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This article is from the soc.culture.australian FAQ, by Stephen Wales with numerous contributions by others.

11.4.7 Cheap travel agent [RM]

Last month I questioned the net looking for consolidators to get a
cheap ticket to Australia. I found a good source and thought people
would be interested - indeed there have been a number of requests in
rec.travel.air lately.

Try AUSTRAVEL 1-800-633-3404
Their San Francisco office is 360 Post Street, Suite 606
Phone (415) 781-4329, Fax (415) 781-4358.
They also have offices in New York, Chicago, Houston, Sydney, and I
believe they started in the UK, so there may be offices there (hence
the unrestricted distribution of my article).

They also have an office in London.

I don't know whether they are a "consolidator" as such, as I am not up
on the strict definition. They have block bookings with Qantas which
are definitely cheaper than I could get direct through Qantas or my
usually great travel agent (who is now going to use AUSTRAVEL for her
Aussie ticketing). You can still get FF miles with these tickets which
I understand is not generally the case with consolidators. They also
got me cheaper domestic connecting flights in Australia and I believe
have package deals for tours and accommodation that I cannot comment
on, having not used them. They gave me good fast service, fedexed my
tickets to me, are bonded with IATA.... in other words this is a
recommendation from a happy customer who had one good experience and
thought you'all ought to know.

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