travel advice?

[alien42]

does anyone have any advice on finding a good travel agent? there are tons when i search online.

 

[GTaudiophile]

I only use an agent for constructing some sort of package deal or am arranging group travel.

Otherwise, it's cheaper to buy your own plane/train/Eurail tickets and make hotel reservations online.

What kind of travel are you planning on doing?

 

[rudder]

Originally posted by: GTaudiophile

Otherwise, it's cheaper to buy your own plane/train/Eurail tickets and make hotel reservations online.

Being a travel agent is a dead end career. There was a time when a travel agent could save you $$$. Now all the airlines, in a bid to save money, have cut commissions to travel agents. There are still a bunch around and they do know all the "secrets" to getting a cheaper airfare though.

 

[alien42]

Originally posted by: GTaudiophile
I only use an agent for constructing some sort of package deal or am arranging group travel.

Otherwise, it's cheaper to buy your own plane/train/Eurail tickets and make hotel reservations online.

What kind of travel are you planning on doing?

i am looking for plane tickets from atlanta to nairobi in august. the reason i am looking for an agent is it appears to be cheaper to fly to the UK and then to kenya as 2 seperate flights instead of round trip.

 

[GTaudiophile]

Originally posted by: alien42

Originally posted by: GTaudiophile
I only use an agent for constructing some sort of package deal or am arranging group travel.

Otherwise, it's cheaper to buy your own plane/train/Eurail tickets and make hotel reservations online.

What kind of travel are you planning on doing?

i am looking for plane tickets from atlanta to nairobi in august. the reason i am looking for an agent is it appears to be cheaper to fly to the UK and then to kenya as 2 seperate flights instead of round trip.

On what dates? That could be high season...

 

[alien42]

Originally posted by: GTaudiophile

Originally posted by: alien42

Originally posted by: GTaudiophile
I only use an agent for constructing some sort of package deal or am arranging group travel.

Otherwise, it's cheaper to buy your own plane/train/Eurail tickets and make hotel reservations online.

What kind of travel are you planning on doing?

i am looking for plane tickets from atlanta to nairobi in august. the reason i am looking for an agent is it appears to be cheaper to fly to the UK and then to kenya as 2 seperate flights instead of round trip.

On what dates? That could be high season...

it is high season but thats the only time our schedules afford.

 

[GTaudiophile]

I know you can fly from Atlanta (ATL) to Johannes, South Africa (JNB) but not directly to Nairobi (NBO).

Either you go through JNB or through a European airport: FRA, CDG, or LGW.

 

[ElFenix]

Originally posted by: GTaudiophile
I know you can fly from Atlanta (ATL) to Johannes, South Africa (JNB) but not directly to Nairobi (NBO).

Either you go through JNB or through a European airport: FRA, CDG, or LGW.

i'm still amazed that LGW only has one runway