For those wishing to pre-book their summer trips ... These are the most important advice from travel agencies

Tourism and travel agencies have confirmed that air travel is subject, in light of the current circumstances related to the "Corona" pandemic, to many constantly changing procedures and restrictions.

Travel agency directors told Emirates Today that despite the uncertainty that affected the air transport sector, early booking remains the best way to obtain reduced prices, and to provide large sums within the travel budget, provided that the customer does not change his travel plans, regardless. Consider the reasons that may prevent an air carrier from operating a flight.

They explained that the risk in the early booking mechanism remains in the current circumstances, especially with some airlines applying fees, or being late in recovering money, as a result of the pressure resulting from constantly changing travel schedules.

Mamoun Humaidan, general manager of the company "Wego", which specializes in the travel services sector and online reservations for the Middle East, North Africa and India, said, "It is very important to avoid booking and canceling tickets, as much as possible, as this matter may cost a lot, in addition to paying attention to the terms and conditions," And booking a ticket with flexible terms that allow the customer to recover the amount in the event of cancellation, or enable him to convert it into a voucher for future use.

For his part, the general manager of "Al-Awadi Travel Company", Amin Al-Awadi, stated that "in the event that the airline resorts to canceling the flight, or is unable to operate it, according to the approved schedule and dates, due to restrictions, with the arrival of the travel date, the dealers in In this case, submitting a request to recover their money, reschedule the trip, or obtain a travel voucher with the amount paid, but if the customer on his part resorts to canceling the reservation, due to changing his travel plans, he will bear in this case additional costs and fees.

In turn, the head of the "Al-Abedi Holding Company for Tourism and Travel", Saeed Al-Abdi, said, "The cost of tickets when booked early is small, but waiting in these circumstances may allow the dealer to take the appropriate decision."

The managers stressed the need to choose the airline in accordance with the flexible policies that it follows regarding cancellation and rebooking, while planning for pre-booking, in addition to making sure of travel dates and planning early, to avoid cancellation or re-booking by the customer, and booking tickets that allow facilities in refund fees and rebooking In cases of emergency cancellation of travel plans.

They indicated the importance of considering flexible travel dates, and taking advantage of the price differences between days and flight dates, pointing out that the promotional and restricted prices remain more expensive in case the customer is forced to amend tickets, with the need to be aware of the differences and advantages between ticket costs such as "special price" , "Saving rate", and "flexible price", with the verification of travel documents and their validity, including the required checks and travel procedures at the intended destination.

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