I’m planning a six-week backpacking trip across Europe and need to book a complex itinerary with five different budget airlines. Third-party travel agencies are quoting me prices almost 30% cheaper than booking directly with each individual airline. However, I’ve heard horror stories about canceled connecting flights. Are the savings actually worth the potential headaches?
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Is booking multi-city European flights through third-party travel agencies worth the risk? 2 months, 1 week agoI prefer using third-party sites purely as a search engine. I find the cheap multi-city route they suggest, and then I go to each airline’s actual website to book the individual legs myself. It costs slightly more upfront, but having direct control over your own booking reference number is priceless when you’re stranded in a foreign airport.
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When my second flight was severely delayed, I couldn’t get a clear answer on whether the agency or the airline was responsible for my missed connection. I ended up needing an edreams customer service phone number to figure out who technically owned the ticket at that specific moment in the journey. Always read the fine print regarding…[Read more]