British Airways Advises of Olympic Traffic & Reservations...

Please read below for a message which we have received from British Airways...

Agents - Please note that for any BA bookings, where travel falls between 16JUL-29AUG, we will not be able to hold space more than 72 hours due to the anticipated increase in Olympic travelers. Please advise all clients that if they are holding reservations during these dates, they need to proceed with ticketing or reservations could possibly auto-cancel.

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These days, internet travel bookings are so easy to make. With websites dedicated to pulling all airlines and fares together and showing you a comparison of prices and schedules, it has become the fashionable thing to purchase airline tickets online. However, what many travelers do not realize is that once that ticket is issued, if any problems arise, there is no one to help!

Here is a great article from CNN that makes a case for travel agents.

http://www.cnn.com/2012/01/30/travel/travel-agent-evolution/index.html?hpt=tr_bn3

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I often quote airline prices and find that clients end up booking online. That is fine! However, the problem generally arises when something happens and those same clients are in a panic and call and beg that we help them. Problem is, if we don't make the reservation and issue the ticket, we cannot help as we have no access to the ticket record.

Read this great article from CNN that proves the case for travel agents!

http://www.cnn.com/2012/01/30/travel/travel-agent-evolution/index.html?hpt=tr_bn3