Indian OTA Recommendations
May 1, 2017, 1:52 pm
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Indian OTA Recommendations
Been trying to book a multicity itinerary with a variety of india based ota's but the one which prices it correctly (yatra) doesn't accept international cards. I have tried makemytrip,yatra,amex travel, Cox and kings. Any other OTA with multi city options or a travel agent recommendation would be much appreciated!
May 1, 2017, 2:34 pm
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Been trying to book a multicity itinerary with a variety of india based ota's but the one which prices it correctly (yatra) doesn't accept international cards. I have tried makemytrip,yatra,amex travel, Cox and kings. Any other OTA with multi city options or a travel agent recommendation would be much appreciated!
May 1, 2017, 2:53 pm
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I recently just went ahead and booked on the various airlines' websites to put together a multi city. Make My Trip was having trouble completing transactions.
Since I've rarely (never to be exact) found it cheaper to consolidate travel on one airline while in India, I picked the most convenient times and prices on MMT and booked them on the airlines' sites.
My itin included Vistara, SpiceJet, Air Asia and Air India.
Since I've rarely (never to be exact) found it cheaper to consolidate travel on one airline while in India, I picked the most convenient times and prices on MMT and booked them on the airlines' sites.
My itin included Vistara, SpiceJet, Air Asia and Air India.
May 3, 2017, 6:00 am
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Been trying to book a multicity itinerary with a variety of india based ota's but the one which prices it correctly (yatra) doesn't accept international cards. I have tried makemytrip,yatra,amex travel, Cox and kings. Any other OTA with multi city options or a travel agent recommendation would be much appreciated!
May 6, 2017, 8:29 am
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Thanks- I did the chat option but neither agents were able to price it correctly!
This is a multi airline itinerary and not available for ticketing on the stock airline!
Thanks for this! let me call and revert if need help!
Whats the deal with Indian merchants not accepting foreign credit cards? Ran into this problem in Delhi recently too, only Amex worked!
Whats the deal with Indian merchants not accepting foreign credit cards? Ran into this problem in Delhi recently too, only Amex worked!
Sep 14, 2018, 11:18 am
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Advice from all the wonderful experts in India travel:
Yatra is offering a 10% discount on first international booking with them. I'm looking at a Singapore Airlines flight, which is priced ~INR 1600 more on Yatra than on SIA.com. After the discount it is approx INR 6,000 cheaper. Question is, what is the possibility that the Yatra ticket may not earn miles? I plan to credit to AS.
From Yatra, I can't figure what the fare code is. On Singapore, the fare code is D. Change fee on SIA is INR 17,000 while on Yatra, it is INR 21,000 + OTA fees.
Many thanks!
Yatra is offering a 10% discount on first international booking with them. I'm looking at a Singapore Airlines flight, which is priced ~INR 1600 more on Yatra than on SIA.com. After the discount it is approx INR 6,000 cheaper. Question is, what is the possibility that the Yatra ticket may not earn miles? I plan to credit to AS.
From Yatra, I can't figure what the fare code is. On Singapore, the fare code is D. Change fee on SIA is INR 17,000 while on Yatra, it is INR 21,000 + OTA fees.
Many thanks!
Sep 15, 2018, 12:03 am
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Personally, unless it is a huge delta (pardon the AVpun!), I always prefer to book directly on the respective airline website. In the unlikely event of changes, irrops etc, as well as upgrade options if needed, it usually makes a huge difference.
Sep 15, 2018, 2:26 am
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agree completely....the discount has to be really worth my while in order for me to book anywhere except with the airline directly....
Sep 15, 2018, 8:55 am
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In addition to the significant mileage, the other consideration was that part of this upcoming journey is on the yet to start SQ22, so there is that-- even if the slightest-- risk that some rebooking might be involved depending on the first few months of the flight's performance. The safer choice seemed to go with the airline rather than the OTA.
Many thanks!
Sep 15, 2018, 8:58 am
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