My travel agent says I need to pay him back some commission?
kingsgirl asked:
Under any circumstances, do I pay my TA?
I have not signed any agreement with him at all, but after receiving a discount from the cruise line (not the TA), he said he thinks they may have discounted me more and I may have to pay back some of the commission. I know that if the cost of my cruise goes down, their commission goes down, but that doesn’t mean I fork out the money for their commission. How do I get around this? I don’t want to piss them off and cancel my booking. What if I just said “I would be more comfortable if you work it out with the cruiseline and not with me”. ?
Just to reply to some of the answers.
Under any circumstances, do I pay my TA?
I have not signed any agreement with him at all, but after receiving a discount from the cruise line (not the TA), he said he thinks they may have discounted me more and I may have to pay back some of the commission. I know that if the cost of my cruise goes down, their commission goes down, but that doesn’t mean I fork out the money for their commission. How do I get around this? I don’t want to piss them off and cancel my booking. What if I just said “I would be more comfortable if you work it out with the cruiseline and not with me”. ?
Just to reply to some of the answers.
I keep track online to see if prices have gone down. When I saw they went down I contacted my TA but he was not available. Anyways, the next day he called and was able to get me the discount (cruise lines won’t talk to you if you bought through a TA). I didn’t undercut my TA, I just found the price went down and HE THANKED ME for staying on top of things since he can’t watch everyone’s plans all the time.
I just don’t want to get screwed.
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Categories: Cruise Travel Tags: Circumstances, Cruise Line, Cruise Lines
how to find a cheap airfare to southeast asia in upcoming september?
mjrarmada asked:
i am traveling w/a friend to s.e. asia in end of september and wanted to know how can we find the cheapest airfare? we are down for going the farthest for the best deal, we are so open, any suggestions???
flying from l.a. to s.e asia last week of september and 1st week of october…whats a good way to find cheap airfare?
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i am traveling w/a friend to s.e. asia in end of september and wanted to know how can we find the cheapest airfare? we are down for going the farthest for the best deal, we are so open, any suggestions???
flying from l.a. to s.e asia last week of september and 1st week of october…whats a good way to find cheap airfare?
The Life of Adventure
Categories: Other - Asia Pacific Tags: Asia Week, E Asia, Southeast Asia
Colorado Airfare
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cheap airfare from detroit?
i am traveling between aug 12 and aug 22.
i am looking for cheap airfare fom detroit, MI
to colorado, hawaii, seattle, or any other nice place.
200-275 dollars
thanks
The best you’re going to find is around $400 roundtrip for the time period you selected. I looked at Southwest who was charging at least $400 fares to Denver and Seatte, if not in the neighborhood of $500. It’s impossible to find anything less with a less than 21 day advance purchase. If you move your times further away so that you’re buying 21 days in advance you’ll be closer to budget. Otherwise hit a couple of the “last second” travel websites like Hotwire or Priceline. They specialize in this type of travel purchase…Good luck!
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Consolidator Airfare To India
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Travel Documents needed to travel India
Ayushi Travel comes up with following important documents which every Indian traveler have to carry when they are travelling to India.
1. Passport
2. Valid Visa
3. Photo ID
4. H1B1 Visa for non-immigrant visa.
5. New H1 approval notice.
6. OCI Card and US Passport.
7. POI and US Passport.
8. Your companies HR Contact.
If you are transiting through Europe make sure you have valid visa stamp on your passport. Most of European country required to have valid US visa stamped on their passport. Lots of non-immigrant traveler had a very bad experience at the airport if they don’t have valid visa stamped on their passport.
You will need European transit visa in case you don’t have valid visa stamped on your passport
Make sure you have everything ready to travel. Bon Voyage
About Ayushi Travel
Ayushi travel is a leading travel company offering low airfare to all international destinations. Ayushi Travel was established in January 2004. Our mission is to offer you the highest quality service at the lowest possible prices. At Ayushi Travel, the customer relation continues after the purchase of air tickets. We care our customer 24/7 a year. We are your money saving source for US domestic and International airfares. We are the best choice for cheap airline tickets. We work with the largest wholesalers and consolidators within the travel industry to ensure lowest possible fares for our valued customer. Our well-trained professional staff is always there to help you in all your travel needs. They are committed to provide hassle-free service to you in order to make your trip enjoyable and affordable.
