Price match travel ticket (airlines, gift, package, flights)

[NJmann]

Do travel sites ever price match if you book tickets and then price drops?
I booked my Aruba trip thru Travelocity a month ago and of course my bad luck it’s 300 cheaper today.
I had insurance added and despite that couldn’t get price match, gift card credit or anything.

Seems like travel ticket prices are like gambling!

[Dd714]

Book ticket as in just a flight or a travel package?

If you booked a flight using Travelocity you probably overpayed in the first place. That was your first mistake (the recommended process is to use a good search engine for tickets using various combinations of time and date, then booking directly with the airline).

Anyways for flight tickets it depends on what type of ticket you bought to determine if it's refundable or not, the cheapest tickets come with severe penalties. Not sure how Travelocity works but you probably gave up whatever control you have in terms of getting a refund with the airlines and then getting the cheaper flight regardless.

[Jkgourmet]

Originally Posted by Dd714

Book ticket as in just a flight or a travel package?

If you booked a flight using Travelocity you probably overpayed in the first place. That was your first mistake (the recommended process is to use a good search engine for tickets using various combinations of time and date, then booking directly with the airline).

Anyways for flight tickets it depends on what type of ticket you bought to determine if it's refundable or not, the cheapest tickets come with severe penalties. Not sure how Travelocity works but you probably gave up whatever control you have in terms of getting a refund with the airlines and then getting the cheaper flight regardless.

Dd714 is spot on. Great advice.

AND have up a lot of power if your flight is cancelled, delayed or whatever. Watch the airline day "contact Travelocity for re-booking." That's not gonna be fun.

in regard to Travel insurance thru the airline or Travelocity, that's a waste of money. If you can't afford the minimal coverage it MIGHT give you for lost luggage or trip delay, you can't afford to travel. And the coverage for accidental death - gimme a break.

The travel insurance one REALLY needs when they leave the country is medical and evacuation.. Because - guess what! Your U.S. health inside is extremely unlikely to cover those expenses. Have a serious medical problem or accident overseas? Quick way to bankruptcy when you finally get home.

[lieqiang]

Momondo is a great way to find flights across different sources with flexibility on dates and destinations. In my experience they catch a lot more smaller regional budget airlines than if you use the big players like travelocity, priceline, orbitz, etc.

If you're willing to DIY to save more money (and take a bit more risk) kiwi.com has a really cool interface for the "what's the cheapest flight to anywhere in that part of the world" type question. They show a map with prices from your origin to every destination, sometimes you find you can save a couple hundred bucks flying one country over then taking a bus/train for a few hours. If you're lucky the temporary destination is worth a couple days of tourism as well.

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