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Last Edited by Schooby June 11, 2015 at 01:19 PM
Many threads have been started requesting help in finding travel deals. Here are some locations that should be checked first before posting requests for additional assistance.
These are price comparison sites for airfare, hotels, cars and general travel deals:
www.airfarewatc
www.bookingbudd
www.expedia.com
www.farecompare
www.flightorder
www.iexplore.co
www.kayak.com
http://us.lastminute.c
www.lonelyplane
www.mobissimo.c
www.orbitz.com
http://www.pricegrabbe
www.sidestep.co
www.studentuniv
www.travelocity
www.travelzoo.c
www.qixo.com
farechase.yahoo
This website will give you reviews of hotels, resorts and vacations from people who have stayed there:
www.tripadvisor
If you want to try your hand at bidding for travel or lodging, try these out:
www.hotwire.com – price provided, no names (lodging or carrier)
www.priceline.c
Now, wouldn't you like a cheat sheet for hotwire or priceline? Why not check these great sites out to help you?
www.betterbiddi
www.biddingfort
www.bidlesstrav
If Southwest Airlines flies to/from where you want to go, try installing their notification software that provides great prices – it has no spyware and works great. While you're there, check out their hot fares.
www.southwest.c
www.southwest.c
Here is a guide to getting a better price on car rentals:
http://www.betterbiddi
If you want to talk travel points, miles and more, you must check out the forums at:
http://www.flyertalk.c
If you want to pick your trip by quality (speed, comfort, ease) check out:
http://www.insidetrip.
Here are some new sites that use predictive technology to figure out how much the fare will go up or down. It is limited in its cities right now, but should be expanding in the near future.
http://www.flyspy.com/
http://www.farecast.co
Group Travel Planning Made Easy - www.triphub.com
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Check out the great posts below for specialized travel info!
Bon Voyage!
These are price comparison sites for airfare, hotels, cars and general travel deals:
www.airfarewatc
www.bookingbudd
www.expedia.com
www.farecompare
www.flightorder
www.iexplore.co
www.kayak.com
http://us.lastminute.c
www.lonelyplane
www.mobissimo.c
www.orbitz.com
http://www.pricegrabbe
www.sidestep.co
www.studentuniv
www.travelocity
www.travelzoo.c
www.qixo.com
farechase.yahoo
This website will give you reviews of hotels, resorts and vacations from people who have stayed there:
www.tripadvisor
If you want to try your hand at bidding for travel or lodging, try these out:
www.hotwire.com – price provided, no names (lodging or carrier)
www.priceline.c
Now, wouldn't you like a cheat sheet for hotwire or priceline?
Why not check these great sites out to help you?www.betterbiddi
www.biddingfort
www.bidlesstrav
If Southwest Airlines flies to/from where you want to go, try installing their notification software that provides great prices – it has no spyware and works great. While you're there, check out their hot fares.
www.southwest.c
www.southwest.c
Here is a guide to getting a better price on car rentals:
http://www.betterbiddi
If you want to talk travel points, miles and more, you must check out the forums at:
http://www.flyertalk.c
If you want to pick your trip by quality (speed, comfort, ease) check out:
http://www.insidetrip.
Here are some new sites that use predictive technology to figure out how much the fare will go up or down. It is limited in its cities right now, but should be expanding in the near future.
http://www.flyspy.com/
http://www.farecast.co
Group Travel Planning Made Easy - www.triphub.com
Priority Pass (gets you into airport lounges) 15% off - https://slickdeals.net/forums/showthread.php?
Check out the great posts below for specialized travel info!
Bon Voyage!
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User Submitted Deal Sites
LatestHotelsDeals.com [LatestHotelsDeals.com] This site searches and compares Expedia, Hotels.com, Booking.com, Holiday Inn, Priceline, lastminute.com, Marriot and more so you can always get the best price.
www.kayak.com
www.yapta.com Yapta is still BETA... it cannot store information on most airlines. But it will search for your BOUGHT tickets as well, and get you a refund if the price goes down. This is the only site that will do that.
www.itravel2000.com Great booking bonuses (i.e. free giftcards, etc...)
www.farecompare.com
www.travel-ascending.com/ Travel-Ascending Discount Travel
www.cheapoair.com [cheapoair.com]
http://www.cheapflight
http://www.bookingbudd
http://www.igougo.com/ [igougo.com] Opens up new airline sites in popups (for thorough searches)
http://www.usairwaysva
http://www.allinclusiv
www.tripalertz.com [tripalertz.com] this site has great deals they are somewhat new but have gotten a lot of press check it out
you do have to sign up first, but they will not spam you.
