Where do you shop for airline tickets?

[wildblue 7]

Just curious. Or are you like me, and do all of the above trying to save $40?
I just spent the last few hours looking at airfares. Even tried Priceline. This crap is expensive! And it cracks me up - the same flight can be anywhere from $350 - $2,000 and that's not counting first class.
Someone just want to give me a couple buddy passes?

it's like incest - you're substituting convenience for quality

[alanab 0]

studentuniverse.com is good if you have an .edu email address.

[Kramer 0]

Expedia.com never found anything cheaper.

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[AggieDave 6]

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[freeflir29 0]

It seems pretty rare that anyone has cheaper fares than the airline's web site. That's just my experience though. YMMV.

[wildblue 7]

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studentuniverse.com is good if you have an .edu email address.

Are they usually better than the others at prices? I can't really compare, because I got a "At this time, we have no student deals available for the itinerary you requested."

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Expedia.com never found anything cheaper.

That's generally been my experience. Orbitz is usually only 2 or 3 dollars more though. Today was shocking - the price direct from an airline was like $100 less than what the other places listed.

it's like incest - you're substituting convenience for quality

[dove 0]

I have found the best fares on Orbitz. Once I find a good fare there I usually go to the cheapest airline's website to save the extra $6 orbitz often charges. Yes. I am that broke and that cheap.

Fall in dove.

[alanab 0]

yeah, i got round trip to london from columbus, ohio for $500!!
if you maybe change your date or time they will have something available for you:) good luck!

[Orchid 0]

Jet Blue or CheapFare.com

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[flygirl03 0]

i recently used expedia for a round trip to san antonio.

for the time/date i wanted to go and for a non stop flight, they had the best deal

having never purchased tickets online before, i ws a bit wary of the process, but the curb side guys had me in the system, checked my bags and gave me my boarding pass... couldn't have gone more smoothly.

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[trautmann 0]

I got best results from www.billiger-fliegen.com , but I#m from Europe, don't know if the're offering flights starting in the states

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[Kennedy 0]

If you're really lucky you find an awesome deal like I did.

Here's the trick: go ask your brother who travels 3-4 days out of every week for some of his frequent flier miles, since he has more miles than God.

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[WFFC 1]

travelocity mostly, but on the rare occasion that one of the others beats the price, I'll go with that. Anyway, that's what DSL is for right? Surfing for plane tix in 7 different windows?

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[RoadRash 0]

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Here's the trick: go ask your brother who travels 3-4 days out of every week for some of his frequent flier miles, since he has more miles than God.

Oooh, oooh...SHARE, SHARE!!!!!! But I refuse to call him god...


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[ChasingBlueSky 0]

I always do better going right to the website of the airline, joining their rewards club and booking thru them. Expedia, et all include a service fee to book the tickets for UAL, AA, etc.

I have a friend that is a manager in marketing for one of the major airlines - she mentioned that you would do better 9/10 times on the airline homepage. In fact, they often offer better deals, cheaper prices and higher rewards that way.

Always check the discount airliners: www.flyted.com, www.flysong.com, www.spiritair.com,www.airtran.com, www.frontierairlines.com, www.flyseal.com, www.usa3000.com, wwwjetblue.com, www.southwest.com, www.ata.com (thats all that I could remember off the top of my head)

Also, look at the airport you will be leaving from and arriving at - check to see all the airlines that work at both ends....you can usually find this on the airports website...then check the airlines webpages.

btw, don't forget www.travelzoo.com for vacation packages, www.hotwire.com, www.cheaptickets.com, yahoo travel....if I remember any others (I subscribe to about 30 of them) I will post them later.

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[Gawain 0]

I use a travel agent that always finds me fares cheaper (by notable margins) than anything I find online. I've used Priceline a couple times.

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[Aviatrr 0]

I call the travel desk at my company....they get "special rates" with all the airlines....plus, they punch in a departure, destination, and date.....and they get ALL flights(and prices) in the Sabre reservation system for the given places and date. I guess you could say I use a company paid travel agent...

Mike

[weegegirl 2]

Great Post... very useful info!

I shop around... somewhere different each time...

Priceline, Hotwire, Orbitz, CheapTickets...

CheapTickets a few years ago sold me round trip from New York to Peru for $515-. I couldn't believe it.

[CanuckInUSA 0]

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I am that broke and that cheap.

Sounds like someone needs to find herself a sugar-daddy.

As far as this thread is concerned...

I've used Travelocity, Orbitz and Priceline and for the most part didn't notice much of a difference in prices (yes doing concurrent searches at the same time). But for the life of me, I will never understand how these ticket agents come up with their prices. I've seen the same flight advertized with radically different prices. Or I've seen prices radically higher for making multiple connections. It just doesn't make sense at times.

Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

[Antithesis 0]

I've used all of the regulars for the states But I like Cheaptickets.com the best. So far they can rarely be beaten.

I travel the land, Work in the ocean, Play in the sky

[freeflir29 0]

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in the Sabre reservation system for the given places and date.

I think they use the same system to make my reservations for work.

[Aviatrr 0]

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I think they use the same system to make my reservations for work.

Yep....amazing how they always seem to find seats via Sabre when the airline websites show nothing available.. I've often been amazed at how people that bought their tickets months in advance get bumped off an overbooked flight, but when my company books a flight 8 hours before departure time, I always seem to get a seat....hmmm....wonder why that is?

Mike

[damion75 0]

Ebookers.com - not bad prices and you can actually buy the flights at the prices they put on the screen, unlike most other sites which advertise a really good price but when you phone to book tell you it has sold out... and offer the same or worse than everyone else...

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[jumpinfarmer 0]

At manifest at the DZ. I only go up in planes, I've never come down in one.

[freeflir29 0]

Just bought another one from Delta.com. Trying to keep my Dad's pension from disolving! $290 for a round trip from Cleveland to Atlanta. 1000 bonus miles for purchasing online.