Expedia owns Orbitz, Travelocity, and Hotels.com?!

[ponyo]

Yeah, I was surprised it was pretty much Expedia and Booking now. But I haven't used any of the Expedia properties in a long time. If I book a hotel, I usually use Priceline, Booking, or just book direct. But I prefer to stay in AirBnB if possible for leisure travel. And I use Kayak and Google Flights to search for airfares. And for rental cars, I use Costco Travel for domestic and Priceline for international car rental. So I guess I'm a fan of Booking properties.

 

[JEDI]

Yeah, I was surprised it was pretty much Expedia and Booking now. But I haven't used any of the Expedia properties in a long time. If I book a hotel, I usually use Priceline, Booking, or just book direct. But I prefer to stay in AirBnB if possible for leisure travel.

And I use Kayak and Google Flights to search for airfares.

And for rental cars, I use Costco Travel for domestic and Priceline for international car rental. So I guess I'm a fan of Booking properties.

why priceline for hotels? you like bidding?
whats the advantage of kayak over google flights?

 

[ponyo]

why priceline for hotels? you like bidding?
whats the advantage of kayak over google flights?

Priceline got rid of bidding and name your own price. There's only regular and express options now. I use express when I need cheap motel. It's usually about 5-10% cheaper than direct.

I use Kayak and Momondo to double check Google Flights. Kayak and Momondo are pretty much the same and owned by Booking. Sometimes there are some Kayak/Momondo hacker fares that don't show up on Google Flights and vice versa.

 

[JEDI]

Priceline got rid of bidding and name your own price. There's only regular and express options now. I use express when I need cheap motel. It's usually about 5-10% cheaper than direct.

how are priceline prices compared to hotels.com?

 

[s0me0nesmind1]

Priceline got rid of bidding and name your own price. There's only regular and express options now. I use express when I need cheap motel. It's usually about 5-10% cheaper than direct.

I use Kayak and Momondo to double check Google Flights. Kayak and Momondo are pretty much the same and owned by Booking. Sometimes there are some Kayak/Momondo hacker fares that don't show up on Google Flights and vice versa.

I consider name-brand official hotel booking (with no discount) like paying sticker price for a car... no one pays sticker price.

I book under either a corporate code or at the government rate (wife is government contractor).

 

[ponyo]

I consider name-brand official hotel booking (with no discount) like paying sticker price for a car... no one pays sticker price.

I book under either a corporate code or at the government rate (wife is government contractor).

I pay sticker price and so does everyone I know. But no one I know works for the big corporate or government. Everyone I know either owns small business or works at one. I've negotiated cheaper rates in person couple of times but that's not an option for online booking. But I rarely stay at name-brand official hotel now. I can get so much more for my money with AirBnB.