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did you try BCD travel I hear they have good corporate fares and are big with Virgin.

again someone who is not an agent and throws this around. we dont get free tickets, we do attend famils and attend training overseas, other people have this perk in their jobs to attend conferences overseas, I know this because I book them. My last famil was to Hong Kong for 2 nights and we...

yeah someone with some common sense, totally agree, you cant make that assumption. I do KNOW that what I see on the screen isnt necessarily what is on the website and I can only imagine that the fact was checked several hours after the fact, and availability can change and airlines add more...

again I am not so sure, GDS do not show the same availability as a website, and most of us rely on our gds as the easiest and quickest method of booking. I can do screen prints and show you the difference or we can argue the point, or we can agree to disagree. ( and i have just checked my gds...

there is no such incentive, and of course this as you said is speculative. we do have incentives that may see a slight increase in commission and I mean slight as in 1% but this would not mean that the agent would be more or less likely to sell one airline over another. Some agents have a...

possibly- but I am not angry- but you do get tired of false information out there, and it wears you down. It is a long day for most of us, and so i am not looking for sympathy. i do the job that I love to do, but it is hard when you read people wanting to tear you down and complain about how you...

oh and I will gladly and honestly show a client how much I made on their booking if they ever wanted to ask, you would be horrified at gross cost versus the commission made. I am sure most of my clients dont ask as they know this already, and they would be devastated at how little I earn

Generally this is what I find as well. it is not easy if you dont know exact hotels, airlines, seats how to get from one place to another it is not easy. We spend lots of time on bookings, much as there might always be one bad apple, I still think the perception is on the side of the customer...

again, dont tar us all the same. If you dont want to use an agent dont, if you want to book online do, but when there is stuff up and your cruise is cancelled, your tour cancelled and you need someone to reissue tickets and you have cancellation penalties that the travel agent could have...

Hi, if you dont have full information dont speculate please. I posted a reply and received an infraction so last time I will add to this. VA incentive non existent. commission offered only and I have posted the commission. Dont shoot the travel agent just trying to do their job. If yuo arent...

Hey Tuppaware -[redacted] , All answers have been honest and revealing and for you ff out there you need to respect your agent more. We dont sell bucket seats like Qantas does, what sort of comment is that. We make the same commission ( some or none) no matter what the fare is. Of course we...

I am going to reply to hadynsydney - 3% at the top end , some agents may not even get this if they dont issue their own tickets. ( this is also on the fare and NOT on taxes) you never get commssion on the taxes which make up most of the fare by the way. tough world out there in travel, and very...

incentive - really? you think 3% on tiny domestic fares is any incentive.... and this is good commission for domestic.. really how about checking facts first. Last time I checked the incentive the poor person would have got would have been no more than $10 a ticket. yippee, how about giving...

Hi I am a travel agent, and I agree with the comments, 99.9% of us and yes I know you travellers out there will disagree, we DO NOT try to deceive customers. We do not always show the same availability in our GDS ( Galileo, Sabre, Amadeus) that is online. Booking online a lot of the time is...

Does anyone know if QF Club passes are ok when travelling with CX at Sydney airport. I am a QFC member but dont have any spare, and also would like to find out if kind hearted FF has 2 to spare for elderly parents travelling in Y class? Appreciate any help

Hi everyone, I have elderly parents that are travelling and they are on CX, does anyone know if QF club passes are ok for Sydney airport for them to use? On that does anyone have 2 to spare I can buy. I am a QF club member but havent done much travelling lately so am only ordinary member but...