Sidestep.com, to use or not to use?
Jun 14, 2001 | 12:39 pm
#16
Moderator: Hilton Honors, Practical Travel Safety Issues, Information Desk & San Francisco
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" size="2">Originally posted by monitor:
Although I too found it interesting and promising, it was immediately uninstalled the first time that it self-launched.
That kind of stuff is not permitted on my computer nor on the computer of anyone I know who has even a smidgen of technical knowledge. </font>
Although I too found it interesting and promising, it was immediately uninstalled the first time that it self-launched.
That kind of stuff is not permitted on my computer nor on the computer of anyone I know who has even a smidgen of technical knowledge. </font>
Jun 17, 2001 | 8:41 pm
#18
Join Date: Sep 2000
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Sidestep is a fairly decent tool for getting a quick view of hotel availability for an area. Usually, I just want to see a list of all of the HHonors or Marriott hotels that have rooms available for my dates BEFORE I go run a bunch of searches all over the web. Sidestep gives me this with one click.
Most of the time, I end up finding a better rate elsewhere. But if I don't, I click-through Sidestep to the hotel site and book the stay.
This seems to work the best when you are looking for a 2- or 3-star place with a fairly basic rate structure (i.e., a Hampton Inn). Sidestep is less effective at searching high-end hotels, and totally useless if you are looking for something that isn't part of a big chain.
For flights and rental cars, I find it to be totally useless. The searches take too long, and always produce less complete results than the other sites.
Most of the time, I end up finding a better rate elsewhere. But if I don't, I click-through Sidestep to the hotel site and book the stay.
This seems to work the best when you are looking for a 2- or 3-star place with a fairly basic rate structure (i.e., a Hampton Inn). Sidestep is less effective at searching high-end hotels, and totally useless if you are looking for something that isn't part of a big chain.
For flights and rental cars, I find it to be totally useless. The searches take too long, and always produce less complete results than the other sites.
Jun 18, 2001 | 1:48 pm
#20
Join Date: Mar 2000
Location: NYC
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Not only are the fares never cheaper than can be found on www.travelbyus.com or www.orbitz.com, but (like Travelocity) it gives priority to certain airlines. For example, United will only ever show up if no other airline flies that route, even if United fares are cheaper.
Jun 19, 2001 | 9:45 pm
#23
Join Date: Apr 2001
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" size="2">Originally posted by BaldEmu:
www.travelbyus.com </font>
www.travelbyus.com </font>
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