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Virgin Blue - no way not to pay credit card fee for internet bookings?
I've been looking at Virgin Blue for Aussie domestic and best as I can
tell like Qantas, they don't appear to have any alternative payment methods for internet bookings so you can either use the airport which means they'll charge you $10 more (which is more then the CC fee) or a travel agent, who has alternative payment methods but is liable to charge you something extra since they don't get commisions and thsi extra is probably going to be more then the $2 CC fee I suspect. Am I right or is there something I missed? I can't seem to find any direct debit option unlike JetStar :-( Thanks all |
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"Mouse Anony" wrote in message om... I've been looking at Virgin Blue for Aussie domestic and best as I can tell like Qantas, they don't appear to have any alternative payment methods for internet bookings so you can either use the airport which means they'll charge you $10 more (which is more then the CC fee) or a travel agent, who has alternative payment methods but is liable to charge you something extra since they don't get commisions and thsi extra is probably going to be more then the $2 CC fee I suspect. Am I right or is there something I missed? I can't seem to find any direct debit option unlike JetStar :-( Thanks all Credit cards are not free for the business - you are either informed of the cost or otherwise it is absorbed into the cost of the product or service. Walking is free, Oh, but it might wear your shoes out. Best still don't go, you'll even save the airfare that way. |
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John L wrote in message . ..
On 16 Mar 2005 08:06:42 -0800, (Mouse Anony) wrote: I've been looking at Virgin Blue for Aussie domestic and best as I can tell like Qantas, they don't appear to have any alternative payment methods for internet bookings so you can either use the airport which means they'll charge you $10 more (which is more then the CC fee) or a travel agent, who has alternative payment methods but is liable to charge you something extra since they don't get commisions and thsi extra is probably going to be more then the $2 CC fee I suspect. Am I right or is there something I missed? I can't seem to find any direct debit option unlike JetStar :-( Thanks all You've probably spent more than $2.00 farting around just to avoid this piddling amount. Do you also drive 50km to save 1cent per litre on fuel? You don't spend $2.00 farting. You don't spend anything. Well maybe in Aussie you do, I don't know, you guys are crazy when it comes to this kind of thing but most people don't have to pay for farting If you're really that desperate to save money don't fly Jetstar to Melbourne or you'll find yourself paying an $80.00 taxi fare to get there from the airport. That depends where I would start from and how i'm getting there innit? I never said I'll be starting from the Melbourne CBD. Maybe I plan to walk to the airport. Maybe I'm walking from Cairns to Melbourne to catch the plane. How do you know given I didn't say? I'm well aware JetStar uses a different airport but that's hardly the point. I wasn't arguing the merits of lack thereof of JetStar vs Virgin. I was simply quering whether I had somehow missed something or whether this charge was indeed compulsory or I missed something. I didn't even really go into the merits of the policy either however, I think it's stupid to not include another option to pay. I also think a bit deceptive to say you pay $10 more for an agent one. For many, it will be $8 more as they won't use CC. A better way may be quote WITH the CC charge for online and to mentioned it's $8 more for offline bookings + $2 if you have a CC but. I'm also not debating the idea of charging $2.00 for the CC although as others have pointed out in previous threads, there's something seriously wrong with Virgin (and Qantas) if they haven't negotiated a less then 1% CC rate for such transactions and given that the average fare bought from Virgin with a CC is probably below $200 this suggest it isn't just covering the CC transaction cost. However I don't really care that much. Perhaps it's usual in Australia to get worked up about a simple question but in most countries it isn't. If you know the answer, answer the question (which you didn't do) and if you don't sod off. I'm sure you're going to get worked up about this post as well which is good for you but as I'm sodding off from this thread, it'll do you no good as I won't be reading it. |
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"Jack" wrote in message ...
"Mouse Anony" wrote in message om... I've been looking at Virgin Blue for Aussie domestic and best as I can tell like Qantas, they don't appear to have any alternative payment methods for internet bookings so you can either use the airport which means they'll charge you $10 more (which is more then the CC fee) or a travel agent, who has alternative payment methods but is liable to charge you something extra since they don't get commisions and thsi extra is probably going to be more then the $2 CC fee I suspect. Am I right or is there something I missed? I can't seem to find any direct debit option unlike JetStar :-( Thanks all Credit cards are not free for the business - you are either informed of the cost or otherwise it is absorbed into the cost of the product or service. So I never said it wasn't? Did you read my question. My question was whether there was another option to pay not whether it's wise for them to charge the fee. I have nothing wrong with business charging a fee for CC transaction in fact I think it's good they do rather then getting those who don't use CC to pay but that's hardly the point. I was simply asking whether there was another option for a normal customer which I assume there isn't since it wasn't mentioned at there site and no one here has said there was. I also expressed a mild disappointment at their policy of not having another option to pay and I repeat it again. I think it's silly to not have another option although that is up to them of course. I also do think it's somewhat deceptive to pretend a online fee is $10 cheaper when CC is compulsary for online but not for offline therefore I do think it's more accurate to say $8 or maybe to say $10 (but do note that use of CC is the only option for online payments which carries a $2.00 charge). Personally, I think for online fees they should also include the CC charge in the initial price since there is no way around it. You may try to argue tax etc should also be included but I don't totally agree. Tax is seperate from the fee and not something they are charging. The $2.00 fee is something they're charging and although it may mostly go to the bank/CC transaction company it is something which is normally avoidable but is not if they require you to pay CC. Or put it this way, since you can only pay by CC, you should just include the price with the CC charge. This may confuse matters a bit with offline issue but simply say $8 cheaper (but do note that you would also have to pay $2.00 if you choose to pay by CC which is already included in the online fare) or say $10 (with a $2.00 discount if you don't pay by CC). In the end, I don't really care that much about this and it's not somethink I would write to the paper about nor would I even make a post about if you hadn't brought this totally offtopic issue up in the thread. BTW, I should also point out as others have mentioned Virgin (and Qantas) should have negoiated a CC transaction fee a lot lower then 1% by now unless they're a totally f-ed up company which I assume they aren't. As their average fare is probably less then $200, this implies they are charging a rate over 1% so clearly it isn't just covering the transaction fee. Walking is free, Oh, but it might wear your shoes out. Best still don't go, you'll even save the airfare that way. So what? As I said in another post, I could be walking from Cairns to Melbourne to catch the flight. Who gives a damn? I wasn't debating whether the $2.00 had merits nor was I debating whether the $2 fare is a big difference nor was I saying the $2.00 is a lot to me. I was simply asking a question. AND when the f- did I ever say I was the one going anywhere? Maybe it was for me, may it was a secret surprise for you, maybe it was for Howard, maybe it was for Branson. Who gives a f? This is hardly relevant to my question. Which brings me to a point I brought up in another thread. Perhaps it's usual in Australia to get worked up about a simple question but in most countries it isn't. If you know the answer, answer the question (which you didn't do) and if you don't sod off. I'm sure you're going to get worked up about this post as well which is good for you but as I'm sodding off from this thread, it'll do you no good as I won't be reading it. |
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