Jaunted

This Whole "Internet" Thing Could Be Big

4/09/2007 at 9:27 AM
Tags: New York Times, Travel Media, Websites, Airfares (all tags)

Looks like this whole Internet thing is really catching on--the New York Times rounded up some of the interwebs' best airfare shopping sites this weekend. There's not too much there that we haven't already told you about, but let's take a closer look, shall we?

· Farecast works like an airfare Magic 8 Ball, predicting whether prices are headed up or down in the future.

· Flightstats aggregates data on routes and sums up which are likely to be on time and which are likely to be late. It can't promise your particular flight won't spend 10 hours at the gate, but it can tell you whether there's a 96% or 44% chance of it being on time, says the Times.

· MileMaven breaks down frequently incomprehensible mileage deals. It helps maximize your reward, and sister site PointsMaven.com does the same for hotels.

· And then there's Google. The search site has some new features, which we've mentioned before. Text your flight number to GOOGL to get a status update. The Times also suggests digging up the phone numbers for airline reservations this way, which can be useful if your flight is canceled.

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