It looks like with a combination of a poor economy and less people traveling, mixed with plain old competition has brought all four of the top travel booking websites to waive airline fees permanently. Yesterday Orbitz.com announced it was removing all airline ticket booking fees on domestic and international flights. Travelocity said the same thing…
Competition these days in the travel industry is definitely at an all time high. Not only are airlines and hotels “duking” it out to win a customer’s service, but so are the very sites where travelers book these various aspects of their trip. In what is a sure sign that the poor economy has hurt…
On Tuesday, Orbitz announced that it would waive their booking fees on flights booked through Orbitz.com and sister site Cheaptickets.com through May 31. Fees for international tickets will remain at $10, while domestic booking fees of $7 will be suspended for spring. This move comes off the heels of the other online travel agencies pulling…