Summer travel is heating up as the season approaches and nothing is better than getting a discount on travel. Thanks to the internet, there are plenty of options out there to help people get the best possible deals on expensive flights. With airlines charging high fees already, it helps to at least safe on plane tickets themselves.
Here are several options of websites to check out which at the best sites for cheap flights.
Kayak provides an easy and quick search option that will instantly show you different flight options across the web, starting with the lowest prices. It provides different flight times, dates, airlines, and nonstop or connecting flights to choose from. It also provides you with options that are strictly within your budget. If you doubt Kayak's abilities, which you shouldn't, the site allows you to look at the same options on sites like Expedia and Orbitz to compare their listings with others. Kayak is also great for finding hotels, rental cars, and special deals. You can also sign up for price alerts so they'll email you information about price drops.
This site allows you to enter your desired travel information and it will point you to several other travel sites that offer low prices like Kayak, Hotwire and other discount companies. It creates a set of tabs for you to easily click through and compare prices on each site. The only downside is that it doesn't tell you which site specifically has the best deal on the flight you're looking for. There are also options to search for cheap hotels, vacation packages, rental cars, cruises and even vacation rentals.
CheapFlights is another comparison site, but they'll also tell you when the best time to fly is. If you can be flexible with your flying dates, they'll let you know the best day and time to fly at the cheapest rate. The site also has information of special deals and they have travel guides to browse through.
This is yet another flight comparison site, but they provide several flight options with layovers as connecting flights are often cheaper than nonstop flights, so it's great to see these options if you're looking to save money and don't mind a bit of waiting time. They often have some of the lowest fares out there.
This site shows you the top deals from your nearest airport right when you go to the homepage, but it also allows you to look for deals to specific cities. It also allows you to sign up for alerts so they'll immediately let you know when the flight you were looking at goes down in price.
Bing Travel is very unique because it studies airfare trends and provides predictions of when they think certain flights will decrease in price. Their tool will let you know if the lowest fares will be rising or dropping even further within the next week. They then leave it up to you to decide if you want to buy the flight right away or wait for their predicted price drop.
This site is unique because along with low pricing, they include user reviews and ratings of flights based on comfort, speed, and ease. It also allows you to search for specific flight priorities like extra leg room or a high on-time rate. You can also choose between non-stop or connecting flights and even have the choice of searching by aircraft age. Another useful feature is the FinalAirfare option which will help you estimate how much fees and onboard prices will be to determine exactly how much you'll spend on a flight including the ticket price.
Mobissimo is a bit of a more visually appealing site. It neatly organizes ticket deals from several sites onto one place for you to easily review and compare. It also lets you compare hotels, cars, vacation packages, and cruises. They also have a blog in which they write about fun travel stories and useful travel tips.
Hotwire is said to have the best prices on last-minute or next-week flights. Travel partners provide Hotwire with deals on unsold seats, which the site shares with it's users. The downside is that Hotwire doesn't always tell you what flight you'll be getting the deal on. Follow their travel-ticker site and you'll find outstanding deals on flights, hotels, rental cars, and cruises.
Travelocity is one of the most popular cheap flight search sites. It allows you to search for flights based on several options, but also take a look at its featured deals to places like Las Vegas, the Caribbean or Hawaii, where you'll be able to find great discounts.
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