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When you go to your local travel agent you would normally expect them to find you the cheapest airfare. I know from personal experience that this does not always happen.

In my situation I was going to Melbourne to watch the Australian Open. I had done some research on the internet before going to a travel agent. I had left things late so I did not want to chance booking online. After my internet research I went to the local travel agent.

At the agent I asked for them to find me a flight to Melbourne. They came up with a quote which was quite a bit higher than what I had seen on the internet just 30 minutes before my visit. Was it possible that all the cheap flights had gone? I mentioned the airfare that I had seen on the internet and it was only then that the agent did another search and found a cheaper ticket for my flight to Melbourne.

That was not the only time this has happened. I have had this happen on a few occasions now. I always go in with an airfare that I have seen but do not disclose this until after the agent does a search. Every time I have had to ask for them to look again.

This makes me ask are the travel agents looking out for their customer or for themselves. The commission is probably better on the higher airfare.

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