Give me the old days of professional travel agents so that I can stop wasting time and be faced with incredible travel problems caused by unqualified companies like CHEAP TICKETS. A simple trip from New York%26#39;s JFK to Rome and back ended up having me routed on four different air carriers. The number of different carriers was never discussed until after the ticket was purchased and then prior to the %26#39;confirmed%26#39; trip there were two additional changes that I got. Stay away from CHEAP TICKETS if you don%26#39;t want lots of hassles. They should change their name to:
CHEAP TICKETS = LOUSY TRIPS!
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You gets what you pays for.
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I book all my own and families flights and hotels, I am thrilled that we can now do it ourselves online, we defianately get deals and stay at places travel agents never even know about( smaller or family owned hotels)
You do have do some work though, and you do have to ask questions and know what to ask to begin with.
It seems to me to be routed on four different air carriers means you did not specify how many stops you would accept, but just asked for cheapest route. Careful.
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yep, you%26#39;ve further confirmed my preference in booking directly - airfare, hotel whatever. I really don%26#39;t trust the %26#39;middleman%26#39; and don%26#39;t want to deal with the complications that can arise. Also, I%26#39;ve never seen any %26#39;deals%26#39; for airfare on those sites that involved flying from my hometown.
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It%26#39;s one of the tough facts of air travel - if you want a budget fare, you%26#39;ll make a lot of stops. If you want a non-stop/direct flight, you%26#39;ll pay a premium fare.
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Sorry to hear things didn%26#39;t work out for you. No more travel agents for us we do it all online, direct. The last quote I got from a travel agent was simply nuts.
Hope you still had a great trip.
Trish
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I completely agree with Joan on this one. If you are booking your tickets on any website you need to read the description before you purchase. It is really quite simple and can save lots of time and money.
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Thanks for the warning.
Before buying tickets it%26#39;s important to check if it%26#39;s a direct flight, if not, get all the details and always inquire about additional charges.
Also pay attention to which airport you%26#39;ll be landing at, some (smaller ones) are quite far out.
And make sure the time of arr. and dep. suit you. I avoid early morning flights from Europe so as not to have to go to the airport in the middle of the night.
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