Priceline.com, named Best Travel Bidding Site by consumersearch.com, allows consumers to "name their own price" when it comes to airline flights, hotels, car rentals and other travel options. Customers of Priceline can search for flights and check prices, or choose flights, make an offer and see whether it is accepted. Priceline.com advertises possible savings of up to 50 percent.
"Travel + Leisure" magazine recommend Orbitz.com as the most likely site for a cheap fare and convenient routing. Orbitz offers a price assurance guarantee to its customers. If another customer books the same itinerary as you at a lower price, Orbitz will automatically send you a check for the difference, approximately six to eight weeks after your flight.
As a travel site search engine, Kayak.com is on target with its motto, "search one and done." Excellent-romantic-vacations.com calls Kayak "the Google of travel sites" and names it "the best airfare search engine" available. Kayak does not sell airline tickets, but refers consumers to the agency offering the flight of their choice via Web link.
Travelocity is another of "Travel + Leisure" magazine's top three picks for cheap fares. Travelocity guarantees that if you find the same flight for less money from another source within 24 hours, it will match that price.
There are no online booking fees with Travelocity and you can cancel any reservation within 24 hours with no penalties or fees. While booking through many sites can cost you the opportunity to gain frequent flyer miles, this is not true with Travelocity. All you have to do is provide your frequent flyer number and Travelocity conveys the info to your preferred airline.
Yapta.com was named Top Site for Airline Travelers by consumersearch.com. Yapta offers a useful feature that allows users to track fares before they book. Yapta provides email alerts when plane fares drop, giving customers the opportunity to book the cheapest flight possible. Yapta also alerts buyers in the event the fare drops after purchase. It provides instructions on how to receive a refund for the difference.
