Help - makemytrip.com

totomei

I'm a foreign tourist trying to buy tickets from makemytrip.com.
Since I can't use international credit card online, I've chatted with their customer service.
Please help me with the offer:

1. Rate for India locals - Rs 6350 (Jodhpur-Udaipur-Delhi)
2. Must issue paper tickets to an India address; no e-ticket.

The agent said that i can use this ticket since the foreigner rate rule is by airlines.

Has anyone had experience on this kind of offer?
Thanks a million.

akt

Which airline(s)? Some have different rates for foerigners, some don't. It sounds as if there are two rates but the agent is encouraging you to buy the ticket meant for Indians. This is not illegal, but would be against the airline's rules. While there is a chance they may not bother you and let you fly, there is also the chance that they may stop you from boarding and ask you to pay the fare difference.

icetea

Well what airline is it? Some airlines do have the same rate for foreigners and locals (deccan, spicejet, goAir, I think), yes...if that's what you are asking. I have flown with the above 3 airlines for Indian rates.

steven_ber

Totomei

Are you talking about airline tickets?

It's not clear to me and I don't know if makemytrip.com only deal in airline tickets.

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steven_ber

Totomei

Please only ask your questions once.

You posted 3 times, and we will always delete the other posts, but if another member spends time replying to one of the other posts and then finds the post has been deleted, they might not be willing to do the reply again.

jyotirmoy

You haven't indicated which airline you are booking with. Yes some airlines do have dual pricing. It is not a good idea to conceal your citizenship.
Btw there is an excellent overnight train from Udaipur to Delhi.

totomei

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jyotirmoy

Yes they have dual pricing policy.

totomei

jyotirmoy: dual pricing

does this mean as a foreigner, i must pay the foreigner ticket price?

Thanks!

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i apologize for posting the same question 3 times.
i'm still learning to get around this site.

jyotirmoy

Yes as a foreigner you will have to pay foreigner ticket price. Some budget airlines may not have dual pricing. You can check them out provided they fly to the places you want to go.

akt

OK. They do have a higher fare for foreigners. You can investigate other airlines and the trains too. The distances involved are not great, so the train should be fine.

sugarhigh

i'm starting to be a little hesitant about makemytrip.com. they're asking for your creditcard no. and cvc. which essentially means anyone who get a hold of it can make online purchases. i mean usually on online booking systems, at least they have some securenet or something like that. but this? my friend was saying that they could technically spend all the money in the credit card and the card company would have no sympathy because you gave it out in the first place?

akt

A little caution is helpful, but not paranoia. Remember that whenever you make an online purchase, the vendor has to have all the credit card info. Whenever you hand your card to a waiter or salesman, they have all the info.

If you are worried about sending the info by fax, you can split it into 2 or more faxes, even send them hours apart.

This makes no sense. If you call a shop and order something for $50, you have to give your card number, cvv etc. Otherwise, how can they process the order? Now if they charge $10,000 instead, will the bank say "tough luck" because you gave out the card info?

Most good businesses will record such phone conversations to protect everyone. Make MY Trip will do the same, save the chat session or the phone conversation, and also asks you to fill out and sign an authorization from for a specific amount.

cyberhippie

Caution IS warranted a outfit like Make m trip should have a secure online payment gateway!
personally I think with a big company like this you have little to worry about in terms of being shafted by the company themselves but details like this in an unsecured format can be misused!

Nick-H

All that that net security stuff does is set up a 'secure' encrypted link between your browser and their server, the idea of which is that third parties don't hack it. You are still giving the company the information --- without which (as has been said) how do they get the money off you?

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