Comments on: Ten things that annoy me about booking holidays online

By: Sandy

Sandy — Mon, 10 May 2010 06:44:54 +0000

I am agree with you and I also check out above mentioned travel sites and many others sites.

By: Roman Terry

Roman Terry — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 09:08:04 +0000

Darren, could you elaborate on #1: “Brain washing me into booking a hotel or car hire when I just want a flight ticket” Do you mean the advetising that states something like, “you’ll save so much percent if you book services together?”

Also, while most of your gripes are self-explanatory, I’m curious as to what this means: “Not asking if any of the party are disabled” ??? Do you mean you want the option of automatically booking a hotel that is for handicapped?

While I admit I am develping a travel website, I feel posts like these really get to the issues. This will help me form a “fix” list. What we are trying to accomplish is offering enough options without it cluttering the site or it looking convoluted. There is a thin line between being a full service travel provider and having a cluttered site with all the flaws you mentioned. I will follow your post closely as it seems a good road-map for making a better site.

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By: Owais

Owais — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 22:02:57 +0000

I was just browsing through this and couldn’t help commenting here as I have been a victim of points 1,3 and 4 and believe me when I say they really make you angry to no extent. experienced the other few as well but didnt quite annoy me as much but oh well!

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By: Darren Cronian

Darren Cronian — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 18:31:19 +0000

Thanks for the reminder Simon.

Yes, I remember having to scroll back up to unselect last time.

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By: Simon

Simon — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 12:07:30 +0000

I agree with you about Easyjet; be careful though as Easyjet hides a whole load of crap in the middle of the page. You have to deselect the baggage charges and the travel insurance.

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