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Where to book packages on the internet?
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I am in the process of booking the airfare and hotel for a cruise my family is taking out Los Angeles this coming February. I have noticed while researching prices on Expedia that I can do better by booking the airfare and hotel together, as a package, rather than separately. Just wondering if there are any sites other than Expedia that allow you to book a hotel room as part of a package for only part of the trip, rather than in my case 8 days. Most seem to make book it for the entire trip length. Expedia's price is very good, but I was hoping to compare prices at some other sites. Thanks M. Graham |
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... Hi all I am in the process of booking the airfare and hotel for a cruise my family is taking out Los Angeles this coming February. I have noticed while researching prices on Expedia that I can do better by booking the airfare and hotel together, as a package, rather than separately. Just wondering if there are any sites other than Expedia that allow you to book a hotel room as part of a package for only part of the trip, rather than in my case 8 days. Most seem to make book it for the entire trip length. Expedia's price is very good, but I was hoping to compare prices at some other sites. Thanks M. Graham Usually the cruise package has pretty good prices. I've found, form my business travel, that you can get good prices directly from the airline & hotel web sites. As far as the airfare, where will you be leaving on your flight to LA? |
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I am in the process of booking the airfare and hotel for a cruise my family is taking out Los Angeles this coming February. I have noticed while researching prices on Expedia that I can do better by booking the airfare and hotel together, as a package, rather than separately. Just wondering if there are any sites other than Expedia that allow you to book a hotel room as part of a package for only part of the trip, rather than in my case 8 days. Most seem to make book it for the entire trip length. -------------- While you can save some $$ this way, you can often save as much, if not more, by going to the travel-providers' own websites (the airline and hotel) to see if you can put your own "package" together for less money. Often booking directly saves you money over that of a travel agency like Expedia. IOW, if Expedia offers you airline "x" and hotel "z", you would likely do at least as well, if not better, by going to the website for airline "x" and hotel "z." Each may offer you a discount or a package that's less than Expedia's. A caveat about packages: The prepayments are often non-refundable, so you have to be damned sure that you are going to show up, or better yet, buy travel insurance. |
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On Nov 4, 2:28*pm, "Rog'" wrote:
wrote: I am in the process of booking the airfare and hotel for a cruise my family is taking out Los Angeles this coming February. *I have noticed while researching prices on Expedia that I can do better by booking the airfare and hotel together, as a package, rather than separately. Just wondering if there are any sites other than Expedia that allow you to book a hotel room as part of a package for only part of the trip, rather than in my case 8 days. Most seem to make book it for the entire trip length. -------------- While you can save some $$ this way, you can often save as much, if not more, by going to the travel-providers' own websites (the airline and hotel) to see if you can put your own "package" together for less money. *Often booking directly saves you money over that of a travel agency like Expedia. IOW, if Expedia offers you airline "x" and hotel "z", you would likely do at least as well, if not better, by going to the website for airline "x" and hotel "z." *Each may offer you a discount or a package that's less than Expedia's. A caveat about packages: *The prepayments are often non-refundable, so you have to be damned sure that you are going to show up, or better yet, buy travel insurance. Thanks, but the airfare (CPR-LGB Feb20-Mar1) alone is, as much as the package (airfare and 2 night hotels). I was just looking to see if there was another site that offered the ability to book a hotel stay for just a few days, rather than for my entire trip, as part of a package. So far it looks like Expedia is only service that offers this feature. M. Graham |
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wrote in message ... On Nov 4, 2:28 pm, "Rog'" wrote: wrote: I am in the process of booking the airfare and hotel for a cruise my family is taking out Los Angeles this coming February. I have noticed while researching prices on Expedia that I can do better by booking the airfare and hotel together, as a package, rather than separately. Just wondering if there are any sites other than Expedia that allow you to book a hotel room as part of a package for only part of the trip, rather than in my case 8 days. Most seem to make book it for the entire trip length. -------------- While you can save some $$ this way, you can often save as much, if not more, by going to the travel-providers' own websites (the airline and hotel) to see if you can put your own "package" together for less money. Often booking directly saves you money over that of a travel