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suze1 Jul 26th, 2007 01:53 PM

Unbelievable flight pricing
 
Has anyone ever used this sight to make a flight reservation on ebookers.com I've gone on all kinds of sights and the flight prices for LAX to CDG and out of Nice to LAX are all over $1,000. Through ebookers.com it's only $526 including all taxes. Just wondering if they're reputable, can't believe the prices.

sessa Jul 26th, 2007 02:07 PM

I just checked this out, and you may or may not have noticed, but the price quotes are in pounds not dollars, which would account for the seemingly large price difference. I checked flights from ATL-London, and there was no difference from what I have seen on other travel sites.

JoyC Jul 26th, 2007 02:14 PM

Are you sure its in $ and not £ ??

blightyboy Jul 26th, 2007 03:16 PM

It is a UK site

suze1 Jul 26th, 2007 03:44 PM

I checked again and it is in Euros, but it still comes out to below $800 which is still cheaper than anywhere else.

Has anyone used them?

LMGSONIC Jul 26th, 2007 04:22 PM

I looked at the site, too, and prices are listed in pounds.

jody Jul 26th, 2007 04:30 PM

I looked at it too and it is definitely in £, not $ or €

WillTravel Jul 26th, 2007 04:53 PM

I've met someone who used ebookers, and it's affiliated with other reputable sites.

But I tried entering the flights you mentioned, and also got pounds. Maybe if you entered the dates you are using, someone could see if it really is the cheapest price.

janisj Jul 26th, 2007 08:02 PM

&quot;<i>I checked again and it is in Euros</i>&quot;

Nope - as everyone else is saying, I got &pound; too, not &euro;

barbmike Jul 26th, 2007 08:13 PM

Hi S,

It seems that you're the only one who sees the fares in $'s/euros. You should book those fares on your magical computer.

tomassocroccante Jul 26th, 2007 08:20 PM

Don't feel badly, Suze - every hopeful heart has made that error. And then there's the &quot;$365 US/London&quot; fare !!!!! that has teeny tiny print saying &quot;each way with RT purchase.&quot;


rkkwan Jul 26th, 2007 08:31 PM

Well, they do have international (i.e. non-UK) sites, with links in the bottom. If you the French flag, it redirects to ebookers.fr and prices are in &euro;. If you click the Swiss flag, it redirects to ebookers.ch and prices are in CHF.

Reisender Jul 27th, 2007 09:52 AM

The prices are listed as pounds sterling. For rule of thumb double the listed price to get US dollars.


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