U.S. Ticket Consolidators
May 4th, 2011, 02:56 PM
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U.S. Ticket Consolidators
We're planning a trip to Italy in November. This will be our first visit. We're going to purchase tickets through a US ticket consolidator. Has anyone run into problems with them. Their prices are highly discounted. Also are there significant addons such as a fuel surcharge?
May 4th, 2011, 03:15 PM
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do you have specific consolidators in mind that you could share w/ us? I have booked 2 trips to Italy w/ a consolidator and were very pleased w/ their services. They were the lowest priced company I found and I checked on a daily basis to see what prices they were offering. However, that was 3 yrs. ago and things have changed significantly in the travel world.
May 4th, 2011, 05:05 PM
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Years ago I would use consolidators because they were significantly cheaper. My only rules back then were: 1) use a credit card, even if they charge a fee for it; 2) check seat assignments directly with the airline after you buy your ticket (and confirm they have a record of you); and 3) expect that it will be difficult or impossible to reschedule your flights or get any credit/refund if you have a problem and don't want to take the flights you purchased.
Recently I have not found consolidators to be significantly cheaper than fares I could get directly from airlines, but I did buy from vayama recently because they would ticket a connecting flight that was more convenient and for whatever reason they were the only site selling that itinerary. (I find vayama is a helpful site for shopping int'l airfares, whether you buy from them or not)
Recently I have not found consolidators to be significantly cheaper than fares I could get directly from airlines, but I did buy from vayama recently because they would ticket a connecting flight that was more convenient and for whatever reason they were the only site selling that itinerary. (I find vayama is a helpful site for shopping int'l airfares, whether you buy from them or not)
May 4th, 2011, 06:21 PM
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I also used to use consolidators for most flights to Europe. Once organized a trip for 13 friends and my fav consolidator at the time saved us a little over $4000. But things are different now.
Not only is it a different ball game -- the players make a huge difference. Some consolidators are good, and some aren't. Which one are you using?
Not only is it a different ball game -- the players make a huge difference. Some consolidators are good, and some aren't. Which one are you using?
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