Can you trust your travel agent?
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Travelers should try to determine whether their travel agents are trustworthy by asking them about several issues. These include whether they have 'preferred supplier' arrangements with travel companies, whether they are receiving rebates for bookings and whether they charge service fees.
Publication Name: National Geographic Traveler
Subject: Travel, recreation and leisure
ISSN: 0747-0932
Year: 1999
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Online travel discussions
Article Abstract:
Tourists can gain valuable information on their destinations through the use of newsgroups which provide more specific information than ordinary travel guides or Web sites. Novices can access information from an estimated 50,000 newsgroups on the Internet.
Publication Name: National Geographic Traveler
Subject: Travel, recreation and leisure
ISSN: 0747-0932
Year: 1998
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