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buying a plane ticket
I have never bought my own plane ticket online. Anyone have any recommendations for specific online sites (like Orbitz-that is the only one I can think of). Any suggestions would be appreciated.
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I usually use kayak.com since it searches all airline sights as well as Orbitz, Cheaptickets and the like. It will then link you to whichever sight you want to purchase from.
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Go to the sites of the airlines themselves. That's what we always do.
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Let the games begin!
I search airlines directly, then see if I can get a cheaper price on Travelocity or Orbitz or Expedia. But, now they are all the same. So if you do not care about how much you want to spend and where you want to sit or if you want to sit together if you have a travel partner, then I would use the "betting" sites, like Cheaptickets, Hotwire or Priceline. And remember to "low ball", as for the most impossibly low price. If you want to go to LA to NY, ask for $100. If they accept it, and they most likely won't, then that is what you pay + tax which is $50 - $75--so you'll pay $175 round trip to LA to NY. And they charge your card automatically. Let us know if you get a $100 tix from LA to NY, though... :rolleyes:
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Still, it's always good to do a comparison between the vendor vs. airline website. Oftentimes the airline website will give you a booking bonus (extra miles, usually) if you book with them...and you might as well, if the prices are the same or similar. Hotwire and Priceline have deeply discounted tickets, but be aware. They'll tell you what time of the day you're leaving and what kind of plane you'll be flying, but it won't tell you which carrier you're flying until AFTER your purchase goes through. If you're a frequent flyer member at whatever airline, you won't earn miles if you buy your wholesale tickets on Hotwire and Priceline. Don't forget to always always always read the fine print! |
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Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. |
Southwest Airlines
I'm a big fan of Southwest Airlines - you have to check out their site because they don't participate in the other sites already mentioned.
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Go to Orbitz and Mobissimo.com and then to the website for the smaller airlines that fly where you want to go like Southwest/Spirit/ATA. If you find a cheap fare on Orbitz for an airline, then go to that airline's website and it'll usually be another 10-15 bucks cheaper.
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I had to book a flight for a sorority conference. I went to Orbitz and Travelocity to look for flights thinking they'd be cheaper. I ended up getting the same exact flight for $50 cheaper straight from Delta.com. It really depends sometimes.
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There is something seriously wrong with you. Seriously.
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I answered the OP question with links I already had stored for my own use.;):D If you do not care, do not bother with the links.:) And I just learned of a new site from WCBS radio: http://www.yapta.com/ |
Lately, the cheapest tickets I've found have been through the airlines' own Web sites. They're about $10 cheaper than travelocity/expedia/orbitz because they don't charge booking fees. I've also used Priceline a few times and been very successful at getting great deals. If you use a bid site like Priceline, only go as low as the lowest fare usually offered during a sale. If you try to get a roundtrip ticket from SEA to JFK for $100, you won't get it, because not even with the greatest sales do airlines ever offer that route for that cheap. You could get it for $200, though, which would be a great deal!
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This has nothing to do with a site, but since you've never bought your own just a tip...
Make sure you enter your name exactly as it appears on your ID. For instance, if you call yourself Jenny but it's Jennifer on your ID, you must put Jennifer. |
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