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Airfare Emails
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Is there a website or something where I can get updated cheap airfare deals sent to my email?
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Several Ways For Students To Get Cheap Student Airfare
You can get cheap student airfare in several ways and the best way is to book your tickets in advance. This way you will be the first one to get hold of the discounted tickets. Your airfare can go further down if you happen to fly during the off season.
However traveling in off season becomes difficult for students as they get their vacations during the festive seasons which are the peak traveling time. Families travel together during this period and so it becomes quite difficult to get cheap airfare in this busy season.
There are a number of sites that deal with student travel. Some of the best sites are Student Universe, Travel Cuts and STA. You need to fill in the registration details and after that you can make use of the various facilities available on these sites.
Travel Cuts and STA ask you to buy an International Student Identity Card where Student Universe asks you to enter the email address of your school or college. This email address is used for verification of your identity as a student.
You can also attain cheap student airfare from some travel sites like Orbitz. They give special offers to those students who buy tickets from their site. Students can also avail the general discounted fares. So you have a lot to choose from.
International traveling rates for students are further cut down. Students get much more discount that the usual travelers. Airlines readily adjust to the changing dates of students and also charge a lower cancellation fee in case the ticket is cancelled. A student can hold the open ticket for a longer period of time than the usual travelers.
You need to do some research before you buy the ticket. You should have a lot look at the airlines and student sites which provide student tickets. You should do all this before you buy the ticket and you can end up saving a lot of money.
You should keep certain things in your mind while buying the student ticket. Student airfare is a new form of airfare created exclusively for the students considering the fact that students are usually short on funds. This is to be used by students who want to go abroad for further studies or at some other distant place. This is also for those students who are living far away from their family doing some research work and want to go home during vacations.
Student airfare was first offered by the leading airlines. All you need to show was your identity card and you can get the ticket at a cheaper rate. This fare may or may not be less than the usual discounted airfare offered to the general public. So as a student, you must check the student airfare rates and compare it with those offered to the general public.
Students can also get great discount offers if they buy the tickets through some sites like STA or Student Universe. Travel Cuts and STA even have offline services and you can make a call to them and get your ticket. But they need your identification proof before the tickets are issued.
Some sites take the help of search engines and display all the best airfares available. They will also show the discounts offered by the airlines. Domestic discounts may be even higher than the student discounts.
To get the best deal, students must be flexible in their schedules. Tickets should be booked well in advance and on those days when there is less traffic. This you can find out from the internet. Just visit any travel site and you will get all the required information.
You can go for the cheaper airlines. As a student you should pick up the cheapest airline and not look for any comforts. You should be ready to use smaller airports if they are not too far away from the college. All this will help the students to cut their traveling cost and save lot of money.
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Airfare Priceline
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How and Where to Find Cheap Airfare on the Internet
Below are some very simple and straight forward strategies you can use when searching for cheap airfare or discount airline tickets. Best of all the strategies cost you nothing and may save you not only money but also time.
Book early but not too early
Airlines will give you a better deal the further out you book. But keep in mind not to book too far in advance as you may miss any fare wars etc. For domestic US travel use the airfare prediction site FareCast to see where fares are headed.
Be flexible
As a general rule traveling Mondays – Thursdays will give you a better deal as most carriers charge more for weekend travel.
Saturday night stay
This is more important in international travel. Almost all cheap international fares require a Saturday night stay. In the US domestic markets Saturday night stay requirements have to the most extent become a thing of the past.
Alternative airports
Domestic US: Great way to shop for lower airfare is to check fares out of or into alternative airports. For example, if you wanted to go from Boston (BOS) to Los Angeles (LAX) you may also check fares from Providence (PVD), Manchester (MHT)or Hartford (BDL) and into Orange County (SNA), Long Beach (LGB)or Ontario (ONT). Some sites such as Orbitz and Travelocity offer search tools that automatically search for cheaper fares for alternative airport. Again, the more flexible you are the more likely you will find a deal.
International: Finding an alternative airport can save you some serious money but it does require some research and “thinking outside the box.” Here are a couple of examples. When traveling to Germany considering Dusseldorf (DUS) as an alternate to Frankfurt could save you over $50 per person in taxes and fees. Germany’s second largest carrier LTU flies nonstop to DUS from several major US departure cities. Check out Brussels (BRU) or Luxemburg (LUX) as alternates to Paris (PAR).
