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First off, check out the following two sites:
http://www.kayak.com/
http://www.sidestep.com/
These two sites basically helps you consolidate your searches into one portal whether it's airfares, hotels, car rentals, or cruises . It'll search multiple websites so that you won't have to search each one individually. Will they always display the lowest prices? No, not all the time but they will give you an idea of what the median prices are going for. These two sites have done me well so far. So give it a shot.
For more hotel rates, Travelaxe is a search engine similar to that of Kayak or Sidestep except that it focuses on hotel rates. One of the best tools to have.
Secondly, check out Travelzoo. See if they have anything that catches your eye. I've listed some Travelzoo deals below to give you an idea of how they work. These are hand picked deals that the Travelzoo staff picked out. Most of them are good. I've had two experiences where I booked through them and was told there was no such deal. However, luckily, the hotel managers still honored those prices.
If you are looking for something locally, check out their local deals site.
http://dealsnearyou.travelzoo.com/
Third, check out travel sites like Expedia.com, Travelocity.com, Priceline.com, Hotels.com, Hotwire.com and similar sites you can find out there. I prefer Expedia and Priceline. The reason why is because I have found better prices on these two than their competitions, so I would try them first. Priceline is good because you can always bid on your hotels. But remember, once you bid on that one hotel or ticket and you don't get it, you'll have to downgrade to a lower star. Unless you have another credit card handy.
Hint: before bidding, go to betterbidding.com, this will increase your chances of getting a better price for that bid. It's basically a forum of users that will inform you of what they bid and give you an idea what you will be getting or staying for the price you bid it on.
Fourth, if you want to be more thorough shopping for fares, last minute deals are always great. No matter if it's an airfare, hotel, car rentel or cruise, they would rather give you that empty space at a discount than having no one there.
Fifth, when searching for hotels, always call them directly and see if they can give you a better price for it. Same goes to airline companies, always go directly to their site because sometimes they have deals exclusively on their site. You'll be suprised what they'll have to offer. Don't always rely on online travel booking sites. You can save if you do the research. But always always always, be NICE!
Lastly, cruises, check with Costco travels and indepenent travel agents. Costco sometimes have perks and stuff they can give you. Independent travel agents sometimes can give you bulk discounts also.
As for reviews of hotels and places i'm going to, I usually turn to Tripadvisor.com
They are a great forum of opinions.
Hope this helps some of you.
Oh btw, here are some more additional resources for your use.
http://www.mobissimo.com
http://www.bookingbuddy.com
http://www.qixo.com
http://www.flightorder.com
http://www.cheapflights.com
http://www.farecompare.com
http://www.orbitz.com
http://www.studentuniverse.com
http://farechase.yahoo.com
http://www.airfarewatchdog.com
http://www.lonelyplanet.com
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If anyone has any feedbacks or advice for me, I would love to hear them! Thanks!
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