What website do you use to book flights?

[dudeman007]

I'm looking to take a round trip flight from San Luis Obispo, CA to somewhere near New Haven, CT the weekend before thanksgiving. I tried Orbitz, but I'm not sure what the general consensus is on the big deal sites. What do sites do you use to book flights?

 

[RandomFool]

kayak.com is pretty good for searching multiple sites.

 

[cubby1223]

Last time I used Orbitz. My limited experience, the prices are pretty much the same between sites.

 

[CrackRabbit]

Originally posted by: RandomFool
kayak.com is pretty good for searching multiple sites.

Seconded for kayak.

 

[cthulhu]

I use several of orbitz type sites to see what is available. I always book on an airline's website.

 

[conehead433]

Expedia was the least expensive the last time I booked a flight, but I was booking a room as well. You could always use FareCompare to check for low cost flights.

 

[EagleKeeper]

Most of the big websites will be within $5-10 of each other. They are all reaching for the same databases.

Note that some airlines do not open up their databases; you have to go to their web sites.

Some airline web sites may be able to get you a slightly better deal than what gomes across the big ones (Expedia, Orbitz, HotWire, etc).

It is best to get an idea of the flight/price and then double check the airline itself.

 

[Ushio]

sidestep.com worked great for my last vacation

 

[dudeman007]

Awesome thanks for the help so far guys

 

[Pepsi90919]

expedia.ca
westjet.com
aircanada.com

 

[MasterXen]

Travelocity.com

 

[RossMAN]

http://www.farecast.com

 

[FoBoT]

usually the airline website directly
www.flysouthwest.com

sometimes i'll check orbitz.com

 

[Parasitic]

www.southwest.com

I pretty much only fly SWA.

 

[dudeman007]

YES!

ROSSMAN ENTERED THE THREAD

 

[dudeman007]

All these websites have been great guys. It seems that it's always best to go direct, but these big search engines make things a LOT easier Thanks again.

 

[RossMAN]

Originally posted by: dudeman007
YES!

ROSSMAN ENTERED THE THREAD

I entered who/what?

How about I posted a reply rather than entering

 

[bigrash]

Originally posted by: RossMAN
http://www.farecast.com

wow, that site is pretty cool!

 

[imported_Devine]

Pretty much what everybody else here has said, except Im in the military and we have a place on base that has been $100+ cheaper than any other website gl though

 

[InverseOfNeo]

I would stay away from Orbitz...nothing but bad experiences with them (as well as others, one of which has a website that I cant find at the moment detailing his experiences).

 

[pyonir]

Originally posted by: cthulhu
I use several of orbitz type sites to see what is available. I always book on an airline's website.

Same here. It's usually 10-15 bucks cheaper if you do it directly on the airline's site. From my experience anyway.

 

[Doctor Nyse]

Originally posted by: RossMAN

Originally posted by: dudeman007
YES!

ROSSMAN ENTERED THE THREAD

I entered who/what?

How about I posted a reply rather than entering

What

 

[TheNewbie]

Originally posted by: CrackRabbit

Originally posted by: RandomFool
kayak.com is pretty good for searching multiple sites.

Seconded for kayak.

:thumbsup:

 

[cthulhu]

Originally posted by: pyonir

Originally posted by: cthulhu
I use several of orbitz type sites to see what is available. I always book on an airline's website.

Same here. It's usually 10-15 bucks cheaper if you do it directly on the airline's site. From my experience anyway.

That's why I do that.

 

[EagleKeeper]

Originally posted by: cthulhu

Originally posted by: pyonir

Originally posted by: cthulhu
I use several of orbitz type sites to see what is available. I always book on an airline's website.

Same here. It's usually 10-15 bucks cheaper if you do it directly on the airline's site. From my experience anyway.

That's why I do that.

The big boy sites charges a $5-$15 handling fee that the airlines do not have on their sites.