Rowing National Championships

15-MAR-2020 Update - Nationals cancelled.
Virgin offering some flight changes for free
airbnb can cancel


VIRGIN
20-3-2020
A few days ago I filled in a form to "cancel" the booking and credit my travel bank.
This has not shown up in my travel bank.
https://travelbank.virginaustralia.com/tbank/user/main.html

I tried calling Virgin on 13 67 89 but received a announcement advising that Philippines call centre was off line and further on I get "Our call centres are unavailable to receive calls"
Trying again
https://apps.virginaustralia.com/booking-cancellation/
I tried the app.  Manage booking.  Can not find any reference to travel bank.

2:14pm Spoke to Female (did not get name)  She located the booking and confirmed that $660 going into my travel bank for use within 12 months.



10-MAR-2020 Update: Itinerary

Jemma and Frank

FRIDAY 20 MARCH 2020

2:30 Depart Syndetic
3:00 Depart Brigidine

4:00 Arr Airport

5:05pm Dep BNE VA970

7:40PM ARR Sydney

Travel to TBA.  Meet Marcus and Soph

SATURDAY 21 MARCH
Be sociable with Marcus and Sophie

SUNDAY 22 MARCH
Travel to Penrith
Stay 16 Elliott Street, Kingswood, NSW 2747

MONDAY-SATURDAY
Rowing

FRIDAY 27 MARCH 2020

5:00 am Chris arrived SYD
8:00 am Doubles final
2:30 pm Marcus inducted into the law society.

If the QUAD does not make it to the finals then we can ditch the penrith house and stay with either Marcus and Spohie or James and Kay.
SATURDAY 28 MARCH
James VS snr birthday.
8am Quad final
We can do stuff with either or both Marcus+Sophie and or James & Kay
Stay at either Marcus and Spohies or James and Kay's

SUNDAY 29 MARCH 2020

5:30 pm Arr Syd Airport

6:30 pm depart SYD VA977

7:00 pm ARR BNE
8pm Chris arrives BNE


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Finally getting started looking into the trip south for Jemma

To do
Air tickets
Accomodation
Car


Air Tickets - Down
I am thinking of flying down on Saturday  21 so I can be social.

Could even go Friday night the 20th.

(from webjet) On Saturday morning, the first flight out of Brisbane is Qantas at 5:00am $144
Virgin start up at 6:00 $139.  Qantas then are around $194 with Virgin at 6:35 $139 again.
jetstar have their first flight at 6:50am $116 and Tiger 6:55am $112

If we look at Friday afternoon.  Virgin are $165.  3:05pm, 4:04pm,5:05pm
Qantas $194.  Tiger have $122 at 2:15 & 4:55.  Jetstar 5:30pm $153.

I'm only considering the checked baggage tickets because we will be gone for a week and I assume we should take some luggage.  Although now that i think about it, one could put ones luggage in a plastic box on the trailer.


Accommodation
Ended up making a booking on airbnb.  Apparently if you connect to airbnb by this link you get a discount.
https://www.airbnb.com.au/c/frankt1558?currency=AUD

$885.88

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Address

16 Elliott Street, Kingswood, NSW 2747, Australia