Path: ccsf.homeunix.org!CALA-MUZIK!newsfeed.media.kyoto-u.ac.jp!newsfeeds.ihug.co.nz!ihug.co.nz!ken-transit.news.telstra.net!lon-in.news.telstra.net!news.telstra.net!news-server.bigpond.net.au!53ab2750!not-for-mail From: Craig Welch User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.8 (Windows/20061025) MIME-Version: 1.0 Newsgroups: fj.life.in-japan Subject: Re: Buying airline tickets online References: <1166053138.083195.27070@f1g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> <1166425186.559101.78390@n67g2000cwd.googlegroups.com> In-Reply-To: <1166425186.559101.78390@n67g2000cwd.googlegroups.com> X-No-Archive: Yes X-Header-Looking: Why? Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Lines: 14 Message-ID: Date: Wed, 20 Dec 2006 01:17:04 GMT NNTP-Posting-Host: 203.43.236.171 X-Complaints-To: abuse@bigpond.net.au X-Trace: news-server.bigpond.net.au 1166577424 203.43.236.171 (Wed, 20 Dec 2006 12:17:04 EST) NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 20 Dec 2006 12:17:04 EST Organization: BigPond Internet Services Xref: ccsf.homeunix.org fj.life.in-japan:164804 Medgya wrote: > I had some friends -- an Australian/Japanese couple -- who used Expedia > quite a bit for their international travels. I don't recall hearing > about any problems, though that was a few years ago. Still, I often > find that I get cheaper prices by going directly to the airlines. Last > year I wanted to go from Sapporo to Hobart (Tasmania) and got a great > deal from Quantas... less than half the price that Expedia wanted. So > check around. You can't buy Quantas tickets online. -- Craig