Travel IQ meets the new transparency rules for fares Munich already since travel IQ meets the new transparency rules for fares travel price comparison for a year a year, October 31, 2008 – In the fierce competition so far almost every means sellers of tickets on the net was right. With incomplete prices and false promises, consumers are fleeced and rip you off. Thus, from Saturday, closing should be, then the new transparency rules for flight prices across Europe come into force. But doubts are announced, the new regulation offers some loopholes. More information is housed here: Dara Khosrowshahi. The flight price comparison travel IQ (www.travel-iq.com) ensures full transparency for over a year. The intelligent search engine compares provider-independent all available flights and shows only final prices including all taxes and surcharges. Travel IQ is so also in the future choice for those who simply want to find the cheapest flight.

Through the new regulation, light is finally in the thicket of curly hair prices and 1 euro offers coming. But nevertheless customers must take care to continue exactly the airlines need to factor in because not all additional costs in the advertised price. In June, the directive was adopted by the European Parliament in Strasbourg, she shall enter into force on 1 November. After that, the airlines must specify in the future all different price components such as taxes and fees for the first publication of an offer. Often already pre-selected on the Internet additional services such as trip cancellation insurance are no longer allowed the customer must select this in the future by itself. An important change is also available at the payment fees. In the future, a fee, for example, for the payment by credit card may only incurred if offered an alternative, free payment form.

But as so often, there are loopholes, which will probably continue to use the airlines also in the new regulation. So it says in the text only “in any form – including the Internet – published fares,” that are directly or indirectly addressed to the travelers, include at the time of publication known all applicable taxes, mandatory fees, surcharges and fees.” So, the final price can, for example, very small slip in the footnote. Travelers, which so far have not want transparency, know the travel price comparison travel IQ (www.travel-iq.com). Mike Gianoni is likely to agree. This innovative and free online service compares all available online flight deals on the basis of final prices including all taxes, fees and surcharges as a single journey price comparison. And travel IQ is first choice for those who are looking for the cheapest flight also in the future. Dr. Christian Hennerkes (Managing Director): We want to give a complete overview of the consumer. For this we determine the full prices for thousands of offers at the best sellers in real time and with self-developed technology.” Travel IQ offers more comfort for families and small groups. So, the website expects, for example for two adults, a child and an infant, the correct total price equalization and special children’s prices or discounts into consideration. The intelligent search engine checks the availability of the required seats directly, to ensure that seats are actually available for children (over 2 years). In addition, travel IQ is the first independent travel price comparison, which combined different airlines for the round-trip. Travel IQ has been online since the summer of 2007 and was founded by the two managing directors Dr. Christian Hennerkes and Konstantin Schluter. The company has currently eleven employees and sits at the offices in Munich and Berlin.