The New Travel Thread: Now with write ups in the OP

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  1. Nug

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    Elaborar, por favor
     
  2. Where Eagles Dare

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    It seems like Airbnb International are much better than the ones in the US.
     
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  3. ohhaithur

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    People, historically, are idiots

    People are more likely to buy a shirt that says "$20, originally $50" than they would buy the same shirt if it was priced at $15 from the start

    The entire Uber, Stubhub, Airbnb world is based around this mindset
     
  4. Nug

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    And to add, it's almost not worth it anymore because you don't get all the amenities and service of a hotel. Because the price difference is pretty negligible now, I'm more inclined to pick the option that will have a front desk, can answer any questions/complaints I have, etc.
     
  5. Arkadin

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    Yeah it's fantastic internationally. Still the go to for groups State side
     
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  6. Room 15

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    Stubhub is the worst. The number they show you when searching for tickets is absolutely meaningless.
     
  7. C A N E

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    This is the shit I regret not doing in Tokyo.

    Also that Mario kart tour through Shibuya
     
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  8. Lyrtch

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    touching back on the cleaning fees it got real annoying searching airbnb finding a "good deal" then opening it to find the fees make it more expensive than a nice hotel next door
     
  9. ohhaithur

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    I was part of a beta test they did three years ago with fee-in pricing and sales dropped noticeably. People say they want the convenience of knowing the price at the end but they buy more if they get screwed
     
  10. Room 15

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    Humans really are dumb.
     
  11. ohhaithur

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    JC Penny went away from sales and coupons and just had low prices across the board...lower than if you had a coupon. Lasted two years and the CEO got fired over it.

    People would rather pay more and think they're smart
     
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  12. Lyrtch

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    Predictably Irrational is a really good intro book to humans stupid behavior when it comes to basically everything.
     
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  13. Room 15

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    Just got done reading Thinking Fast and Slow and it touches on it some too. Brain works in mysterious ways.
     
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  14. ohhaithur

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  15. ohhaithur

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    Bought it for my fight reading, thanks for the suggestion

    Thanks travel tangent
     
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  16. CoastalOrange

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    Mario kart tour looks amazing though just checked out the website and apparently I would need an international drivers license.
     
  17. Arkadin

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    Super easy to get
     
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  18. C A N E

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    Yup and that’s why we didn’t do it (time constraint). Saw it go by a few times and it looked awesome
     
  19. southside

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    Going to tulum over Christmas. Anyone have some recs? Just gonna stay at a resort all inclusive. Do not want to make a single decision there after getting through peak season.
     
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  20. BayouMafia

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    It's like $20 at your local AAA office
     
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  21. Arkadin

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    Where Eagles Dare has a write up (or three) in here
     
  22. Where Eagles Dare

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    You've already booked? Didn't know there were any all inclusives in Tulum, but there are a bunch of massive ones in between there and Cancun.

    Do you have a car?
     
  23. southside

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    Haven’t booked a place yet just flights. Haven’t rented a car, if we did a hotel was going to rely on the shuttles to get us from the airport
     
  24. Where Eagles Dare

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    Tulum is a tiny little town. Don't think they have many all inclusive resorts.

    Most are two story boutique style hotels.

    A car isn't really necessary, there are cabs, but we got out and explored each day to cenotes, a big lagoon, ruins and a pretty dope beach/fisherman village off the beaten path.

    We met a couple and chilled with them a day or two. They didn't have a car and we drove them around.
     
  25. AptosDuck

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    Currently lying in bed in a 3bdrm airbnb across the street from the Duomo in Siena. My kids have their own rooms, we can stretch out and make our own food, all for much less than a hotel (not that there are any in this neighborhood).
     
  26. tjosu

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    Airbnbs's were great in Italy. Are you heading to Venice at all? That's one city where I've seen the locals and people dislike Airbnb quite a bit; we didn't have any problems or anything, just have read stories that they hate it because it takes up living space for locals
     
  27. Arkadin

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    There are lots of places that have that issue. Paris pulled a bunch. Berlin did the same
     
  28. CoastalOrange

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    Damn. Downside to not planning ahead. It looks like, at a minimum, it would take around 2-3 business days to get it from AAA. I leave Friday at 7:30 am so I'll have to save it for another trip.
     
