Re: [Idyllchat] Planning airline ticket purchase – now or later?

[Russ Crum]

Sonny,

A good suggestion and I am really interested in the outcome.

A few years ago I tried that and called a travel agent we had used  
several times. When she found out that I was interested in comparing  
prices with what I had found on the internet, she became totally  
uncooperative and a bit hostile. She simply stated she was not going  
to waste her time with customers who would likely end up purchasing  
their tickets on the internet anyway and simply wanted to confirm  
that they had found a good price.


Russ Crum
rrcrum at sbcglobal.net

On Dec 16, 2007, at 21:03 , Sonny Culverhouse wrote:

> Ed, if you haven't done so, why not ask a travel agency (AAA....if  
> you're a member) to get you the best price...and ask them if the  
> price should decrease in the meantime, if you'll enjoy the lower  
> price; this is the way it use to work, and I'm very aware that what  
> was isn't necessarily what is.  Who knows, AAA or someone may fool  
> you and find prices better than you found; it's amazing what pros  
> can do when tested; just be sure to let them know that you'll get  
> your own tickets unless they can beat your price, enough.  Just a  
> notion....that doesn't cost anymore than time.   ...sonny
>
> PS: Since there has been so much chat about this subject, and if  
> you try an agency, please let us all know the results.  Tks.
>
>
> At 11:45 AM 12/16/2007, Ed Comer wrote:
>> My wife and I have reserved an UnTour to Meiringen, Switzerland  
>> for two weeks in September/October, 2008. In planning the airfare  
>> my past experience with UnTours and other travel services is that  
>> their round trip airfare from the Southeastern United States to  
>> Europe averages in the $800-$950 neighborhood. I plan on obtaining  
>> my own air travel so that I will have better control over the  
>> route and airline, etc.
>>
>> My dilemma is when to make the purchase. I can purchase tickets  
>> today from Asheville, NC or Greenville, SC to Zurich via Atlanta  
>> (oddly Atlanta to Zurich costs more than using it as a stop) for  
>> $919 including all taxes and fees. This price is, in my opinion,  
>> comparable to what UnTours would charge me if I purchased the  
>> airfare from them. I am satisfied with this price, carrier and  
>> route but what I cannot decide is if should wait to closer to the  
>> travel date, hoping for a sale while simultaneously risking a  
>> price increase. Consequentially, I am currently sitting on the  
>> fence. I would love to read the opinions of others.
>>
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