CoolChange
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I have done almost all of my own travel planning, both internationally and domestically, for several years. But, I continue to hear vague reports that travel agents, ticket wholesalers/consolidators, etc. can obtain better prices (or better cabins or terms for little extra money) for expensive international travel such as USA to Oceania, SE Asia, Brazil/Argentina, etc.
My question for this group: Has anyone had recent positive experience with a specific service provider and be willing to share that provider information with me?
I have randomly contacted a few agents over the past few years but have not found any who could live up to their promises regarding significant savings over my own booking directly with airline web sites. I am perfectly comfortable with and capable of researching and booking my own flights with non-USA based airlines such as Air New Zealand (very good value in my opinion) and Aer Lingus (cheap in all senses of the word but very good for the budget) myself. So, maybe I am not the target audience for these folks.
My question for this group: Has anyone had recent positive experience with a specific service provider and be willing to share that provider information with me?
I have randomly contacted a few agents over the past few years but have not found any who could live up to their promises regarding significant savings over my own booking directly with airline web sites. I am perfectly comfortable with and capable of researching and booking my own flights with non-USA based airlines such as Air New Zealand (very good value in my opinion) and Aer Lingus (cheap in all senses of the word but very good for the budget) myself. So, maybe I am not the target audience for these folks.