Exhibit 99.1

                                    CONSENT

          The undersigned hereby consents to his nomination to serve as a
Director on the Board of Directors of Cheap Tickets, Inc., a Delaware
Corporation, and to all references to him and to his professional history,
including but not limited to his biography on pages 47 and 48, that are included
or made a part of this Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.


Dated as of January 19, 1999.


                                         /s/  Giles H. Bateman
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                                              GILES H. BATEMAN