Section 05 · Getting there for less
Fare search, price prediction, deal alerts and award tools. We judge them on whether they change the price you pay, not on how many destinations they claim to cover.
Ranked
Ties are broken by publication date. A score reflects the platform as reviewed; terms change, so check the operator before you pay.
The fastest, clearest and least conflicted flight search in existence. Start every air search here, then check one budget carrier it does not list.
Instant results, an honest date grid, price guarantees on selected fares, and a hand-off straight to the airline. Nothing else in travel search is built this well.
The clearest answer available to 'what can I actually book with the points I have', sold at a price that only makes sense if you hold a lot of them.
Tell it which points you hold and where you want to go, and it works out the transfer path. At $129 a year it is the only tool in this section aimed at people with a balance rather than a budget.
A decent prediction engine wrapped in a shop selling optional certainty. The add-ons are the business; treat them as such.
Price Freeze, Cancel For Any Reason and Price Drop protection are cleverly built financial instruments attached to a flight search. Read them as insurance, because that is what they are.
A real innovation sold with a risk profile most buyers do not understand until the first flight is late.
Virtual interlining stitches two unconnected carriers into one itinerary. It is clever, it is genuinely cheaper, and the protection you need costs extra.
A cheaper subscription to a worse version of the same idea. If flight alerts are worth paying for, pay the extra and buy the better one.
Premium is $69 a year, Premium Plus+ is $99. The alerts arrive, they are real fares, and the curation is thinner than the price difference suggests.
