Online resources are helpful.
[QUOTE=LoneWolff;2180481]It's interesting only because the airfare and hotel prices do not show any consistent and appreciable difference in prices for Hi / low / mid or whatever season. Same applies for weekdays vs weekends as well.[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=Eszpresszo;2180501]I would really love to find a place that is cheap to fly to from May through September. If someone knows, please tell me what it is. Berlin, Bogota and Bangkok certainly aren't.[/QUOTE]Though the difference in airfare during high and low season may not be much, but, it is still noticeable and adds up in case of a frequent flyer over a calender year. There are some useful online resources/apps based (or touted as being based) on the actual algorithms used by airlines for determining airfare that tell you the best time to book and the lowest possible fare you can get for your flight by processing the expected variation in the fare between the time you first check and the actual date of travel. If you check airfare for any random or a particular route routinely, over some period of time, you'd realize that the price fluctuation can be sudden i.e. in a matter of days and the increase can be sufficient enough to leave a bad taste in the mouth. If the resources available online are employed wisely and timely, they can help saving some extra bucks that can, instead, be utilized for that one more 'ahem'. Moreover, as they say, a penny saved is a penny earned. I'd be happy to post the links to some of these apps, but, not sure of the posting guidelines in this regard. So, kindly clarify and if interested, lemme know here or via PM. Thanks and, as always, don't forget to have fun while you're at it. Ciao!
Sounds like a horrible idea.
[QUOTE=RobJones;2180828]Hi guys.
I have read of guys paying the barfine early in the night and returning later to collect the girls. I know it guarantees the girls will be there but will they go short time while waiting for you? I know there are different rates before and after 1 to 2 am and what rate would you expect to pay?
Thanks Rob.[/QUOTE]Money talks. What if some deep pocketed Arab or East Asian guy outbids you? The mamasan will give preference to regulars or groups who bar fine in bulk. If you know for certain that is the girl you want I would claim the prize immediately. Kind of like that Babe Ruth movie that bombed and when he finally got around to cashing the check it bounced. Why would you leave open the door to uncertainty. What most expats would do would be to get her number and negotiate with the girl directly and save baht. Next, you probably would have to have chemistry with that girl. You wouldn't pay and leave a new girl on the shelf. To each his own, but once money exchanges hands I expect the girl to change in her street attire and leave the premises if no room are on site. What if the bar is raided a hour before you return?