By Cari, on December 20th, 2007%
so in the course of re-visiting Vayama I mentioned United’s new fee. Well guess what, they’re not alone.
According to Christopher Elliott’s post on the topic, CO has joined the game too. I love Continental, but paying to book on the website is insane. As I said last time, it’s not like the airlines are paying a fee or commission, as the online agencies do. Sheer insanity is what it is.
I used to like booking directly through CO for the booking bonus, but apparently that’s now gone too. Web 2.0 is supposed to bring convenience, not more fees. Is it a good . . . → Keep Going: and now Continental joins the fun…
By Cari, on December 12th, 2007%
I first discovered and mentioned Vayama back in October when I discovered it via a post on Spontaneous Tourism. I admit, I didn’t end up thinking much about Vayama again until I received a comment from Matt, Vayama’s Industry Relations Manager.
I like how he handled the contact, an actual question about the content of the blog post rather than just a random comment and a promotional link as some companies have been known to do, so I responded and it led to a further comment (wonderful information there about some less-than-obvious benefits to Vayama) and an e-mail exchange. I decided I . . . → Keep Going: Vayama: Redux
By Cari, on October 2nd, 2007%
So it seems as if Vayama’s specials are exactly what I’ve been looking for. It combines what LastMinute.com (and the various int’l versions) and Flylc do, yet it’s only international from the US.
I wouldn’t book from Vayama due to their fees and the fact that the rates aren’t always the best, but their search allows what neither Sidestep nor Kayak do: search open-ended. When I was first planning my birthday trip, I had no idea where I wanted to go. I would have loved to have been aware of Vayama so I could have plugged in JFK or Newark and seen . . . → Keep Going: Vayama
