One Frustrating Day! Flight Might Get Canceled!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 12 มี.ค. 2024
- In today’s video I talk about our frustrating morning trying to get a flight issue resolved before going on our trip to Europe.
One correction on the tint warranty, Gift said it’s 7 years but the tint can last up to 10 yrs.
We also show you a quick and easy way to update a Thai Bank Book, and explain our reasons for doing so.
Link to FBAR reporting requirements
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Link to the German restaurant
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Link to the noddle restaurant
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For info on Tax requirements in Thailand
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kenbrown@businessclassasia.com
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Check out the link to Thai Legal Protection in the pinned comment of this video.
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In today’s video I talk about our frustrating morning trying to get a flight issue resolved before going on our trip to Europe.
One correction on the tint warranty, Gift said it’s 7 years but the tint can last up to 10 yrs.
We also show you a quick and easy way to update a Thai Bank Book, and explain our reasons for doing so.
Link to FBAR reporting requirements
www.irs.gov/businesses/small-businesses-self-employed/report-of-foreign-bank-and-financial-accounts-fbar
Link to the German restaurant
maps.app.goo.gl/Re28Ux9i5QhYS7ZF9?g_st=il
Link to the noddle restaurant
maps.app.goo.gl/YhChF5pGSF888CQv7?g_st=il
Thank you for watching. Please like, share and subscribe. Follow us on Instagram at snow.gift and send a private message on our Face Book page at Thai Girl Gift & Foreigner Joe.
For info on Tax requirements in Thailand
American International Tax Advisers WhatsApp:+66910571270 LINE: 0910571270
kenbrown@businessclassasia.com
For Legal assistance of any kind in Thailand,
Check out the link to Thai Legal Protection below.
thailegalprotection.com?ref=zwexnzy
Some of the services provided for just a small monthly fee include
Coverage Details:
Immigration Issues
Insurance Claims
Traffic Casualties
Business Negotiations
Liability Insurance
Domestic Disputes
International Travel Visa
Buying or Selling Your Home
Child Adoption
Living Will or Last Will
Review of Contracts
Cyber Crime
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For future flights book directly with the airline and cut out the middle man. Wishing you a safe and happy trip!
Absolutely agree. If the flights were booked through a third party and there are problems, you must deal with that third party for resolution. Use the third party sites to compare prices and then go direct to the airline to book the tickets. If you have problems, you can now deal directly with the airline.
A specific airline may not be able to book flights on other airlines, or at least not every airline, and even if they do, they don't want to show competitive flights on the same routes. If you have a simple itenerity and you know which airline you want to fly (or willing to look on a couple different airline sites yourself), then booking directly with the airline may be preferable, but sounds like Joe has a complex itenerary.
Thank you 🙏
Dealt with Travelocity many years ago, never again. They are a third party operator and receive commissions from the airline. Now I always deal direct with the airlines websites. But don’t stress about it you have a confirmation for that flight, just enjoy your trip. 🇦🇺🇦🇺👍👍
Just becasue Travelocity receives a commission, doesn't mean their fares are higher than booking direct. Also, it looks like Joe has a complex itinerary with many flights on different airlines. Travelocity was originally started by Sabre (a spinoff from American Airlines) and is now owned by Expedia Group.
Should have booked some of those shorter legs by train, far more interesting and you get to see more , also some great overnight sleeper trains now, flying in Europe is now a major hassle
Stop worrying about it, you have a confirmed confirmation number with the airline, if theres a problem travelocity will contact you or recharge your payment method
I agree with this stop worrying.
Sorry but that is bad advice. They will cancel the transaction and tell the traveller to rescedule. I know this because I went through it.
Until they over book the flight, then airlines go "well deal with your 3rd party, its not our issue".
I know it’s a PITA, but I’ve decided not to book any important travel through travel agent websites. I have had too many issues like this where the airline won’t help because I used an agent and the website customer service is terrible/incompetent. I still check schedules and prices on the travel site, but then book direct with the airline. That way I can deal only directly with the airline itself for service, and in my experience the airline customer service is always better.
Lately I have been using skyscanner and kayak to find cheapest flight that I want then I book it direct with that airlines. This has helped me avoid some issues I have had in the past
Just going to repeat other comments. I can't fathom using a third party to book the kind of trip you have planned.
Hope all goes smoothly and you two have an outstanding trip!
