Guest Post: Advantages of Online Booking Airline Tickets

Gone are the days when travelers needed to visit their travel agents for getting their tickets done or get their reservation only at the airport or via the phone.  Today the growth of internet has made things much easier and all kinds of bookings and billing can be done via the Internet. The advantages range from comparing prices and getting the boarding passes by printing them at home. If you are traveling with any of the top rated airlines like United Airlines, Turkish Airlines or US Airways, you tend to get great deals on many of the online booking sites and also facilities like early check-in and easy cancelation methods. Here are a few of advantages that one can get while booking online.

·         Convenience – The biggest advantage of being able to book an airline ticket online is that you don’t have to schedule your day according to that, you can choose any time of the day to get your bookings done. You also don’t have to worry about the time that gets wasted when you go to a travel agent and you are also pressure free of making on spot booking, instead you can think through it first and then make your choice.

·         Competitive Prices – Choosing to book online gives you many advantages and what can be best than saving well on your ticket. While booking online you have the freedom to shop around for the best price and before making your final choice you can check out many airlines operating on the route you are looking for.

·         Early Check-in – The biggest tension while traveling is check-in and if you get delayed doing that it might cause big problems. By booking online you will be able to save to a lot of time by checking in online and you can do it in advance as 24 hours and as late as one hour before the flight.

·         Cost Benefits – we all know it that travel agents charge commission per booking and some of the airlines also charge for telephone booking, thus making online reservation is much cheaper as now third party operators don’t charge any fees for making online reservation.

·         Easy Changes and Cancelations- If you have booked online, all you need to do is go directly to the airlines website and get the desired changes done hassle free.  You can change the flight to a later date, upgrade your class or even cancel your booking.