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Expedia.com is the world's leading online travel service and the fourth largest travel agency in the U.S. With Expedia, researching, planning, and purchasing a whole trip is possible. The company provides direct access to one of the broadest selections of travel products and services. Expedia's award-winning Expert Searching and Pricing (ESP) technology gives the user the ability to build complete trips and get a great rate
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On Orbitz and Expedia, is itcheaper to book flights andhotels together than bookingthem separately? |
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I am planning a trip to the
US. If I decide to book both
my hotels and flights on
Orbitz or expedia, is it
cheaper to do it together, as
compared to booking flights
and then booking hotels? |
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In my experience, it is
usually cheaper, definitely. |
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Why is it so much cheaper toorder through Expedia thanordering directly through theairline and the hotel? |
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My family is planning a June
trip to San Diego. The prices
are so much cheaper to package
them through Expedia or
Priceline for airline, resort
hotel, and renting a car. Why
is it so much cheaper than
ordering them direct? Is it
not as safe as ordering them
directly from the actual
merchants? |
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Expedia and Travelocity work
like large groups for a hotel.
Since so many people use them,
hotels give them a discount to
these companies. The 3rd party
sites (eg. Expedia) mark up
the prices that they sell the
rooms for and that is the
price you pay. Hotels like
them- because you can't cancel
the reservations- so the hotel
makes money even if you don't
show up and so do the 3rd
party websites.
Now, what they don't tell
you... Hotels, have a hard
time with these sites because:
The reservations come in for
the wrong room types
Guests get upset and confused
when they can't cancel the
reservation
The number of nights cannot be
changed
If you wanted to pay to
upgrade to a suite- you can't
Many people who book through
those sites tend to be the
cheapskates and give hotel
staff a hard time- being
polite when a reservation was
screwed up by the 3rd party
site can occasionally land you
with freebies (breakfast, 2
drinks, movie, etc.) Be polite
and ask if the hotel can
compensate you for the error.
You may end up in the wrong
room type, but a hotel will do
its best to work with you.
What hotels do- if you are
trying to beat the 3rd party
prices, call the hotel
directly. Most hotels will
beat that price. But, please,
don't lie about the price you
found. The staff sees the
rates for 3rd party sites- we
have an idea as to what you're
paying and if you lie the
hotel won't give you a better
rate. |
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Does Expedia and Orbittz havethe cheapest internationalflights? |
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Is Expedia and Orbitz have the
lowest international airfair
flights, generely speaking,
are there any beter search
engines for lower prices? |
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Their fares are okay, but I
think Vayama and Kayak fares
are better, generally
speaking. We just booked a
trip to Egypt through Vayama
and got a fantastic price,
better than Orbitz or Expedia
:) I do think it depends on
the time and destination,
though. I'd advise you to look
at all four and find your
lowest fare. Good luck! |
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