Thanks to the good folk at
mashable and a few additions of our own and our visitors.
Clients and guests always ask, can you get good deals for individuals?
In short, no. Or rarely. But here are some great sites to help you on your way.
Flight savings and more
CheapAir - Searches for all regular and sale fares at the same time and allows you to filter the results on the fly via Ajax so there are no reloading delays.
Momondo - Offers search for nearly 500 airlines in nine languages.
Vayama - Uses an interactive map to help you choose your airports. Also generates 3D seat maps for your plane to help you choose your seat.
CheapFlights - Also operates CheapFlights.co.uk. In the US they assist you with finding cheap tickets via JetBlue, American Airlnes, Orbitz and Priceline amongst others.
CheapTickets - Offers up flights, car rentals, cruises and even train tickets.
Expedia - Besides being able to search all the major airlines, you can also book hotels, cruises and more.
Hotwire - Sells unsold inventory from major companies and offers them at a large discount by not showing you the name until after you book.
LessNo - Specializes in flights in the USA, the UK and Indochina.
Orbedia - A metasearch that allows you to check Orbits, Expedia, Travelocity, Hotwire,
CheapTickets and more in one shot.
Orbitz - Books all forms of travel from airline flights to trains & cruises.
Priceline – Name your own price for airfare, hotels and car rentals, and then see what they return to you to meet your bid.
Trabber – Searches 30 websites for the cheapest tickets for users in the USA, Germany, Spain, France, Italy and the UK.
Travelocity – Probably as famous for their spokes-Gnome as their booking, they do go the extra mile giving you phone numbers to speak to an actual human if you need to.
Wego – Focuses heavily on international flights by searching numerous foreign carriers as well as domestics.
Yahoo Travel – Search all the major airlines with only low booking fees.
Airline-Network – A UK-based search that focuses on long haul flights to overseas destinations.
Cleartrip – Flight and hotel booking inside of India.
DoHop – Part-owned by CheapFlights.co.uk, gives you the ability to search over 660 airlines worldwide.
FlightChecker from MoneySavingExpert.com – Focuses on budget airlines, offers charts to show you which part of the month is the cheapest time to fly.
Ixigo – Cheap airline search limited to flights inside of India.
Jetcost – Jetcost searches multiple ticket sites such as Expedia, British Airways and more to help you find the cheapest prices.
Kayak – Searches over 140 airlines and travel agencies and gives you the tools to book directly through them.
Liligo – Offers localized search of hundreds of airlines for Germany, Spain, France, Italy, Hungary and the UK.
Skyscanner – Leans towards broader searches for those with flexible travel dates. Also offers suggestions for those who just want to go somewhere, but can’t think of anyplace themselves.
Low cost carriers – check the latest names with Wikipedia
Miscellaneous
Travelzoo – sniffs out some of the best deals on the web
AirlineQuality – A site for rating airlines, their seats, airports and their premium lounges. Also offers chat rooms for people to discuss everything related to the airlines.
Farecast.Live – Microsoft powered service to search multiple sellers and predict for you if you should buy your ticket now or hold off for a possible price drop.
London Heathrow – flight arrivals & departures
FlightArrivals – Check on flight arrivals, departures and reschedulings in the USA and Canada.
FlightAware – Track all of the flights in the United States in real-time. You can also narrow it down by carrier and see exactly where a flight is at any time.
FlightStats – Check the status of airports in regions all over the world, flights, rate the airports and discuss on the forums.
FlightView – Get real time updates on flights and the status of airports.
FlyMyCase – A shipping company specializing in picking up and delivering your luggage to and from just about anywhere in the world.
SeatGuru – Detailed plans for different models of planes that gives you ideas of what each seat is like in advance so you can choose the best one for you.
If you want to add some others, please tell us about them and we’ll add them to the list.
By Randle Stonier
CEO, AddingValue