Travel Agents
Dec 22nd 2008, 11:41 am
#16
Sursum corda
Joined: Sep 2002
Location: Richmond Hill, GA USA
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Re: Travel Agents
be wary of this when going through websites like expedia.com
For my holiday to Thailand it was cheaper (all through expedia) to book the flight from Hong Kong-Thailand and the hotel in thailand on seperate transactions.
I called expedia in the US to ask him how it worked out about $600 extra to book it as a package, the sales advisor hinted that it is where they make money!!
For my holiday to Thailand it was cheaper (all through expedia) to book the flight from Hong Kong-Thailand and the hotel in thailand on seperate transactions.
I called expedia in the US to ask him how it worked out about $600 extra to book it as a package, the sales advisor hinted that it is where they make money!!
I'm based in the US (although worked as an agent in Europe) and often for Vegas for example, it's cheaper to do a flight and hotel seperate.
My experience is for example it is often cheaper for Vegas for example to do air and hotel seperate.
Dec 22nd 2008, 3:07 pm
#18
Thread Starter
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Re: Travel Agents
I have a villa in Orlando and it is often cheaper to book a package with the sleaziest cheapest accommodation and not use it than book a direct flight.
Now looking at Jordan, has anyone been?
Thanks for your replies
Dec 22nd 2008, 3:15 pm
#19
Lost in BE Cyberspace
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Re: Travel Agents
I agree you can often get better deals but in my case I want to go to Maldives and packages from Uk are a lot cheaper than booking separate flight with Emirates then the accommodation and the transfers, however I could not book a package on the internet other than via a UK airport, from the separate deals of flight, accommodation and transfers it is cheaper to fly back to the Uk and get a package flight from London.
I have a villa in Orlando and it is often cheaper to book a package with the sleaziest cheapest accommodation and not use it than book a direct flight.
Now looking at Jordan, has anyone been?
Thanks for your replies
I have a villa in Orlando and it is often cheaper to book a package with the sleaziest cheapest accommodation and not use it than book a direct flight.
Now looking at Jordan, has anyone been?
Thanks for your replies
MM, xx
Dec 22nd 2008, 3:51 pm
#20
BE Enthusiast
Joined: May 2008
Posts: 587
Re: Travel Agents
But its great, the whole country has a water fight for three whole days... I remember walking round Bangkok for the day with my AK-47 water gun and being soaked the whole time... Then massive party time in the evenings...
My advice tho, arrive before it starts as I remember a few poor sods getting soaked along with their luggage on arrival...
Dec 22nd 2008, 4:37 pm
#21
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Re: Travel Agents
Still some sleazy areas of course but they seem to be 'policed' these days.....
........ and the Metro Railway thing is unbelievably good - if Dubai's is half as good it will be fine. Makes the DLR look like a clockwork toy.
Dec 22nd 2008, 5:15 pm
#22
why ayeeeee man!
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Dec 22nd 2008, 5:16 pm
#23
why ayeeeee man!
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Re: Travel Agents
Hey mate, go in April, which is when their New Year Festival is, well is was when i was there once, maybe check first... Its called Songkran...
But its great, the whole country has a water fight for three whole days... I remember walking round Bangkok for the day with my AK-47 water gun and being soaked the whole time... Then massive party time in the evenings...
My advice tho, arrive before it starts as I remember a few poor sods getting soaked along with their luggage on arrival...
But its great, the whole country has a water fight for three whole days... I remember walking round Bangkok for the day with my AK-47 water gun and being soaked the whole time... Then massive party time in the evenings...
My advice tho, arrive before it starts as I remember a few poor sods getting soaked along with their luggage on arrival...