Buying a round trip ticket
Buying a round trip ticket is almost always cheaper tan buying a one-way ticket. This may not be true for tickets that are purchased last minute or on flights that are almost sold out. Some carriers such as Southwest Airlines and JetBlue price their fares on a one-way basis.
Travel off-season
If your travel is for leisure, you can often find lower rates for off-season fares. If circumstances allow be creative in your vacation planning, and you could save big bucks over time. For example, good times to travel to Europe are usually the first 2 weeks in December and January through March. Also, when planning summer travel to Europe try to depart before May 20. Most carriers switch from shoulder season to high season fares sometime between May 20 and 25. For domestic travel, school vacation, public holidays, Christmas and Thanksgiving are considered peak travel periods and fares tend to go up.
Below are some online website resources for finding cheap airfare.
Online Newsletters
By subscribing to some of the more reputable newsletters such as TravelZoo or Smarter Travel you have great and updated access to travel deals on a weekly basis. Many airlines frequently announce new sales or deals online and you want to know about them as soon as possible. The publishers of these newsletters often receive payment from vendors for placement.
Yet Undiscovered Deal Sites
Some of the least know sites may have the “in” to the absolute best deals. One of these sites is Airfarewatchdog. This site has now been around for about 2 years and it specializes in unearthing unadvertised airfare specials. This site is run by George Hobica, a travel journalist with over 25 years of experience in the travel industry. He is a true fanatic about finding incredible airfares.
Cheap Airfare Prediction
While still in a beta phase FareCast promises to truly revolutionize the way we buy airfare and it allows some sort of parity when looking for the best time to buy. They also offer FareGuard which allows you to protect your low fare against future fare increases. To date they cover about 75 US domestic airports.
Low Fare Alerts and Flex Searches
Several of the online travel agency websites also offer low fare alerts. With Travelocity you can see fares from your departure city that have dropped by 20% or more. Alternatively you can use the Fare Finder Search to see a listing of low fares without first having to commit to travel dates. Cheaptickets allows you to set a target price for your trip; once one or more airlines offer fares at or below your target level Cheaptickets will post an alert you. Expedia also offers a flexible date search. While limited in scope this calendar based feature is pretty easy to use (make sure to check “My dates are flexible”) and quickly shows you cheap fares.
Name Your Own Airfare and White Label Fares
In addition to searching for regular published airfare Priceline allows you to “name your own airfare”. Hotwire offers white label fares. In each scenario you do not know the carrier, flights times or the exact routing. With Priceline you basically bid what it is you are willing to pay for a ticket. Once you submit a bid Priceline will see if there is a carrier willing to sell you a ticket at that price (beware: THEY YOUR OFFER IS BINDING if accepted). With Hotwire you will be offered a white label fare. Again, you do not know the carrier, flights times and exact routing. Once you decide to buy there is “NO WAY BACK” If you do not like the flights details. So, either site can save you a bundle but make sure you can stomach the consequences and be flexible.
Flying Abroad? Check Consolidators
Consolidators basically negotiate airfares directly with carriers. These are unpublished (I.e. the airlines do not publish these fares) and can only be purchased from the consolidator. Some consolidators only re-sell these to travel agents while others sell directly to the public. One of the best retail sources for consolidated airfare anywhere is www.FlightsFirst.com.
Compare Apples to Apples
IMPORTANT: When comparing fares from different sites or vendors make sure to consider all the elements. In order to get the full picture of how much a trip is going to cost you must take all taxes, fees, fuel surcharges, and services charges into account. While the base fare maybe the same at two sites taking the above into account could save you some serious money. This is especially true when traveling overseas or to Central and South America.
Cheat Priceline to Save Money on Airfare
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Discount Travel – Finding Low Airfares
Brandon C. Hall asked:
Unless you are planning a short domestic trip, the cost of airfare is usually a deciding factor in an overseas trip. Most people with moderate incomes simply can’t afford to fly regularly, as much as they would like to. There are, however, some people out there who are flying all the time on regular incomes. The secret to achieving this is a willingness to be flexible and shop around with airfares, as well as employing some tried and true discount travel techniques.
