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Postby buffybot_in_beirut » Sat Nov 10, 2007 3:40 pm

Are there any flight search/booking sites that

1) Accept business from users irrespective of their nationality and residence?
2) For paper ticket destinations, deliver the ticket by good old $ 5 registered letter and not $ 50 FedEx or DHL courier?
3) Have a decent number of international flights available (not just LHR to JFK), including flights originating abroad?
4) Quote competitive prices even for unusual routes?

That's a serious question. Honestly, I haven't found any. Price suggestions for even mildly exotic routes on search engines such as Expedia are patently absurd (Amman to Sana'a $ 4000 in economy etc.). I use checkfelix.com a lot, but then do the finer research directly on airline websites. If I cannot walk into a travel agency, I usually book directly with airlines on the internet - luckily, their booking websites improve year by year and they often seem to undercut the fares quoted by search engines or travel agencies (which all take commission, I assume).
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Postby vagabond » Sat Nov 10, 2007 5:01 pm

I've not heard of any and I typically do as you do - research through big aggregators (sidestep, kayak, orbitz, etc) or if it's a few months out take a look at farecompare to get an idea of general prices then go to the main pages of the airlines or national airlines to see what kinds of deals are on offer.
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Postby JamesInTheWorld » Sat Nov 10, 2007 5:23 pm

If you want all that then use a travel agent – that’s what I do now



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Re: DO NOT USE onetravel.com EVER!!!!!

Postby JamesInTheWorld » Wed Feb 10, 2010 6:53 pm

Just thought I would bring this back one just in case anyone here accidentally uses them

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