为了买一张澳大利亚火车Pass Aus Reef and Beach Pass

2011-09-03 10:43 阅读(?)评论(0)

澳大利亚签证虽然“来得容易”(25小时 澳大利亚签证 Australian Visa http://mingkong.blog.sohu.com/181199385.html ),北京飞悉尼也“实在便宜”,可是安排澳洲的行程可真不容易。

对于在欧洲坐过瑞安( 空中先生 RyanAir http://mingkong.blog.sohu.com/168221072.html )的镜玄,澳大利亚的所谓廉价航空简直贵得吓人 惊恐 ,花那么多钱一掠而过什么也看不见太不值了。都说澳洲是自驾游的天堂,可是对于没有当司机理想的镜玄,没有驾照自然是没可能游了 尴尬 。然后是备受推崇的可以到达任何角落的澳洲“灰狗”,但是东海岸的优惠Pass全是只能顺着一个方向走的,对于要从悉尼往返,牵挂着北边凯恩斯又不肯落下南部墨尔本的镜玄怎么也不合适。最后是被定义为既不便宜也不快、线路有限不方便澳大利亚火车,但是似乎比较舒服。可能少有人坐吧,网上几乎找不到有坐过澳火车的中国人发出来的攻略。

纠结了很久,在仔细搞明白了澳火车其实提供汽车接驳能满足镜玄要到拜伦湾之类地方的愿望后,镜玄决定花钱做一次“第一个吃梨子的人” 耍酷 。我选的是“Aus Reef and Beach Pass”(http://www.countrylink.info/travel_passes/reef_beach )。可是光有勇气是还不够呢,这个pass在中国没有agent也无法在网上享受优惠的购买 委屈 。于是镜玄决定e-mail 给bookings@countrylink.nsw.gov.au 写信问问看。

下面的过程用了差不多一个星期,邮件内容的是过程倒叙,想搞明白的朋友请从下往上(从后向前)看邮件。以下是往来邮件:

 

9月5日 10分钟以后  搞定啦!!!! 得意 。

Hello King Xuan

Please find attached your receipt for your Reef & Beach Pass.  Please print this out and bring it with you to Australia.  You will need to exchange it for your actual Pass.  I have charged $495 AUD to your Mastercard.

I have also booked a window seat on the following –

… Sun 11 Sept – depart Sydney 1612, arrive Brisbane 0630 Mon 12 Sept – 1 x Economy Seat.

Your reservation number is XXXXXX.  When you make any other bookings using your Pass please add them to this reservation.

You can collect your Pass and your Seat Tickets from the CountryLink Travel Centre on No 1 Platform at Sydney Central Station.  You can do this anytime, but you must do it before 1600 on Sunday 11 September.  Just show your Pass Receipt, your Passport, and quote your booking number XXXXXX.

When you get to Australia and you want to make more bookings you can call us on 132232 (select 0 for an operator) between 0630 and 2200 any day.

I hope you have a wonderful time exploring Australia.

 

Kind regards

Roslyn 

________________________________________________

CountryLink Travel Services

PO Box 332

HRMC   NSW  231
P: + 61 2 4907 759

F: + 61 2 4962 9488

E: holidays@countrylink.nsw.gov.au

ABN: 59 325 778 353

IATA: 02 301 600

www.countrylink.info 

 

9月5日

把翻拍的护照信息页和澳签证页以及机票行程单和信用卡卡号、有效期、验证码都发过去了。很快短信告诉我495澳刀被划走了,但是邮件没有收到receipt呢 疑惑 焦急等待ing。

 

以下是截止到上周的联系情况:

Hello King Xuan

I will email a receipt to you, which you need to print out and bring to Australia so that you can collect your Pass from a CountryLink Travel Centre.

I will finish work in 4 hours and will be out of the office for 3 days, back on Monday.  If you like you can wait until Monday to email your Passport, airline ticket and credit card details.  Otherwise please feel free to email them anytime as I’m sure other staff here will be more than happy to help you.

We can also reserve seats on any services that you wish to travel on while using your Pass.  You can collect your seat tickets when you collect your Pass.

I hope this helps.

