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flight to Miami

beanie — Mon, 10 Mar 2014 17:57:40 GMT

I haven't flown in awhile....which site do you use to book flights? I've tried Cheaptickets.com and Travelocity.com. Also Southwest.com. I know there are so many others...which do you prefer? TIA beanie

Re: flight to Miami

Marianne1 — Mon, 10 Mar 2014 18:00:00 GMT

I found cheap last minute tickets for my son on Kayak.com

Southwest does not participate in any off company site, I think-- you can only go to their site.

Also, remember, add in luggage fees to the price to see if Southwest is cheaper than other sites that charge for luggage.

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SydneyH — Mon, 10 Mar 2014 18:02:22 GMT

Hotwire.com.

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harcon — Mon, 10 Mar 2014 18:24:33 GMT

hipmunk.com

fly.com

skyscanner.com

insanelycheapflights.com

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Love my grandkids — Mon, 10 Mar 2014 18:26:21 GMT

I always fly Alaska Airlines and I book directly on their website. I also get regular emails from them showing discounts and this year by doing that I saved $115 round trip from Sea-Tac to LAX.

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mgm2 — Mon, 10 Mar 2014 18:27:34 GMT

We love expedia.com

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sunshine45 — Mon, 10 Mar 2014 18:32:17 GMT

i book directly through the airlines website.

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Marianne1 — Mon, 10 Mar 2014 18:33:55 GMT

We book thru the airlines too, but I shop on the multi choice sites first.

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I am still oxox — Mon, 10 Mar 2014 18:37:30 GMT

I love flying Jet Blue, they are the best

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brii — Mon, 10 Mar 2014 18:42:20 GMT

I usually go to Expedia first, and then book directly with that airline.

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Lipstickdiva — Mon, 10 Mar 2014 21:45:06 GMT

None of them. Honestly, all the ones that I tried had the same prices from Expedia to Travelocity to Hot Wire. The only one that was a little cheaper was Priceline but the terms were ridiculous.

I recently booked a flight to Nashville and we are flying Southwest. I booked directly through their website. Southwest doesn't participate in any third party site as someone else said. Looking at Expedia, et al., the only flights they offered had a lay-over that didn't make sense, (fly from Cleveland to Houston to Nashville?), the flights were a lot more than flying direct on Southwest and it would have taken 5 1/2 hours to get from Ohio to Nashville because of the lay-over.

Also, I know too many people who booked air and hotel through these sites, specifically Expedia, and ended up having a hotel issue.

Re: flight to Miami

mgm2 — Mon, 10 Mar 2014 21:59:07 GMT

LipstickDiva,

I've had a few issues with expedia regarding hotels and they always remedied the situation.

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JaneMarple — Mon, 10 Mar 2014 22:08:11 GMT

I had a horrible experience last year when I booked a hotel right outside of Atlantic City, the hotel was horrible! Two of my daughters and I didn't arrive until 11 pm and once I saw the place, I called Expedia immediately. They in turn notified the hotel and told them of my complaints and gave me a choice of my money back or a discount on the present hotel stay as well as a future hotel stay. Due to the lateness of the hour, we got another room. Expedia did follow up the next day to check up and to see if they could help us in any way. I appreciated their service.

Re: flight to Miami

beanie — Mon, 10 Mar 2014 23:05:56 GMT

Thank y'all...I'm going to a few of these sites right now~