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Holiday travelers dodged a bullet when a judge issued an injunction against a proposed British Airways strike last December. Unfortunately that bullet was reloaded and has come back with the British Airways cabin crew union (Unite), calling a strike again, this time in two parts, March 20-22 and March 27-31.
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There is no single right solution to the problem presented by trying to decide the best way to ticket two one-way airfares. There are advantages and disadvantages to both solutions.
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Many airlines have had online booking bonuses, internet only fares, or mileage fares. And of some of those special fares are more restrictive than standard fares. Ditto, consolidator fares can have higher fees for changes. Now, Delta Airlines is up to something new. An extra fee for clients who change any ticket originally booked by a travel agent.
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Okay, sometimes it’s simply all about a cheap, clean, comfortable bed and a good night’s sleep. But often it isn’t. And in a world of never-ending deals, in the mail, on the internet and elsewhere, it’s important to know the difference.
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Now, JetBlue is moving a step closer to the mainstream by joining ARC. This will make life easier both for travel agents and for their clients. Besides simpler refunds and exchanges, unused e-tickets can be traced in the system and record keeping will be much easier.
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A new site from “Online Travel Media, Ltd”, called bookingadvisor.com, is taking this to a whole new level. And unfortunately, we’re not talking about a high level. They are advertising for people to review hotels who have never been there.
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Some believe travel is something that any intelligent person can book for themselves online. Others believe you should never travel without a travel agent or online agency as potential backup.
Whichever side you come down on in this argument, holiday travel is one time when even the best “do-it-yourselfers” might want to consider making an exception.
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Most travelers would probably say they aren’t worried about a crackdown on duplicate bookings. But new software being developed by the Airline Reporting Corporation and soon to be tested by American Airlines may complicate the life of innocent travelers as the airline trawls for travelers breaking the airline’s arcane ticketing rules.
Most travel agents, on [...]
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Most major airlines have figured out the cash cow of selling some of their better seat assignments. Now British Airways is going them one better, by in most cases charging for all pre-assigned seating
As usual, this change is being announced as “giving you more control.” For the general public, British Airways has only pre-assigned seats for full fare tickets. All passengers travelling on discounted tickets, even discounted business class tickets, must wait until 24 hours in advance. And that option has been only available to passengers who check in online.
Starting October 7, 2009, any passenger can get a pre-assigned seat at any time, up until the online check-on opens. If they pay for it. The cost for a transatlantic flight in economy (World Traveller) or premiim economy (World Travel USD $30 each way. Passengers on discounted business class tickets will pay $90.
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OK, some of you Consumer Traveler readers don’t even use travel agents anymore. And some of you won’t go anywhere without calling your agent first. But as travel agents know, most people are somewhere in the middle
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