Depending on the convenience of the passengers, they can choose from a variety of flight booking options such as the online ticket booking directly from the airline website, using a travel portal, or from a travel agent who provides air tickets on a variety of airlines. Since there are a large number of airlines and travel portals, finding the cheapest and most convenient ticket online can be a very time consuming task because the air fares are changing frequently based on the supply and demand for the tickets on a particular flight.
Usually almost all airlines offer similar fares on a particular route because they do not want to lose customers based on price. So finally a passenger has to visit multiple websites to determine which will offer the best rates for a ticket. If the passenger does not have the time to do the research, he/she can outsource the purchase of a ticket to travel agent, who may be part of offline travel group, operating independently or is affiliated with one of the travel portals. The travel agent has the information readily available and can book the ticket easily.
Many corporate and large businesses have a tie up with a particular travel agent to take care of all their flight booking needs. The company will only specify the destination and timing of the flight, and the travel agent, will arrange to have the ticket delivered to one or more passengers who will be taking the flight. At times, the air fares offered by the travel agent will be lower.
Usually almost all airlines offer similar fares on a particular route because they do not want to lose customers based on price. So finally a passenger has to visit multiple websites to determine which will offer the best rates for a ticket. If the passenger does not have the time to do the research, he/she can outsource the purchase of a ticket to travel agent, who may be part of offline travel group, operating independently or is affiliated with one of the travel portals. The travel agent has the information readily available and can book the ticket easily.
Many corporate and large businesses have a tie up with a particular travel agent to take care of all their flight booking needs. The company will only specify the destination and timing of the flight, and the travel agent, will arrange to have the ticket delivered to one or more passengers who will be taking the flight. At times, the air fares offered by the travel agent will be lower.