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This article is from the Lebanon FAQ,
by Alaa Dakroub dakroub@leb.net with numerous contributions by
others.
7. Where can I find tickets for Lebanon at a good price ?
Travel Agency Number(s) Contact person(s),
Name location,
(if available) and/or comments
(if supplied)
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Admiral : (800) 822 2727 (located in Marietta GA)
(ask for Hassan Ramadan)
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All Travel: (800) 344 7060 (ask for Matthew)
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Atlantis : (212) 972 5540 TEL 141 East 44th Street #702
(212) 972 5543 FAX NYC, NY 10017
(800) 543 9362 (Alitalia and British Airways)
($ 1100 round trip ticket from
San Francisco to Beirut bought
in Christmas 92/93).
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Blue Mediterranean
Travel : (213) 876 5601 (deals mainly with Alitalia,
recommended for its good prices).
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Char Tours: (800) 323 4444
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Corporate : (800) 532 8455
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Farra Travel: (213) 463 9211
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Golden Arch: (800) 749 2724 (may be out of business ?)
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Haddad Travel: (213) 466 4662 (experienced but beware)
update: 1-617-354-3399
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Int'l Travel & 3601-E Chain Bridge Road
Trade, Inc. : FairFax, Virginia 22030
1-800-248-8462 (Example of price, for a ticket
(703) 385-0340 Jul-Aug 1996, through Switzerland,
FAX: (703) 385 0343 San Francisco <-> Zurich (RT) $875 [American
Airlines]
Zurich<->Beirut (RT) $555 [MEA]
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Lotus : (800) 344 2220 (located in Los Angeles area)
(deals mostly with ALIA, the
Royal Jordanian Airlines, can get
relatively good prices if you are willing
to endure traveling on ALIA)
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Modern Travel Co.
Contact: Edward Abouzeid
(617) 323-0073 241 Grove Street
FAX: (617) 323-1654 West Roxbury, MA 02132
Deals only with tickets from/to the East Coast of the US (Boston, NY, D.C).
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Mill-Run Tours:(800) 645 5786 (Ask for Jean Zodo. She's Lebanese,
and she has been very helpful).
They are located in Chicago, IL.)
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Oxford Travel & (ask for Sami Silfani)
Tours : (800) 245 7264 TEL (located in the Atlanta area)
(404) 266 8783 FAX (Sami was quite informed and
worked hard to get the
cheapest fare possible.
Strongly recommended by myself (Basil).
Example of a fare: $ 1080 U.S., round trip
on Air France from Cleveland,
travel date: April 13, 1993).
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Service Plus Travel (ask for Dolly Tarabay) at 1-800-256-2865
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Sharif Travel: (714) 635 0837 (could be the same as the reference
that shows up later as Moursi Sharif
- other reference has an 800 number -
Recommended as super nice and cheap)
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Sunship : (800) 344 9428 (deals mainly with British Airways)
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TMA travel, (ask for Salim) at (313) 584-3260
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Travel All(??):(800) 621 4795
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Travel Corner: (800) 843 3214 (from outside Atlanta)
or (404) 952 4044 (Atlanta)
or (404) 924 4207 (Atlanta)
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"This is just FYI for those interested in getting tickets overseas that
Lina Makhlouf, formerly of travel corner in Atlanta, has opened her own
travel agency and can now be reached at 1-800-810-0081. She received the
prize as the most recommended travel agent."
Update: Lina Makhlouf got married and moved to Knoxville TN, her married
name is Lina Makhlouf Shatara (sp?) and her new number is 1-800-235-0571
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Travel Nework: (201) 628 7071 TEL 1581 Route 23 South
(201) 628 7827 FAX Waynes, NJ 07470
(Ask for Ms. Peggy Healy)
(tell her Tommy's sister recommended!)
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Vista Int'l : (800) 228 4782 (located in West Virginia ??)
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World Express Travel: (ask for Annie - she is from Lebanon).
(800) 942 4992 TEL (located in Houston, Texas)
(713) 556 5700 TEL
(713) 556 0895 FAX
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No name given
for travel agency: (ask for Garbiz Askanian)
(212) 685 4499 (gave the best deal to someone)
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No name given
for travel agency:
(617) 354 3399 (ask for Malek Haddad)
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No name given
for travel agency:
(800) 426 8831 (ask for Hala)
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No name given
for travel agency:
(202) 625 0770 (ask for Marwan or Maha)
(located in the Washington DC area)
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No name given
for travel agency:
(514) 398 0771 TEL (ask for Pierre or Nathalie)
(514) 398 0795 FAX (located in Montreal-Canada)
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No name given
for travel agency:
(800) 332 5302 (ask for Moursi Sharif)
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No name given
for travel agency:
(212) 370 5353 (ask for Ali Srour)
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No name given
for travel agency:
(904) 763 2933 (located in Florida)
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No name given
for travel agency:
(305) 856 3434
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Negative Recommendations
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D'International: (located in West Roxbury, Ma.)
Travel agent is a Lebanese person.
She booked flight on non-existing
flight from Paris to Boston.
The traveler had to pay a $ 100.00
penaly, and agent did not reimburse him
even though she had made the mistake.
Traveler also found out she had done
the same thing with several other people.
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for 800 number directory call 1 (800) 555 1212
In France the following Travel Agency has been recommended as giving
good prices for travel to Lebanon:
Nouvelle Frontiere with prices ranging from 3000 to 3500 F.F., round
trip, Paris-Beirut for Summer of '93 travel. No phone number was given,
it is assumed that the agency is listed in the phone directory.
(I was not able to get the phone number of this agency since the directory
says that there is a nouvelle frontiere but their numbers are on the red list)
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