Professionals in the business of organising trips and selling travel services.
Questions tagged [travel-agents]
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Job interview in London requires me to wire money to the travel agent. Is this a scam?
I was told that I can have a visitor visa to UK, is this legitimate?
I have received an invitation letter and a job offer, and I was contacted by the appointed travel agent to prepare all related documents for the visit such as flight tickets,…
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Why would a company want me to book a flight via a travel agent if it is more expensive?
I am trying to book a flight. My university usually asks that we book a flight via a travel agent, but the prices he gives me are about $50 higher than the prices I can get by online booking in the flight company's website. This happened several…
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Refused boarding to New Zealand because I couldn't demonstrate I'm an NZ citizen. What are my options?
I bought tickets through a travel agent in New Zealand for my daughter, who is citizen of New Zealand as well as Russian, and myself.
We travelled to Russia using Russian passports but the travel agent never mentioned that she needed an endorsement…
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How does Expedia manage to sell a room significantly cheaper than the hotel itself?
I was recently booked in to the Hyatt Ziva All Inclusive in Puerto Vallarta booked direct through the Hyatt website. The room rate was approx. $650 per night.
This evening, I was casually browsing on Expedia and found that same room, room type and…
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What do I lose by not booking flights through a travel agent?
I take quite a lot of flights for both business and pleasure, and although I typically book my business flights through a (corporate-mandated) travel agent, I always book my personal flights directly with the airline (I should add that I am fussy,…
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Kicked out of hotel in morning when booking through booking agency (asked to pay for extra day)
I am from UK, I went to travel agent website and booked holiday (flights + hotel), today is the last day and my flight is 22:30. In the morning we went to the city to have some lunch and when we came back we were asked to pay for one extra day…
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How can a travel agent issue cheap tickets just a few hours before a flight?
Update:
After asking this TA whether he is a 'consolidator' he said he didn't know this word (apparently). Anyway I will accept Kate's answer for now as no one else has given a better answer.
Question:
A friend of mine told me about this travel…
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How to get my passport back to me in Michigan from a travel agent in California, when he wants me to buy his services?
An agent who was supposed to get me a visa to Saudi Arabia is not returning my passport. He wants me to send him extra money or buy his services, to mail my passport.
I am time constrained, as I have a flight coming up soon.
What are my options…
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Why does Kayak have a a 'secret carrier' option for a flight?
When searching for a flight on kayak.com (not for me, I don't fly business), it shows a "Secret Carrier" option.
What gives? Why are they unable to tell us even the code-share partner? What if you want to use miles? How does the travel agent know…
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Is there any advantage of using a travel agent in this day and age?
Now that you can get great offers and deals on hotels or flight/train tickets on multiple websites and apps, is there any added advantage of going through a travel agent. Do they have any cheaper fares or promotions or any hidden benefits that is…
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How to best respond to a request to send a passport scan by unsecured email?
It is not uncommon for travel or holiday accommodation companies to ask for a scan of your passport by email. Sometimes local laws require them to keep a record of the passport numbers of all visitors. I'm happy to provide that information but you…
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Where can I find and book plane tickets on date not on destination?
I have a holiday coming up and I would like to travel with the family somewhere. I have specific wishes regarding departure and arrival times, but the destination is less relevant. Where can I search on date and departure/arrival times for possible…
user141
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Can you go to the Maldives without assistance of a travel agency?
Organizing your travel without agents is almost always cheaper and more fun.
But does that also apply for Maldives? Can I just travel to the Maldives? Do you have some tips or experiences to report?
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How can I check if this airline ticket is genuine?
Some girl whom I met on fb started chatting & subsequently became friends, After couple of weeks She told me that she is going to revive her Jewelry Business for which she is coming to India. As such this was a sudden decision & being a friend she…
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Can travel agents "reissue" tickets?
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A friend once missed an international flight (USA => MidEast) because he mistook the flight number for the flight time on his itinerary. His flight number was something like "430", and his flight time was something like "1230". He arrived at…
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