http://www.missiontrav
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LatestHotelsDeals.com [LatestHotelsDeals.com] This site searches and compares Expedia, Hotels.com, Booking.com, Holiday Inn, Priceline, lastminute.com, Marriot and more so you can always get the best price.
www.kayak.com
www.yapta.com Yapta is still BETA... it cannot store information on most airlines. But it will search for your BOUGHT tickets as well, and get you a refund if the price goes down. This is the only site that will do that.
www.itravel2000.com Great booking bonuses (i.e. free giftcards, etc...)
www.farecompare.com
www.travel-ascending.com/ Travel-Ascending Discount Travel
www.cheapoair.com [cheapoair.com]
http://www.cheapflight
http://www.bookingbudd
http://www.igougo.com/ [igougo.com] Opens up new airline sites in popups (for thorough searches)
http://www.usairwaysva
http://www.allinclusiv
www.tripalertz.com [tripalertz.com] this site has great deals they are somewhat new but have gotten a lot of press check it out
you do have to sign up first, but they will not spam you.
http://www.missiontrav
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Kayak can also help you bite the bullet and buy your ticket, or not, with its "price predictor," which forecasts whether fares will go up or down. Enter your desired itinerary and the site will return a list of flight options, along with a recommendation to either buy now or wait for a fare drop. But the tool is not omniscient. Predictions appear with confidence rates and are limited to certain cities, round-trip, coach flights and specific time frames depending on your departure and arrival cities.
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2) AirfareWatchdog works best for travelers ready to take off at the drop of a deal. The site has actual people lurking on airline Web sites in anticipation of fare sales. They sign up for rewards programs to snag promotional codes and discount offers that can be passed on to AirfareWatchdog users. Plus, the site includes fares from Southwest, Allegiant and other small airlines that may not appear on bigger search sites such as Kayak.
(Also, in November 2014, the site added a new service, Hotelwatchdog, which fetches hotel listings that offer great values, meaning they have prices lower than similar nearby hotels, good locations and favorable TripAdvisor reviews.)
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4) Several major airlines, such as American, AirTran and Jetblue, will refund you the difference, usually in the form of travel credits or vouchers, if the fare falls below what you paid for your ticket. Enter your flight information at Yapta.com, and the site tracks the fares for you. If the price dips below the threshold your specify, Yapta will shoot you an e-mail or Tweet and walk you through how to collect your refund.
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I find interesting that a lot of these links are now dead. I suppose that the big travel sites don't like these deal sites and actively try to squash them. I know several of those sites are now part of the bigger companies.
Here's an article talking about the consolidation in this space: http://www.chicagotrib
I love the quote: "But the biggest development is that travel sites keep swallowing one another with the avarice of the Donner party at lunch."
But the article points out that there are really only four companies that own all the major booking sites.
It also points out that the effort to search for better prices may not be worth it.
Just some recent observations.
I would love to see the lasted compendium of sites people are using.
Eric
I find interesting that a lot of these links are now dead. I suppose that the big travel sites don't like these deal sites and actively try to squash them. I know several of those sites are now part of the bigger companies.
Here's an article talking about the consolidation in this space: http://www.chicagotrib
I love the quote: "But the biggest development is that travel sites keep swallowing one another with the avarice of the Donner party at lunch."
But the article points out that there are really only four companies that own all the major booking sites.
It also points out that the effort to search for better prices may not be worth it.
Just some recent observations.
I would love to see the lasted compendium of sites people are using.
Eric
www.dealsatx.co
It's newer but it cuts out a little if the food from other sites
I have also been happy with googleflights.com and the flexible search calendar and airfare alerts. I also use Tripadvisor and Airfare Watchdog alerts in conjunction with it. We have been to Hawaii this way a few times for pretty cheap.
http://biketrain.net/amsnag/amSnag.php. Although not a cheap way to travel this will tell you the lowest seat or room price on Amtrak if you are flexible. Keep checking back as the first reservations on an added car are cheap and then they go up until they add a new car and start over. You can do flexible searches to find the best price and then go to Amtrak and plug in those dates to get the same cost.
Hope this gives someone the ability to do some exploring.
www.tripatravel
It was cheaper than Priceline and Kayak and most others I checked. Haven't tried the hotel or car rental but I will once I have a chance.
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www.tripatravel
It was cheaper than Priceline and Kayak and most others I checked. Haven't tried the hotel or car rental but I will once I have a chance.