Good Travel Agent Near Sathorn or Silom

[TotallyOz]

I am looking for a good travel agent near the Sathorn or Silom area of Bangkok. Anyone know of any good and reliable agents?

[Guest lvdkeyes]

I am curious why you would need a travel agency. I haven't used one since I started using the internet. Am I missing something?

[Guest]

I am curious why you would need a travel agency. I haven't used one since I started using the internet. Am I missing something?

 

I like walking in an having the option to take one airline to one place and return on another. The local agents also know of all the deals on the last minute fares, etc. The prices at these Thailand travel agents are always reasonable and they do the work quick.

 

Also, since you use the Internet on this, is there a good website that deals with Thai flights that is similar to Expedia?

[Bob]

I'm a bit puzzled too - I don't use travel agents anymore since it's just as easy (and cheaper) to use the internet.

 

I'm not aware of any "bargains" available using the various airlines within Thailand so I'm not sure that any "expedia" type website would help anyway.

For their promotions, go to the airlines' websites and/or get on their mailing lists. I get Air Asia email promotions at least once a month (and, of course, I'm never able to use the deals offerred).

[Guest fountainhall]

Anyone know of any good and reliable agents?

 

In Thailand, isn't that an oxymoron?

 

Seriously, in my admittedly limited experience with travel agents here, I have invariably found that it is I who end up giving them the information I have picked up on the web about the best deals! Since I travel a lot to Hong Kong and wanted a cheaper business class ticket, some years ago my travel agent came up with the usual airlines. I checked around and discovered that Finnair had 3 flights a week to HKG with business class at roughly the same price as economy on Cathay or Thai. So I took Finnair for 3 years before it discontinued the service. I felt like seeking commission from the agent who must have booked a lot of her clients on to those flight.

 

Same with round the world fares. I have yet to find an agent who actually knows all the rules and regulations; yet, these are perfectly clear if you just read the relevant websites.

 

More pertinently, I have found that most agents are only interested in return tickets, not one ways. Besides, agents here rarely get cheap one-way tickets into the country since these are usually available only from the issuing country. So like other posters, I use the web for almost all my travel in Asia.

 

My last thought is - if you want to have an 'open jaw' ticket (out to one destination and back from another), you could still do a round trip with a middle sector linking those 2 destinations. However, if you don't turn up for that middle sector, the computer dumps the rest of your booking and you are screwed when you turn up at the airport to return to Bangkok.

[Guest lvdkeyes]

I just find out what airlines fly to the place I want to go and use their online booking to check for the best price.

[Guest HeyGay]

You have one of the best one, on your door step.

 

DIETHELM TRAVEL THAILAND

Mailing Address P.O. Box 2657

Mailing Address Kian Gwan II Building, 14/F

140/1 Wireless Road

Lumpini, Patumwan

Bangkok 10330

Thailand

 

ALSO

 

I suggest you contact Douglas at Purple Dragon who has an office in the lobby of the Tarntawan Place Hotel.

 

If you want to try somethimng a little different,

they are very good at interesting Educational Trips and Tours.

 

Educational Travel

21/8 Krungthonburi Road

Klongsan,

Bangkok 10600

Phone:- 02 440 1971 to 82

web site www.etc.co.th

 

 

http://www.bkkpages....t/silom-express

 

http://www.tv-air.co...fice/silom.html

 

 

http://www.aandftour.com/index.html

Kasemkij Bldg. groundfloor, Silom Road 120

Next to Patpong - Opposite CP Tower Bangkok 10500, Thailand

on Streetlevel

Tel: +66-2-2665105-6

Fax: +66-2-2670364

Email: sales@aandftour.com

Office Timing: 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. from Monday to Saturday

2 p.m. to 11 p.m. on Sunday and Public holiday

 

Crown Silom Limited

Room No : 102,1st Floor,

Rasamee Tavorn Bldg

Silom SOI 22,

278 Silom Road, Opp. Wat Khek,

Bangrak, Bangkok - 10500

Thailand

http://www.crownsilom.com/about.html

 

 

Take a trip to Khaosan Road your find so many there, that cater for all tastes, your be spoilt for choice.

 

http://www.khaosanro...52&country_id=1

Some say these gay travel agents are good.

its up to you to find out what you want from them.

at least they will talk your language.

 

 

http://www.purpleroo...thailandta.html

 

http://www.infohub.c...s/thailand.html

 

http://www.q-web.com/gay/thailand.htm

 

http://www.musictrav...ts/flights.html

 

Tell me where you want to go, what your looking for, Ill give you the answer, your local Oracle is here for you, any time.

 

Last but not least, some interesting travel Info for you.

http://www.thaivisa....-Forum-f90.html

 

Happy Hunting. Hope it helps.

[Guest thaiworthy]

I agree with the majority. The best deals are the ones I find myself. It takes some effort online to find those good deals, and I doubt the travel agent is going to put that much effort into it. And I like booking the fares myself. Also, if flight is cancelled or something changes, I get an email from the airline and I can negotiate a better routing/times and I am soon back on track. Try doing that with a travel agent. If you use them, and something happens, you can't deal with the airline, the travel agent has to fix it. And if you think you're going to get an email from a travel agent when that happens, lotsa luck!

[atri1666]

I use since many years Chawla Travel ( http://www.chawlatravel.com/) for any kind of airlinetickets. I can buy and pay from every point of the world over internet and in Bangkok always only a few steps from my hotels. You can find the office Ground floor 22 Patpong 1, Chawla Bldg. (near 7-eleven) Surawong Road

[fedssocr]

Purple Dragon do not issue airline tickets themselves. But they use this place on Soi Convent

EXPRESS INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL-SILOM

10/12-13 CONVENT ROAD

BANGKOK 10500

BANGKOK

THAILAND

Tel:233-4714

[Guest]

Thanks guys. Much appreciated. I have a few short trips to take and the time frames from taking one carrier round-trip has not been good. The Thai airlines seem to be asleep when I want to travel as I love early AM flights.

 

When I travel Internationally I use NWA (now Delta) but I think I'll be looking for a change there too.

[Guest frodo]

I highly recommend

http://www.naga.co.th

Very professional and courteous. All info on their website.

[Guest jtrack33]

I have recently been using Etihad to Europe as they have respectable departure/transit/arrival times. The planes are newish and good enough legroom, food and service. They have a new terminal for stop-over in Abu Dhabi and give you Silver membership after just 2 trips to Europe. The Silver card gives you access to all there lounges when you travel economy class(except somewhere in Germany I believe).

I was checking their current on-line prices to Europe and they are less than Bht29,000 round trip with all taxes and fees included...and effective from now until March 2010. I am not sure, but I believe this is good...a lot less than I paid a few months back.