Does it have to be this hard?
Just wanted to share this experience with you guys. I have plans to be in AC in about 3 weeks. I'll be in Phi for 1 week. I wanted to take 3 days and check out Boracay. I tried a popular travel agent in town and she gave me a package with hotel and air. This is where the problems started. There are no good ways to pay her! She says to use Western Union but when I visit their site, it won't accept the address or account info she gave me. I asked the travel agent for the information again and she gives me the same info and insists others have used it to pay her. Well, good for them but it didn't work for me. Then she asked me to send her a copy of my ID and credit card. I've been a victim of Identity theft before and I will not use this option. So there you go, I want to pay her but I can't. Why is it that every 2-bit porn site has a payment page but none of the travel agents do? Using a 3rd party like Western Union or Paypal can be a hassel if the recipient doesn't know the process. Anyway, just my rant for the day. See you guys soon.
Egg
Ps. I know I'm paying more by booking from the US. But I'm only there for a week and don't want to run into any scheduling problems once I get there. Also, I want to fly out of Clark and have heard that it is difficult to procure tickets with such short notice.