Flying out on interviews

[food4thots]

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which websites, travel agencies, or airlines do you guys use to travel to interviews?

 

[sinned]

www.expedia.com

it gives me the best options and alot of choices and great prices...

 

[food4thots]

but does it offer special student discounted fares?

 

[syn_apse]

expedia and orbitz are good sites to sniff out the best deals. once you find the cheapest carrier, go to their site because sometimes they have web-exclusives not listed on expedia/orbitz. plus, you won't have to pay extra fees if you buy directly from the carrier. also, keep in mind that some low-fare carriers like southwest do not participate with expedia/orbitz, so don't forget to check them too!

hope this helps!

 

[food4thots]

thanks for the tips guys.. keep them coming.

 

[briansle]

Buying plane tickets at their lowest price is all about timing. You want to try to buy within 2 to 1 week before the actual flight.

Being from the Westcoast, I typically fly America West because they offer the lowest fares and have the most variety of flight times.

http://www.seatguru.com/

This site is a must to find more information on the airline and type of plane you will be flying in. Seriously check this site before purchasing a seat. If you have to spend $300, make sure its an airline that offers inflight entertainment and comfortable seats

For example I recently flew on Northwest Boeing 757 (300) and on the way back 757 (200). Northwest has got to be the most bare-bones service out there. No inflight entertainment, the seats on these plane are super packed, they don't even offer peanuts with their drinks. I paid $333 for those tickets too. They deserve to be bankrupt. 👎

In contrast, I flew across country on a Delta/Song 757 for $198, the seats are leather, plenty of leg room, and each one comes with its own Direct Satellite TV. 👍

BTW Boeing is coming out with its new 787 DreamLiner. It has alot of new feautures,for instance, the cabin humidity will be increased from 5% to 15%. Simulated day and night time. I can't wait to fly on this thing.

 

[sunphish]

You can get great student rates at www.studentuniverse.com. I have used them to fly to Montana twice, and I have saved hundreds. It's great for getting across the country. Also, I have heard that independent airlines is great for flying in the Southeast, though I haven't tried them yet. Hope this helps!

 

[sunphish]

PS. I wanted to second the guy who wrote about Northwest. They are HORRIBLE! They have a monopoly on Missoula, Montana so I have to fly with them, but in the 6 flights I have taken with them, they have not been on time ONCE. It's freaking ridiculous.

 

[La Miraflorina]

thanks for the tips guys.. keep them coming.

Try http://www.travelocity.com , http://www.jetblue.com and http://www.spiritair.com.

I used to find great deals on travelocity but lately the latter two have had the best deals, at least out of Ft. Lauderdale.

 

[food4thots]

thanks guys, i found studentuniverse to have pretty good fares..

 

[johnstylzes]

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