just a blanket statement) which prices accordingly?

    If this was a post by anyone for a deal they'd be bombarded for proof.

    Or has the ozbargain post rules been loosened recently?

    Sorry I have to negate this because unless someone shows proof, it's no deal - mere cheap advertising.

    Edit: gotta clarify that VA's RTW fare comes in at $10.9k++, while the return to LAX fares do NOT permit routing via HKG/LON. I suspect this is a negotiated or unpublished fare. Still need to see a priced itinerary and the conditions attached to this -otherwise amazing, fare.

    • edy4eva on 18/05/2017 - 15:22

      Would be nice to know why this honest comment gets negged this many times.

      • muncan on 18/05/2017 - 15:36

        ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ neggers neg negs

      • Hayesy22 on 18/05/2017 - 15:37

        since when do you need to provide a receipt to prove a deal? its all clearly advertised on the flight centre website. Instead of negging the deal make a phone call to flight centre, I did and can confirm this deal is real

        • edy4eva on 18/05/2017 - 15:48

          I searched for the particular RTW fare on VA (even VS) and could not find that price. The fact that the agent quotes a possible minimum does NOT guarantee it exists.

          Since the OP is affiliated, they really need to be upfront about the availability and conditions (since this is information they have at hand). Otherwise it's really a cheap attempt at getting traffic.

          Switch and bait and drip pricing comes to mind. The typical scenario is as follows:
          Hi, I want to fly MEL-HKG // HKG-LHR//LHR-LAX/LAX-MEL on these dates, and heard you have this deal going.

          The agent checks, then says yes we have the deal but on those dates the fare comes to $$ (say $1.5k extra).

          Client asks if it can be brought lower by tweaking the dates.

          Agent: only if you go on Tuesday and return on Thursday- a range that's a month later for example.

          Client gives up and ends up booking this 'deal' because what's an extra 1.5k any way.

        • Hayesy22 on 18/05/2017 - 16:05
          +1

          @edy4eva:

          your scenario just describes someone with inflexibly dates having to pay more. That scenario applies to most Airfare specials.

  • jdogg on 18/05/2017 - 13:54
    +4

    Beware if you want to make any small changes to your itinerary after booking. There are huge fees for this that go directly to flight centre and then add on whatever the normal airline fees to change on top of that. Got caught last time. Never again.

  • Spizz on 18/05/2017 - 15:51

    There is a post over on AFF showing the $3100 price is pretty close to the mark if you are flexible with dates. YMMV

  • markb28 on 18/05/2017 - 16:06

    Anyone found anywhere online to see if these prices exist?

    • Hayesy22 on 18/05/2017 - 17:32

      Flight centre website

  • try2bhelpful on 18/05/2017 - 16:18
    +3

    The prices are real - we just went to the FC and you can book for roughly $3700 for the trip - the kicker is to avoid the school holidays for travel out of Australia but a trip that straddles is fine. The guy at FC was really great and sat with us to discuss how much time we wanted to stay in each place and went through the various flights looking for the cheapest hookups for the dates we were looking at. The secret is to be very flexible in what dates you can travel on - then the FC guy has the best to work with.

    • markb28 on 18/05/2017 - 16:21

      living up to your name, thanks!

  • markb28 on 18/05/2017 - 18:16
    +3

    Went into Flight Centre, came out $7700 lighter. Octber holiday MEL>HKG>LHR>LAX>MEL all business for 2.

    Was considering premium economy for upcoming trip, stuff that at this price :)

  • Brizvegasguy on 18/05/2017 - 19:22

    Escape travel have price matched/ beat from $3,095

    • MrMaxwell on 19/05/2017 - 00:52

      Escape are owned by FC so you would hope they price match :)

  • lovetravellinginbiz on 18/05/2017 - 19:57

    OP pease adjust. Just called and travel has to before end of September.

    • try2bhelpful on 18/05/2017 - 21:20
      +1

      We sat with the FC today we didn't need to travel before the end of September, he booked around the school holidays and it was fine.

  • [Deactivated] on 18/05/2017 - 22:15

    Pathetic Flight Center claim that know nothing about it

  • xiuhan83 on 18/05/2017 - 23:51
    -2

    This must be a joke. How can 3 stops be round the world trip. More like layover

    • Duram on 19/05/2017 - 11:55
      +1

      What would constitute around the world for you? lol a stop in all cities around the world?

  • onionbobo on 19/05/2017 - 13:32
    +4

    The deal is real, just purchased from FC Brisbane over email (I'm in Melb), however not easy.
    1) Your dates must be flexible
    2) If anyone telling you the trip must return by 21Sep is a lie, they have no idea
    3) Forget about talking to local FC, they have no damn idea, was at FC Glenwaverley Melb and the guys there telling us BS, telling us no tickets available, have to find a Z class, must return by Sep, must travel MEl-HK-LD-LA, which is untrue and they are so impatient, we were there like 20 minutes only anyway, not like 3 hours, the guy was punching keyboard so loud that you can even hear at DJ, looking at us sideways, and telling us he's been working there for years and years and telling us what we are saying is not correct.
    4) If you don't want to waste time, speak with a Flight Centre around the world ticket expert, apparently they know all the tricks and deals. Not sure this is allowed, Jared Evans helped me out and he is amazing, you can call him on (07) 3199 6680
    5) Our booking departs Sep and return in Oct and from Mel-La-LD-HK-Mel
    6) Price various depend on date, we had quote form $33xx to $37xx
    7) Forget about other travel agent, we went to another local one and they don't have access to the deal, looks like only ET and FC only.

    Karen at Escape travel in Glenwaverly Vic was also very helpful but dates they found is not so good for us.

    Good luck everyone.

    I'm not associated with FC or ET, just my tips after wasting nearly 2 hours going through a few local TAs.

    • starski304 on 19/05/2017 - 14:44
      -1

      Thanks for the info.

      Im very tempted and have just sent email off. Can you confirm what planes they are? Ie all A330s or a mixture?

      I guess nowadays all the long haul flights will be new. I just would want to make sure got the flatbed.

      • ZILOE on 19/05/2017 - 15:03

        They all mixture,3 types: A330, 777, 787.

        I think they all flatbeds.

      • onionbobo on 19/05/2017 - 15:09

        Mixed,
        Mel-LA: 777-300
        LA-LD: 787-9
        LD-HK: 787-9
        HK-Mel:A330-200

        Not sure flatbed or not, can you tell? Would be nice to know too :)

        • lovetravellinginbiz on 20/05/2017 - 23:26

          All flat beds. The 787-9s are with virgin Atlantic upper class while the 777-300 and a330-200 and VA's new "the business" product.

        • Anonymous18 on 21/05/2017 - 08:55

          Yep, all flat bed, however do note that the A330-200 doesn't have an onboard business bar like the 777 and the 787 has!

    • try2bhelpful on 20/05/2017 - 12:10

      The FC guy in Collingwood was really good. I think it depends on the person you get.

    • try2bhelpful on 20/05/2017 - 12:10

      The FC guy in Collingwood was really good. I think it depends on the person you get.

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