On Saturday, 19 April 1997 12:30:00 UTC+5:30,
tha...@freenet.edmonton.ab.ca wrote:
Denise Skrypkar (cu122@FreeNet.Carleton.CA) wrote:
: (bef.njn@sympatico.ca) writes:
: > Why don't more Americans book travel through a Canadian travel agent and : > pay by credit card, thereby saving about 35%? My travel agent says she
: > can easily book flights, accomodation, etc., anywhere in the world for
: > US residents. In the case of a vacation to Europe, for example, the
: > Canadian travel agent would make all the arrangements, the US client's
: > credit card would be billed in Canadian funds and the tickets etc.,
: > would be couriered overnight to them. Do US residents know they can do
: > this?
: That's not quite the way it works. I've called around for flights in both : the US and Canada and the prices are almost the same. US residents who
: buy tickets in Canada, also have to pay the 15% sales tax on top of the
: price of the ticket. Not really a bargin.
Don't Americans pay sales tax for travel agent services in the US?...I
don't know, just wondering. Also, if you shop around, you don't end up
with 15% sales tax. I think that is the rate you would get in Ontario (7% fed. sales tax plus 8% provincial). Some provinces charge even higher
rates, but here in Alberta the provincial sales tax is zero, ie you'd only pay the federal 7%.
Can't say if this represents any bargain or not, just something to
consider.
Don
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