| IATA (International Air Transport Association) | | | | is paying by credit card. You will have to be careful in |
| conducts all international flights and almost all | | | | selecting your package depending on all these factors |
| international airlines (94%) operate under this | | | | and other considerations. All requests made through |
| association. The pricing structure and all other | | | | e-mail are answered within 24 hours. Remember that |
| decisions associated with an international flight are | | | | the tickets sold by consolidators are sometimes |
| made by the IATA. They do not normally give | | | | restricted. This means that if you want to change |
| permission to international airlines to lower their rates | | | | your travel plans you will be given a penalty because |
| if other airlines are offering regular airfares. However, | | | | they have to book flights in order to give all |
| they do sometimes allow consolidators to buy airline | | | | passengers the quoted price. Regular airfares allow |
| tickets in bulk at low price and sell them off to | | | | you to travel more flexibly because they allow you |
| travelers. | | | | to change your travel plans anytime. Of course, in |
| If you are searching for cheap airfares online, you will | | | | the latter case you have to pay more. |
| come across many websites offering national as well | | | | If you cant find an international flight on any of these |
| as international packages. These sites are composed | | | | websites, you can call a travel expert and ask for |
| of Mega Online agencies and B&M Travel agencies. | | | | advice. Sometimes airline names are not mentioned |
| Other sites are composed of travel consolidators | | | | on consolidator websites. They will e-mail you all the |
| who specialize in providing the best possible deals to | | | | details once you have purchased their package. This |
| their customers. You will find out that these sites | | | | does not mean that their system is faulty; they have |
| have different international policies because of the | | | | contracts with airlines which state that they cannot |
| fact that international airfares are mainly handled by | | | | mention the airline names publicly. Mostly these airlines |
| the IATA. | | | | are the most popular international airlines of a |
| Airline Consolidator is a place where you will be able | | | | country. Booking online sometimes help to save up to |
| to find cheap international and domestic flights to | | | | 40% of already cheap airfare. Sometimes you are |
| many locations across the globe. Whether you are | | | | not given a physical ticket; instead you will be |
| flying to Asia, Europe, Indian sub-continent or Africa, | | | | receiving an e-ticket or a confirmation number and |
| you will be able to locate an inexpensive flight and | | | | some other details that you will be able to use at the |
| save up to 70% of your airfare. If you buy tickets | | | | airport to get into the plane. |
| directly from airlines, they will also tell you that this is | | | | When you are buying international tickets from |
| the lowest possible rate any airline can offer. | | | | consolidators, it is your own responsibility to ensure |
| However, searching on these online resources you will | | | | that all your travel documents (passports and visas) |
| find still cheaper airfares. Fareline International is | | | | are complete and legal. Read all instructions and |
| another popular name under this category. They | | | | company policies before buying your tickets or |
| specialize in selling international airfares to Europe and | | | | packages. They will not be responsible for any |
| Asia. | | | | mishaps or loss of tickets once you have received |
| While purchasing online it is recommended that you | | | | your tickets. You will have to buy another package in |
| ask for the total cost of a ticket. Sometimes they | | | | such a case. Being careful in all these matters will help |
| list only the airfare exclusive of hidden charges. Some | | | | you travel wisely and without any major difficulty, |
| companies do not have additional charges if someone | | | | and most of all travel affordably. |