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[bradqwer]

Hiya hope someone can help or confirm this business is it legit etc as I have jujst got a quote for £560 direct flight to Bangkok in November, I wary of booking with firms online as i no nothing about them can anyone help

[tom,s]

hi bradqwer,this company is ATOL protected so if your flight goes haywire ATOL will make sure your not stranded abroad and will make sure you get home.

the company trade under numerous names so have a look at there other sites to see if you get any more info on them,here is the official ATOL info on them.

tom.

Company Name: Benz Travel Ltd Trading Names:
ATOL Number: 3448
Address: 83 Mortimer Street
London
W1N 7PV
Telephone: 020 7462 0011
Web Sites: www.affordableholidays.co.uk
www.benztravel.co.uk
www.holidaywizards.co.uk
www.hoodaki.com
www.thewisemiser.com
www.worldwideflights.com

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[bradqwer]

So tom I could book through this company in relitive good faith that my tickets to depart will be in the post?

[tom,s]

hi,there is a phone number on my last post,it might be a good idea to give them a call to put your mind at rest,but as i said they are ATOL registered so you wont be left stranded.

have a look at this link,its the top ten flight only websites ,i cant find any negetive reviews on them so they look ok.
tom.

http://www.dreambookers.com/travel/?p=12

[GeoffM]

It's a bit late for you now (did you get there and back ok?) but my wife has been royally screwed by this company. She urgently needed a ticket from the UK to the Philippines for the funeral of a family member and found a price on their website. They emailed asking for confirmation of details, wife responded within minutes. I found out who she'd booked it with and looked on the Singapore Airlines website to see if the booking had gone through. No reservation, only a hold. That was Monday. It is now Wednesday and she is (was) going tomorrow, and I now find that the airline have dropped the "on hold" status (only valid for 24 hours) because the agency HAD NOT PAID the airline. But guess what? The agency have already deducted £627.50 from my wife's credit card, and she has nothing to show for it. They said today that somebody was on leave and wasn't able to book it in time. Hello? Agency? Surely somebody handles somebody else's work whilst away? So they've offered a refund.... in TWELVE WEEKS' time. Frankly I don't hold out much hope of getting a refund easily from them, it might have to be from the credit card company, or ATOL if they really are ATOL-licensed (I can't check because their website is, as of this moment, unavailable - coincidence?).

Luckily I've booked her a ticket on Cathay Pacific instead, booked on Expedia who I can trust, and all confirmed by the airline - and cheaper. She goes tonight instead of tomorrow.