  29. AptosDuck

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    No plans to visit Venice. Wife was there in 1990, so she's seen it, and I have no desire to fight the crowds. We did have a downstairs neighbor open her door and give us the evil eye as we humped our luggage up the stairs here. We're a pretty quiet bunch, though, so she needn't have worried.

    Florence tomorrow
     
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  30. southside

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    You can go in person to an office and get it there
     
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  31. BayouMafia

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    This. I went to a location near my office and it took 10 minutes tops
     
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  32. Arkadin

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    Yeah all they're doing is translating it to a universal format
     
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  33. tjosu

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    Loved Florence. Be sure you make your way up to Piazzale Michelangelo on a clear day
     
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  34. bro

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    SIAP

     
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  35. Det. Frank Bullitt

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    Any Tahiti or Bora Bora vets here? I don't believe I've seen a write up or even chatter...

    Considering approx April 28-May 5 as honeymoon. TIA
     
  36. Weedlord420

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    Tahiti is a bucket list trip for sure
     
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  37. Nug

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    In my honeymoon in like 2040 or whenever the fuck I get married, thinking Maldives.
     
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  38. M'ark Pepperonio

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    If they are still above water then (2040)
     
  39. Arkadin

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    FROM: Los Angeles (LAX)
    Bali (DPS) - $511
    Bangkok (BKK) - $430
    Changchun (CGQ) - $394
    Changsha (CSX) - $385
    Chengdu (CTU) - $404
    Chiang Mai (CNX) - $480
    Chongqing (CKG) - $394
    Dalian (DLC) - $394
    Fuzhou (FOC) - $485
    Hangzhou (HGH) - $394
    Hanoi (HAN) - $485
    Harbin (HRB) - $394
    Hefei (HFE) - $394
    Ho Chi Minh (SGN) - $518
    Jakarta (CGK) - $512
    Jinan (TNA) - $394
    Kuala Lumpur (KUL) - $514
    Kunming (KMG) - $424
    Manila (MNL) - $444
    Nanchang (KHN) - $385
    Nanjing (NKG) - $394
    New Delhi (DEL) - $456
    Penang (PEN) - $514
    Phnom Penh (PNH) - $508
    Phuket (HKT) - $480
    Qingdao (TAO) - $389
    Shenyang (SHE) - $465
    Siem Reap (REP) - $526
    Singapore (SIN) - $530
    Taipei (TPE) - $504
    Taiyuan (TYN) - $394
    Tianjin (TSN) - $394
    Wuhan (WUH) - $414
    Xiamen (XMN) - $385
    Xi’An (XIY) - $394
    Zhengzhou (CGO) - $394

    FROM: New York City (JFK)
    Bali (DPS) - $501
    Bangkok (BKK) - $493
    Changchun (CGQ) - $504
    Changsha (CSX) - $435
    Chengdu (CTU) - $434
    Chiang Mai (CNX) - $510
    Chongqing (CKG) - $454
    Dalian (DLC) - $504
    Fuzhou (FOC) - $425
    Hangzhou (HGH) - $444
    Hanoi (HAN) - $504
    Harbin (HRB) - $504
    Hefei (HFE) - $444
    Ho Chi Minh (SGN) - $499
    Jakarta (CGK) - $532
    Jinan (TNA) - $509
    Kuala Lumpur (KUL) - $504
    Kunming (KMG) - $454
    Manila (MNL) - $471
    Nanchang (KHN) - $435
    Nanjing (NKG) - $444
    New Delhi (DEL) - $521
    Penang (PEN) - $504
    Phnom Penh (PNH) - $525
    Shenyang (SHE) - $504
    Siem Reap (REP) - $516
    Singapore (SIN) - $550
    Taipei (TPE) - $524
    Tianjin (TSN) - $509
    Wuhan (WUH) - $444
    Xiamen (XMN) - $475
    Xi’An (XIY) - $494
    Zhengzhou (CGO) - $444

