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From: doug@terak.UUCP (Doug Pardee)
Newsgroups: net.consumers
Subject: Re: Travel Express Inquiry
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Date: Fri, 1-Nov-85 15:07:00 EST
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Posted: Fri Nov  1 15:07:00 1985
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> service is called the "Travel Express Network" which supposedly allows
> you to book cheap flights/reservations with the guarantee if you find
> a cheaper equivalent package they will arrange for a type of refund
> on the difference.
> ...
> one year membership at ~$190 first year and ~$90 a year thereafter.

If you're only interested in the travel aspects, you'd do a lot better
to find yourself a good local travel agent.  Most travel agents still
have no fees for their services.  My wife is a travel agent, and she
prides herself on her ability to find the best price.

There is no real advantage to a "national" travel agency for everyday
airline bookings.  A few of the bigger agencies (both local and
national) do have "group" rates on certain cruises and the like,
provided that you want the class of cabin and the sailing date that they
have booked.

Another note... in the offer above, the only way to collect the refund
is to keep looking and find a cheaper package.  Since Travel Express
isn't going to pay double-the-difference or anything, what are they
doing for you?
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Doug Pardee -- CalComp -- {calcom1,savax,seismo,decvax,ihnp4}!terak!doug