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Old Jul 16, 2018, 9:03 pm
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JHake10
 
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: SFO
Programs: AS MVP Gold 75K, UA Gold, Marriott LTT, Avis President's Club
Posts: 1,539
Just enrolled now. There is no way this model can scale. You have to call to enroll and after making an on line account you realize no rates are published. I called back to get a price on a sample United flight. While all the reps are nice, they put you on hold for a few minutes just to pull up basic airfare.

UA.com
11/10/2018 - 11/17/2018
SJC-EWR
1,033.40 RT (P fare)

TheTravelCollection
11/10/2018 - 11/17/2018
SJC-EWR
3,458.81 RT (first quote was a refundable ticket option)
I asked for the cheapest first class fare and was put on hold for another 5 minutes ...
1,033.41 RT

Wasted 10 minutes and their flights turns out to be a penny more I also assume booking with this agency wouldn't count for 5x airfare on the personal platinum since its not "direct with the airline". Seems like another fake benefit.
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