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You can of course, spend hours searching web pages, spend countless dollars on travel memberships, review newspapers and ask friends for their great knowledge about securing the cheapest fares and it's very likely you'll receive several options pertaining to getting the low airfare. Let's Begin...Airline tickets are a product, a commodity that is for sale and is based on the supply and demand principle. As the demand is high, so too are the airline ticket prices. Your typical travel agency will have a contract with a wholesaler at established rates. You, the consumer, will pay the going retail rate for the ticket. It's that simple, very much like other products on the marketplace. Is it possible to purchase a ticket directly from the wholesaler? It's very unlikely. Wholesalers deal in bulk; therefore, the sale of 1-ticket is not time nor cost effective for the wholesaler. There are travel agencies who purchase a number of seats on particular flights and sell them at reduced retail rates. The agencies buy the tickets at a discounted wholesale price because of the bulk buying. Agencies that typically purchase bulk seats are specialized in a particular area. For example, an agency might specialize in Spain; therefore, they'd purchase several seats in advance on airlines and market them as their specialty. They in-turn can offer fabulous rates.
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