So here I am today, browsing around the ol' interweb and I'm reading one of the handy info sites on flying. FlyerTalk.com. This site has a lot of insider information about flying, and tips to make it more enjoyable - and lucrative. I've been a member over there for several years now, and find it useful most of the time. Beware though, there are a lot of pesky grumps that are snobs when it comes to their levels of knowledge on that website. Before you post, research to see if your questions has been answered already - otherwise, prepare for an onslaught of people telling you to research better and find the needle in the haystack BEFORE you post. It's a pet peeve, but worth the information I guess.
Anyway, I read about a user that used a site called Kayak.com. While writing this post, I realized that I have heard of this site before, but never used it. I checked it out today, and WOW, what a useful tool.
On Kayak, you can plug in your trip origination, and destination, and poof, you're presented with 1,000's of options for flight travel. There are also options to check for Hotels, Vacations, Cruises and other deals. It's a smorgasbord of travel information, and the best part? You can filter out what you want and don't want.
For example, I'm a Premier member on United. I only want to fly United because, why earn miles on another airline when it doesn't benefit me? You can filter on an airline. It will show you the cheapest fares out there for any trip you can think of.
So "How is this better than any other travel site?" you ask. Simple. Kayak is culling all the data it finds from over 140 sites that offer fares for airline travel. I don't know about you, but I don't have the time, nor the desire to search 140+ websites for the best prices or that golden nugget of a deal that occasionally pops up.
So the next time you're looking for the cheapest fare, check out Kayak and see what it has to offer. And if you're looking for a mileage run (more about that topic in the future) you may just find something that will fit your budget. I have added links to the right hand side of this page for easy access to both FlyerTalk and Kayak. Have fun and happy travels.
dave.
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So what are you registered as with FlyerTalk? I try to register with them and they don't recognize the "referer" name I list. Tried listing you as both Dave and David but nada.
I am registered on flyertalk as: davelikestofly
Thanks for the referral. Hope you enjoy it over there.
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