The Best Booking Engines for Airfares and Lodgings? A Smart Study Has Answers

Reid Bramblett, author of our recent studies on how to find the best booking engines for airfares, and the best ones for lodgings, unpacked his research. He discussed which sites find the lowest rates most consistently, how to filter results smartly, VPN uses for travel bookings, and when doing multiple searches will be the only way to find the lowest prices.

Takeaways:

• The travel industry presents complex pricing structures that require careful examination to avoid overpaying.
• Reid Bramlett conducted an extensive study to identify the best booking engines for airfares and hotels.
• AI chatbots currently perform poorly in providing accurate travel pricing information.
• Momondo emerged as the top airfare search engine due to its superior price-finding capabilities and filters.
• Google Hotels consistently finds the lowest hotel prices, with Trivago coming in a very close second.
• Some engines surface the fees and taxes that can drastically increase the overall costs but others do not so engaging a VPN can help you more easily see what the end cost will be (and might find you lower prices overall).