I hope you get your remaining flight sorted out, thanks for your video.👍
Informative video 🪟 flight craziness- frustrating
I never book third-party, what are you gonna save $10? I’m too old for that always booked direct :-) love your channel.
For a trip with a lot of different segments on different airlines and a complex itinerary is hard to bookdirect with one airline.
I pray you dont have any issues with your flights!❤
Thank you 🙏 everything is good to go now.
I used to fly every 2-3 weeks, sometimes 3 times a month. I will never use a 3rd party ever again, after 1 bad flight. Never again. Ever. I dont care if the cost is double, because when you have a flight change, or cancellation, ect. You have to deal with this 3rd party, instead of the airline directly.
My family recently used expedia, booked a ticket, paid for it, and they didnt send the ticket until 8 hours to departure. My family thought the ticket never got paid for and sent, ended up buying a 2nd ticket and cancelling that one because the first ticket was not sent until 8 hours.
Never book 3rd party. Book with the airlines themselves, the credit card companies for insurance purposes help a lot. The credit cards are like "deal with expedia".
I wouldn’t stress out over it Joe , you have a confirmation number from Travelocity , and to go a step further I’d call the airline back and have them email you a confirmation from them, have a copy of it with you when you go to board and if there’s an issue don’t go into the whole story just show them the confirmation #, if they double booked your seat their only option would be to upgrade you , it reminds me of that Seinfeld episode where Jerry has a reservation for the rental car at the airport , and they don’t have a car for him,… but a confirmation # holds a lot more weight than a reservation, you and Gift will end up in first class eating prime rib and chasing it with an ice cream sunday …. Good Luck and safe travels !
Look for the E-ticket numbers in your confirmations. If there the airlines got payed you get E-ticket numbers.
Was just there 3 days ago. Schnitzel was great!
Wish we would have run into you. Maybe next time.
Thx for the info! 😊 Enjoy your day guy's!
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Thanks for the update on the banking thing I’ve never seen anyone explain this before.
Our pleasure!
My advice is always book straight with the airline, never through a travel agency
I always book directly with the airline. Peace of mind and the prices are usually no more expensive. Only hotels would I use a middleman since there are better prices through them. Just be prepared to use your credit card at the airport if you're in a pinch. It is low season so you shouldn't have huge problems.
WOW...almost as bad as dealing with the government!! I'm sure it will get straightened out brother. Cheers!
For Thai immigration I just have a dedicated account and update the book once a year that shows the entire years transactions of added interest only.
Joe thank you kindly for talking about this yearly update book with banking reason and process.
Our pleasure!
Good morning Joe and Gift Happy Birthday JJ have a great time with your family today.🥳🎂
Happy Birthday JJ……..love seeing you as always. (He’s such a nice man)
Happy Birthday JJ. Your dad raised a son to be proud of. So, congrats to him as well.
Thanks for doing the video on the tint ,.. it looks great,… be interesting to see how much it cuts down on your ac usage and electrical bill
Our pleasure!
Hi Joe. I’ve worked in banking for over 20 years. If your transaction was approved by your bank for the airline ticket, the bank is obligated to pay the money to Travelocity regardless if you have the money or not in your account. It is your bank’s responsibility to collect from you, not Travelocity. As far as Travelocity is concerned, they got an approval from your bank for the tickets and they are guaranteed payment. Travelocity would never issue your ticket if they did not receive an approval for the transaction.
Happy Birthday for the other day!
We are in Hua Hin now and loving our stay, hope to check out your neighbourhood later this week once we organise a hire car.
Walking about 5 kms a day , possible because of the beautiful cooling sea breeze!
I never book a flight through a third party because of what you just described. I just go straight to the airline. As an example I am at BKK right now, I'm transiting from Nepal back to Texas this is a United miles flight. You talked about 💳 last video, I use them to get almost free flights. I got a credit card put my living expenses on it for 3 months 4k and got more than enough miles to fly from Nepal to Lubbock TX I had to pay about$100 in taxes and fees. To get to Nepal I used another credit card miles and flew Air France from Houston to India for $130. I paid cash and directly to Sri Lanka airlines to fly from India to Sri Lanka for 2 weeks and the again with Sri Lanka Air to Nepal. I took 2 flights from Nepal with Buddha air and paid cash for them also. I did have a problem with return flight it is on Thai Airways from Nepal to BKK part of my United points flight and I just went directly to Thai Airways office on Kathmandu to resolve it. I have had problems with 3rd party flight sites, customer service is nearly non existent and the airline s will just send you back to them.
happy birthday JJ fellow pisces
Book Direct! Lot less Stress .. Also less possibility of Scam .. All the Best😢
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Window tint looks really good! Nice addition
Thank you 🙏
Feel your pain with Travelocity. Third party bookings can get you the best price, and sometime they are the only option, but when you have an issue it is a real crapshoot whether you get any help. Hope all works out.
