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Question for travel-savvy posters

Posted: Apr 3, 2012

I have not flown in years....scarily, not since the availability of the internet, have I traveled except for driving in my car.

I'm in the process of planning my vacation of a lifetime, which is traveling to the east coast (Maine, to be specific) for 10 days of rest and relaxation.

Now, here's where my ignorance shows.

Can anyone tell me the best way on the internet to track down flight information? I have no idea how much to put aside for travel expenses, and I've never looked up flight information for any reason (unless seeing Travelocity commercials counts, and I'm pretty sure I'd never be able to navigate that site).

If any of you are travel savvy and can point my befuddled head in the right internet direction to start nailing down flight prices, I'd be very grateful, to say the least.

Thanks in advance!!!

;

All I know is some gnome on TV - wheres_my_job

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suitcases, garden gnomes...? Don't really know what that's about.

Congratulations on your travel plans. I think you can just go to a search engine and type in a few words, and what you are looking for will be there.

travel-savy - travelinmt

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I like to use kayak.com to check on airline fares. What I have found is; once I find the fare they list (you can't book directly through kayak, it is only a search engine for fares)I go directly to the airline site and book directly with the airline. Kayak will search priceline, travelocity, expedia, etc. for you but I tend to find the best price directly with the airline. Another similar site is bookingbuddy.com.

These sites are very easy to use, just type in the airports, dates, and you can narrow it down to only non-stop flights, etc. I try not to narrow it down too much until I find the overall fares and then I go from there on specifics.

travel savvy - 1mt

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As the poster above said, the travel sites are easy to navigate through. I've used Expedia a couple times for air, hotel and car rental. The questions are specific as to what you are wanting to book, air only, air and hotel, etc. You just make your choices and it moves on to the next step. They give you many flight options to choose from, and then you look at all the available flights for the day you want to leave and pick the one that fits your schedule/needs best. You can also go directly to the airlines to check their fares. Again fairly simple, you type in your dates of travel, your departure city and your destination, and it will show you what flights are available and the prices. Once your flight is booked, you can also go onto the airline's site and choose your seats and also print your tickets I believe to make the check-in process go much quicker. It's all explained on the different sites; you just need to read the information. Be careful not to go over the 50 lb limit on your luggage per piece, which is what most of them are, cuz then you have to pay even more for your checked bags. Hope you have a great trip!

I hope you plan to go to Acadia National Park! - nm

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Maine vacation - check out the schooners - in Rockland - sm

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I took a 7 day sailing adventure on one of these about 15 years ago - best vacation in my life! Loved it!

Thanks for the tip - We're staying in Stonington - Cant wait to go

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We've rented a little dockhouse in Stonington Harbor for a week, right where the lobsterman load up in the early morning and return in the afternoon. The views are spectacular and, well, we can't get much closer to being on the water than in a dockhouse, lol!

I'm so excited. We've been together for 4 years and never even had the money for a honeymoon, so we're stashing this year's refund and adding to it so we can actually relax and enjoy ourselves.

I'm just afraid I'll handcuff myself to the place and never want to leave once I get there, LOL!

Thanks, everyone, for the tips...I really appreciate your time :-)

International traveler - RadMT

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I travel to the Middle East 3-4 times a year. I start my quest for airfare and hotels with Kayak.com. Then I do other searches to see how they compare. Kayak does most of the work for you whether you search for airfare or hotels. They compare many different sites and you can set up alerts and the will email you the prices weekly or daily. The middle of the week you find the lowest fares. Also, I then go to Trip Advisor and look up the reviews of the hotel I will be staying before I actually book the hotel. You can even look on Trip Advisor for things to do while you are visiting Maine. I hope this makes it a little easier for you. Also, some airlines are now charging for carry-on bags as well.

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