Wednesday, March 19, 2008

The plight of searching cheapest air-tickets

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What does one do to book cheapest air-tickets? Well, one may try his luck with the trusted travel agent or one might prefer to search cheapest offer on his own by operating on the internet. Whatever option one may choose the result i.e. the cheapest flight detail is subjected to various discrepancies. Have you really got the best deal is a highly debatable topic, logically favoring those who are against the motion. Moreover, if you choose travel agent, it can take anywhere between precious 20 minutes - hours to perform the job and for one to do it himself, the time taken runs into a minimum of priceless hours.

Is there any other foolproof way of accomplishing the task and that too quickly? Well, after searching and scanning lot of information one of the most interesting, unique, effective and a speedy service is Textminute.com. Within two minutes of sending a SMS to an assigned number, one receives the cheapest flight and fare details. Wow…isn't it great? Undoubtedly it is. They bank on the highly explored search engine and wireless mobile technologies to carry out search and that too highly accurately and reliably. Now, one must be wondering about the cost of the service. Well, one need not shell out oodles of money from his pocket. It only costs 50pence per sms you receive. Even call to your travel operator will cost more and if you plan to do it yourself then one might need to pay psychic and emotional cost. By just sending a SMS containing airport codes and other basic details one can have the best information in a fraction of a time as compared to other means.

Besides this almost all travel agent's have some sorts of arrangements or partnership with airlines thus they promote a particular airline. At Textminute there's no such exclusive tie-up making it free of errors and biasness. On top of all, unlike the other available options, this radical technology is not prone to human error and judgement. Moreover, Textminute.com doesn't act as a middleman between the customer and the carrier or the party offering the deal. They will provide information of the supplier and then one has to contact himself. The best part about the technology is that it can be put into use all round the year and round the clock. Therefore, one can check for best flight offers at anytime - at midnight or early morning and even on public holidays when travel agent's shop is closed.

Agree, humans are always resistant to a new technology or think thousand times before trying a new buzz. Therefore, trying this out of the box technology as a complimentary thing to your personal efforts or to travel agent's result is certainly not a bad idea. The result will get cross-checked for only 50 pence. If the results vary, the technology will help in saving one's hard earned money. However, sometimes one doesn't receive the search SMS because of reasons like - network problem, unable to perform search etc. In such a case one isn't charged. Moreover, with continual up-gradation in technology it won't be long before such situations are tackled effectively.

I have reviewed various means/web-sites/solutions of finding the best solution to achieve the agonising task of cheapest flight details but have never come across anything even near to Textminute.com. The service is only available in UK, would love to see it spreading across different parts of the world. To explore the world of Textminute.com and to experience the services please visit the website below: Visit Textminute!

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