If you contact the airlines directly and they say your flight has been confirmed, then you're good to go. There could be a number of reasons explaining why payment hasn't shown to have been deducted from your bank account by the aggregator.
happy bday jj all the best
Maybe in a few more days all systems with all companies will align and show paid. Glitches like that are frustrating because their is no easy remedy between human representatives and the automated processes sometimes😒
Wish you all the best with the booking Joe! I’m certain that it’s all good….so, fingers crossed 🤞🏼 Cannot wait to watch your European Adventures 😊
Thank you 🙏 so much!
Is this correct, they still use Bank Passbook in Thailand banks. I haven't seen that since the 1970's.
They do.
That's what happens when you start getting these middlemen like Travelocity, Ticketmaster, etc. The transaction path has to flow through multiple parties each which can have their own payment and billing cycles. It's not transparent to the end customer, and it seems to be on the end customer to drive the resolution of these kind of issues.
we are lucky from Australia no reporting to Australian Tax Office or ATO
Yay! Gotta love the FBAR...many Americans are blowing that off...not smart. With an itinerary like what you have in Europe, expect a few hiccups. Last year we were in 6 cities in 5 countries and only one small hiccup, the heater in our Vienna hotel wasn't working so we changed rooms the next day. The weekend before our flight to Munich, the transportation people in Germany went on strike for 3 days. If it happened a week later, we would have been screwed.
Thanks 🙏 for sharing.
Agree on the window tinting. The front of our house in North Carolina faces due west. It bakes in southern sunshine. Tinting those windows made an obvious difference.
I agree. It does make a difference.
Great tip on banking in Thailand thanks ❤
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Happy birthday to JJ,nice salmon lunch. Window tints look fab. Take my word for it Joe as I used to work for an airline,agents take payment and confirmation goes through pending stages, you’ve made your booking in good faith,a licensed agent and or airline must fulfil their obligation even if the flight is overbooked or cancelled, try not to worry✌🏿🥰☕️
Joe, the same happened to me in 17 when I booked thru Travelocity going from Newark NJ to Bangkok. Both Cathy pacific and Travelocity confirmed but the money was still in my account after 7 days! Luckily I straightened it out three weeks before my flight. Don't listen to people who say "don't worry you got the confirmation #" cause your bank can rescind the payment after a certain amount of days if the transaction isn't executed by the airline or Travelocity then a ( cancelation notice due to non payments)would be sent to the airline or tavel agency. Stay on it bruh cause you don't want to find out right before leaving for Europe! Oh and by the way thanks for the " bank book " update info. Didn't know that and as always good looking out for us 🙏🙏👍
Hi Joe
You mention on the VDO $10,000 the bank in USA ?
$10K in Foreign bank account/s. Please check out link in pinned comment of this video for more information.
Hello Joe and G ift 😂, I hope you remember me from lunch in Hua Hin last December.
One thing I have learned in life is that you only get what you pay for.
If products or services are cheap then there is a reason why.
Bargains aren’t always bargains, and like you I will also pay more for what I know is good quality and service.
Tell the cheap charlies to go away and count their baht 😂
I stopped. Never again I hope.
Tent looks cool , I like how it reflects the pool, well worth the $$$ , my next project, , Joe the trival agent, sound confusing, you b just never know good luck
Thank you 🙏
Hi, are this new darkened windows or is it just a foil? Many thanks for your feedback.
It is UV tint.
Whether you believe in climate change or not Thailand is always going to be hot . Electric rates won’t be going down and wear and tear on your ac units will be less. Another thing is comfort and the sun over time unchecked will destroy your window treatments .
Joe these booking websites for years. I have had issues, like your they have piss poor customer serves business help. I mostly try to book direct with my airlines, hotels, etc.
Hi Joe and Gift, I hope everything will be solved soon with travelocity. When is your trip to Europe? How long will you stay in Europe? I will visit Venice on April 1st to 3rd. Best regards and safe trip!
