<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div class="">Michael Singer <<a href="mailto:msinger@gmail.com" class="">msinger@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</div><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div dir="auto" class=""><div dir="auto" class="">Anyone want to share their secret for cheap travel.. even at the last minute?</div></div></blockquote><div class=""><div dir="auto" class=""><div dir="auto" class=""><br class=""></div><div dir="auto" class="">I've become a fan of <a href="http://flights.google.com" class="">http://flights.google.com</a> . Beware of baggage limitations on "Economy Light" fares; visit the airline's site to confirm.</div><div dir="auto" class=""><br class=""></div><div dir="auto" class="">But in my experience, all the sites get pretty much the same deals. Truly off-the-books bargains are rare. It comes down to which interface/awards program/corporation you prefer.</div><div dir="auto" class=""><br class=""></div><div dir="auto" class="">The places you *might* do better are those that don't drink from that stream, because their business models are truly different. Hotwire comes to mind: you buy a class of product (two-star motel room in X neighborhood), and only find out the supplier after the deal is completed (Holiday Inn Express in Worthington). <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opaque_travel_inventory" class="">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opaque_travel_inventory</a></div></div></div><div class=""><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div class="">Oh, and <a href="http://wanderu.com" class="">http://wanderu.com</a> is gerat for land-based travel (buses and trains).</div><div class="">
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