The TRUTH About 3rd Party Travel Websites e.g. Expedia, Booking.com | When to Use (And Avoid!)

👀 Do NOT book travel with a 3rd party before watching this video! Wondering if 3rd party travel sites like Expedia, Booking.com, Travelocity, Omio, Viator, GetYourGuide, Agoda, Skyscanner, Hotels.com are legitimate? This video will break down what exactly to look for and what to consider before booking.

0:00 INTRODUCTION
0:37 WHAT ARE 3RD PARTY WEBSITES?
2:50 MY 4 STEP PROCESS FOR DECIDING WHETHER OR NOT TO BOOK W/ A THIRD PARTY

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5 Comments

  1. *Hey everyone!* feel free to drop your experiences with 3rd parties below. I’ll start with one that I’ll never book again due to a bad experience: Expedia!! I once booked a flight with them and was charged twice. Expedia claimed it was an airline issue, and Air Baltic claimed it was an Expedia issue. I never got that money back 🙁 Luckily it was only about 80 euros, but that felt like a lot at the time as I was still a broke student. Let me know if you have any experiences like that to share!

  2. What brought me to your video is my curiosity about using ChatGPT as a booking agent. You can link to Booking, Expedia and TripAdvisor. I’m trying to decide which one to use because I haven’t used any of those in the past.

  3. No, Booking es buen sitio. Y hace poco reservé un vuelo al otro lado del planeta y el departamento allí y además allí hice un viaje en avión y reservé un hotel para 3 días. PERO (!!!) El problema que veo en Booking es que no se puede RESERVAR EL ASIENTO en el momento de COMPRA/RESERVA. Y luego viene lo peor: habías pagado una Tarifa más alta que supone LA ELECCIÓN DEL ASIENTO (aun más importante si el vuelo es de 10 o más horas) y a la hora de Check-in on-line (depende de la compañía, de 24 a 48 horas antes del despegue) lo que puedes reservar es LO QUE TE QUEDA, o sea, los asientos BASIC, Turista, etc. Yo tuve esta experiencia y la próxima vez intentaré comprar directamente en la página web de aerolínea. Allí se puede reservar EL ASIENTO en el momento de COMPRA.

  4. Worst company you could possibly use is Travelzoo. They will send you half way across the world to a beach the locals dump junk on. Will tell you you’re getting a 5 star hotel and give you a 2 star motel!

  5. was just burned by Expedia for 700 for their bundled packages their trip insurances are useless garbage, I will never use Expedia for any of these 3rd party sites again

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