Priceline Eliminates Airfare Booking Fees
Priceline eliminated all booking fees for all domestic and international airline tickets booked and purchased by July 4th, except for its "Name your own price" tickets. You can travel up to 330 days from the date of purchase.
That means that, for the duration of the summer sale, priceline.com customers will pay less for their airline tickets than they would at any other major online travel reservation service, including Expedia, Travelocity, Orbitz, and Cheap Tickets.
Travelers choosing priceline.com for their airline tickets will enjoy other significant benefits besides no booking fees.
In addition to round-trips on the same airline, priceline.com allows customers to "mix-and-match" their flights, choosing one airline and itinerary for the outbound leg of their trip and another for the return.
Combining airlines can improve itineraries and savings, which is why approximately 20% of priceline.com's retail tickets now sold include two carriers. Even smaller so-called "screen-scrapers" such as Kayak and Sidestep only offer this feature with a booking fee attached.