I have never booked, bought or done any deals ever over the Internet. I am still not sure that these transactions are safe. Hence, the reluctance. But now I wish I wasn’t this reluctant or untrusting of financial transactions on the Net.

I have been trying to plan and figure out a holiday which required getting a visa and trying to get the cheapest possible airfare to the destination of my choice. I decided to get in touch with a travel agent to help me through with the entire business of getting a visa and the ticketing.

What followed was nothing short of torture. The owner of the travel agency never picked up his phone, never responded to emails and never bothered to give me price for the cheapest fare.

When finally one of his staffer did get in touch with me, he gave me the quote for a fare which was way higher than what is available in the market. I have finally had to do everything on my own, including finding out competitive airfares, visa documentation and so on.

After a rather frustrating experience with this travel agent, I have new found respect for the Internet which allows you to cut out such operators and makes planning for a holiday less stressful.