Many travelers across the world wonder how to get cheap airfare deals and visit the most popular destinations in the world. Other tactics in this assault on OTAs include offering more frequent-flier miles or points if booked directly with the airline, promo codes which can only be redeemed on the airlines’ websites, and ticket discounts (for example, British Airways offers lower fares to AARP members, but only if booked at ).
This means you don’t purchase your ticket directly through Instead, when it’s time to purchase, you’ll be redirected to the website of the airline or rental agency you’re booking with and will likely need to create an account to complete your purchase (unlike where you can make all purchases through your one account).
If cruises are your thing — or even if you are a first-timer — you can get quotes from multiple travel agencies to get awesome last-minute deals through Check its Super Cruise Specials, where a recent deal included a 7-night Mediterranean cruise from Miami, starting at $445 (one month out).
YHA – I’ve stayed in some excellent YHA (Youth Hostelling International) hostels around the world (including one that was in a mansion in the USA!) but, depending where you’re going, they don’t always feature on hostel booking sites, so it’s always worth checking the site directly.
It actually excelled or failed on the same searches as the last time we ran our tests two years ago, which suggests it hasn’t done much to change its methods or algorithms, allowing other companies to outpace it. Yes, there are six other sites that fared even more poorly and didn’t even make this list, but still: Expedia may have a famous brand name, but we see little reason to bother using it.