Originally Posted By jsnelk We have always driven from Oregon, but I want to fly next year (in July). How do I find the best fare for our family? I have never booked a flight before. Are there sites that you know when a good price is available?
Originally Posted By x Pirate_Princess x Go to www.southwest.com and download DING and email updates. It will let you know when fares have lowered for your destination and for your dates. They have really great fares, anyway. And if you do book with SWA, and find a lower fare with them later, you get the credit if you can't get a refund, which you can use at a later date, within a year. And it's no hassle. otherwise, look at Travelocity. They have the low-price guarantee.
Originally Posted By lauriesk I fly down whenever i visit the parks and I am from Oregon. I always use Alaska Air. They have basically the same deals as Southwest, anymore Southwest isn't always the least expensive. Quite a few airlines match Southwest prices plus you get a guarenteed seat without being like a cattle herd an hour before the flight even leaves. The Alaska Air website is real easy to navigate.
Originally Posted By gottaluvdavillains Where in Oregon? You can check express jet and jet blue - if they fly from your area, you can get really good deals from them...Also don't just look for roundtrip - many times you can find incredible deals on internet specials oneway - so just book two one way tickets. I did that in sept from Oakland. I flew into LAX for $54 (including tax and fees) and flew out of burbank $59...Roundtrip was nearly $200.
Originally Posted By jsnelk We would fly from Eugene. Thanks for the tip about checking out one way flights.
Originally Posted By sherrytodd I tried Yapta for the first time. It lets you select routes from both the travel websites (Expedia, Orbitz, etc) and from the airlines websites and then notifies you when there are decreases in the prices. We were booking flights to St Thimas and got an email right when the price fell. I booked that morning and saved $400. It is a little annoying if you are going into the site to just look and you are a hyper surfer like me, because it will always pop up the Yapta screen when you pull up any airfare screen. Southwest just started flying out where I am about a year ago, but I have yet to fly them since I have always found cheaper airfare on other airlines.
Originally Posted By minniefan We always fly from Portland to Santa Ana, and I've had great luck with Alaska Air..booking one way at a time. Sign up for Alaska Air emails and periodically you'll get an email with a discount code. Generally, anything $100 or less each way is what I look for. Oh, and if at all possible, avoid flying into LAX, it's a nightmare. And the traffic from LAX can add another 2+ hours after you've landed.
Originally Posted By Disney Joy Portland here.. I booked both Southwest and Alaska, and love Alaska. It is shorter. SW was cheaper but if I had booked earlier or had waited there was a better deal in SNA which is much better than LAX in my opinion. I am watching SW daily to see if I can switch to SNA. Ding is great, but sometimes it's what left and odd times of the day. This will be my last SW trip. I'm returning to Alaska.
