Finding the Best Deals

[theworm[$]]

I know of several places to search for cheap airfare:

expedia
travelocity
cheaptickets

What sites do you use to find the best prices, and have you had good experiences with those sites?

[theworm[$]]

Oh - for what it's worth:
If anyone is looking for deals on cruises, we've had a lot of luck with Vacationstogo.com

[soxfan[$]]

I've had some luck with Orbitz -- not cheap cheap fares, but reasonable. Aside from ordering the same ticket three times (which was fixed pretty easily by calling customer service), it's worked pretty well.

Ailsa

[arianej]

I also check Orbitz, and the airline websites directly. I really haven't had much luck with middlemen-type companies, though and mostly buy direct. We have, upon a couple occasions, had luck with http://www.justfares.com, an online consolidator.

Unfortunately, their site is a pain to navigate, and you have to make a "reservation" (no credit card, you just have to give them names, addresses and they bug you if you don't end up taking the booking) in order to see any flight information. You can talk to a live agent, but we've had varying degrees of success with that. If you log on and end up with Roger, run awaaaaaaaay! Perhaps calling them directly would be better. Prices are usually pretty good, though. A couple years ago, we got a roundtrip airfare from Dayton, OH to London for a little over $300 per person.

I've always heard good feedback about http://www.go-today.com, but they sell packages, not individual flights, IIRC.

Ariane

[magenta321]

A while back I posted links to travelax and boardingpass. They compare ALL the major sites.

I think you're wasting your time, otherwise.