    FROM: San Francisco (SFO)
    Bali (DPS) - $501
    Bangkok (BKK) - $440
    Changchun (CGQ) - $474
    Changsha (CSX) - $455
    Chengdu (CTU) - $474
    Chiang Mai (CNX) - $480
    Chongqing (CKG) - $474
    Dalian (DLC) - $434
    Fuzhou (FOC) - $455
    Hangzhou (HGH) - $459
    Harbin (HRB) - $434
    Hefei (HFE) - $464
    Jakarta (CGK) - $532
    Jinan (TNA) - $434
    Kuala Lumpur (KUL) - $524
    Kunming (KMG) - $464
    Manila (MNL) - $444
    Nanchang (KHN) - $455
    Nanjing (NKG) - $464
    Penang (PEN) - $524
    Phnom Penh (PNH) - $536
    Phuket (HKT) - $460
    Qingdao (TAO) - $474
    Shenyang (SHE) - $534
    Siem Reap (REP) - $491
    Singapore (SIN) - $472
    Taiyuan (TYN) - $474
    Tianjin (TSN) - $434
    Xiamen (XMN) - $425
    Xi’An (XIY) - $464
    Zhengzhou (CGO) - $464
    WHEN: March through April 2019. Some routes do have a more limited availability
     
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  40. Arkadin

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    Some killer deals today between this and Asia



    TO: Amsterdam (AMS)
    Boston (BOS) - $288
    Cincinnati (CVG) - $288
    Cleveland (CLE) - $354
    Dallas (DFW) - $339
    Denver (DEN) - $332
    Detroit (DTW) - $289
    Miami (MIA) - $334
    Minneapolis (MSP) - $288
    Orlando (MCO) - $291
    Tampa (TPA) - $291

    TO: Barcelona (BCN)
    Boston (BOS) - $280
    Ft. Lauderdale (FLL) - $310
    Los Angeles (LAX) - $312
    Miami (MIA) - $322
    New York City (JFK) - $303
    Newark (EWR) - $287
    Orlando (MCO) - $348
    San Francisco (SFO) - $312
    San Jose (SJC) - $353
    St. Louis (STL) - $315
    Tampa (TPA) - $314

    TO: Dublin (DUB)
    Atlanta (ATL) - $271
    Ft. Lauderdale (FLL) - $281
    Minneapolis (MSP) - $313
    Orlando (MCO) - $279
    Phoenix (PHX) - $280
    Raleigh (RDU) - $270
    Salt Lake City (SLC) - $284
    Seattle (SEA) - $270
    Tampa (TPA) - $279

    TO: Paris (CDG)
    Atlanta (ATL) - $308
    Cincinnati (CVG) - $348
    Ft. Lauderdale (FLL) - $298
    New York City (LGA) - $304
    Orlando (MCO) - $304
    Raleigh (RDU) - $348
    San Francisco (SFO) - $328
    San Jose (SJC) - $352
    Tampa (TPA) - $324
    WHEN: Varies greatly by route. Generally January through May 2019.
     
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  41. Lyrtch

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    anyone done amsterdam in january

    direct flights for quite cheap and have a 3 week window to put something in
     
  42. Where Eagles Dare

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    Ctrl F Atlanta

    Fuck you

    Atlanta never seems to get amazing shit, no I don't want Paris or Dublin
     
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  43. Arkadin

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    Why not? 271 to Dublin is badass. Can get anywhere from there too
     
  44. Arkadin

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    You can round trip Dublin to Amsterdam for 80 bucks
     
  45. Where Eagles Dare

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    Wife has broken foot and all travel is TBD based on rehab :(
     
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  46. Where Eagles Dare

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    Fucking bird scooters and ATL potholes
     
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  47. Arkadin

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    Lol is that really what happened
     
  48. Where Eagles Dare

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    Yeah, coming back from a festival.

    I hit the same pot hole and was fine, guess she's not as stable on those things. Broke 5 bones :facepalm:

    Hawaii Jan 2019 is dead
     
  49. Arkadin

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    Jesus that fucking blows
     
  50. Where Eagles Dare

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    She did it crossing a 5 lane busy as street.

    Died in the middle of the intersection. :tebow:
     
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