This Is the No. 1 Secret to Cheap Travel That Your Travel Agent Won’t Tell You

15. They might take advantage of you if you’re a loyal customer 

If they know you’ll book with them no matter what, they might bump up the price. | iStock.com/milindri

This one really hurts: A travel agent might take advantage of you if use him or her regularly, according to news.com.au. If you trust a travel agent and always book with him or her, your price might actually be higher.

“We know when you come in that you’re going to book with us, you always do, so that package you want that is $1,400 per person it just became $1,500 per person and my girlfriend just got a big bunch of flowers and a bottle of champagne,” said a travel agent to news.com.au. Ouch.

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