Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site drux3.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxl!ihnp4!drutx!drux3!eac From: eac@drux3.UUCP (CveticEA) Newsgroups: net.consumers Subject: "Travel Agencies" Message-ID: <1181@drux3.UUCP> Date: Mon, 11-Jun-84 11:30:25 EDT Article-I.D.: drux3.1181 Posted: Mon Jun 11 11:30:25 1984 Date-Received: Tue, 12-Jun-84 00:42:02 EDT Organization: AT&T Information Systems Laboratories, Denver Lines: 33 Does anyone out there know how to locate a good travel agent? I have had nothing but miserable experiences: 1. I used to think travel agents went out of their way to get you the best fare. WRONG!!! On every occasion that I have used a travel agent, I have gotten a better fare later on my own. Cases in point: I wanted to fly to Oakland airport (not SF) since Oakland is more convenient. I also wanted to match Continentals SF Fare. Continental doesn't fly to Oakland. Anyway, the travel agent told me I couldn't come close, that I had better fly to SF on Continental. I was also travelling with a small child and they told me none of the airlines with the super discount fares offered a children's fare. WRONG AGAIN. Being suspicious, I called Frontier, who does fly to Oakland. I saved $100 dollars with a lower fare and a children's ticket and I got the most convenient airport. A similar thing happened on a trip to New York (before the big Continental fare wars). We were quoted $425 round trip on United. I called around and got $305 round trip on USAir. Thats 240 dollars difference!!! 2. Besides not getting decent fares, I have had car rental reservations and hotel reservations screwed up. I am beginning to wonder about the hotel reservations I got for the Olympics now. I am afraid that is probably too late to do anything about that. How do you find a good travel agent, one you can trust and don't have to double check? Betsy Cvetic ihnp4!drux3!eac