Anyone have a great website for travel deals? Tips for low fares? Know about sales?
I would love to start a thread and have it updated fairly often so we could all track whatever offers may come up.
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3. BiddingForTravel.com is excellent for those who use Priceline.com. BiddingForTravel.com lists the hotels, by city and by star category, that participate in Priceline and it also contains a message board where people post what they paid. (i.e. if you're looking for a 4 star in San Francisco and see that the last 2 or 3 people got a 4 star hotel such as Grand Hyatt or Marriott for $75/night, it will give you an idea what the going rate is so that you do not overbid.)
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http://www.betterbidding.com/ is also very helpful with Priceline information and has helped me book some very nice rooms for my family at a fraction of the list price, mostly 4 stars bopping down to Boston for weekends... but helpful info worldwide.
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Have any of you guys had to use the service departments of the sites you listed?
I have always used an agent because I want to be able to talk to someone if there is an issue. Are these companies reliable should something get ****ed up?
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I go to all the sites print out some of the deals that i am interested in and then i approach my agent. If your agent is good they will match the price and find other similar deals. here iget the best of both worlds. Price and Service.
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I have never had a problem with Priceline. In fact, one time I was assigned a hotel that was undergoing renovation. I called Priceline and they cancelled the reservation for me. Keep in mind, it works great in some cities (i.e. I am almost always able to find a 4 star hotel in downtown San Francisco for $80 or less) and not as well as other cities (NYC and Honolulu quotes are only slightly better than you can find on your own directly from a hotel web site).
Of course, I know people who possess IATA cards and have access to all the discounts afforded to travel agents--even though they are not travel agents. I have had the opportunity to apply and receive such a card through others but have declined (travel agents earn so little as is and this is one of the few fringe benefits of their profession).
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