Anyone have any experience with AirlineConsolidator.com?

You didn't say what dates you were going but I tried some dates in Sept and Oct on kayak.com and got flights with one stop for that price and less. That includes taxes, etc and buying directly from the airlines. You might check that out before you buy from a company that you are hesitant about.

I have used AirlineConsolidator before. The service was no different than buying via expedia, or for that matter direct from the airline. They are essentially a travel agency that specializes in tickets.

One advantage they did provide was that I had an "odd" open Jaw. I wanted to fly into Amsterdam and out of Manchester, UK. No alliance flies those two routes, so most tickets were coming up way expensive. They were able to put me on Northwest/KLM into Amsterdam, and BA/American coming back...something a travel agent said couldn't be done...for the cost of a round trip to one of those places.

So overall, I recommend them, though I will state that I had no issues, and a true test of a place is when you do have problems and their resolution.

Thanks for the suggestions, I've never heard of kayak.com, but I'll check them out. If that doesn't work, I'm glad to know that airlineconsolidator.com isn't some fly-by-night site. The big plus about the flights I was looking at was that they're one stop in London only, and BA has the same carry on weight/size restrictions as the US, which could be a deciding factor. I'd read some posts in the last couple of days about European carriers having pretty severe limits on weight of carry on bags, and since we'll be gone for a month and are trying to not check anything, 8 kg will just not do.

In regards to baggage restrictions, the European airlines that have severe restrictions are the Budget airlines. It is very unlikely that in booking an international flight that you will hook up with any of the EU budget airlines since they do not codeshare. Certainly check about baggage limits, but I do not think that you have to worry about being put on a Ryanair flight once you hit Europe.

Good to know - once we're there we'll be flying from Madrid to Venice, so we'll probably deal with more restrictions on that flight.

I have used Airline Consolidator with no problems. Keep in mind that they actually sell tickets while sites like Kayak only tell you what the airlines themselves are offering.

Good advice above.
I'll add only you may or may not get frequent flyer miles with a consolidator, if that is important to you.

No frequent flier miles being used/earned, so that makes things a little easier (no restrictions on who/when we can fly) and harder (too much choice.) Thanks for the head's up, though!

So that you are aware of the full price of your ticket (on British Airways), if you make an economy section seat reservation prior to check-in, you'll need to pay for that. I think the cost is $30 per person per segment.