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What is best last minute travel site?
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Author:  GRMilton [ Sat Nov 22, 2014 5:53 pm ]
Post subject:  What is best last minute travel site?
Thinking of doing a last minute trip over the holidays...am willing go fairly last minute but want a good deal -- but do not know which last minute company gives the best deals and is legit.

Anyone have a recommendation on which last minute place is best (or who to stay away from)?

Thanks
Author:  sharpe [ Sat Nov 22, 2014 8:38 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: What is best last minute travel site?
Most (all?) sites are about the same price. e.g. A Sunwing package will cost the same regardless of where you buy it.

If you're flexible on location, hotel, etc, then try using tripcentral.ca It has the best user interface to quickly compare multiple options all at the same price as everywhere else.
Author:  GRMilton [ Mon Nov 24, 2014 9:29 am ]
Post subject:  Re: What is best last minute travel site?
Years ago (like 20 year ago) my dad used a place that you called each day and they gave you great deals for travel a couple of days later....really selling off at great discounts packages that were not sold through the normal channels. Thus the discounts were great -- like 60% off but you had to travel wherever the deal happened to be for and do it on a couple of days notice. Anyone know of any of these sites/companies that are good?
Author:  mike_milton [ Mon Nov 24, 2014 10:14 am ]
Post subject:  Re: What is best last minute travel site?
You have to book early to get deal regardless. I use expedia.ca to book. My approach is to use their cancellation policy. You first book few possible places you like to go for hotel, then book your fly ticket, this decide your final destination, then cancel all other hotel reservations. Anyway price goes day by day as the time is approaching to the holiday. Also I use my vacation pay to offset the high price. I like to try Xmas vacation somewhere else other than staying at home.
Author:  Fred D [ Mon Nov 24, 2014 12:16 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: What is best last minute travel site?
Some decent stuff here, including $250 for a week in a 3star Cuba Santa Lucia (make your own comments about what a 3 start in cuba gets you as everybody has different vacation needs, but I'm just saying it is cheaper than normal). Flight leaves Wednesday.

http://www.selloffvacations.com/Cheap-L ... MgodeDEAng

Good luck!
Author:  Sameem12123 [ Mon Nov 24, 2014 12:33 pm ]
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Anytime ive booked flights anywhere ive used cheap o air and found it the least expensive as opposed to all others i searched.

http://www.cheapoair.ca/
Author:  Foreveryoung [ Mon Nov 24, 2014 12:44 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: What is best last minute travel site?
Agree with cheap-o. Have used them for flights a few times.
Author:  mikefc [ Tue Nov 25, 2014 11:18 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: What is best last minute travel site?
Does anyone use travel agents anymore? We've been looking for a vacation and contacted two agents, but their prices were like $1-2K more than I was able to find on my own, searching the web for literally 5 minutes.
Author:  masab911 [ Wed Nov 26, 2014 6:47 am ]
Post subject:  Re: What is best last minute travel site?
this is what we are planing to do

Hotel details


Name Riu Emerald Bay Room Ocean view free kids room all inclusive

City Mazatlan Occupancy Double occupancy

Duration 7 days Meal plan All Inclusive

Supplier Airline Sunwing Airlines - Champagne Service



Flight details


Airline
Flight No* Class Baggage Allowance Departing City Departing
Date & Time Arriving City Arriving
Date & Time Meal

Sunwing Airlines
WG561 P 2 piece(s)
20 kg total Toronto (YYZ) Tue. Dec 09, 2014
3:15 PM Mazatlan (MZT)
Tue. Dec 09, 2014
6:40 PM

Sunwing Airlines
WG562 P 2 piece(s)
20 kg total Mazatlan (MZT) Tue. Dec 16, 2014
7:35 PM Toronto (YYZ)
Wed. Dec 17, 2014
1:59 AM

Package includes Flight + Hotel + Transfers


Adult 1 $465.00 + taxes $392.00

Adult 2 $465.00 + taxes $392.00

Child 1 $125.00 + taxes $392.00

Child 2 $125.00 + taxes $392.00
Author:  Deep [ Wed Nov 26, 2014 10:20 am ]
Post subject:  Re: What is best last minute travel site?
Riu's are great - stayed at 4 of them, always a good time...

We're headed off on a cruise next week - good time to get away!!
Author:  DRiFT_645 [ Wed Nov 26, 2014 11:02 am ]
Post subject:  Re: What is best last minute travel site?
Just got back from a RIU Palace... it's hit or miss. We went to the same resort 5 years ago, and you can see it's become dated. Rooms weren't at the same level as last time. Food is always great and so is the service. Never been to a non-Palace RIU though, so I can't comment on that.

Wasn't thrilled with customer service from Sunwing (first trip through them). Their rep told us barely anything and we had to take a cab to the airpot because we weren't told we need to fill out a card to guarantee our seat on the way home. Who goes to a 7-day all-inclusive and isn't sure whether they want to come home?
Author:  GRMilton [ Thu Nov 27, 2014 7:19 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: What is best last minute travel site?
Seems that Selloffvacations and sunwing offer the same discounts (compared head to head for 24 hour discount and they are the same)...there are still decent discounts if you can wait 24-48 hours before--which I am willing to do but might not be viable for those with families or who are not flexible.

Thanks to everyone for the help...seems the market has changed in the last 20 years...aggregators have certainly made cheap rates more accessible to the common man.
Author:  Kyle and Jay [ Fri Nov 28, 2014 1:55 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: What is best last minute travel site?
Definitely a shitty experience and that's why I always avoid these guys too. I "re-confirm" my flights to leave asap and spend as little time dealing with them as possible. The extra cost for activities through them is for insurance though. The beach guys aren't licensed or insured, so if anything happens to you..well lol. I don't personally care for things like insurance in these situations, but I guess it depends on your personal comfort level with risk.
Author:  NotHawthorny [ Fri Nov 28, 2014 2:57 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: What is best last minute travel site?
prickly_pete wrote:


Seriously though the beach guys were just brokers for the exact same boats/whatever you'd get if you used the sunwing reps. That explanation is not 100% accurate.


Actually, its one of the first accurate things to come out of you in a while. I experienced the same BS with sunwing and had the same gem of a dude on the beach. We were on our honeymoon for a couple of weeks and wanted to do a few things (Xel ha, Temple tour, Jet Skis, ATV tour, Ceynote exploration), priced at the resort for for us two was $1,300. The guy at the beach for the EXACT same tour, plus a bag of crappy weed was $450. He didn't offer that right away, had to work him down, but he gave me beer while we negotiated. Never buy on the resort, its a huge scam.
Author:  Deep [ Fri Nov 28, 2014 5:03 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: What is best last minute travel site?
prickly_pete wrote:
Between benefits and travel cc, I just assume I've got plenty of insurance.

Plus it's Mexico- what's the worst that can happen!


Oh i don't know... trip and fall on those hard floors in the rooms and end up with a broken elbow and a $15,000 USD surgery in mexico because it wasn't safe to fly with it broken?

Happened to my mom last year. The insurance company saw the scans and agreed with the doctor that a free bone fragment under air pressure could travel and cause further damage internally. So she went to a hospital that was only for tourists in Cancun (beautiful hospital - only 8 out of the 50 rooms were used).
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