Brussels airlines and OTA
Aug 30, 2015, 7:24 am
#2
Join Date: Nov 2009
Posts: 436
The answer is "None".
OTA's can be useful for flight search purposes, but bookings work best when done directly with the airline, or, if you need help, through an honest-to-God actual travel agent.
Read some of the OTA horror stories here and on other boards. If, after that, you still insist on using an OTA, good luck to you (but please don't come back here looking for our help when things go south).
OTA's can be useful for flight search purposes, but bookings work best when done directly with the airline, or, if you need help, through an honest-to-God actual travel agent.
Read some of the OTA horror stories here and on other boards. If, after that, you still insist on using an OTA, good luck to you (but please don't come back here looking for our help when things go south).
Sep 6, 2015, 4:06 am
#3
Join Date: May 2014
Posts: 183
I find your statement that any OTA is by definition unreliable exaggerated.
I am sure you must have been ripped of by a taxidriver once. Does this bad experience means you are now not using any taxi at all anymore?
As in any business it depends on the company. I personally never had any trouble using different (Dutch) OTA's.
I am sure you must have been ripped of by a taxidriver once. Does this bad experience means you are now not using any taxi at all anymore?
As in any business it depends on the company. I personally never had any trouble using different (Dutch) OTA's.
Sep 7, 2015, 2:26 am
#5
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Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Denmark
Programs: TK Elite
Posts: 11,843
I second this. If problems occur (cancellation, rescheduling of flighst etc) you will be sorry that you booked with an OTA when caught in the limbo between OTA and carrier pointing fingers at each other. Dont expect any help from the OTA! Expedia is amoung the mopst incompetent here. There are so many examples in this thread on how things can go wrong when you book with a OTA that with a little research you will have learned that if you can book directly with the airline DO IT!