The key to getting a cheap flight is to shop around, and the internet makes this easy for almost anyone to do. There are a plethora of websites that will conduct searches around the world for cheap airfares. Although the internet is a valuable tool in discovering cheap airfares, it’s important that you don’t rely on it entirely. Many sites claim they are searching “all flights” for the cheapest possible fare, but you really don’t have any way of knowing what they do and don’t have access to. Oftentimes the cheapest flights can come from the airlines themselves, and you’d be well advised to check their sites as well in your search.
No matter how much research you do online, you should always visit some travel agents. Keep in mind that these people make their livings selling airfares, and will often have access to deals that aren’t available to you online. Think of it this way: if you really could always get the cheapest flight online, travel agents would be out of business. The fact that they are not suggests that good deals are to found the old fashioned way: by visiting the office of a travel agent.
When looking for discount travel, you should also explore non-traditional methods of finding flights. Websites like http://priceline.com offer reverse auction systems, that is: you place a bid of what you’re willing to pay on a given route on a given date, and if it turns out that an airline is willing to release a seat for that price, your credit card is billed an a ticket is issued.
Another good avenue to explore is “bucket shops” – companies who buy bulk tickets from airlines at a heavy discount. They don’t have the choice that travel agent has, of course, but if you’re flexible you can often get a good deal. A typical bucket shop system will work as follows: you give them a week-long window during which you’d like to fly and some destination choices, and then if something comes up at the last minute you can have it at a heavy discount.
Another rarely explored discount travel technique is to look into bucket shops and travel agents located in ethnic neighborhoods. Often, foreign airlines sell discounted tickets to these shops, which in turn serve an ethnic community regularly traveling to their home country. These shops have access to tickets from airlines that often aren’t available at your regular travel agent, and can offer a significant savings.
The important thing to remember in terms of discount travel is to explore as many avenues as you can. The more flexible you are willing to be, the cheaper your fare is likely to be – but even if you’re stuck with rigid dates, a compressive search will often result in airfares that are significantly lower than those commonly advertised.
Unless you are planning a short domestic trip, the cost of airfare is usually a deciding factor in an overseas trip. Most people with moderate incomes simply can’t afford to fly regularly, as much as they would like to. There are, however, some people out there who are flying all the time on regular incomes. The secret to achieving this is a willingness to be flexible and shop around with airfares, as well as employing some tried and true discount travel techniques.
The key to getting a cheap flight is to shop around, and the internet makes this easy for almost anyone to do. There are a plethora of websites that will conduct searches around the world for cheap airfares. Although the internet is a valuable tool in discovering cheap airfares, it’s important that you don’t rely on it entirely. Many sites claim they are searching “all flights” for the cheapest possible fare, but you really don’t have any way of knowing what they do and don’t have access to. Oftentimes the cheapest flights can come from the airlines themselves, and you’d be well advised to check their sites as well in your search.
No matter how much research you do online, you should always visit some travel agents. Keep in mind that these people make their livings selling airfares, and will often have access to deals that aren’t available to you online. Think of it this way: if you really could always get the cheapest flight online, travel agents would be out of business. The fact that they are not suggests that good deals are to found the old fashioned way: by visiting the office of a travel agent.
When looking for discount travel, you should also explore non-traditional methods of finding flights. Websites like http://priceline.com offer reverse auction systems, that is: you place a bid of what you’re willing to pay on a given route on a given date, and if it turns out that an airline is willing to release a seat for that price, your credit card is billed an a ticket is issued.
Another good avenue to explore is “bucket shops” – companies who buy bulk tickets from airlines at a heavy discount. They don’t have the choice that travel agent has, of course, but if you’re flexible you can often get a good deal. A typical bucket shop system will work as follows: you give them a week-long window during which you’d like to fly and some destination choices, and then if something comes up at the last minute you can have it at a heavy discount.
Another rarely explored discount travel technique is to look into bucket shops and travel agents located in ethnic neighborhoods. Often, foreign airlines sell discounted tickets to these shops, which in turn serve an ethnic community regularly traveling to their home country. These shops have access to tickets from airlines that often aren’t available at your regular travel agent, and can offer a significant savings.
The important thing to remember in terms of discount travel is to explore as many avenues as you can. The more flexible you are willing to be, the cheaper your fare is likely to be – but even if you’re stuck with rigid dates, a compressive search will often result in airfares that are significantly lower than those commonly advertised.
