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Mashable - The Social Media Guide: 2008/06/17/tools-for-cheap-air-travel/

  • jenni · 1 year ago
    Kayak.com is domestic as well (not just kayak.co.uk) I love that site!
  • jacob morgan · 1 year ago
    i've heard of a few of these but I will check out the whole list, i'm always looking for easy ways to travel, thanks for the list!

    Jacob
  • ChrisW · 1 year ago
    I thought http://www.yapta.com would have been on this list. It's a cool start-up in Seattle that tells you when it's the best time to buy tickets (read=when they are priced low).
  • Char James-Tanny · 1 year ago
    Ditto. I always put my flights in Yapta before purchasing and let it watch the prices for me.
  • Steve · 1 year ago
    Sidestep.com is very similar to Kayak.com. Both are vital to my travel though.

    Overall, great list!!!
  • jnp · 1 year ago
    ....In turn, Kayak purchased SideStep for roughly $180 million...for me sidestep was better b4 the sale...and smartertravel.com is most useful in helping to aggregate all fare sales in one weekly email...
    www.very.fm
  • Sebastian · 1 year ago
    For complex tickets (round the world and multi-stop international) check out AirTreks.com
  • Guillaume · 1 year ago
    Seriously, I think mobissimo.com is the best by far. It actually probably aggregates most of the sites mentioned, so you are almost guaranteed to find the best deal :)
  • Maing · 1 year ago
    Very comprehensive list but i think mobissimo should be included in the list and kayak should be included in the domestic results too.

    I'm happy to see some European search engines like Momondo,Skyscanner and Trabber :)
  • FaceyMichu · 1 year ago
    I travel a lot and usually use www.sidestep.com ,they search over 200 travel websites
    for the best values, so far it works great for me! ;)
  • Tom · 1 year ago
    www.adioso.com is another great flight aggregator, covering airlines in Australia and South-East Asia.
  • Ling · 1 year ago
    I've never quite understood this timing strategy for airline bookings. Is there some logic behind it, or is it just like you keep watch and if you bump into a good deal, you book it.
  • Sean P. Aune · 1 year ago
    The further away from your date, the cheaper the price. It is certainly not possible to always book months in advance, but you should whenever you can.
  • Finn · 1 year ago
    I have often used dohop.com to find low cost connecting flights. eBookers.com is another great one.
  • Ron · 1 year ago
    Even with all of these resources, I still end up going to southwest.com and finding cheaper flights there. Why don't these other sites include southwest airlines in their search results????
  • Sean P. Aune · 1 year ago
    Good question. I think these sites have to get the permission of the airlines to be included, so maybe Southwest is denying them? No clue if that is the case, but it is a possibility.
  • jnp · 1 year ago
    It still takes 10 sites or so to research and then book a trip -- sometimes I back into a low-fare through the hotel like Starwood's SPG (Preferred Guest) -- when hotels and airlines are packaged no one knows where the deep discount is coming from, and that is just where they both like to be; where they can claim they aren't discounting below advertised rates...that said Kiwi Collection and the like have great properties...

    www.very.fm
  • Jessica · 1 year ago
    A great site for us Aussies is http://www.bestflights.com.au as it has a whole bunch of domestic and international flights that range from the cheapest (and are quite cheap!) to of course, the most costly. A great idea is to nab the cheapest price off this site and take it to a travel agent like Flight Centre where they will beat the price even more.
  • Lefteris · 1 year ago
    I regularly use NoProblem Travel for my travel needs as I can find special hotel deals. But it also has a good flight booking system at http://www.noproblemtravel.com/flights.pl
  • Brian · 8 months ago
    http://BookMe.com/flights.php allows you to search most of the sites you mention within just a couple of minutes.
  • Flights to Australia · 8 months ago
    Mashable is really a very good site providing blogs on social networking. And yes great job done by using Dysqus for commenting on blogs.
  • Tabu · 7 months ago
    I like Kayak as well but I've noticed that most of these airfare sites don't feature smaller airlines like Southwest.
  • imrankhan9856 · 7 months ago
    I would like to suggest www.Yatra.com its India's leading travel portal.
  • imrankhan9856 · 7 months ago
    Also I would suggest 2 more sites focusing on specific cities. These people are really doing hard work to find out the cheapest airfare deals:
    www.kathmanduflights.in
    Singapore Flights
  • Blackpool Hotels · 6 months ago
    Great tools for hotel and air travel

    James Blackpool
    www.norbreckcastle.com
  • Mona Wolters · 4 months ago
    I would like t know what experience anyone has had with cheaper airline tickets. What can you suggest to spend the least amount possible on air fare? I don't have much money, but am sure there is a cheaper way and some advice.
  • vuelosbaratos · 2 months ago
  • Rent Car Singapore · 2 months ago
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