I was getting ready to give a talk at the Baltimore Travel Expo, when someone came up and said she did not need to attend because she always finds the lowest airfare on XYZ. XYZ could have been Orbitz or Kayak or any booking engine; it could also be through a certain travel agent, airline, or other source.
People continually tell me that their source always gives them the lowest airfare. The fact is that there is no one source for the lowest airfares, just as one specific store does not always have the lowest filet mignon prices or lowest sweater price.
For that particular person at that travel show, I spent less than a minute proving I could have found a lower airfare. She paid $800 for her previous flight and I quickly showed her I could have bought it for $400. She stayed for the presentation.
Travel Myth Busted
There is no secret.
There is no one source that always has the lowest airfare (or best car rental rate, hotel price, etc).
In the upcoming posts in this blog, I will explain different travel skills to use that will allow you to save money, time, and stress on all aspects of travel (not just air travel).
What do you think? Do you use only one source to find airfares? What other travel myths would you like to see busted?
© 2008, Charles McCool (recycled from my Travel Skills blog)