Booking a cheaper flight online is getting easier : Kathika Travel Website

By Kathryn Vercillo

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You almost certainly book your airline flights online. Chances are that you use a major website such as Expedia or Travelocity which aggregates all of the fares from different airlines and puts them in one place for you. If you’re a savvier shopper, you might actually go to the websites of those airlines that appear to have the best deals and try to get a lower rate through them. What a hassle!

WIRED reports that there are a new generation of online travel sites that are providing the same kind of aggregated fare information without the high fees that you’re used to on the sites that you’ve been using. These sites let you look at the deals that are offered by all different airlines. However, instead of charging you a fee to book those deals through them, they let you connect directly to the airline and get the lower price. This saves you a step in your search and also saves you time and money.

The WIRED report takes a look at four different websites which are all offering the same basic services. Although the sites themselves are important, what’s more important is that this points to a general trend in online flight shopping. Entrepreneurs are beginning to recognize that travelers aren’t happy with their online booking options and are stepping up to the plate to provide you with better options.