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[Closed] Any business travel agents on here?

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How come for two identical overseas business trips, same dates, flights and classes, small new agent B can quote 20% cheaper than bigger agent A, even down to the cancellation charges?

Is it down to agent B being ready to take a lower margin or is it better contact with the airlines or is it just better knowledge of how the system works?


 
Posted : 12/07/2013 11:12 am
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IIRC, psychle used to do that sort of thing, so may well be better equipped to answer!

20% is a pretty big chunk of a difference. If the agent is much smaller, they should have much lower overheads, so could certainly soak up a lower margin. It could also be a bit of a case of them running a loss leader to build a book of business.


 
Posted : 12/07/2013 11:18 am