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anyone use this web site for tickets. the price they give is about half of other sites boston to florence in the fall.<BR>what airlines do they use ?

I've never used the service, but I've always looked at it and checked prices for several days before actually buying a ticket or room on Priceline, in order to get a very rough idea of where I should start my bidding on Priceline.<BR><BR>If you click on &quot;Partners&quot; on the bottom of the Hotwire home page, and then on &quot;International carriers,&quot; you can at least see a list of ALL possible airlines they use.<BR><BR>(You should note that even though they give you two hours to decide on and buy a ticket, you may not make the same search again for --I think-- three days. This means you can't go back tomorrow and check again, so keep that in mind.)<BR><BR>Buona fortuna!

I have only used hotwire for domestic reservations. But something you can do is ask a friend to check the fare for you. <BR>This will give you a chance to work with priceline if you like. And if they will not beat the hotwire price, then you can use hotwire to purchase the ticket.<BR>That way you have more then the two hour time limit and you can even check yourself the same day.

I have used hotwire.com twice for trips to Tampa, FL, and Long Beach, CA. I have not had problems. Moreover, they are very good about emailing you each time your flight time changes--even if it is just a slight change.

I've used Hotwire a ton and love it. I've never used it for plane tickets though, mostly because my schedules have never been that flexible... but for hotels, I can totally give the reco. So long as you know the city you're going to well enough to specify one area over another, their star-rating system is right on the money. I've used them about a half dozen times and been very pleased.<BR><BR>AS far as airfare goes, I think its safe to assume that since they are a &quot;premier&quot; partner with Orbitz, they offer flights on all the major airlines. However, you're pretty much guaranteed to get non-prime times. But its cheap.

I have used HOTWIRE many times for domestic flights and hotels. Always been pleased with the results.