In Reply to: Booking direct or choosing package? posted by shazanddaz on Thursday, 30. July 2009 at 22:20 Bali Time:
I see this question asked a lot. My booking for Aug and another for March 10 was done like this . Air Asia booked myself , every $100 i save on each fare is worth $600 as there are 6 of us . Most travel agents i asked wanted $50 per person booking fee for air . Flight centre didn't though , one thing is they wont spend ages looking for the cheapest flights . Acom i went with a local TA . There was no way could i match her price online , even direct with hotel . Also booking direct can be dodgy sometimes. In March i booked BGH for around $700 per room for 9 nights through TA . I also like doing it this way as i am very confident when i arrive at my accom my booking will be there . Some TA wont spend time looking for you , the one i used was the sixth one i queried before getting what i requested . She gave me her printout of all the hotels avail for my travel period. If i had of taken what the first 5 had told me i would of thought that booking accom online was a better option . Ta now has my 8 bookings plus a few others from friends i refered to her. Her 20 mins of work has now payed off for her.