agency like Expedia. IOW, if Expedia offers you airline "x" and hotel "z", you would likely do at least as well, if not better, by going to the website for airline "x" and hotel "z." Each may offer you a discount or a package that's less than Expedia's. A caveat about packages: The prepayments are often non-refundable, so you have to be damned sure that you are going to show up, or better yet, buy travel insurance. Thanks, but the airfare (CPR-LGB Feb20-Mar1) alone is, as much as the package (airfare and 2 night hotels). I was just looking to see if there was another site that offered the ability to book a hotel stay for just a few days, rather than for my entire trip, as part of a package. So far it looks like Expedia is only service that offers this feature. M. Graham Try www.kayak.com Checks lots of sites and seems to come up with the best prices. |
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[Default] Thus spake "Rog'" :
wrote: I am in the process of booking the airfare and hotel for a cruise my family is taking out Los Angeles this coming February. I have noticed while researching prices on Expedia that I can do better by booking the airfare and hotel together, as a package, rather than separately. Just wondering if there are any sites other than Expedia that allow you to book a hotel room as part of a package for only part of the trip, rather than in my case 8 days. Most seem to make book it for the entire trip length. -------------- While you can save some $$ this way, you can often save as much, if not more, by going to the travel-providers' own websites (the airline and hotel) to see if you can put your own "package" together for less money. Often booking directly saves you money over that of a travel agency like Expedia. Most of the airlines now claim that you can't get a better price by using one of the booking engines. In fact, Continental points out that they don't charge a booking fee, which happens with Priceline and the others. IOW, if Expedia offers you airline "x" and hotel "z", you would likely do at least as well, if not better, by going to the website for airline "x" and hotel "z." Each may offer you a discount or a package that's less than Expedia's. Also, Expedia and the others may tell you that a hotel is sold out, when, in truth, it's just that they don't have any rooms left. A caveat about packages: The prepayments are often non-refundable, so you have to be damned sure that you are going to show up, or better yet, buy travel insurance. Boy, have I heard some stories from people who found that out the hard way. AND, if you buy the insurance before you book the air and hotel, the company won't pay for the cancellation. You can buy insurance for each piece, but it will cost you more (the incremental price is less than the initial price, you pay for their profits with the first dollar, not the last). Oh yeah, and watch what's being quoted. Priceline in particular is notorious for "forgetting" to add taxes until you're pretty much committed. |
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I was just looking to see if there was another site that offered the
ability to book a hotel stay for just a few days, rather than for my entire trip, as part of a package. So far it looks like Expedia is only service that offers this feature. M. Graham Orbitz? |
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On Nov 5, 12:25*am, "Graham Harrison"
wrote: I was just looking to see if there was another site that offered the ability to book a hotel stay for just a few days, rather than for my entire trip, as part of a package. So far it looks like Expedia is only service that offers this feature. M. Graham Orbitz? Sorry, but I can not see how I can do this. As I have stated before is the only site that allows you to book a package without booking the hotel for the entire length of the trip. If you can do this with Orbitz, great, but I can not see how. M. Graham |
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On Nov 5, 9:27�am, " wrote:
On Nov 5, 12:25�am, "Graham Harrison" wrote: I was just looking to see if there was another site that offered the ability to book a hotel stay for just a few days, rather than for my entire trip, as part of a package. So far it looks like Expedia is only service that offers this feature. M. Graham Orbitz? Sorry, but I can not see how I can do this. As I have stated before is the only site that allows you to book a package without booking the hotel for the entire length of the trip. If you can do this with Orbitz, great, but I can not see how. M. Graham I suggest you call your travel agent. They have providers that can package air and Hotel if it is in a destination that is high traffic and possibly save you $$. When using Expedia, Orbitz travelocity, the issue is with service and the nonrefundability/change with this type of purchasing. I can not believe the calls I receive from people I do not even know calling for help after they used these services. But check with your local Travel Agency and see if they can save you $$$$ |
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On Wed, 5 Nov 2008 10:09:15 -0800 (PST), Susette wrote:
I can not believe the calls I receive from people I do not even know calling for help after they used these services. Clue - take your number under "Call Me, I Am A Moron 2" out of the Yellow Pages. -- pLeEsE mEaT mY oWNer; sEnDs MoNIeS http://s7y.us/32o |
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