Booking Buddy

Shop for the Best Deals

You don't have to always reserve early or wait until the last minute to get the best travel deals. There are websites for discount travel suppliers that list the best deals to a variety of travel destinations. These websites are usually easy-to-use and they let you book your travel right from the website.

Not all of these discount websites have the same prices, so it can pay for you to shop several of these websites before you make your travel decision. If you go from website to website you have to re-enter your trip preferences such as preferred dates and locations.

Booking Buddy One-time Entry

The Booking Buddy online travel search engine lets you quickly and easily view travel deals from a wide variety of travel sites, some that you may have never known existed. You only have to enter your trip information once and then you can check the travel deals on any of the discount travel suppliers that are listed on the site. After looking at one supplier, you can quickly switch to another discount travel supplier, without having to reenter your trip information.

You can quickly find cheap flights, hotels, rental cars, cruises and vacations from over 40 discount travel suppliers on the Internet.

Very Easy to Use

There are just two basic steps:

• Step One: Select what type of deal you want to price: flights, hotels, cars, cruises, vacations or deals. The screen will automatically ask you for the details of the trip you want to plan. For example, for flights you would be asked:
  • Round trip or one way
  • Number of travelers
  • Travel original and destination cities
  • Travel depart and return dates
  • Preferred class of travel
• Step Two: Select the online travel site that you want to get a price from. Sites available include:
  • Expedia.com
  • Kayak.com
  • Orbitz
  • Farecast
  • CheapAir
  • Hotwire
  • Travelocity
  • CheapTickets
  • CheapFlightSales
  • Priceline.com
  • SideStep
  • OneTravel.com

Free Booking Buddy Newsletter

This online travel search engine website is a service of Smarter Travel Media, the parent company of SmarterTravel.com, the largest online travel resource for travel news, advice and travel deals. You can take advantage of their expertise in news and advice by subscribing to the free weekly Booking Buddy newsletter.

Just sign-up online and you will receive the latest values by email. It is a great way to learn about the best deals for airfare, hotels, car rentals, cruises and vacation packages.

Tips For Booking Online

• Don't wait – Deals change rapidly. If you see a deal you want to take advantage of, then book it immediately. It may not be there in several hours or days.
• Be flexible – Sometimes you can save a lot of money if you are willing to change your travel dates or the airports you use.
• Use discounts – Most travel websites will also show AARP, AAA and senior discounts.
• Watch for fees – Some online travel websites charge a small handling fee - $5 to $10 per ticket – if you are purchasing airfare, but not other travel arrangements such as a hotel room or rental car. Be sure to consider the handling fee when you evaluate the full price of the airfare.