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Old Oct 12, 1999 | 12:14 pm
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Vulcan
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I agree that most of the stuff on Bestfares.com is not a good deal.One must always check multiple sites when making plans for a trip. That being said, the one thing that makes Bestfares worth the $60 and then some, are the Snooze Alarm listings. This is the only site I am aware of that lists all the airfare uploads as they happen 3 times every weekday, twice on Saturday, and Once on Sunday. One does see a lot of errors and ridiculosly low fares because of entry errors. These fares are bookable if you catch them before the next upload and the airline pulls them. I have personally booked several. Yes, you will probably get the same fares displayed if you happen to check travelocity, or ItN etc, during the small window they are available, but on Bestfares they are all arranged together. Also, if you live in a location where you can get to more than one airport,as I do(EWR/PHL), I can and do change plans when I see a real low ball price at one or the other airport. The key is to have the time to check back 3 times a day. If you do, you will see some amazing prices with only a short window to act.
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