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Subject: Re: Why is it cheaper to buy piecemeal? Posted on: Sun, 22 Oct 2006 16:00:04 +0000 (UTC)


Kir=E1ly wrote:
> In rec.travel.europe Ajanta wrote:
> > mrtravel wrote:
> >
> > : There are also consolidators in London that could get you an even
> > : cheaper ticket from London to BOM.
> >
> > Who? I must be able to book online from here though, with cc.
>
> Booking online is convenient. But, just as with everything else,
> convenience has a price, as you have found. As I mentioned in another
> friend, you will rarely get the best price for any intercontinental
> flight from any website, and this is especially true for multiple stops
> like what you are trying to book here.
>
> Spend a little time looking for a travel agent that is experienced with
> these kinds of itineraries. The agent should be able to get you the
> flights you want on the same ticket, with your baggage checked through,
> for much less than the online prices you have found so far.
>
> I always book domestic Canadian flights online, but NEVER international
> ones. Specialist travel agents are still the way to go for the best pric=
e=2E
> That's something that the airlines don't want anyone to know.

I have not found this. But I do agree on-line is inflexible where you
simply want to
to choose the exact flights including a stop-over.

A *good* travel agent can juggle schedules and warn you of the problems
you don't know
about as well as price specific flights I need. They are not usually
cheaper but you do have a bit more protection (in case the airline goes
belly-up..!). They can also often hold tickets for a few days....which
maybe one reason why ticket prices are so volatile as agents
hold/cancel them.

It is good that a travel agent has all my details, so less chance of
silly mistakes like a mispelt name on a ticket (some low cost carriers
charge $$ per letter to change the name..). And a travel agent is a
one stop shop.

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