Italy Away - 1st April 2009

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14/01/2009, 1:12 PM
gspain

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Originally Posted by LaoisLads

just got accommodation sorted out with a B&B halfway between city centre and the stadium. �35 per head per nite, happy days. For anyone still looking i'd recommend bbplanet.it cos it seems like every hotel in the place is booked up solid..Anyone still looking for cheap ways to get there, easyjet do london - naples �70 return & i think its not a bad train journey to bari from there. (not as bad as 7 hours on the train from bologna that 6 of us are facing!)By the way am i right in thinking match tickets will be no bother at all?..

Hard to know yet.

We have to get a minimum of 6,000 tickets. This might not be enough. However there were 20,000 empty seats at Italy v Scotland in Bari 2 years ago so worst case no problems in the home end. I really can't see this game coming close to a sellout.

The Italians may well give us what we require as well which seems the most sensible thing all round.
14/01/2009, 1:34 PM
AidoM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LaoisLads

just got accommodation sorted out with a B&B halfway between city centre and the stadium. �35 per head per nite, happy days. For anyone still looking i'd recommend bbplanet.it cos it seems like every hotel in the place is booked up solid..Anyone still looking for cheap ways to get there, easyjet do london - naples �70 return & i think its not a bad train journey to bari from there. (not as bad as 7 hours on the train from bologna that 6 of us are facing!)By the way am i right in thinking match tickets will be no bother at all?..

Best thing to do for tickets is to contact the FAI ticket office by e-mail or phone and ask them to send you an application form for tickets. The application form will be sent out about 3-4 weeks before the match and you must submit it by the due date.
14/01/2009, 5:24 PM
Nah Nah Nah Nah

Quote:

Originally Posted by gspain

Hard to know yet.

We have to get a minimum of 6,000 tickets. This might not be enough. However there were 20,000 empty seats at Italy v Scotland in Bari 2 years ago so worst case no problems in the home end. I really can't see this game coming close to a sellout.

The Italians may well give us what we require as well which seems the most sensible thing all round.

Well the Scots have managed to obtain 8,000 tickets out of 51,000 for their match in Holland. The FAI should have no problems getting more tickets for this game if they bothered their ass
14/01/2009, 6:59 PM
Greenforever

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Originally Posted by Nah Nah Nah Nah

Well the Scots have managed to obtain 8,000 tickets out of 51,000 for their match in Holland. The FAI should have no problems getting more tickets for this game if they bothered their ass

Your comment re the FAI shows you have absoloutely no ideas of the work the FAI do in looking after travelling fans.
14/01/2009, 7:00 PM
Greenforever

Mercure Hotel Climbdown?

HI MR

I’M TRYING TO RESOLVE PROBLEM TOGETHER WITH ACCOR.
I MAKE ALL IS POSSIBLE FOR YOUR RESERVATION!
I HOPE TO GIVE YOU A POSITIVE REPLY TO YOUR REQUEST

BEST REGARDS,
GAETANO

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As Already stated we will be arriving for our confirmed booking, if you have any issues we suggest you take it up with bookings.com

If this is not resolved we will also be writing to the Italian Embassy, the Italian Tourist Board and logging our problem on all web travel advice sites

This is not the treatment one expects from a 4 star hotel
14/01/2009, 7:03 PM
Cowboy

Have you been in touch with Stefanie in bookings.com?

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Originally Posted by Greenforever

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14/01/2009, 7:11 PM
Greenforever

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cowboy

Have you been in touch with Stefanie in bookings.com?

Was in touch with somedifferent girl, name is in office, she not a happy camper, she is checking all bookings they have made with the hotel and going to see if any are cancelled and ask why, they dont get commission on cancelled bookings!
14/01/2009, 7:41 PM
EastTerracer

Quote:

Originally Posted by Greenforever

HI MR

I�M TRYING TO RESOLVE PROBLEM TOGETHER WITH ACCOR.
I MAKE ALL IS POSSIBLE FOR YOUR RESERVATION!
I HOPE TO GIVE YOU A POSITIVE REPLY TO YOUR REQUEST

BEST REGARDS,
GAETANO

The same buachaill Gaetano has been trying to pawn me off to the Hotel Victor. I've escalated the whole mess to Accor (I booked directly via www.accor.com ). Hope you have a bit more luck via bookings.com
14/01/2009, 7:51 PM
aidz1

