- This topic has 3 replies, 3 voices, and was last updated 6 years, 10 months ago by
.
-
Posts
-
I have spent hours upon hours upon hours the past few years researching the cheapest flights and hotels and everything travel related on dozens of different websites and have finally determined which are my go-tos. What are yours?
For hotels I love booking.com because of the options they give, the interface, the real reviews, and free-cancellation on most hotels (which comes very handy when you are traveling but don’t fully know your plans). However if I am booking budged accomodation, I use hostelworld because its more catered to backpackers and cheaper hostels.
For flights I love skyscanner.com because it compares SO many airlines and gives you the option to search by month instead of just exact dates. That way you can see the cheapest days per month (or even year) if you have flexible travel dates. Most other websites just let you search +/- 3 days. However, skyscanner doesn’t show some airlines like southwest for example, so its always good to check other sites as well. I like to start with skyscanner then head to kayak or orbitz to double check because they also compare a lot of airlines.
I really like using skyscanner as well. A few other of my go-to sites: Kayak, Priceline and Orbitz. Sometimes I do use Kiwi.com, but you have to be super careful since a lot of their flights are a combination of airlines. I really do like their map, though, since it gives you a visual of when it’s worth flying. I also look at Hopper which also gives you predictions as well. If I know that a cheap airline likely offers the city I want to go to – like Ryanair or Southwest – I go directly to their website. It’s normally cheaper or as cheap as the third party websites.