EXHIBIT 99.3
 
                                    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 page 49, 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 February 23, 1999.
 
                                                  /s/ George R. Mrkonic
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                                                     GEORGE R. MRKONIC