Travel planning is fun. You can spend hours reading magazines, pouring over brochures, scouring the internet for ideas on things to do, how to get there, and where to stay.
And then you head to the travel agent….which is usually also great fun. But this time, not so much.
So now I’m wondering - do I need a travel agent or should I just book everything myself over the internet ?
The flight plan the travel agent came up with had me en route for over 40 hours, heading off to places like Shanghei and Frankfurt on my way to Madrid.
My flight plan has me hopping over to Singapore for a couple of days, then continuing on to Paris…and catching the train to Madrid.
And this is only the first leg of the trip that will eventually take me to New York, Los Angeles or San Francisco and then home.
My travel agent says that she can’t book the fights I’ve found because they are all on different airlines (Qantas, Emirates) and it’s too risky!!!
I don’t quite get that.
So she’s heading back to the drawing board and seeing what she can come up with.
Meanwhile, I wonder if I should book direct at each airlines website ??? Maybe I need a different travel agent ??
Any thoughts ?
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