Travel agent haggling
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SimonMaidenhead said:
27.28% roughly, or you could try phoning several and find out who offers the best price and then play one off against the other
Is that 28% off ?Too be honest I'm quite happy to pay the price Thomson are quoting online including there discount. There's a local independent travel agents nearby so might give them a go as there not tied into a big chain.
It depends how the travel agent books it and what their commission is. We allow travel agents to sell our product and they get commission ranging between 10-15% depending on our relationship. Any discount they then offer to clients comes out of this commission. I wouldn't expect a 28% discount unless they were stuck with flights/hotels they'd already paid for in advance but were struggling to sell. Our product is quite niche, though, and it may be different for more generic fly & flop holidays.
krallicious said:
Sort everything out on your own. It will be quite a bit cheaper then.
I've looked into that but for a fortnight a.i in the maldives i cant get anywhere near the prices thomson/first choice are quoting online.9th feb 14 nights is coming to £4776 with a online discount of £416 at meedhupparu island.
Mercury direct is £400 cheaper but the return flight is in the evening and don't really fancy spending a day hanging around Male airport.
Edited by egor110 on Friday 1st March 18:18
egor110 said:
I've looked into that but for a fortnight a.i in the maldives i cant get anywhere near the prices thomson/first choice are quoting online.
9th feb 14 nights is coming to £4776 with a online discount of £416 at meedhupparu island.
Mercury direct is £400 cheaper but the return flight is in the evening and don't really fancy spending a day hanging around Male airport.
Strange. The last holiday my parents took was around a third cheaper after they organised it all themselves. I normally do everything on my own too and manage to pay less than an organised package.9th feb 14 nights is coming to £4776 with a online discount of £416 at meedhupparu island.
Mercury direct is £400 cheaper but the return flight is in the evening and don't really fancy spending a day hanging around Male airport.
Edited by egor110 on Friday 1st March 18:18
I understand what you are saying about the airport. It's quite charming in a way but at the same time speanding time there is not really that great. Having said that, the business/first class lounge upstairs is very good.
krallicious said:
Strange. The last holiday my parents took was around a third cheaper after they organised it all themselves. I normally do everything on my own too and manage to pay less than an organised package.
I understand what you are saying about the airport. It's quite charming in a way but at the same time speanding time there is not really that great. Having said that, the business/first class lounge upstairs is very good.
To Maldives?I understand what you are saying about the airport. It's quite charming in a way but at the same time speanding time there is not really that great. Having said that, the business/first class lounge upstairs is very good.
Trouble with the airport is most the companies fly mid morning male- heathrow so the float plane leaves the resort early morning, if your on a evening flight they often stick you on the morning float plane to save money.
egor110 said:
To Maldives?
Trouble with the airport is most the companies fly mid morning male- heathrow so the float plane leaves the resort early morning, if your on a evening flight they often stick you on the morning float plane to save money.
Which atoll are you staying on? A one way trip on a private transfer is normally not too bad. The second time they/we went it was done 'on our own' but this was in 2008 so maybe things have changed a little?Trouble with the airport is most the companies fly mid morning male- heathrow so the float plane leaves the resort early morning, if your on a evening flight they often stick you on the morning float plane to save money.
We organise all our holdiays DIY with the exception of the Maldives in recent years. We went with Dream Ticket who have since gone bust I think.
Package type holidays of this type are probably the exception when it comes to cost DIY vs Agent. They will be block booking X amount of rooms at an agreed rate at a discount then the agent has so much to play with their margin-that's how I expect it works anyhow.
Package type holidays of this type are probably the exception when it comes to cost DIY vs Agent. They will be block booking X amount of rooms at an agreed rate at a discount then the agent has so much to play with their margin-that's how I expect it works anyhow.
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