Recommend a travel agent for booking flights

[Anonymous]

Do you have a good travel agent that is willing to book international plane tickets? I called several and nobody is calling back. Do they no longer book just flights, is it not worth it without a while trip? Thanks so much.

[Anonymous]

1. Travel Agents make nothing for flights anymore that's why some have service fees.

2. Why in the world can't you make your own online? Easiest thing in the world. Have you never heard of Kayak.com?

[Anonymous]

OP is still living in the 1980's.

[Anonymous]

Unless its a really complicated trip, just book the flights yourself. I prefer doing it directly through the airline so if any changes occur its easier to deal with. If its a more complicated trip then I would get a travel agent to help with more than just the flight otherwise its not in their best interest.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Do you have a good travel agent that is willing to book international plane tickets? I called several and nobody is calling back. Do they no longer book just flights, is it not worth it without a while trip? Thanks so much.

Why don't you want to book your own?

[Anonymous]

Not OP but I can say that round trip tix internationally are easy to do online. However if you're traveling to multi destinations within your trip on carriers that are not ones that you're accustomed to it can be more complicated.

[Anonymous]

OP here. It is not that complicated but I am booking 2 kids on their own, and then another person joining to return, one kid returning on one date the other later on, but want the same flight out of DC to Europe, and seats together and then need a wheelchair for elderly coming here, matching the flight with the younger kid, so by the time I book one the same other price and flight numbers are not showing up.... Trip is not cheap, over 5000 dollars just for tickets, so maybe I am a moron but there you go. There is also a third child who might at a alter date want the same flights, so bravo to all of you who can book minors and different flights on your own.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP is still living in the 1980's.

My 80s were a wonderful time and the music was great, parties were great, and my 80s raised me to be a nice person, something you clearly missed out on.

[Anonymous]

OP, just call the airline. They may charge a fee for a telephone booking but they can usually help. But otherwise what you describe still isn't that complicated. You could do it online and then call the airline to take care of the special requests like the wheelchair.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP, just call the airline. They may charge a fee for a telephone booking but they can usually help. But otherwise what you describe still isn't that complicated. You could do it online and then call the airline to take care of the special requests like the wheelchair.

Thank you for your suggestion. I did call, but believe it or not, travel agents often have lower prices even with the fee. I am right now organizing it with an agent from Europe who can book them for over 150 less per person, through less busy airports, since Frankfurt is often a nightmare and I had an issue with them there just dropping a handicapped elderly person half way through to the next gate and telling her somebody will pick her up and nobody showed up. With them it is cheaper with Zurich and Munich connections, and directly with the airline as soon as I ask for a specific airport price goes up. I know it is hard to believe but travel agents specializing in certain destination will have lower prices and will help you right away if something goes wrong during the travel. I am also pretty picky and when I called United first three phone calls disconnected after they made me do a survey, and then the call just dropped. I only got a hold of somebody on the 4th try. KLM reservations keeps suggesting flights through Istanbul, or as DH calls it "gateway to ISIS,"(don't get mad at me, he says it, not me) and Air France quoted me a price of 4K for one person, while with travel agent their ticket for the same flight is around 2K.

[Anonymous]

I use Jim with Globe Trotter. He will probably charge a fee of roughly $30 or so. He's great! 301-570-0800 X 151

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I use Jim with Globe Trotter. He will probably charge a fee of roughly $30 or so. He's great! 301-570-0800 X 151

Thank so much!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I use Jim with Globe Trotter. He will probably charge a fee of roughly $30 or so. He's great! 301-570-0800 X 151

Thank so much!

Your welcome! I've use him for my 2 bosses extensive international and domestic travel for many years. You could also try Frosch. A lot of the other secretaries here use them, I don't know what their fees are though.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here. It is not that complicated but I am booking 2 kids on their own, and then another person joining to return, one kid returning on one date the other later on, but want the same flight out of DC to Europe, and seats together and then need a wheelchair for elderly coming here, matching the flight with the younger kid, so by the time I book one the same other price and flight numbers are not showing up.... Trip is not cheap, over 5000 dollars just for tickets, so maybe I am a moron but there you go. There is also a third child who might at a alter date want the same flights, so bravo to all of you who can book minors and different flights on your own.

For everything you are asking, $5000 is cheap.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here. It is not that complicated but I am booking 2 kids on their own, and then another person joining to return, one kid returning on one date the other later on, but want the same flight out of DC to Europe, and seats together and then need a wheelchair for elderly coming here, matching the flight with the younger kid, so by the time I book one the same other price and flight numbers are not showing up.... Trip is not cheap, over 5000 dollars just for tickets, so maybe I am a moron but there you go. There is also a third child who might at a alter date want the same flights, so bravo to all of you who can book minors and different flights on your own.

For everything you are asking, $5000 is cheap.

Actually the price was less than a 1000 per person until 25 of April, I was just a moron who didn't buy it then.