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Destination 
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Description
$ 0
Mar 2008
Las Vegas, Nevada
No charge for helpful travel agent  more... close row
$ 8
May 2008
Los Angeles - London
Cheap tickets and cancellation insurance  more... close row
$ 0
Oct 2006
phoenix to ft lauderdale
Online site fills airline seats for very low prices  more... close row
$ 0
Sep 2007
Phoenix to San Francisco
Online ticket reselling  more... close row
$ 0
Aug 2007
Phoenix to New York
Online travel agents very easy  more... close row
$ 0
Mar 2008
Caribbean cruise
Online travel agencies save time and money  more... close row
$ 0
May 2008
Cyprus, Greece
Twenty minutes to plan vacation  more... close row
$ 20
Jan 2008
Seattle, WA
Fee for online travel agency  more... close row
$ 0
May 2008
Phoenix to Chicago
Free online travel agent  more... close row
$ 0
Oct 2010
Origin of Travel/Destination
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$ 0
Jan 2007
Oslo, Norway
Online travel agent got me to Oslo  more... close row

Description of service

The service is a competitive online travel pricing site that deals in airline tickets and various other travel reservations including rental cars, train tickets, hotel reservations. I presume they either take a commission on each transaction or charge the travel businesses for participation as there was no explicit cost to consumers. I purchased on short notice one round-trip ticket to Oslo, Norway and reserved a hotel room for three nights.


Review of Service

I had to travel to Oslo for business "yesterday" so I resolved to pay exorbitant prices for my tickets. But they weren't as bad as I thought they were going to be. Certainly not as good, though, as they would have been if I'd had a couple weeks notice for my travel plans. Seats were fine, food was better coming back than going out, and the hotel was entirely reasonable for the price. I'd use the service again.


Tips

Oslo in the middle of January is absurd. The sun rises at 9 in the morning and sets at 3 in the afternoon. Coming back from there, airline security is no easier than going through it in the US. Be sure to arrive the usual two hours early for your flight and be prepared for the same preposterous and invasive security checks as in the US, but with a Norwegian accent.


$ 0
May 2007
Thailand
No service fee for online travel agent  more... close row