Hipmunk (YC S10) Acquired by Concur

Re:Hipmunk (YC S10) Acquired by Concur by tiatia on Wednesday September 14, 2016 @03:21AM (#12494779)

I never became a fan of Hipmuk but may check them out again.

I use:

1. Expedia. Recently had a problem that they never issued me an eticket. Had to confirm with the airline directly that I actually have a ticket!

2. Vayama. Really like them. Good tool. Can be time consuming to change a ticket.

3.Book directly at airline. God idea, especially considering the problems laid out at #2. Not. Never book a ticket in a 3rd world country directly at the airline. I learned it the hard way!

4. Dohop. Quite unknown but I really like it. Use it a lot recently.

5. Swoodoo for the EU

And yeah, googles ITA.

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Re:Hipmunk (YC S10) Acquired by Concur by exelius on Wednesday September 14, 2016 @08:43AM (#12496253)

> 3.Book directly at airline. God idea, especially considering the problems laid out at #2. Not. Never book a ticket in a 3rd world country directly at the airline. I learned it the hard way!

Unless it's a global airline (British Airways, Air France, KLM, Emirates, etc.) always book with an airline in your native country via codeshare. At least that way, you have some recourse via normal consumer protection measures in the event things go wrong.

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