Originally Posted by
EDinNPBFL
Hello to everyone in the forum. I, as a lot of you, have fell upon your forum doing a search on asaptickets. I also was amazed and skeptical of their low prices on tickets. I was searching for a trip from West Palm Beach, FL to Manila. Now, mind you, that West Palm Beach is not considered a "main hub" and is always more expensive to fly from than Ft. Lauderdale or Miami. I will usually try Miami for a trip like this, but decided to use West Palm Beach just to see.
I do not have a definite date that I will travel, so when I came upon asaptickets I tried a couple of dates to see what came up. One added note here. At the top of the website it does say, "Please note, all listed prices are total and include all the taxes, fees and applicable surcharges.", contrary to what I've read in this forum. That being said, I was amazed at the prices after one or two searches, so I decided to try the ultimate, all expensive December trip. Now doing this search leaving on 12/26/09 and returning on 1/2/10 gave me a price of $1,965 on Continental Airlines from Travelocity. On asaptickets it was $682.03. Good enough to get anyone excited.
As far as the posters here that have just signed up and praised asaptickets, it really is the same anywhere you go. Try reading a restaurant review where one person slams the place and another praises them. We all know many of the positive reviews are from the owners of the establishment.
I agree with everyone that I sure would like a confirmation on a positive experience from a forum member that I could believe. I am not worried about getting ripped off; for that I use a credit card and dispute anything that is not what I signed up for. When asapticket charges my card the agreed upon price, and I have a confirmation from the airlines, then I'm on easy street. The transaction is now in the hands of the airline and I no longer have to be concerned with asaptickets. My dealing with them is completed.
When I do take this trip I will write again and let everyone know my experience.
<<Emphasis Mine>>
If you are purchasing a consolidator's ticket (and if the price is
that far below the "normal" price, it most likely is), I am sorry, but you are NOT in the hands of the airline yet. You need to go through ASAP for any and all assistance. Until you set foot on the plane, the airline will tell you the same thing (conveyed to me by Continental's Elite desk, when I went through my horror with ASAP Tickets). Also, depending on the issue you have with ASAP, your CC may NOT bail you out. My story is long and complicated, and required changing and reissuing tickets, but I can assure you it was because of the incompetence of ASAP. However, I was unsuccessful in getting a refund from ASAP or my CC, and I ran into a wall with the BBB.
I am not knocking consolidators, as I have had many pleasant experiences in using these types of tickets. However, ASAP, in my experienced opinion, is not a reputable organization. YMMV.