Kayak.com is also very useful in comparing prices. Alireza Alivandivafa wrote: > The best thing I have used lately is ITA. You can't book directly from it, but you will know if there is a decent fare out there. Also, individual airline websites are often cheaper than the bulk sites. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: blaine@xxxxxxxx > To: AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Sent: Thu, 4 Jan 2007 5:29 PM > Subject: Priceline vs. Hotwire > > > An acquaintance asked for my assistance today - He wanted to be at a > wedding tomorrow afternoon in Houston. > > So we went to the web - Fort Wayne to Houston. Leaving tomorrow morning > and returning Sunday. > > None of the basic websites had any deals ($700+, round trip). > > We hit Priceline. After a few failed bids, we decided to end that > adventure. Our last rejected bid was $275 fare + misc. charges = $330 > or so. > > On a whim, I tried Hotwire. $259, including tax. Round trip. > > He didn't take the fare, as there's a probability that: > > 1. The itinerary may have caused him to arrive after the wedding time. > 2. If #1 was true, he may have not have been able to fly stand-by to > arrive earlier on Friday. > > Do note that Sunday's return flight is a moot point - it could have > departed IAH at any time. > > My question is why the difference in fare? Why did Priceline rejected a > fare that Hotwire had? Does each company really have different seat > inventory? > > I know from using both places - in my case - that the chance of > receiving a morning itinerary is about even with the chance of receiving > an afternoon or evening itinerary. > > Comments? > > Blaine Thompson > Fort Wayne, Indiana > ________________________________________________________________________ > Check out the new AOL. Most comprehensive set of free safety and security tools, free access to millions of high-quality videos from across the web, free AOL Mail and more. > >