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$ 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
$ 20
Jan 2008
Seattle, WA
Fee for online travel agency  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

Description of service

This is a competitive travel pricing service. There was no direct charge for use of the service but to get the listed price I had to buy the tickets through the service so they probably take a commission or get paid by airlines to list their prices.

They offered ticket pricing in a variety of currencies and flights with any major airline and most of the minor and local ones.


Review of Service

Took all of 20 minutes to book the trip. We selected the origin and destination, the departure and return dates, the number of transfers we were willing to accept, the flight times we were willing to take, the class of the seats, and it gave us a list of prices. The search was even easy to tune after the fact if we wanted to change, say, the number of connecting flights. It also offered general "shortest travel time" and "cheapest flight" options. I wouldn't have minded being able to request cities for connecting flights, or specify the layover times, but neither is really necessary.

Once we selected the flight we wanted, we paid and were the option to print out our boarding passes at home if we didn't want to wait. We even got confirmation emails from each of the airlines.


Tips

International travel is funny. Passports are needed and vaccinations abound, even for countries you'd think are "friendly." Airport security is a pain, but you might get extra special consideration (and not the good type) when flying abroad. If you're a regular traveler, you already know how to get through the security stuff with a minimum fuss. If you're not a frequent traveler, ask someone who is for tips.


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