 

Kind regards

Roslyn 

________________________________________________

CountryLink Travel Services

PO Box 332

HRMC   NSW  2310

P: + 61 2 4907 7599

F: + 61 2 4962 9488

E: holidays@countrylink.nsw.gov.au

ABN: 59 325 778 353

IATA: 02 301 600

www.countrylink.info


From: ......
Sent: Thursday, 1 September 2011 3:36 PM
To: HOLIDAYS, Countrylink
Subject:
答复: Please tell me how to buy pass in Beijing, China

Hello Roslyn,

Ok, I see. I’ll scan my passport plus my return airline ticket and credit card details then email to you tonight. But how can I receive my pass? I hope you don't feel I was too bother. Thank you

 

Sincerely

King Xuan 


发件人: HOLIDAYS, Countrylink [mailto:Countrylink.HOLIDAYS@railcorp.nsw.gov.au]
发送时间: 201191 10:46
收件人: '???'
主题: RE: Please tell me how to buy pass in Beijing, China

 

Hello King Xuan

If you can email to me a copy of your Passport showing your Passport Number and your residential address (we need to make sure you do not live in Australia) plus a copy of your return airline ticket, then we can sell the Reef & Beach Pass to you with the 10% discount.  We will also need credit card details to process the payment.  We will need the card number, the expiry date and the security number (the last 3 numbers on the back of the card except for Amex, which is the 4 non-raised numbers on the front).

 

Kind regards

Roslyn 

________________________________________________

CountryLink Travel Services

PO Box 332

HRMC NSW  2310

P: + 61 2 4907 759

F: + 61 2 4962 9488

E: holidays@countrylink.nsw.gov.au

ABN: 59 325 778 353

IATA: 02 301 600

www.countrylink.info


From: ......
Sent: Wednesday, 31 August 2011 8:33 PM
To: HOLIDAYS, Countrylink
Subject:
答复: Please tell me how to buy pass in Beijing, China

Thank you, Roslyn 

I’m waiting for your check results. As you said I can buy the pass when I arrive in Sydney. But within Australia I could not get 10% discount, right? countrylink online wrote:

Purchased

3 months

 

Outside Australia

$495

 

Within Australia

$550

 

 

Sincerely

King Xuan 


发件人: HOLIDAYS, Countrylink [mailto:Countrylink.HOLIDAYS@railcorp.nsw.gov.au]
发送时间: 2011831 18:03
收件人: '???'
主题: RE: Please tell me how to buy pass in Beijing, China

Hello King Xuan

You cannot buy Passes on our website, however you can buy them when you arrive in Australia.  I will check with my Supervisor tomorrow to find out why STA and Flight Centre are saying they do not sell our Passes.  I will get back to you tomorrow.

Thank you for your patience and understanding.

 

Kind regards

Roslyn 

________________________________________________

CountryLink Travel Services

PO Box 332

HRMC   NSW  231
P: + 61 2 4907 759

F: + 61 2 4962 9488

E: holidays@countrylink.nsw.gov.au

ABN: 59 325 778 353

IATA: 02 301 600

www.countrylink.info 


From:......

Sent: Wednesday, 31 August 2011 7:47 PM
To: Bookings, Bookings
Subject:
答复: Please tell me how to buy pass in Beijing, China

 

Hi, Roslyn,

Thank you answered me so quickly. I called  Flight Center and STA Travel, but they said they  no Australian rail pass sold. Is there any way I can buy Aus Reef and Beach Pass on the countrylink webside?

 

Sincerely

King Xuan 


 

发件人: HOLIDAYS, Countrylink [mailto:Countrylink.HOLIDAYS@railcorp.nsw.gov.au] 代表 Bookings, Bookings
发送时间: 2011831 17:13
收件人: '???'
主题: RE: Please tell me how to buy pass in Beijing, China 

Hello King Xuan

Thank you for your enquiry.

Unfortunately we do not have a CountryLink agent in Beijing, however, Flight Center and STA Travel can sell our Passes. 

In Beijing you can try CAS Flight Center at Guanghua Road, Chaoyang, Beijing, Phone 010-65301200.

Or go online to www.statravel.com.cn to see where your local STA Travel agent is located.

I hope this helps.

 

Kind regards

Roslyn   

________________________________________________

CountryLink Travel Services

PO Box 332

HRMC   NSW  2310

P: + 61 2 4907 7599

F: + 61 2 4962 9488

E: holidays@countrylink.nsw.gov.au

ABN: 59 325 778 353

IATA: 02 301 600

www.countrylink.info


From: ......
Sent: Wednesday, 31 August 2011 7:03 PM
To: Bookings, Bookings
Subject: Please tell me how to buy pass in Beijing, China

 

Dear Sir,

I am a Chinese in Beijing, China. I want to buy Aus Reef and Beach Pass(http://www.countrylink.info/travel_passes/reef_beach ) to travel in Australia. But there isn’t a CountryLink agent in China.  How can I buy? In according to your instructions online if I Buy my Aus Reef and Beach Pass before I arrive in Australia I can save around 10%. Could you tell me How can I buy my pass and get this discount?

Thank you!

 

Sincerely

King Xuan 

 

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