online vacation booking...what are YOUR fave sites?

[mykidsand_i]

OK, now that summer is approaching (and I've been working on our families early summer/late spring vacation), I've been wondering what sites other people like to use to get the most bang for your buck out of your vacations. Sites that you've actually BOOKED on before and actually had a flawless (or close to flawless) vacation... I'm talking GOOD PRICE vacations...either packaging it all together (hotel and flights) Or booking separately.

I have started to really like travelocity this year. I've gotten a few good hotel deals from them. For our upcoming vacation I'm really liking Orbitz, because I have a coupon code and the prices seem to be the best with packaged all-inclusives.

Where do YOU like to book for an all-inclusive? For a package? Separately?

I've looked at BookIt and Cheapcaribbean, but for the ones I'm looking at, they seem to be more expensive...

I've heard others say hotels.com, expedia, cheaptickets...

 

[hannahon]

We have had wonderful experiences with Apple Vacations!!!!

 

[HeatherC]

A couple that come to mind are:

allinclusiveoutlet.com - my neighbor just booked with them for Spring Break and said they got a great deal. She had originally booked with another agency, but the same package was cheaper by about $600, so she cancelled and re-booked.

For cruises, I like cruise.com. They have been giving the best perks lately like onboard credit and prepaid gratuities.

I also check travelzoo.com every week and have gotten some awesome deals through them.

If we are looking for a condo, I use skyauction and govarm and getravelop. I booked a 2 bedroom for a week in Williamsburg for $450 ...to give you an idea of pricing.

Have fun planning!!!

 

[3boymthr]

I've found that many travel sites allow a maximum of four people in a room so I tend to stick with AAA.com, travelocity and expedia for one reason only - they allow two adults and three children in a single room. The other way that I book is going to travelocity, etc. and get rates then go directly to the hotel's website. I've found that sometimes the rates are better thru the direct website - sometime not. Or the hotel's website might have availability while the travel sites do not. So check around.