AB: TXL-JFK return 293 Euro
Oct 30, 2014, 3:57 am
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I don't believe anyone was...the only denial was that the price was only available using Entropay.
Oct 30, 2014, 5:17 am
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Oct 30, 2014, 5:21 am
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There are too many OTAs to make such a suggestion viable. And their fees can vary (quite drastically) from time to time.
Choice of vendor and payment type is up to the consumer, anyway. If a €7,50 charge makes you change your mind about booking a ticket, well, that's just for you to decide. If you have a preferred OTA (as I usually do, based on whichever OTA currently charges nothing/the same for Amex) then just use your preferred vendor. If they can't match the price - then even elsewhere, paying a payment fee, you're still getting the ticket for cheaper - right?
Choice of vendor and payment type is up to the consumer, anyway. If a €7,50 charge makes you change your mind about booking a ticket, well, that's just for you to decide. If you have a preferred OTA (as I usually do, based on whichever OTA currently charges nothing/the same for Amex) then just use your preferred vendor. If they can't match the price - then even elsewhere, paying a payment fee, you're still getting the ticket for cheaper - right?
Oct 30, 2014, 6:14 am
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OP's link goes to KAYAK.de which clearly shows this low price is only available via OPODO.
We don't learn the "fine print" without clicking through to OPODO.
Shouldn't the burden of full disclosure be carried by OP?
Oct 30, 2014, 7:18 am
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I really don't see what your problem is.
You made a suggestion which appeared to be about future behaviour - and now you are talking only about this deal, which as you acknowledge, is now gone.
Why should the OP have been required to state that this was bookable only on Opodo? Why is that information in anyway relevant? If the OP provides enough detail for you to find the deal, then isn't that enough? If booking through Opodo is a problem for you, then fine, but it won't be a problem for many, and a good fare is still a good fare, even if you don't have the type of card necessary to escape the higher booking fees.
Not all fares are only available through a single OTA, anyway.
If you use one of the comparison sites like kayak or skyscanner, you can make up your mind which of the various OTAs to book from, based on your own preferences, if this is information that is so important for you to decide whether a good deal/mistake fare is something you want to get in on.
The OP is not a vendor, not a travel agent, they are not selling you the ticket. It is not their responsibility to feed you every last detail, down to the complete list of OTAs where the fare can be bought, together with the fares, charges, and additional conditions added by each of the various OTAs. If you dislike having good deals thrown your way without all the "fine print" being included, then delete your bookmarks, and stop coming here.
You made a suggestion which appeared to be about future behaviour - and now you are talking only about this deal, which as you acknowledge, is now gone.
Why should the OP have been required to state that this was bookable only on Opodo? Why is that information in anyway relevant? If the OP provides enough detail for you to find the deal, then isn't that enough? If booking through Opodo is a problem for you, then fine, but it won't be a problem for many, and a good fare is still a good fare, even if you don't have the type of card necessary to escape the higher booking fees.
Not all fares are only available through a single OTA, anyway.
If you use one of the comparison sites like kayak or skyscanner, you can make up your mind which of the various OTAs to book from, based on your own preferences, if this is information that is so important for you to decide whether a good deal/mistake fare is something you want to get in on.
The OP is not a vendor, not a travel agent, they are not selling you the ticket. It is not their responsibility to feed you every last detail, down to the complete list of OTAs where the fare can be bought, together with the fares, charges, and additional conditions added by each of the various OTAs. If you dislike having good deals thrown your way without all the "fine print" being included, then delete your bookmarks, and stop coming here.
Oct 31, 2014, 2:46 pm
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It's great when you see that they even use the very same dates even though more dates were available.
Funny enough some of the people 'working' for those websites are the ones who earlier complained about leaking deals and now sell them for profit.
Funny enough some of the people 'working' for those websites are the ones who earlier complained about leaking deals and now sell them for profit.