Holiday Bookings.

[PD9]

Do you book your holidays yourself i.e. plan each stage flights/transfers/hotel or do you use a 'travel agent' to organise this for you.

If you do plan yourself what sites would you recommend. Expedia? Booking.com?

[Mark.]

We do a mixture of both, but more and more sorting it all out ourselves, and more often than not end up booking some or all of it through Travel Republic and they have been great.

[smifffymoto]

Am sitting in Phnom Phen typing this,everything is booked via the web and flights sorted by either Flight centre or dial a flight,all trips booked direct with the operator,same with hotels.Siem Reap next then back to Bangkok for a bit of shopping to keep my daughter happy.

[PD9]

smifffymoto said:

Am sitting in Phnom Phen typing this,everything is booked via the web and flights sorted by either Flight centre or dial a flight,all trips booked direct with the operator,same with hotels.Siem Reap next then back to Bangkok for a bit of shopping to keep my daughter happy.

Wow, sounds good! I'll give Travel Republic, Dial A Flight a try! Enjoy!!

[v15ben]

I used to work at a travel agent, but book 99% of stuff myself these days.
Currently wandering Europe, planning as we go.
I use SkyScanner or Hipmunk to find the best flight prices, then book with whoever is recommended.
Accommodation, I use LateRooms, Booking.com, AirBnB and the odd gem through Hostelbookers or Hostelworld strangely!
You can certainly use travel agents for advice, they normally know their stuff, but charge more for the actual product in the end as you'd expect.