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Best Travel Agents
We have rated the Internet travel agents based on their ability to get you the cheapest ticket. We recommend that you check with at least two different services to find the lowest price.
1. CheapTickets has negotiated some exclusive deals with airlines to get better deals for their customers. Additionally, they take reservations for a few discount carries that are not represented on most other sites.
2. Lowestfare.com - save 20% on all TWA flights (except St. Louis). You can book other tickets on their site as well. Their reservation system is very time consuming. We recommend using this site only when booking a TWA ticket.
3. PreviewTravel is a great site for anyone who likes to pick their travel times. On their system, you have the ability to choose from 30 different flights for each travel segment. With this wealth of information, you can learn the price difference between the cheapest possible fare and your preferred travel times. After you price you preferred itinerary, their system check to see if they could come up with a lower fare.

Other Notable Travel Agents (Listed Alphabetically)
Microsoft’s Expedia has one of the easiest online reservation systems. Once you enter in your travel information, the computer comes back to you with several low fare alternatives.
Internet Travel Network is the most widely used ticketing system on the net. CNN Interactive’s Travel, Flifo, Outtahere, The Trip and TravelWeb are just some of the online travel agencies powered by ITN. ITN has relationships with thousands of travel agents around the world. You can book your ticket online, and pick it up from your local agency.
Travelocity asks for your flight information, and returns the three options with the best price. You can also build your itenary by picking your flights.

Sites to Avoid
TravelZoo is a scam. They offer you stock in their company for registering. It is highly unlikely that these shares will ever have any value.

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