| Sites such as Expedia, Orbitz, and
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| | Travel service sites proudly proclaim
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| Travelocity claim to offer the best price
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| | that they are able to further save
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| - sometimes even guaranteed. They may
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| | customers money by selling large volumes
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| even claim to offer the best rates on a
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| | of travel and collecting a smaller fee.
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| luxury world cruise, a trip that travel
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| | There is some truth to this. Orbitz and
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| wholesalers publicly prefer to be sold by
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| | Travelocity do have a large volume of
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| agents. Others offer to beat any price or
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| | travel reservations made, but what little
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| to match it. The emergence of online
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| | they make in commission they make back in
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| travel sites have put many agencies out
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| | changed or canceled reservations. When
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| of business, and claim to have conquered
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| | you book your package, the price may not
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| the consumer base by offering quality
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| | cover a number of other fees, such as a
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| product at a lower cost. The volume done
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| | daily resort fee, an out of state car fee
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| by these sites is said to make up for
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| | or some other taxes and fees that are
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| their marginal profit. But these are no
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| | asked to be paid at the airport, resort
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| more than half-truth cover stories. Let
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| | or cruise ship. Agencies will include
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| us debunk these myths one at a time.
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| | this in their pricing.
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| What it the Product Difference?
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| | And heaven help you if you have a change
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| When you call your local travel agency
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| | in plans. Depending on which site you
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| and ask for a price quote on an air and
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| | book with, small changes to your
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| hotel luxury travel vacation package,
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| | itinerary can cost you between $50 to
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| most consumers will check against one of
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| | $100. Most travel agencies offer a travel
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| the more popular travel websites to see
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| | insurance that covers you and your travel
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| what prices better. True, two thirds of
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| | companions if you should have to cancel
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| the time, you will find that the Internet
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| | for a medical or personal emergency.
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| will beat the travel agent price by about
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| | American Express Travel offers a cancel
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| $150. So what is the difference? The
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| | for any reason insurance that even covers
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| travel website will assure you that it is
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| | your airline tickets. These Internet
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| the same package. They will even give you
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| | booking engines are now beginning to
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| the exact same flights. But when you book
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| | offer "insurance," but it rarely covers
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| with Orbitz or Expedia, they often do not
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| | cancellations in full. Should you have to
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| take the seats off of the availability
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| | cancel your Internet trip, you might get
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| list immediately like travel agents do.
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| | less than half of the total cost of your
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| This makes it easier for your flight to
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| | vacation, or none at all.
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| be over sold. And because your seats were
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| | So buyer beware! The Internet is a
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| the last tickets to be issued, you will
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| | beautiful thing, but for travel
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| be the first travelers to be bumped on an
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| | arrangements, it is not always as good as
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| overbooked flight.
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| | it seems. Your local travel agent is
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| In addition, your hotel room will be in a
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| | there to offer the customer care you need
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| "less requested area." This means that
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| | back at home while you're traveling
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| while your room will be the category
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| | abroad. When it comes to planning luxury
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| promised, you might have the ocean view
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| | travel vacation, you are truly better off
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| room next to the ice machine or the ocean
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| | using a travel agent. You will be
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| view above the resort nightclub. You may
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| | guaranteed your place on a plane. If you
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| find your room in the only wing that did
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| | don't like your room, your travel agent
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| not receive renovations. And the worst
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| | can have it fixed in a matter of moments.
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| part is, once you arrive and discover
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| | And should there be a problem or if you
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| your room to be lacking, the help desk
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| | should need to cancel, your travel agent
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| with the Internet travel sight can do
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| | will fight the battle to reschedule your
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| nothing to help you, if you even get
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| | plans at the lowest cost possible. Travel
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| through in the first place. The resorts
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| | agents are not focused on quantity, but
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| and hotels are aware that you are going
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| | quality. In this day in age, travel
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| to be in the most unfavorable rooms, in
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| | agencies stay afloat with their repeat
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| fact, that is why they sold them to the
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| | clients, who swear by them. So travel
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| Internet travel site at a discounted rate
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| | safe, not sorry, and call a travel agent
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| in the first place.
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| | to hear more benefits that each agency
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| How do These Sites REALLY Make Money?
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| | offers their clients.
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