Internet rocks
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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. |
(10 votes, average: 2.7 out of 5)
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October 7th, 2009 at 11:55 am
Try Rediff Fare Search http://www.rediff.com/faresearch/index.html
This gives you the liberty of finding the lowest airfares between any two destinations in India
Also has train, bus and hotel search.
The best part of this is that it is free and the ticket costs shown exclude the commission marked up by sites like makemytrip, and other travel booking sites.
After choosing the mode of travel and a flight, the site transfers you directly to the airline site where you can book the ticket yourself. Thus you can avoid online travel agents, additional costs etc.
The sites shows you the fares available for the next 90 days at any point of time, thus enabling you to plan your trip.
ENJOY !
October 6th, 2009 at 10:48 pm
yes,internet is safe.it is misused mostly,,when u give card to someone.
October 6th, 2009 at 8:23 pm
hmm..your fear of online transactions is irrational. there is more chance of misuse of credit card info in the real world when you purchase from a brick and mortar merchant whose disgruntled employee could easily misuse the cr card details.