one-ways or multi-city cheaper?
Aug 2, 2006 | 10:24 pm
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one-ways or multi-city cheaper?
Hey, just playing around on orbitz and travelocity I'm having a hard time determining if booking several one-way tickets is cheaper than one multi-city.
Anybody have any insight?
Question 2: Which airlines disqualify 3rd party booking (ex: travelocity) for applicable mileage credit? (I know some of the hotels like Marriott do this).
Thanks!
Anybody have any insight?
Question 2: Which airlines disqualify 3rd party booking (ex: travelocity) for applicable mileage credit? (I know some of the hotels like Marriott do this).
Thanks!
Aug 2, 2006 | 11:41 pm
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For your first question it really depends on where (and on which airline) you are travelling. Some fares allow quite complex routings on the same fare ^ others dont 
Some routes are much cheaper in one direction than another, or faring from a particular point.
Eg a fare AAA-BBB-CCC-DDD may be more expensive than the combination of fares
AAA-BBB-CCC and CCC-DDD, but in some cases the best fare is
AAA-BBB and BBB-CCC-DDD.
Some routes are much cheaper in one direction than another, or faring from a particular point.Eg a fare AAA-BBB-CCC-DDD may be more expensive than the combination of fares
AAA-BBB-CCC and CCC-DDD, but in some cases the best fare is
AAA-BBB and BBB-CCC-DDD.
Aug 3, 2006 | 10:19 pm
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I haven't seen a definite pattern to this one. Generally, direct, non-stop flights are less expensive. Having said that, when you search, you'll quite often find less expensive fares that involve a transfer. More often than not, I have noted that the highest fares get more expensive when you select a connecting city. I have sometimes been surprised that for discount fares, a connection is sometimes required!
Aug 4, 2006 | 9:30 am
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1. It varies by route, airline and schedule. Check another option, too: round trip tickets using the first half of each.
2. I have yet to see an airline that didn't treat Travelocity, Orbitz and so on as travel agents for this purpose. You should get your miles. The exception is Priceline and other sites where you don't know what you'll get until they tell you. Priceline fares are generally not supposed to earn miles.
2. I have yet to see an airline that didn't treat Travelocity, Orbitz and so on as travel agents for this purpose. You should get your miles. The exception is Priceline and other sites where you don't know what you'll get until they tell you. Priceline fares are generally not supposed to earn miles.