| Are you planning a trip to Jamaica this year? If you're | | | | offer the benefit of checking if a particular seat is |
| a budget conscious traveler like myself, you might | | | | available and helping getting you the desired seat you |
| always looking for the best deal for your money. Let | | | | want. But, keep in remind that they need to make a |
| me explain how I went about finding a good price for | | | | profit too, so their price quote will include a |
| my flights to Jamaica and how I ended up landing a | | | | percentage of commission for themselves. |
| bargain for them, no pun intended. | | | | Finally, the best way I like to get cheap tickets is to |
| First, I used a website called, Kayak. It is an airfare | | | | go to the Air Jamaica website. I suggest skipping the |
| comparison site that aggregates the various airfare | | | | generic travel sites like Travelocity and Orbitz, and |
| travel sites on the Internet into one consolidated | | | | your travel agent, because they have to tack on |
| view. This website is useful because it helps you | | | | additional expenses such as affiliate fees and |
| save a lot of time, instead of visiting each individual | | | | commissions. Instead, go directly to the airline and |
| airfare travel site you can just go to Kayak and | | | | contact them yourself, either through their website |
| enter in your travel information (such as destination, | | | | or calling them on the telephone. They are cheaper |
| travel dates, number of passengers) and Kayak will | | | | because you are going through them directly and |
| query the Internet and produce all the information | | | | cutting out the middleman, so it saves them costs |
| you need to plan your trip. I suggest using Kayak as | | | | and expenses from paying for the travel agent or |
| your starting base so you have a reference point | | | | the online travel sites. |
| when you call a travel agent. | | | | Using this '3-pronged' approach is an effective way |
| Next, contact your local travel agent and find out the | | | | since you have at least 3 comparisons to make a |
| price quote that he or she gives you. They have | | | | better decision and this was how I was able to get a |
| access to an airline's reservation system, so they do | | | | great deal for my vacation to Jamaica. |