Comments on: TripAdvisor Creates Metasearch Site That Includes Fees in Comparison

By: Get A Trip

Get A Trip — Thu, 21 May 2009 09:44:42 +0000

You take a few of the most expensive travel sites and then argue which will give you the best rate. Go figure! For one thing the airlines only works within a small parameter of profits, and if you really want to save money it has nothing to do with which company you buy from but rather WHEN and HOW you buy. A flight at 1pm will generally cost much more then a flight at 10pm, simple supply and demand. Were those flights purchased 2 weeks before or 3 weeks, or on a Wednesday or a Friday. Its these type of parameters that start to save money to the tune of hundreds of dollars sometimes.

By: UpTake vs. TravelPost: Kayak's hotel review metasearch

UpTake vs. TravelPost: Kayak's hotel review metasearch — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 10:00:25 +0000

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By: CF

CF — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 15:36:19 +0000

Simon – Which feature in particular are you asking about? I’m still seeing everything the same.

By: Simon

Simon — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 14:54:08 +0000

I cannot see this feature. Is this because I am accessing the site from outside the US…or has it been quietly removed?

By: Tough Times for Airlines: Good for Passengers? | yudhablogger21

Tough Times for Airlines: Good for Passengers? | yudhablogger21 — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 00:40:38 +0000

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By: Norm

Norm — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 22:59:40 +0000

I got a better price on Trip Advisor than on Kayak for a trip from DTW to PHX. Both listed the same airline but there was a price difference Now if they would just include car rentals and hotels they would have a complete site for the traveler

By: Estimating Fees | Flight Wisdom

Estimating Fees | Flight Wisdom — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 05:03:39 +0000

[...] there was more to say. And lo and behold, in searching for something relevant, we found another post by Cranky, on the subject of Tripadvisor’s new metasearch [...]

By: AN

AN — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 13:23:41 +0000

Ok, I’m a big enough man to admit I was wrong. I redid it – Continental was exclusive of fees, and TA was inclusive. It was the same. Apologies.

By: CF

CF — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 22:08:12 +0000

AN – That is certainly not a good result. When I searched, I found the lowest fares were being displayed, but it’s really just a crapshoot. That’s why it’s always good to check a couple of sites before booking just in case. If you want to give full details of what you found (dates, times, etc), I’d like to run the query to see what’s happening.

By: AN

AN — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 18:44:16 +0000

What am I missing? Using TripAdvisor, a Continental roundtrip from EWR to IAD in april is 119. On the airline’s site, the same dates and times is 98. Both exclusive of fees. Does TripAdvosor do something other than scan the websites? Why use it if it isn’t the cheapest?