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Post by ksl » Sat, 19 Jun 2010 1:41 pm

Can anyone give any feedback on Zuji travel for plane tickets. Are they reliable?

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Post by x9200 » Sat, 19 Jun 2010 2:36 pm

ksl wrote:Can anyone give any feedback on Zuji travel for plane tickets. Are they reliable?
I used them a few time. They seem reasonably reliable (as per local standard) but avoid giving them your email address - you will likely be subscribed to anything near or far zuji related (as per local standard) even if you say no within an online form.

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Post by Strong Eagle » Sat, 19 Jun 2010 5:37 pm

I've used them many times... they are reliable... sometimes the best fares... but not always... check the airline in question first.

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Post by QRM » Sat, 19 Jun 2010 5:48 pm

I have used them a lot but best to check with the actual airline local office they often have better last minute deals.

What you have to watch out for, if you book a ticket through Zuji, and have to change the dates, you personally have to call their regional office during office hours, then have to pay a handling fee.

Where as if you booked direct with the airlines, you can get the hotel concierge to change flights at any time of the day with no handling fees.

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Post by Splatted » Sat, 19 Jun 2010 5:56 pm

I heard zuji doesn't give clear info on whether a ticket is refundable if you have a change of plans - so you might need to check with airline itself before actually booking.

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Post by durain » Sun, 20 Jun 2010 6:33 pm

i use zuji to check for a rough guide to the airfare and then goto the actual airline to do a comparison.

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Post by carteki » Wed, 23 Jun 2010 12:22 pm

Zuji are useful if you know exactly what you want and it is a point to point. If it requires a stop-over and there are various permutations of flights they are not good. To get hold of someone to speak to - if you want a return flight from a different location in the same country for example - it is nigh impossible (so glad my phone has a hands free option).
Think they are IATA registered which means that they are legit and the tickets purchased are guaranteed (always useful to check when using a new agent)

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airline sites

Post by rafflesiao » Mon, 28 Jun 2010 2:47 pm

airline sites are the best, 9 out of 10 times, zuji's fares are always higher than what i get compared to airline sites.

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Post by vozzie » Sat, 03 Jul 2010 8:32 am

I have used this site:

www.jetabroad.com.au

It's Aussie run and IATA Certified.
They specialise in departures from airports outside Australia. At least they are a good indication of fares ...except they don't carry all the LCCs.
They have done the right thing by me so far.

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ZUJI - service quality sucks

Post by song99 » Fri, 24 Sep 2010 12:38 pm

You cannot change flight when you book a package via Zuji, which is ridculus because the package is flight + hotel where discount is only applied to the hotel price, but this discounted price is much more expensive than if you can get via the same hotel website directly. Worst is when you called their customer service hotline, one manager agreed to check and put through a request for flight changes, promised to call you back but never did. Called them again the next day to check status, another manager has the cheek to tell you that request was never put through, because my request for flight changes can never be allowed. I feel such is a very clear example of plain irresponsibility and worst class of customer service quality.

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Post by Waltanderson » Sat, 16 Nov 2013 12:05 am

My experience with Zuji was horrible.

I needed to make a minor change in a reservation for a hotel. they did not respond to my emails. Their website would not work properly.

I found many other customer have had the same experience.

Since many travel website have almost identical prices, why would anyone give business to these clowns


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Post by zzm9980 » Sat, 16 Nov 2013 9:09 am

Waltanderson wrote:My experience with Zuji was horrible.

I needed to make a minor change in a reservation for a hotel. they did not respond to my emails. Their website would not work properly.

I found many other customer have had the same experience.

Since many travel website have almost identical prices, why would anyone give business to these clowns


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You will have the same experience with most travel resellers. If you're only booking a single item (hotel or airfare), it's much better to go directly to the source and book from them. The cost is usually within 1-2% of what these sites have. The only time they seem to offer anything really good is when you book discounted travel packages. Most of those will come with disclaimer that reservations are final anyway.

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Post by ComingSoon » Mon, 18 Nov 2013 11:55 am

ksl wrote:Can anyone give any feedback on Zuji travel for plane tickets. Are they reliable?
The thread found at http://forum.singaporeexpats.com/ftopic ... highlight= might give you a few other ideas of places to look.

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Post by lionelcity » Wed, 27 Nov 2013 3:51 am

I travel pretty often and they've been pretty reliable so far and their interface makes price comparing fairly easy. Dont mean to hijack the thread but I'm curious how the miles reward work. Lets say I am a member of Kris flyer and I decide to fly Cathay because it's cheaper, will they be able to convert my cathay miles to Kris miles. Im asking this because I noticed that they have an option pick the type of miles during the checkout.

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Post by AngMoG » Wed, 27 Nov 2013 9:59 am

lionelcity wrote:I travel pretty often and they've been pretty reliable so far and their interface makes price comparing fairly easy. Dont mean to hijack the thread but I'm curious how the miles reward work. Lets say I am a member of Kris flyer and I decide to fly Cathay because it's cheaper, will they be able to convert my cathay miles to Kris miles. Im asking this because I noticed that they have an option pick the type of miles during the checkout.
Zuji will not be able to convert miles for you at all. If Cathay and SQ are in a miles alliance (there are a few), then the miles accrued on Cathay can be credited to your Krisflyer account. Just look at the Krisflyer website for details on which airlines you can use and still earn SQ miles. If Cathay is one of them, simply present your Krisflyer card upon checkin, if you have not given it already during booking. (Or both, to be extra safe.)

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