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[erinyourpclady]

SO.......IF I am coming back and IF I choose to come to conference......what are some good websites to look for cheap tickets?

TIA!

I can fly out of Jacksonville, Wilmington, New Bern or perhaps Raleigh (although that is a 2 hour drive)...........

 

[quiverfull7]

Erin... I found Cheap Flights, Airline Tickets, Cheap Airfare & Discount Travel Deals - Kayak.com to be super!

 

[etteluap70PC]

I have used Travelocity.com for years and had great luck with them.

Kayak.com is also good

 

[ted122781]

I found the best deal with travelocity and hotwire. I've used orbitz and cheaptickets before. I've heard priceline and vayama are pretty good too, but I don't know personally about those.

 

[erinyourpclady]

Thanks y'all......I am still not sure but we shall see............

 

[BethCooks4U]

If you could get to Greensboro you could take Skybus which is like $35 one way to the Chicago area.

 

[DebbieJ]

Southwest flies out of Jax and they will not show up in most search engines, so be sure to check them directly.

 

[thebowman]

checkout farecompare.com or ultimatefares.com

 

[lacychef]

We always fly SW & just go to their website; usually they have internet specials.

 

[finley1991]

Kayak.com was just profiled this morning on the Today Show as the best one to use... HTH!

 

[ChefLisa]

I always start with the travel search engines to find out who has the lowest prices. Then I go to that airlines' site. The tickets are then about $10.00 because of fees on the travel search engine sites.

 

[Intrepid_Chef]

Most of the sites mentioned wouldn't give me fares under $179.Lone exception was Hotwire that got me to Chicago Ohare for $139.I could get the same price on Southwest from their web site, and be on the same flights as my director.I'd LOVE to do Skybus but a) nearest outlet is a 2.5 hour drive and b) it flies out of Columbus to the Chicago area (actually, Gary, Ind.) but not FROM Columbus TO Gary.I have a feeling it wouldn't be easy to get from Gary to downtown Chicago, anyway ...

 

[ChefBeckyD]

Most of the sites mentioned wouldn't give me fares under $179.Lone exception was Hotwire that got me to Chicago Ohare for $139.I could get the same price on Southwest from their web site, and be on the same flights as my director.I'd LOVE to do Skybus but a) nearest outlet is a 2.5 hour drive and b) it flies out of Columbus to the Chicago area (actually, Gary, Ind.) but not FROM Columbus TO Gary.

I have a feeling it wouldn't be easy to get from Gary to downtown Chicago, anyway ...

There is a great train system that runs through Gary, and makes a ton of stops in Chicago - right near the different Conference hotels. We drive to Michigan City, and take it into Chicago - costs us $15 round trip......I'll have to find the info for you - I can't remember the name of the train system....

 

[Intrepid_Chef]

Won't do me any good because I can't do Skybus ... there is no airport in Ohio that will fly me to Gary. But it will come in handy for someone else, I'm sure.

 

[janetupnorth]

There is a great train system that runs through Gary, and makes a ton of stops in Chicago - right near the different Conference hotels. We drive to Michigan City, and take it into Chicago - costs us $15 round trip......I'll have to find the info for you - I can't remember the name of the train system....

Is it Amtrak?

Amtrak runs from Chicago to Kenosha, Racine and Milwaukee...

 

[lacychef]

t a) nearest outlet is a 2.5 hour drive ..

Where I live, the only 2 major airports in the state are 3 hours away; so we don't have a choice on if we drive this far.

 

[DebbieJ]

There is a great train system that runs through Gary, and makes a ton of stops in Chicago - right near the different Conference hotels. We drive to Michigan City, and take it into Chicago - costs us $15 round trip......I'll have to find the info for you - I can't remember the name of the train system....

It's probably the Metra South SHore line.

 

[finley1991]

We take the MegaBus from Detroit. Have done this the last 2 years and it's rocks!!!!! If you live in Ohio, Missouri, MI, WI, MN you can check it out.low cost inter city travelPS: My ticket was $9.50 round trip and it took us right to Union Station.

 

[pamperedalf]

I use sidestep.com, but most of the time will pay a few dollars extra to buy through orbitz. I love that they will call my cell w/ updates if flight is on time or delayed, now they added how the lines are through checkout. It's usually $4 more from the airline but for me it's worth it. I also check the airline as well.

 

[Intrepid_Chef]

In Ohio we are blessed. Cleveland is an hour away from me and Akron-Canton is practically in my back yard. I know some people who fly out of Pittsburgh becuase it is cheaper ... that's a 2 hour drive.

Longer than that and it gets hard to get somebody to drop you off.

 

[erinyourpclady]

I will and have checked them out! I am still not sure if I will be at NC but stranger things have been known to happen! Send good business vibes my way and perhaps I will see some of you there!