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Old 03-04-2008   #6 (permalink)
Experiment6-2-6
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Re: Priceline and Expedia -- are they trustworthy?

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Originally Posted by MissDisney
If you buy airline tickets through these places, do you get an actual ticket in the mail, or an email confirmation?
Priceline gives you an e-ticket confirmation, as well as Expedia.

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Are you more likely to get booted off an overfilled flight than someone who bought their ticket through the airline itself?
If you are on an overbooked flight, it depends on when you arrived to check in at the gate, rather than who you bought your ticket from. It would be a discrimination suit just waiting to happen otherwise..

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Originally Posted by MissDisney
Any other thoughts? Priceline prices are so low that I am a little nervous about whether it is legit or not, even if William Shatner is the pitchman!
Priceline is great for hotels... I use them almost exclusively now.

The only concern, which I discovered, is that if the flight is cancelled, you are a second class citizen. (See my May Trip Report) I got stranded in Chicago because, of all things, winds kept me from arriving in time to catch my connection to San Diego (which was NOT delayed). Suddenly you are as unwelcome as a three day old fish/houseguest..
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