Where to find ski travel deals?
January 10, 2007 5:50 PM Subscribe
What do you do when you are tired of the blank facades presented by Expida, Orbitz or Cheap seats?
Where do you go to get the low down on travel deals, alpine skiing specifically? The when and where to get the best prices, the how and why when it comes to finding package deals on deep discount?
statravel.com
oh by the way, it's statravel.com. woops.
posted by defmute at 6:10 PM on January 10, 2007
oh by the way, it's statravel.com. woops.
posted by defmute at 6:10 PM on January 10, 2007
I have not found anything more reliable than Kayak.com (I do not believe they packages). Smartertravel.com is also useful. Not sure what you mean by blank facades.
posted by rmhsinc at 6:19 PM on January 10, 2007
posted by rmhsinc at 6:19 PM on January 10, 2007
Maybe try farecompare too.
Oh and BTW, you can check Orbitz, Expedia, Travelocity, Kayak & Cheap Tickets simultaneously on away.com. Saves time, I think.
posted by miss lynnster at 6:48 PM on January 10, 2007
Oh and BTW, you can check Orbitz, Expedia, Travelocity, Kayak & Cheap Tickets simultaneously on away.com. Saves time, I think.
posted by miss lynnster at 6:48 PM on January 10, 2007
www.go-today.com re-sells unused pieces of package vacations at deep discounts.
posted by drjimmy11 at 7:32 PM on January 10, 2007
posted by drjimmy11 at 7:32 PM on January 10, 2007
For flights alone, Farecast can help you pick a cheaper time to travel.
posted by pgoes at 7:42 PM on January 10, 2007
posted by pgoes at 7:42 PM on January 10, 2007
kayak.com has the absolute best interface I've seen. It may not help you find cheaper fares than any of the other sites, but it makes choosing the most convenient flight very easy.
posted by skwm at 8:12 PM on January 10, 2007
posted by skwm at 8:12 PM on January 10, 2007
"How to Get the Cheapest Flight Every Single Time"
I forget where I found this blog entry, but it's pretty comprehensive, though not ski specific.
posted by roboto at 5:28 AM on January 11, 2007
I forget where I found this blog entry, but it's pretty comprehensive, though not ski specific.
posted by roboto at 5:28 AM on January 11, 2007
Response by poster: Thanks for the posts. This post is long off the fp but here are some links that might help those searching the archives.
So far epicski.com has been the best source for information on ski travel, lodging and discount tickets as well as lot of other in depth ski talk.
This recent disccussion on epicski.com is good
Snopak.com too.
posted by flummox at 2:50 PM on January 14, 2007
So far epicski.com has been the best source for information on ski travel, lodging and discount tickets as well as lot of other in depth ski talk.
This recent disccussion on epicski.com is good
Snopak.com too.
posted by flummox at 2:50 PM on January 14, 2007
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i'm not sure if you're in school or not, but i really can't find anything with better deals than the above.
posted by defmute at 6:09 PM on January 10, 2007 [1 favorite]