We will be in Europe for six weeks. You will be long gone before we get to Venice. Safe travels!
@@thaigirlgiftforeignerjoe7774Thank you!
Your bank is just slow to post the transaction. My bank does the same thing too. Give it a day or 2 and it will show up
You could be right.
You pay for what you get . The film you got will be worth it when the summer months happen and your nice n cool inside. 👌👌👌
I agree!
Isn’t it … “ you get what you pay for “ ?
I booked s ticket from Bangkok via Saigon to NhaTrang. Payed with my european mastercard. Then I got sick so I bought a new ticket ( the first one was not possible to change) using my Thai mastercard. Got the ticket flew there and back but the money was not deducted from my card. I looked at the ticket, the card number used had 735 as last digits. I do not own any card with that number. Still today 3 weeks later no money has been deducted.
Not a criticism, but my house windows (in the two houses I've had built) have both had tinted windows fitted as a matter of course... included in the realitively cheap price
There are a lot of different kinds of tint films, each of which reflects different amounts of solar energy. The degree of tinting in Joe's windows looks to be similar to tint film used for cars and commercial buildings, and is a lot more than the kind usually put in-between panes of glass. The best tint film in terms of solar energy rejection is ceramic or metallic film. Tint film that only darkens the window is not very effective in reducing solar energy. The only problem with metallic film is that it can in some cases reduce the ability to receive radio and cell phone transmissions through the windows, which is why most high-end tint jobs for cars use ceramic films.
As stated there are different tints and different qualities. You get what you pay for. As long as you are happy with what you have, that’s all that matters. Perhaps if we would have had them tinted with the build the price would have been cheaper. We chose to have tempered glass which has a slight green tint from the iron oxide content within glass itself.
Understood. I didn't explain too well but my windows were installed with the tint integral to the glass.... I had no choice! Not like when you buy a car and can choose the % of tint in the film! I know you'll think I'm just trolling but I'm really not... just surprised at the different experiences people have, tc@@thaigirlgiftforeignerjoe7774
Joe can you book a back up flight that’s “ refundable “ ?,…. Or is there anyway to print a boarding pass to the original flight
I think 🤔 so
Never use agents for booking flights big mistake don't be surprised if if you haven't got a seat when you get there happens all the time in Europe.
We had a similar issue with Iberia flying from Madrid to Lisbon. We actually were sitting at the airport in Madrid, at the gate, and found out that there was no flight to Lisbon at the time we had booked through Expedia. We rented a car and drove to Portugal. I hope it gets resolved before you get there.
That is interesting, since Travelocity is owned and operated by Expedia (after being purchased from Sabre years ago).
I wouldn't lose sleep over it. Life's too short.
Hi guys
Hope your flights all go as planned and with some luck you might have a freebie , HAPPY BIRTHDAY to JJ
The windows look great and you only get what you pay for , my motto is buy once cry once
Regards Davy 🏴🇹🇭
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Relax…you’re retired and gift has a visa…so what if your flight has a problem…hassle to rebook hotels etc, of course, but you just adapt, no one is requiring you to be somewhere at some specific time, it’s your schedule
Hi, Sounds like the pending payment may have been a pledge against the bookings. A pledge will drop off after a few days. Yes check the bookings again in a few days. As you booked with a travel agency, the travel agent is the one you need to communicate with, as they are the issuer of the fare. Good luck. 😀👍✈️
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Struggling to find that isaan restaurant. Any landmark I can use?
Coming from the highway about 150-200 meters on your right just before the car wash. Coming from the other direction, if you reach the highway you have gone too far. Only open for lunch or until they sell out.
Thanks Joe,morning coffee at Milano's,lunch Isaan style tomorrow,looking forward to it.
Dont you get monthly statements?
No! Not in Thailand from our experience.
Don't worry about it. Keep all documents, charge backs are easy with your credit card company. You live in Thailand. 😊
Thanks for the updates for how to pay our taxes in the US, very helpful. Well hope you get this situation straighten out. So give it a couple days, and should work out for you and Gift. You and Gift have a good day in Paradise.
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Just some information.
In Europe there are a lot of Demonstration,Air Rail and Farmers on the highway.Be patience 💝 And maby rent a car.Maby some borders delay.Be careful.Good luck.
