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Where do you buy your airline tickets?

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  1. JD88

    JD88 Member

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    Looking to purchase flight tickets but don't know where to go. I know priceline or whatever but I read that you can get cheaper flights on the carriers websites. Basically looking for specials like Southwest's Wanna Get Away deals but they never seem to be flying to the cities I want to go to.

    Anybody know any good websites or perhaps cheaper lesser known carriers?
     
    #1 JD88, Sep 18, 2012
  2. Prince

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    depends on where i am going.

    domestic - continental.com
    international - continental.com

    duh! ;)
     
    #2 Prince, Sep 18, 2012
  3. DrLudicrous

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    http://www.kayak.com/flights - Searches multiple travel sites
    http://www.studentuniverse.com/ - If you're a student or faculty at a university you can get good deals through there.

    The deals on carrier's websites are usually for short notice flights to certain cities, so if you're trying to plan ahead they may not work for you, but it doesn't hurt to check.
     
    #3 DrLudicrous, Sep 18, 2012
  4. Mr. Clutch

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    You mean United.com?

    I try to fly Southwest. If not, I go to United.

    Direct to the websites, don't really mess with priceline and whatnot.
     
    #4 Mr. Clutch, Sep 18, 2012
  5. pirc1

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    Just check all major airlines. If you have miles with an airline you could get major discount by using your miles (even when you cannot get free ticket) many times.
     
    #5 pirc1, Sep 18, 2012
  6. Hammer755

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    I usually use expedia, sometimes orbitz or kayak have better deals. Most offer the same deals as the carrier, just more convenient to have them all in one place.
     
    #6 Hammer755, Sep 18, 2012
  7. Child_Plz

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    I use United because they have all my frequent flyer miles lol.
     
    #7 Child_Plz, Sep 18, 2012
  8. bobrek

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    Search using Orbitz or a similar web site. To buy, check out the actual airline web site.
     
    #8 bobrek, Sep 18, 2012
  9. Sajan

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    #9 Sajan, Sep 18, 2012
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    City airlines.
     
    #10 CourtOfDreams, Sep 18, 2012
  11. HI Mana

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    For years matrix.itasoftware.com was by far my favorite site to use; it was the hidden gem of the internet.

    They were bought by Google a few years ago, so now you get the same tech simply by using a normal google search; it's awesome, and the only times I use expedia or orbitz is to get extra points on my credit card.
     
    #11 HI Mana, Sep 18, 2012
  12. BrieflySpeaking

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    travelzoo.com -- then click the 'supersearch' tab which will search other websites simultaneously for ticket prices.
     
    #12 BrieflySpeaking, Sep 18, 2012
  13. GRENDEL

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    I've been using cheapoair.com quite a bit, usually has the best prices around.
     
    #13 GRENDEL, Sep 18, 2012
  14. BaMcMing

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    I stumbled on google.com/flights and haven't looked back. It shows you how the prices trend and what window may be the best time to purchase in advance of your trip.
     
    #14 BaMcMing, Sep 18, 2012
  15. Sajan

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    ya they started doing that after they bought ITA.
     
    #15 Sajan, Sep 18, 2012
  16. JD88

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    I checked this out but couldn't see the window of prices you were speaking of.
     
    #16 JD88, Sep 18, 2012
  17. peleincubus

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    i just checked out google/flights. great setup

    :)
     
    #17 peleincubus, Sep 18, 2012
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    Kayak and Bing Travel are my go to sites to find the best deals.
     
    #18 Harrisment, Sep 19, 2012
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    step 1) Bing.com/travel
    step 2) check southwest.com since Bing doesn't cover it (rarely use this step since southwest usually has connections)
    step 3) book
     
    #19 randomdude, Sep 19, 2012
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