Share you money saving advices when booking for vacation flights/hotels

1. Hotwire 4-5 star mystery hotels
2. Betterbidding to find out exact hotels
3. Profit

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What he said. Don't be lazy. The information is already there to read.

I booked a total package to cancun through a vacation provider and it was really cheap


Just got back this past weekend

Once I used the website skiplagged to book a flight. It was 80 bucks cheaper to book a flight to Vancouver with a layover in Salt Lake City than just a direct flight to Salt Lake City. Once I got to SLC I just left the airport and "missed" the next flight

I've tried using the site since then but they hardly have any schemes like that on the flights I search for

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^^^ What he said. Don't be lazy. The information is already there to read.

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I know right, what loser doesn't have the free time to read 157 pages on a message board

1) On trans-Atlantic flights I - from now on - will make an attempt to use my credit card points. Conversely, I will only spend credit card points booking otherwise expensive international flights, ideally in business or first class. For domestic flights I simply use kayak.
2) For hotels I use Tripadvisor. They compare rates for all the major online booking sites - recently booking.com was far cheaper than the others, so I used them. When booking in a city that I know, like New Orleans, I'll just use priceline and bid 4 stars in the neighborhood I want.

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For domestic flights I simply use kayak.

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Kayak is better than cheapoair?

I consider kayak to be better, yes. I just did a comparison of identical flights (SHV to NYC leaving next week) and kayak was $10 less. I really just like the site interface and how easy it is.

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Maybe I didn't read it because I don't use credit cards.

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Well, points and miles are the primary way to save money so get on board.

Hotwire for rental cars is one of the best deals going....my personal best is 6.95 a day in nashville