Quote Originally Posted by Doc Alan View Post
Crystal does appear to offer savings on flights compared to booking direct with the airline. For example, Cathay Pacific (
http://www.cathaypacific.com/cpa/en_..._CountryChange )
cheapest Economy flights from London Heathrow to Manila during April / May are around 666 GBP, compared to Crystal at 645. It’s beyond my budget, but for interest Business Class is around 3,248 , over 200 more than Crystal – but still up to 5 X Economy Class !


A forum member recently was honest enough to tell us she was scammed by an online travel agent ( http://filipinaroses.com/showthread....d-!?highlight= ).


This – and the dodgy article on the Crystal site about the Philippines – makes me cautious. I have booked direct with the airline – KLM and recently Cathay Pacific – on flights to the Philippines over the past three years, with no problems.



I’m no travel expert. May I ask if any members had recent experience of Crystal in particular ? Some of their offers appear too good to be true !
Doc i have booked with crystal for the last 5yrs & never ever had a problem
I always book through a very nice filipina whose name is cherry

I booked a flight with crystal only 2 weeks ago & had the e tickets emailed to me instantly
The next day i phoned cathay to confirm & sure enough the seats were confirmed & booke