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i use bing flights for my flight needs, and probably that's the only MS service i ever use/used. I like bing flights just because of two checkboxes, and nothing else; the checkboxes to search nearby airports on departure and arrival destination. I also found cheapest or next to cheapest flights on bing for some reason.
You may not get the best deal/least troublesome flight from here. Well, at least for international flights. I was trying to book a flight from Chicago->Seoul, and the options showed at least $2000 for the cheapest flight, which involved a 33hr total journey through China and Japan. I then asked my Korean friends, who recommended a travel agent and they got me a $1700 ticket with only 17hrs direct flight
Same here. My travel agent can always find me cheaper international tickets than what I could find on the internet. Does anyone know exactly how this works? The best part is they can put me on a wait list for cheap tickets!
Funny, I've always had the opposite experience: every time I've used a travel agent, they always found more expensive flights with worse timings (time of day, layover, etc), and I end up requesting specific flights based on what I've found online.
It's okay, but it's no Hipmunk.
Google, on the other hand, gave me exactly what I needed at prices competitive to Orbitz. It was a bit disappointing that when I was done, I had to buy the tickets through the carrier's site, but it still found me a flight at a good time for a good price.
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Same here. My travel agent can always find me cheaper international tickets than what I could find on the internet. Does anyone know exactly how this works? The best part is they can put me on a wait list for cheap tickets!
> Same here. My travel agent can always find me cheaper international tickets than what I could find on the internet. Funny, I've always had the opposite experience: every time I've used a travel agent, they always found more expensive flights with worse timings (time of day, layover, etc), and I end up requesting specific flights based on what I've found online.
You may not get the best deal/least troublesome flight from here. Well, at least for international flights. I was trying to book a flight from Chicago->Seoul, and the options showed at least $2000 for the cheapest flight, which involved a 33hr total journey through China and Japan. I then asked my Korean friends, who recommended a travel agent and they got me a $1700 ticket with only 17hrs direct flight
Same here. My travel agent can always find me cheaper international tickets than what I could find on the internet. Does anyone know exactly how this works? The best part is they can put me on a wait list for cheap tickets!
Most travel agents on long-distance, well travelled routes work through consolidators. These consolidators buy tickets (or promise to buy tickets) in bulk far in advance, and then re-sell them later. This is what I've heard about segments like USA India.
For values of "brilliant" that originate in North America only...
I use Skyscanner here in Europe for regional and international flights, however really the prices are only useful as an indication. For example, one flight I found the cheapest option was Ryanair, but when I actually booked it the price was €10 cheaper than listed on Skyscanner.
I'm a big fan of https://www.google.com/flights/explorer , since it gives me an immediate picture of how far in advance I should book to get the lowest prices.
Sky scanner is fantastic http://www.skyscanner.co.nz