A new travel option for UK members?

[paborn]

When I was flying West Coast - Bangkok it was always a one-leg flight, with the break in Tokyo. I was tempted when I worked in Texas to use Continental's Dallas - Tokyo. United flies direct from Chicago to Tokyo. Everywhere from North America to Bangkok is "one-leg" except when Thai flew direct from LA

Frequent. Please, you can't manipulate English to make it mean what you want.

I spent 25 years as a consultant to the travel industry. Please understand, " a one-leg flight, with the break in Tokyo" is a CONNECTION. When you flew to Tokyo from Chicago that was a connection of 90 minutes to 2 hours and you still had an 8 hour flight to Bangkok. I did not include the old LAX to Bangkok Thai flight as to almost all Americnas it was still a connection from somewhere else in a very large country.

It's hard to believe that this all started because I pointed out that one can't, always, simply pay a little more and get a direct flight. Anyway, "old Git's" ill infiormed comment has already seen more play than it deserves.>

[frequent]

Frequent. Please, you can't manipulate English to make it mean what you want.

Don't be ridiculous, posters here do it all the time. As you yourself have pointed out, you worked in the travel industry, so you are familiar with its technical terms. To the layman they are interchangeable

If you want to stimulate an argument about meanings of words I suggest you post a question on Thaivisa about "renewing" a retirement visa. Swarms of posters will descend on you to tell you that there's no such thing; technically people are extending their visa, not renewing it - and that's true. However, go to any Thai government web site and they all talk about "renewing" your visa. It's a distinction without a difference to the non-specialist

[Old git]

' What is the unit of measure for an "amount" of tourism I wonder '

Paborn is numerically challenged, methinks..

[frequent]

' What is the unit of measure for an "amount" of tourism I wonder '

Paborn is numerically challenged, methinks..

I suspect we'll find it's a technical term in the travel industry based on his 25 years experience as a consultant

[frequent]

Frequent. Please, you can't manipulate English to make it mean what you want. I spent 25 years as a consultant to the travel industry. I spent 25 years as a consultant to the travel industry. Please understand, " a one-leg flight, with the break in Tokyo" is a CONNECTION.

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[arsenal]

I think I might set myself as a consultant on how to get on Freakybum's ignore list.

[goji]

One piece of hand luggage can carry everything I need. I travel light and laugh at the Chinese tourists with their trunks.

I travel like that for European breaks of a week or so, but have about 15kg of stuff in a full size rucksack for Thailand. Suppose I could cut it to the size of hand luggage permitted by full service airlines, but it would be problematic on low cost airlines.

[scottish-guy]

Travelling with one piece of hand luggage for a 3 or 4 week holiday explains why people avoid being within a 20 foot radius of him (especially downwind)

[arsenal]

Well I don't need to carry kilts, bagpipes, sporrans, a dirk, the complete works of Robert Burns, a box of shortbread and a huge bed spread sized saltire so it's easier for me.

[paborn]

In all fairness paborn he thread is about “ A new travel option for UK members”!

I worked in the UK - it is an option for some. Just as Frequent is correct that Thai out of LA was an option for some. Scotty had already mentioned that only a few airports offered it and he was right. Besides, when did this boars EVER stay stricktly to the "topic" -"in fairness" it's not a legal contract.