War is in the Air.😢🙏
Joe, don’t worry so much, just enjoy your trip. Take the documentation showing your communication with everyone about the payments for tickets. If they say it’s paid, then it’s paid. Let go, let God. 👍😊
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Its a God shot Joe. Enjoy
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Just call your credit card bank to check the payment.They will know what happened.
morning from South Africa Johannesburg.
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I don’t want to give any false assurances about the payment for the flight, but I once worked for a third party credit card processing company that handled the accounts for many credit card issuers ( basically banks who issued the Visa or Mastercard). Any time a change is made there is a preliminary hold (pending state) put on your card. Then the vendor or their merchant card bank has a couple of days to resubmit the charge as a final charge. If not resubmitted then the pending charge is reversed. In some cases due to procedural errors and handling of data transmission (or computer software errors) in sending back the final charge, the final charge is permanently lost or maybe seriously delayed. But in these cases the merchant such as Travelocity or the airline still gets paid right away. So if Travelocity and the airline say they got paid you are probably OK, and the final charge may be seriously delayed or never show up. It is more than likely that the problem is with the bank who issued your credit card.
Hi Joe, is there any US tax liability with having more than $10K USD with FBAR? I'm not earning any foreign income but there is some interest being earned with my accounts in Thailand. (Still living and working in the US but preparing for retirement back to Bangkok)
You have to report foreign bank accounts on your U.S. tax return, regardless of the amount in the account. Any interest you earn is taxable. The FBAR is separate from your tax return and is reportable to Treasury on the FinCen website if you have more than $10k in any combination of foreign accounts during the year. FBAR is separate from your tax return. If you have $10k or more in a foreign account, you would need to file FBAR even if you had 0 income worldwide throughout the year and don’t file a tax return.
No the FBAR is just for reporting that you have a foreign bank account. As far as taxes on the interest earn, you will have ask your tax advisor.
Don’t you hate it when you have to BABYSIT EVERYTHING!!! Travelocity….hmmm???
Simply book with the airline in future why make hard work for your
self
Becasue he had a complex itinearary with multiple legs and multiple airlines.
Joe, would you mind sharing contact details of tint company, I would be interested to do same at our Villa in Hua Hin
Here the contact information we have.
Name: Paek
Ph/Line ID 065660 9288
Facebook: Suksant Pradabyount Bangsaphan
Thank you kindly.@@thaigirlgiftforeignerjoe7774
hello mr green. and Gift i think they ripped you guys off with the tinting i got my whole house done . 4 bedroom 31 windows. paid equivalent to 47000thb with the best product on the market 3M American. that has a life time guarantee. have a safe trip too. i just got back from Egypt, Jordan, and Dubai
Thank you 🙏 for the feedback. Hard to tell, in addition to our windows we have 4 massive 2 x 4 m glass doors. Our tint has a limited lifetime warranty just like most quality tints. Quality tint last about 10 years.
I’ve never done an F-bar but I’ve never had more than 10k in my Thai account. Honestly, I’ve never heard anyone talk about that in the expat circles. Hopefully no treasury feds will come for me. I’m guessing they won’t fuss with me and my meager means 😅
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Hello Joe and Gift. My blood is boiling sent a message to you on line.
Send you a message.
Sorry Joe but every time you said FBAR all I could think of was FUBAR..
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Isn't booking on the Internet wonderful. I'm an old bloke and I start to shake if I have to do anything on the Internet . Much prefer paying cash face to face and get confirmation straight away. But we all have to move with the times I suppose.
Pay cash? if you actually went to an airport and tried to pay cash at an airline ticket counter, they will suspect you are a terrorist (at least in the USA), so I would not recommend that.
Joe , if you just transferred money from a bank in America when ever you needed it , being careful not to exceed $10,000 would you then not have to file an f-bar ? ( I’m not trying to be sarcastic , I just never heard of an f-bar )
No as long as your Foreign bank account or combined accounts remain under $10,000 on any given day. FBAR also has nothing to do with your taxes.
@@thaigirlgiftforeignerjoe7774 👍 Thanks
To much work, just hire an agent and they will do everything for you cheap.
Thank you very much for sharing take care great video All the best
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Its never a good idea to book with a 3rd party like travelocity, expedia etc. Booking with the airlines directly will protect you from all this nonsense your going through.
in countries where you don't get benefits from the government like the west i don't see need of all that apart from biometrics.your tax reporting system is complex