Categories: Travel Tags: Low Airfares, Overseas Trip, Reverse Auction
Cheap International Airline Ticket
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Which airline ticket websites for international are the cheapest?
I am trying to go to Switzerland from dulles airport in DC
but the taxes are like 400 dollars and like it ends up to be lik 1400 or more. i really need to go on this trip but my family just doesnt have enough money
plase help me!!!
No website is always the cheapest on every route on every day. Taxes will be the same on every website. Those are set by the respective governments and websites have no control over them.
$1400 is a lot of money for this route unless you are traveling very soon and missed the advance purchase requirements for the cheapest fares. Or, if you are traveling over the holidays and the cheap seats are sold out. If either of those are the case, looking at more websites probably will not do you any good. Other than ticket consolidators, fares and seat availability are set by the airlines, not individual websites.
I had no difficulty finding a fare of well under $700 for Dulles to Geneva in mid-January.
Try Kayak.com. It shops many different websites and combines the answers. You can easily try different dates and see if the fare changes. They can’t guarantee the lowest price, but they do save a lot of time shopping.
How likely is airfare to go back down?
Schleppy asked:
…..after it has gone up? My friend and I are flying overseas together in February. I booked my ticket yesterday, but she hasn’t booked her ticket yet and today the airfare for this flight had gone up substantially since yesterday when I booked. Should she jump on it now before it goes up even more, or is it likely to drop again since it’s still 3 months away?
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…..after it has gone up? My friend and I are flying overseas together in February. I booked my ticket yesterday, but she hasn’t booked her ticket yet and today the airfare for this flight had gone up substantially since yesterday when I booked. Should she jump on it now before it goes up even more, or is it likely to drop again since it’s still 3 months away?
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Cheap Flights Discount Airfare
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Student discounted airfare?
Im trying to get a flight from PIT to FFL (Pittsburgh,PA to Fort Lauderdale, FL) for spring break. Does anyone know of any airlines that offer student discounts? Or any good, cheap airlines?
Thanks!
Try sta travel.
Group Airfare: a Nice Scheme to Avail Discount Airfare While Going on a Group Travel
Group flight travel has its own set of buyers in travel industry whose number is gradually picking up. There are some people in this society who are after group travel experience & prefer to enjoy their journey amidst people having similar interests. It gives them an opportunity to interact with people they have never met & create lifetime memories. Travelers in a group tour usually feel more safe, secured & comfortable as compared to those who are on independent tour. Being a part of a group travel, they enjoy exploring the cultures, sights & popular tourist locations of the world so much that they don’t even hesitate to participate in adventure travels. All the above features have made group travel a popular travel option among go-getters.
Though group travel puts certain restrictions on its participants, it has its own advantages also. By traveling in a group, you are entitled to special consideration in the form of discount airfares from airlines, cruise lines, hotels together with some additional facilities & benefits. Group airfare discount is one such facility which helps you save money & enjoy your trip at low cost.
Several criteria are there which one must satisfy in order to get group airfare discounts. Most of the airlines offer attractive group travel packages for people traveling in groups or teams. When multiple seats are booked at once for group travel purpose, getting airfare credit for group travel from airlines becomes obvious. Many group travel organizers in association with international consolidators are offering discount group travel services these days.
Advantages of Discount Group Travel Services:-
- Efficiency & Organization: A group travel is always a best bet to help you be in action & enjoy doing maximum possible activities in the least possible time. What needed is to mark out & remember the activities of your interest from the list present on your tour brochure
- Expert Guides: Group travels always remain incomplete in absence of expert guides who are well acquainted with the local culture, environment & infrastructure. Therefore discount group travel services providers always provide round the clock access to an expert guide who will brief you better about the geographical as well as ecological phenomenon associated with your journey.
- Cost-Effective Travel Medium: Group tours constitute a cost-effective travel medium as the huge expenditure incurred in travel arrangements including hotel accommodation, food and in getting around the place can be shared & drastically reduced. In fact group travels usually get special considerations in the form of cheap group flights & discount airfare.
- Perfect Travel Arrangements: An experienced discount group travel operator always takes the risk of arranging for hotel accommodation, transportation & meals to ensure travelers enjoy their trip to fullest.
Today, a variety of discount group travel options are available with group travel operators. A person needs to compare all the group travel packages & airfare group booking facilities offered by each tour operator to come out with the best group tour matching his requirement.