In Reply to: booking flight and accom separately posted by dwyera on Sunday, 22. February 2009 at 13:26 Bali Time:
you need to tell.
1. Where are you flying from?
2. Which peak season? Xmas?
You may find you getter a better deal going with an agent as you can often get free nights or 1 child free in a package.
There is no way to say which is better, doing it yourself can be if you know what you are doing. An agent can step in if there are problems, delays, overbooked rooms etc.
Just keep an eye out for specials, the prices for 2010 won't be out yet anyway.