best website for purchasing flight + hotel packages?
Aug 31, 2004 | 8:01 am
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best website for purchasing flight + hotel packages?
I've noticed that often if you buy your flight and hotel together on a site like travelocity or expedia, the overall price is better than purchasing separately.
Now, sometimes you have to deal with pre-paid rates not giving points and such, but for value it seems the best way to go.
My question is, which do you consider to have the best deals? Are there others out there beside the big 3: Orbitz, Travelocity, Expedia that I should be looking at?
In case it matters I'm trying to do a Disney vacation for January through this method.
Thanks!
Now, sometimes you have to deal with pre-paid rates not giving points and such, but for value it seems the best way to go.
My question is, which do you consider to have the best deals? Are there others out there beside the big 3: Orbitz, Travelocity, Expedia that I should be looking at?
In case it matters I'm trying to do a Disney vacation for January through this method.
Thanks!
Aug 31, 2004 | 8:07 am
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For last minute trips, there's always Site59.com. Also, try the airline sites themselves, as they often have flight/hotel packages (pulling from the same consolidator inventory as the Orbitz/Expedia/Travelocity/Site59 package pull from & you can sometimes get bonus miles for booking through them). Lastly, for a Disney vacation, check out places like AAA travel agencies - they're free for you to use if you're a member & you can get competitive prices from them too (and still get your hotel/air miles).