Getting the same email but they are trying to fob me off somewhere out of town.
They are wanting me to cancel through booking.com. the other hotel they have recommended are now sending me emails to confirm new booking.
Havent bothered returning any emails to them yet. F4ck if im giving up me leaba to some ray treacy wh0re
14/01/2009, 9:08 PM
Green Tribe

Colleague of mine has been bumped from Hotel Victor to some hotel 35 kms out of town. Told them to complain to hoteltravel.com as they were originally booked in Victor as it was central. Happening to a lot of people, seems to be the sneaky italiano hotel sales people :mad:

PS Local Tour operator helped out with hotel queries, if anyone stuck for accomodation;

email Alex - info@adpugliam.com

GT
14/01/2009, 11:15 PM
Cowboy

Hes spinning some yarn about computer problems which is hard to believe if you booked directly through Accor.

Quote:

Originally Posted by EastTerracer

The same buachaill Gaetano has been trying to pawn me off to the Hotel Victor. I've escalated the whole mess to Accor (I booked directly via www.accor.com ). Hope you have a bit more luck via bookings.com
15/01/2009, 6:16 AM
Claret Murph

Quote:

Originally Posted by Green Tribe

Colleague of mine has been bumped from Hotel Victor to some hotel 35 kms out of town. Told them to complain to hoteltravel.com as they were originally booked in Victor as it was central. Happening to a lot of people, seems to be the sneaky italiano hotel sales people :mad:

PS Local Tour operator helped out with hotel queries, if anyone stuck for accomodation;

email Alex - info@adpugliam.com

GT

Funny you should say that Green Tribe as my mate has been given a hotel 35kms out of town also after he was bumped from the Victor . He was booked in the Victor for six nights and now he has 3 different hotels to stay in during that time . What a mess .
15/01/2009, 7:43 AM
jbyrne

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nah Nah Nah Nah

The FAI should have no problems getting more tickets for this game if they bothered their ass

which they always do for our away fans. 19,000 official away end tickets for paris '04 is proof of that
15/01/2009, 11:58 AM
DeLorean

I'll try again!! seriously though...anybody know if there'll be a booze ban on match day or what? :eek:
15/01/2009, 12:06 PM
Newryrep

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Originally Posted by BarelyLegal

I'll try again!! seriously though...anybody know if there'll be a booze ban on match day or what? :eek:

No , highly unlikely, unenforcable and ignored by fans/police/bar owners alike
15/01/2009, 12:11 PM
Newryrep

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nah Nah Nah Nah

Well the Scots have managed to obtain 8,000 tickets out of 51,000 for their match in Holland. The FAI should have no problems getting more tickets for this game if they bothered their ass

Think this has to be reciprocated for the return at Hampden although it is less of an issue.

No probs at Croke Park to reciprocate may be an issue if all of Lansdowne was to be BB bar the away allocation.
15/01/2009, 12:26 PM
DubJohn

Quote:

Originally Posted by Newryrep

No , highly unlikely, unenforcable and ignored by fans/police/bar owners alike

I read on a tartan army forum that there was a ban in place from 2pm on the day of their game in 2007. It was enforced for about half an hour.
15/01/2009, 12:28 PM
DubJohn

Quote:

Originally Posted by Claret Murph

Funny you should say that Green Tribe as my mate has been given a hotel 35kms out of town also after he was bumped from the Victor . He was booked in the Victor for six nights and now he has 3 different hotels to stay in during that time . What a mess .

Seems that some people are being bumped TO Victor , some bumped out of it. It's all a bit suss.
15/01/2009, 12:48 PM
DeLorean

Quote:

Originally Posted by DubJohn

I read on a tartan army forum that there was a ban in place from 2pm on the day of their game in 2007. It was enforced for about half an hour.

Music to my ears :D
15/01/2009, 10:08 PM
MariborKev

Anyone flying Ryanair STN to Bari on the Monday evening.

I got an email about a schedule change, offering a refund etc but I can't see any difference between the original information and the new one

Original

TINERARY/RECEIPT - All times are local.

GOING OUT

From London Stansted (STN) to Bari (BRI)
Mon, 30Mar09 Flight FR1905 Depart STN at 17:15 and arrive BRI at 21:05

Email indicates

Your new flight details are as follows:
GOING OUT
From London Stansted(STN) to Bari(BRI)
Mon, 30/03/2009 Flight 1905 Depart STN at 1715 and arrive BRI at 2105

Anyone else get this?

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