Travel Agents Battle the Web

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Travel Agents Battle the Web

• Ms. Alexander

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• There are four major sectors in the travel
  industry
• Airline tickets
• Hotel reservations
• Car rentals
• Cruises/tours

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Online travel sites offer consumers a one-stop,
convenient, leisure and business travel
experience where travelers can find descriptions
of vacations and facilities.
Consumers can purchase all travel elements
hotel, car rental, airfare, tours, and cruises
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Major Online Travel Sites

• Expedia.com
• Largest online travel service
• Travelocity.com
• Second largest online travel service
• Priceline.com
• Name your price
• CheapTickets.com
• Discount airline tickets, hotels, and auto
  rentals
• Hotwire.com
• Seeks out discount fares based on airline excess
  inventory (Owned by Expedia)

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• Christina wants to fly to Miami this weekend (Fri
  Sun). What is the cheapest fare you can find
  her? (include airfare, departure time, and
  airline) Why are some prices higher than others
  when the flights leave the same day?
• Kevin wants to rent a car in New Orleans for this
  weekend. What is the cheapest rental fee you can
  find? What is the car type? What is the most
  expensive car you can rent? How much is the
  rental fee?
• Bob wants to rent a hotel room in NYC for this
  weekend. What is the cheapest hotel you can find?
  What is the most expensive hotel you can find? Be
  sure to include both the rate and the hotel.