Mumbai: Avid travellers are in a foul mood. Many of them complain that
it is no longer possible to get "the cheapest" air ticket. It really
doesn't matter when you book; it all boils down to your luck, they say.
The old theory of getting the best rate if a ticket is booked well in
advance doesn't hold true anymore, most of them swear. These days your
best fare remains the best only till you run into a fellow traveller at
the airport, who managed to get tickets much cheaper, despite booking
much later. However, travel experts dismiss this claim. They say that
booking well in advance is still the best option available to
individuals. This is what a typical traveller had to say about her
experience trying to book tickets this year for Diwali holidays: "When I
first checked the tickets two months ago, they were really cheap.
By the time I sat down to make the reservation the next day, the prices were exorbitant. I waited for two weeks, and booked my tickets at what I thought were an okay rate, only to find out two days later that tickets were available much cheaper suddenly. When it happens to you once, it is called an accident. But, when it happens often, you are either accident prone or you are wasting too much time looking for a ticket at best price."
Read news in full 06/10/14 Madhu T Nair/Economic Times
By the time I sat down to make the reservation the next day, the prices were exorbitant. I waited for two weeks, and booked my tickets at what I thought were an okay rate, only to find out two days later that tickets were available much cheaper suddenly. When it happens to you once, it is called an accident. But, when it happens often, you are either accident prone or you are wasting too much time looking for a ticket at best price."
Read news in full 06/10/14 Madhu T Nair/Economic Times
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