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www.greeceflights.com
Finding a source of cheap flights has
always been a problem for me. The reason is that most travel agents are
not interested in finding the cheapest flight because it means they are
actually working harder to make less money. Also because of the cap the
airlines put on the travel agents comission, most agencies don't really
want to mess with it. For those who don't know what this means, the airlines
decided they could make more money selling directly to the customers over
the internet. So one of the things they did was make it more difficult
for a travel agent to make a living selling airline tickets by putting
a cap on comissions, in other words whether you sold a ticket for $700
or $7000, you could not make more than one hundred dollars. Many travel
agents gave up in disgust and some just moved into cruises and tours where
comissions were higher. One day I received a call from my ex-girlfriend
who had been impressed by my site. "Why don't you become a ticket agent
for my airline?" she asked me. "I can give you the tickets very cheap and
you can mark them up and make as fortune." I told her I didn't want to
be a travel agent or a ticket agent because I was happy just writing about
Greece. She asked me if I thought my brother David would be interested
but I tiold her I didn't think so. David was a schoolteacher by trade who
was making a good living designing and hosting websites and teaching people
how to design and maintain their own sites. But I would ask him anyway.
To my surprise he was interested and came up with the simple philosophy
that if he reduced his comission and found the lowest fares he would make
up for it in the amount of business. He also came to the realization that
for certain tickets he could eliminate his comission entirely, make the
sale and then make money in the incentives some airlines give to the ticket
agents for achieving a level of sales. So the customer gets the cheapest
tickets possible and all David has to do is sit around for a year and wait
for his money.
As I said before, finding someone who will
take the time to get people to Greece as cheaply as possible was a problem
and this is an understatement. But David has put his heart into this and
expanded his connections. He is honest and hardworking and it is not just
because he is my brother. It's because he knows that if he helps others
to attain their goals, he will also be attaining his own. What is that
goal? Well it was playing in the World Series but I don't think that is
going to happen. I suppose it is being the best at whatever he does. As
you can see from these comments he is well on his way. Never has someone
done so much for so little money.
Matt Barrett
Hi David....thanks so much for your call last night,
I really
appreciated such a quick response. And even better news....the tickets
arrived today from Olympic!! That was really fast! Now all we have
to
do is wait for July 1st, and that will be the hard part. Thanks again
for everything, the service you provided was excellent!
Take care.........Josette
David,
I will fax you the proper credit card information on Monday so you
can
reserve our tickets. It has been a pleasure working with you and I
would
like to commend you on your promptness and attention to customer service.
I will definitely recommend your website to anyone who is traveling
to
Greece.
Sincerely,
David Fisher and Erica Floyd
David,
I wanted to let you know that my tickets arrived today. I recommended
you to my friend Jessica, and she says that she is working a few things
out, but that she should be purchasing her tickets soon. I also gave
your name to the rest of my class (University of New Orleans Honors
Program Greek Intersession Course) in case anyone else wants to join
us
on the Advance Party for this summer.
Efharisto!
--Charlotte
David,
You are moving up my list of the most wonderful people in the world.
Words
will never express my appreciation for all your help. If you ever come
to
Maryland and need anything, please feel free to contact me. By the
way we
go Greece every other year - so this will not be the last you have
to deal
with me.
Thanks,
Kelly
David,
YOU ARE CURRENTLY MY FAVORITE PERSON!
Thank you for clearing everything up for me. I will mail out the check
tonight!
Thank you for everything! I will refer everyone I know to you!!!!
Sincerely,
Lavonne
Dear David,
Thank you so much! This is such a big help. We will fax our info tomorrow.
Are you in New York? We are still researching places to stay in Naxos.
I think we want to stay in town so we can walk around at night. I've emailed
lots of places. Any recommendations? It doesn't have to be deluxe but nice.
Thanks again. Suzi
Matt,
I would like to thank you for recommending Greekflights.com and Aegean
Thesaurus Travel through your website. Over the last two weeks
I have
dealt with David at Greekflights.com and Giorgos Venios with Aegean
Thesaurus Travel and
they have both been extremely helpful and prompt to
answer my questions. Their attention to detail and service has
been
amazing!
If you have any other advice or suggestions we would be glad to hear
it.
Also, I will send you our proposed itinerary to see what you think
about
our travel plans.
Sincerely,
David Fisher and Erica Floyd
David,
Thank you so much for booking our flights to Greece. I received the
FedEx package yesterday, after I left you the voice mail. I'm glad you
understood our concerns as first time internet shoppers and Greece travelers.
Your info on the accommodations during that time of month was priceless.
You will be highly recommended to our friends and family. I'm sure after
our trip they will all want to go. Many thanks again from Danna and myself.
Dear David,
I just got my tickets in the mail. Thank you for your patients
and all of your help!
Sophie
Hi David,
Just wanted you to know the three tickets arrived today. I want
to thank you for all of your help. We have emailed so many times
I feel I know you and wanted to thank you for your efficiency.
We are going over to Greece to spend a week with our son and daughter-in-law.
