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I am new to multicity travel and have enjoyed planning trips with
Airtreks.com's Trip Planner. I am curious how realistic the auto-gerenated prices are? Any comments from those who have used it would be appreciated. If you have a few RTW or multicity agencies, I would appreciate any positive or negative feedback. |
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Newbie Nobody wrote:
I am new to multicity travel and have enjoyed planning trips with Airtreks.com's Trip Planner. I am curious how realistic the auto-gerenated prices are? Any comments from those who have used it would be appreciated. Unfortunately I don't think it's much of a substitute for actually dealing with a travel agent (such as one of the people at AirTreks). On a complicated trip there are too many variables that can have huge impacts on price and availability. Re-ordering a couple destinations might save you $500. It could take you hours to figure that out with the trip planner (or it might never occur to you to try). An agent who knows what they're doing can tell you that right away. miguel -- Hit The Road! Photos and tales from around the world: http://travel.u.nu |
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Unfortunately I don't think it's much of a substitute for actually dealing with a travel agent (such as one of the people at AirTreks). On a complicated trip there are too many variables that can have huge impacts on price and availability. Re-ordering a couple destinations might save you $500. It could take you hours to figure that out with the trip planner (or it might never occur to you to try). An agent who knows what they're doing can tell you that right away. Thanks. Do you (and others) have a favorite agent/agency to recommend? |
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Newbie Nobody wrote:
Unfortunately I don't think it's much of a substitute for actually dealing with a travel agent (such as one of the people at AirTreks). On a complicated trip there are too many variables that can have huge impacts on price and availability. Re-ordering a couple destinations might save you $500. It could take you hours to figure that out with the trip planner (or it might never occur to you to try). An agent who knows what they're doing can tell you that right away. Thanks. Do you (and others) have a favorite agent/agency to recommend? I've had good luck with them as well as with AirBrokers. Shop around but be sensitive to the fact that it takes the agents a long time to work out complicated itineraries and they don't get paid unless you buy. miguel -- Hit The Road! Photos and tales from around the world: http://travel.u.nu |
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Miguel Cruz wrote:
I've had good luck with them as well as with AirBrokers. Shop around but be sensitive to the fact that it takes the agents a long time to work out complicated itineraries and they don't get paid unless you buy. I understand. I wouldn't mind if they charged a small fee, say $25, for an exact quote (as opposed to estimates which should be free). Not that the money compensates for the time, but it could keep truly frivolous inquiries away. In fact that's what I like about Airtreks' Trip Planner: I can direct all my frivolous daydreaming at it without bothering a soul. |
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Miguel Cruz wrote:
I've had good luck with them as well as with AirBrokers. Shop around but be sensitive to the fact that it takes the agents a long time to work out complicated itineraries and they don't get paid unless you buy. I understand. I wouldn't mind if they charged a small fee, say $25, for an exact quote (as opposed to estimates which should be free). Not that the money compensates for the time, but it could keep truly frivolous inquiries away. In fact that's what I like about Airtreks' Trip Planner: I can direct all my frivolous daydreaming at it without bothering a soul. |
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