> Online ticket booking seems to have killed off the role of travel
> agents in airline flight bookings. The remaining ticket agents seem
> to be using essentially the same booking mechanisms as the DIY...

> Online ticket booking seems to have killed off the role of travel agents in
> airline flight bookings. The remaining ticket agents seem to be using
> essentially the same booking mechanisms as the DIY process (Orbitz, Sabre,
> etc ) Any suggestions as to how one sets up something that seems too
> complicated to fit into the online multi-city booking slots on Orbitz or
> Expedia?
>
>
> Late this year, I'll be doing a river cruise with a company that does not
> set up air travel. I have to set up something that will involve involve
> flying from
> Houston to Singapore - - two night stay - - Singapore to Siam Reap; and then
> after a 12 day gap, fly from Saigon to Los Angeles - - overnight - - and
> back to Houston. Any suggestions as to how to get something get something
> like this arranged?
>
>
>
> ...

>Online ticket booking seems to have killed off the role of travel agents in
>airline flight bookings. The remaining ticket agents seem to be using
>essentially the same booking mechanisms as the DIY...

> [Default] Thus spake "Bubba" hal-pc.nospam.org>:
>
>

>> Online ticket booking seems to have killed off the role of travel agents in
>> airline flight bookings. The remaining ticket agents seem to be using
>> essentially the same booking mechanisms as the DIY process (Orbitz, Sabre,
>> etc ) Any suggestions as to how one sets up something that seems too
>> complicated to fit into the online multi-city booking slots on Orbitz or
>> Expedia?
>>
>>
>> Late this year, I'll be doing a river cruise with a company that does not
>> set up air travel. I have to set up something that will involve involve
>> flying from
>> Houston to Singapore - - two night stay - - Singapore to Siam Reap; and then
>> after a 12 day gap, fly from Saigon to Los Angeles - - overnight - - and
>> back to Houston. Any suggestions as to how to get something get something
>> like this arranged? ...

> I use Macy's Travel and have never paid a
>booking fee to an agent.

> For complicated bookings that you want to do yourself, I have found that
> ITA http://www.itasoftware.com/ fits the bill > PMM >