We so love travelling but honestly, I think none of us wants to do all the trouble hunting for cheaper fares and hotels. And going to a place where a tourist visa was needed which requires a lot of things to complete added up to that little burden of planning your travel. We've looked for days in the internet and going to chinatown and calling some travel agencies collating the quotations given to us for comparison later. Below were some of the quotations we got from ChanBrothers, Asino and Perfect Travel. But from those quotations, the tax is what's making the price so high.
ChanBrothers
Flight No Date From/To Dep
Arr
QF 032 N 28AUG 4 SINSYD DK1 0930 1850 28AUG E 0 744
QF 031 N 07SEP 7 SYDSIN DK1 1655 2245 07SEP E 0 744
QF - QANTAS AIRWAYS
SIN - SINGAPORE
SYD - SYDNEY
Adult Selling Price $ 598
Agent Service Fee $ 60
Taxes $ 557 SUBJECT TO CHANGE
Total $1215 per adult
Chan Brothers Travel Pte Ltd
150 South Bridge Road #04-04 Fook Hai Building Singapore 058727
E-mail : airfares@chanbrothers.com.sg
www.chanbrothersflights.com
Ticket Collection Hours : -
Monday - Friday : 10.00am to 6.30pm
Saturday : 10.00am to 2.30pm
Closed on Sunday & Public Holidays
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Perfect Travel (99) Pte Ltd
Stella Siow
1 park Road #03-21
People's Park Complex
Singapore 059108
Tel: 6538-6812
E-mail: sales@perfecttravel99.com.sg
www.perfecttravel99.com.sg
Monday - Friday : 10.00am to 7.30pm
Saturday: 10.00 am to 7.00pm
Public Holidays: 1.00pm to 6.30pm
Close on Sundays
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And from today's quick visit to chinatown, we found a good deal. Well, it's not cheap but at least it's way better than the other quotations we got. We were already desperate with some of the prices from some travel agencies. Since we need to secure the tourist visa first before we booked our ticket, one agency requires $500 as a deposit before they can provide you an itenerary eventhough the flight isn't confirmed yet. Five Star requires 80% payment of the total price so they can provide us a booking. If visa got denied, this is the exact words of the girl, "Oh I'm sorry we can't do anything about it. We can't return you your money." What the hell? And this agency that we found was having a cheaper package but was only asking $100 / person as a deposit. If visa got denied, they will be returning the $50 only. So we made the deposit and went home with a smile on my face and that itinerary on my hand. I thought, at least now we're moving and I can say that this trip is definitely on :D
