Originally Posted by Tiki
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The issue with Australian travel agents is that they don't ticket in house, and they are pressured to plate on QF which has ridiculous fuel surcharges. Also they have credit card surcharges of 2-4%.
NONSENSE.
You are not booking with the right TA.
And there are NO creditcard surcharges because RTW is a published fare and not a net fare which requires a mark-up.