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So what do you book first?
« on: June 02, 2013, 10:13:49 PM »
When you decide to take a 2 week+ vacation, what do you book first? Flights or hotels?
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Re: So what do you book first?
« Reply #1 on: June 02, 2013, 10:16:38 PM »
When you decide to take a 2 week+ vacation, what do you book first? Flights or hotels?
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Re: So what do you book first?
« Reply #2 on: June 02, 2013, 10:31:32 PM »
So hotels always have award availability??
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Re: So what do you book first?
« Reply #3 on: June 02, 2013, 10:33:31 PM »
So hotels always have award availability??
Not always.

Where do you want to go? Maybe we can help you out that way.

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Re: So what do you book first?
« Reply #4 on: June 02, 2013, 10:36:33 PM »
flight. I can always use priceline for the hotel. If you are good with it, you'll have a decent idea of where you are staying where as with flights you can land some pretty rough flights/stopovers/airlines

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Re: So what do you book first?
« Reply #5 on: June 02, 2013, 10:37:19 PM »
Flights for sure.

Much easier to find hotels than flights.
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Re: So what do you book first?
« Reply #6 on: June 02, 2013, 10:37:29 PM »
Depends on where I'm going and what's available.

Usually the flight.
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Re: So what do you book first?
« Reply #7 on: June 03, 2013, 08:47:14 PM »
Fights.
Almost zero restrictions on hotel availability, especially the rooms I ask for.
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Re: So what do you book first?
« Reply #8 on: June 03, 2013, 09:16:56 PM »
I often book hotels after I land
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Re: So what do you book first?
« Reply #9 on: June 03, 2013, 10:43:18 PM »
Flights for sure.

Much easier to find hotels than flights.
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