Kayak advertises one-way: the book twice, break the price?
By Rob Lovitt, associate msnbc.com
It is a concept very familiar to those travelers who wish to take the time to search manually individual airline websites for good deals on one-way fares. Combining these two values in a de facto return, the sum of its parts can sometimes be less than the whole.
"Our Chief Scientist for years had simply decided to build it," said Robert Birge, chief marketing officer 's. "If you find a cheaper pair, will show as Fare Hacker".
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For example, a recent survey of mid-September flights between Chicago and Denver back return trips to both Frontier and United for $ 219 with Hacker-label services that combined one-way fares on each airline for $ 216 – just deserves multiple searches guide, but a pleasant surprise.
The fares require users to make two separate bookings, which makes them different from traditional multiple airline reservations known as "interconnection tariffs." According to Birge, also offer more options than interconnection offers to be determined and controlled by individual airlines.
"More and more airlines offer one way fares," said David pelter, founder of InsideTrip.com, a flight site quality score. "Shopping for them can provide greater flexibility for fewer dollars."
Rob Lovitt is a longtime travel writer who still believes that the journey is as important as the destination. Follow on Twitter.
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