Starting this fall he accepted a Assistant Professor position at Allaghney
College in Meadville PA teaching literature. For the spring semester
he plans to start a course at the College in Greek Literature and at the
end of the semester he plans to take the students to Greece for 3 weeks.
The school was very supportive of his starting this type of course.
He taught at Anatolia College in Thessaloniki for two years before he came
back to the USA to finish his PHD. He is now over there for a month
and invited us to spend a week. I will certainly tell him of the
service I received from you and maybe he can work with you next year on
a group rate for the class.
Again, Thanks much for your service,
Oscar
Hi David, thanks for the quick responce. I can leave here at any time
as
I have my own business. Natalya is working for a business. I think
we
would be pushing to have her leave earlier as she's already leaving
a
day early. Yes it would be great if we can do the Athens-Rhodes flight's
together if possible. Actually, it's more than I could expect!
David, I sincerily thank you for your efforts! If we can fly from Athens
to Rhodes together and vise-versa is just wonderfull!! I would be so
happy! I would like to spend as much time with Natalya as possible.
If
we need a room in Athens, then so be it! David, personally I think
your
doing too much, but I am very greatfull! We just want to be together
as
long as possible, plain and simple. Cost is not a major concern for
me.
Natalya is. I ask you do your best so we can spend the most time
together and send me the bill!
Thank you so much, Marty
Thank you so much David! You have secured a very happy relationship
from
two people from two different cultures. You should feel proud to do
this
service! Many thanks!! You lived up to your reputation! Please!!!...
send me the schedual of the flight's for me and Natalya. (itenerary?)
You know what I mean. :) Again, many thanks. I have not recieved
notification from Aegean Thesaurus of reservations. May I ask your
friend at Olympic to reserve and recommend a hotel? Send her phone
# if
you can. I will call asap! (or e-mail)
Again, Thank you David!!
Marty
Hello, David. Thanks for this message. Jerry will
paperprint it and
feel assured. I also have noted the record locator number.
All success to you, as you help people on their way to their heart's
desire.
Alfred Dziuk
David,
I just wanted to let you know that I received my tickets at the correct
fare. Alexandra was very helpful, and even called to make sure
I received
the Fed Ex package. Thank you so much for your help and extra
effort to
make my travel plans work out.
Thanks again of rall of your help,
Brian Keating
Hi David!
Thanks for you inquisition. Things went VERY well! Much better than
expected, on both parts. The trip went well without any flaw's that
were
a problem. We had a wonderfull time! We stay'd at the Rodes Park Hotel.
They are a wonderfull groupe of people by far! At our "beck and call"
24
hr's without hesitatation. Natalya and I had the most wonderfull week
together. We took the ferry to Lindos and visited the Acropolis, let
alone the "old town" of Rodes. We covered every square inch of "old
town"! An experiance we both will never forget! We spent some time
in
Faliraki too! Loads of fun there! We have been back since the 1st of
August and we still talk about it! I often thing about walking down
a
street hearing the local"language" and feeling disorenitated(?), but,
I
asked one or more men, "English?". They came back as "Sir!, what can
I
help you with?" What a surprise! Perfect english! OK, enough of that.
The Island was a great experiance for us both! It brought us together
more than I expected. I have to thank you sooo much for what you did
for
us! She is in another world that can't comprehend what has happened
to
her since the trip! Here's a pix of the Acropolis in Lindos, and more.
David..... Thanks soo much for what you have done for us both! I am
glad
you have written me back. Martin
David, you're great. This is exactly the type of information I
need.
This pending proposal is in early negotiation stages -- it's rather
difficult to negotiate from Nashville Tennessee with someone in Viotia.
Or
Inofita. As you can see, I'm geographically challenged - I assume
Inofita
is the city and Viotia a county, but - I haven't a clue.
I'm going to keep your address on file for future reference; should
I
successfully negotiate the contract, I'm going to put my company coordinator
in touch with you. Although my company has some international
experience,
it's primarily in North America with the occasional trip to Mexico
and
Singapore.
And George really MUST be great, I'll DEFINITELY keep that information
on
file, as well.
You've been a gigantic help, thanks again.
Peggy
David:
Thank you so much for helping me get to Greece! I had
a wonderful time and certainly hope to go back again
real soon! I am hoping that I convince my husband to
go next time and that we can explore some to the Greek
Islands together.
This time was good time spent with my brother who
lives in Athens. He took me the long route home from
the brand new airport by the Temple of Poseidin! What
a spectacular introduction to the wonders of Greek
antiquity! We had a wonderful Easter celebration with
friends and then took off Monday morning for a road
trip to Meteora - WOW!! What an incredible place!!
Then it was over the snowy mountains to Ioanna and
Arta and late Tueday arriving in Delphi. We beat the
tour buses to the ruins Wednesday morning and had a
great time! Then it was back to Athens where I
explored the Acropolis and The Plaka by myself and
even the Archeological Museum on Friday morning before
I left! I spent over 4 hours wandering the ruins of
the Acropolis - sketching several of the interesting
columns!
It was terrific! Thanks again for helping to make it
possible with the affordable airline ticket!
Sincerely,
SUZY
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