Where to get plane tickets from

nicolepmarinelli

Hey everyone!!

I have always been a faithful utilizer of expedia.com for purchasing plane tickets because I thought it had the best prices. However everyone I talk to is always surprised by how much I spend on tickets, but no one seems to have advice on where to get them from instead.

What is everyone's reliable ticket outlet?

Thank you!

nicnak22

Where are you going? It really depends I've gotten great deals on Expedia, Orbitz, southwest vacations....

anssett

Kayak. It has lots of search options like 

+/- 1-3 days before and after a date

multi-destination via mixed airlines for best rates

searching across a flexible month (for a single destination)

It can also route the search into Orbitz & Expedia for rate comparison, but I don't ever need that. 

Since I live in Seattle, which hubs with Alaska Air, I use Alaska for simple domestic stuff and Kayak for interesting, complicated, international stuff. 

kristinanddan

I usually just book directly through the airline after finding the cheapest prices on Expedia or Orbitz or wherever, because I generally find the prices to be the same.

[Deleted User]

I book directly with the airline as I have found they have the same pricing as everyone else. Not to mention it is easier to deal with the airline directly in the event of a problem instead of going through a middle man. First I find the flight I want then I go on yapta and pop the flight in to track the price. Then once I see the price drop I book it directly on the airlines website.

Summer2011Bride

The cheapest airfare I have found is through Southwest/Southwest vacations. That was for domestic travel. I am not a huge fan of actually flying Southwest; I mean some things get sacrificed for the lower prices, but overall it was fine and we did save a lot going through them when we went to California.

I've also booked packages through travel agents before, like for our Hawaii HM. She got us deals I could not find on sites like Travelocity with free upgrades those sites were not offering, so you might check out a TA. You do not pay for them.

nicolepmarinelli

Thanks everyone!

monkeysip

Expedia, Orbitz are good... but I agree that often the airlines have the same prices.

BUT it does save you money sometimes if you want to bundle with a travel website.  Bundling with car and/or hotel can save you a lot of money (but be careful, because once in a while the bundle is deceiving and costs more actually)

unchatenfrance

I shop online for the cheapest fare and then contact a travel agency (Flight Centre) - they will always match whatever the lowest price is online, and I find it's a lot more secure and convenient.

hz80408

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_honeymoon_where-to-get-plane-tickets-from?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding BoardsForum:11Discussion:838bef1b-33db-4675-8a7e-e2ac153fae71Post:4b5ae14f-adef-4a47-8b0c-4d4a99252aea">Re:Where to get plane tickets from</a>:
[QUOTE]I book directly with the airline as I have found they have the same pricing as everyone else. Not to mention it is easier to deal with the airline directly in the event of a problem instead of going through a middle man. First I find the flight I want then I go on yapta and pop the flight in to track the price. Then once I see the price drop I book it directly on the airlines website.
Posted by monkeygirl18[/QUOTE] Ditto all of this

jleon12lsu

try vayama.com for international flights!