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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
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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
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