Have you ever wondered
about all those online travel
services and what makes one different from another? There are so many, they're all starting
to look alike.
No, they are not all alike. Each search engine is different and each online
travel service has something different to provide.
Three of the most prominent are Cheaptickets.com, Orbitz and
Hotwire.com. Here are some of the services that make each one unique.
Cheaptickets.com
Cheaptickets.com is part of Trip Network, a marketplace of travel
brands, services and partnerships.
Cheaptickets.com was founded in 1986.
The emphasis at
Cheaptickets.com is on the discount. During the fall of 2003,
the number of exclusive
Cheaptickets.com
discounts for hotel rooms
skyrocketed. By October, 2003, it was offering exclusive rates in 9,500 hotels.
If you book and later find a lower rate elsewhere,
Cheaptickets.com
will refund
the difference plus 10%. They mean it when the say: Lowest Hotel Prices. 110% Guaranteed. Book Now at Cheap Tickets.
Cheaptickets.com
bundled packages are often half the price of what you would
pay if you bought the components separately, ie., airfare, hotels
and/or car rentals such as Budget Car Rental or Avis Car Rental.
Besides
Cheaptickets.com, other members of Trip Network are
Avis Car Rental, Budget Car Rental , Galileo International, Cendant, AmeriHost Inn,
Days Inn, Howard Johnson’s, Knights Inn, Lodging.com, Ramada, RCI, Super8,
Travelodge, Villager and Wingate Inn. (Get more for less with a Budget rental car. Visit Cheap Tickets now!
)
The tickets might be cheap, but the Cheaptickets.com search engine is a jewel.
Now Get it all for Less. Visit Cheap Tickets today.
Hotwire.com
Hotwire.com negotiates discounts with travel suppliers and helps them
sell excess inventory. It hotwired its first search engine in the year 2000.
Hotwire products include:
· Discounted air from 30 airlines. Hotwire makes sure your
discounted itinerary requires no more than one connection and that there are no
redeye flights. Thereby, you get
major savings on major airlines with specially negotiated Hotwire Hot-Fares!(sm)
· Hotels. You can save up to 75% off hotel rack rates. If you happen to find a
lower rate after you pay your reservation, Hotwire will refund the
difference. In essence, you
get a 4-star hotel for a 2-star price at Hotwire!
· Car Rentals. You pay Hotwire all rental fees, including taxes and
airport charges, before
you pick up your car. That way you’ll have no surprises at the rental counter.
You can
rent a premium car on Hotwire for the price of a compact elsewhere!
· Discounted vacation packages with two or more of air, hotel and car rental in
the package.
· Weekenders. These last minute deals are advertised for the next two weekends.
They’ll give you unheard-of bargains on air plus hotel or air plus hotel plus
car. Enjoy the surprise in those NEW Hotwire Weekender Packages -- Savings on Short Notice!
· Cruises. Hotwire partners with Cruises Only. Hotwire
guarantees best rates and cruise satisfaction.
Click Here to See Hotwire's Hottest New Deals on Travel!
Orbitz
Five airlines came together to form Orbitz out of a need to develop a
customer service travel website. The airlines were American Airlines,
Continental Airlines, Delta Airlines, Northwest Airlines and United
Airlines.
Orbitz has come along way since then. It no longer works with only Delta
Airlines, Northwest Airlines, Continental Airlines, United Airlines and American
Airlines. It now works with 455 airlines, a
half million lodging properties, 25 rental car companies, 18 cruise lines and 30
vacation packagers. Rental car companies include Budget Car Rental, Avis
Car Rental and 23 more rental car services.
Orbitz emphasizes comprehensiveness and wide selection. It gives you an
unbiased, unfiltered display of fares, schedules, rates and availability
all in one place. Thereby, it’s easy for anyone to find the lowest fare through
the Orbitz search engine.
Customer service is all the orbit at Orbitz. The company monitors
worldwide travel conditions round-the-clock so that it can provide its customers
a unique travel intelligence service. Customers may keep abreast of weather and
other travel variables online, via Email, Pager, PDA or through Orbitz’
toll free phone number.
A proposal germinated by Delta Airlines, Northwest Airlines, Continental Airlines, United Airlines and American Airlines has worked.
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