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Originally Posted by Locke
Alright, and another question, for booking these trips, what service do you use?
- Westjet vacations?
- itravel200.com?
- Expedia.ca <- Which I see doesnt service Cuba?
Who has the best deals?
I'm looking at the first of June-ish for a week or so.
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All Canadian tour operators offer the *exact* same prices through every website, so don't waste time trying to 'price compare' between any of the following:
- RedTag
- Itravel2000
- SellOffVacations
- Escapes
- FlightCentre
- FlightNetwork
- Any 'Canadian based' site you've ever heard of
- Travel agents
^^^ World #1 - prices from Canadian tour operators
WestjetVacations offers their packages through any of the above, so it's a waste of time to check them individually (unless you like to limit yourself to one tour operator when searching). Same goes for any other individual tour operator site (Nolitours, Sunwing, etc).
World #2 - Prices from American-owned sites
Expedia.ca falls under the 'American-owned' world of all inclusive prices. You can throw Orbitz and Bookit.com into this world as well. Typically they will all be very similar as they are simply mashing together the cheapest flight from the major airlines with the latest hotel prices.
However, Expedia.ca ALSO offers prices from World #1. You just need to click on Vacations -> Find a pre-packaged vacation. As you noted though, they have eliminated Cuba, because they are an American-owned site, and American sites will never display packages to Cuba.
When you choose 'Build your own' on Expedia you are looking at prices from World #2.
Typically, world #1 of prices (Canadian tour operators) are the best deal. With so much competition here in Canada, they usually beat World #2. However, that's not a certainty, and it can be worth checking both.
Just be aware that in World #2, they are mashing together the cheapest flight option first, which can often be a really bad flight.
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^^ My long-winded attempt to explain the two worlds of prices that exist when it comes to all inclusive prices, and how to get the best deal.
cM