1 800 USA Hotels.com
Phoneless? Online reservations for hotels, motels and resorts
Credit cards vary by hotel
AA.com
The official site. Make reservations and purchase tickets directly from American Airlines
No delivery
fees for paper tickets (e-ticket is standard; confirmation and itinerary sent by e-mail or fax)
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American Express
Plan vacations and find deals on the AmEx travel site (airline reservations are
handled through Expedia.com; see Expedia.com entry for more info)
Fees for delivery of tickets vary
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Bestfares.com
Low airfares and deals online
$10 fee for shipping paper airline tickets
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Cheaptickets.com
Discounts galore Airborne Express
five-day delivery
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Continental Airlines
The official site. Make reservations and purchase tickets
No fee for mailing paper tickets
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CyberRentals.com
Cool idea: advertisements and links to vacation rentals all over the world
Contact owners directly via e-mail or phone for booking and billing info
Delta Airlines
The official site for do-it-yourself reservations on Delta online
No fee for mailing paper tickets
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Expedia.com
MicrosoftΥs site for air travel, vacations, cruises, hotels and rental-car reservations
No delivery fees for paper tickets
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Frommers.COM
Get recommendations and opinions, make travel plans and buy travel books and guides (links to
Lowestfare.com for air travel)
Shipping for books starts at around $5
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Got.com
Get instant reservations for air, auto and hotel through Global Online Travel
Paper tickets and documents delivered overnight by FedEx; charges vary
HomeExchange.com
Listings of home and vacation properties available for swaps; send e-mail directly to
other homeowners
$30 for a yearlong listing of your home or property
Hotel Discounts
Find and book hotel rooms at discounted rates in the U.S. and selected cities worldwide
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The Invented City
Worldwide home exchange and more than 2,000 listings available to its international
members
$75 for one-year membership
Internet Travel Network
Book hotel, car and plane reservations. Cool low-fare ticker
Paper airline-ticket
delivery via FedEx second-day for $10, overnight for $15 and $25 for Saturday delivery
Lowestfare.com
Plane reservations, vacations and cruises on the cheap
No delivery fees for paper
tickets; $10 maximum charge for other travel documents
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Netcentives
Its ClickRewards program gives frequent-flyer miles when you shop at affiliated merchants
NWA.com
Official site of Northwest Airlines. Purchase tickets directly
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Online Vacation Mall
Full-service site for planning, pricing and buying your vacation package to
just about anywhere
No extra fees for delivery of tickets and travel documents
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Preview Travel
Plane, hotel, car reservations and lots of other useful travel guides and services
Paper tickets can be shipped by express mail for an additional fee
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Priceline.com
Name your price for travel (or a car, a home mortgage or various other things, for that
matter), and they'll try to match it
Travel documents delivered overnight for $12.50
Southwest.com
The official site for Southwest Airlines ticket info, reservations V, MC, AE, D, DC
Travelscape.com
Do-it-yourself travel site for booking business or leisure trips
$15 second-day charge for all paper tickets, $20 for overnight
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Travel.com
Comprehensive guide to thousands of Internet travel sites; also has copious message forums and advice
Travelocity.com
Book flights, hotel rooms, rental cars, cruises, you name it $10 for delivery of paper
tickets
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TWA.com
The official site for TWA. Make reservations and book tickets
No delivery fee for paper tickets booked online
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Ual.com
Fly the friendly cyber skies
Paper tickets delivered first-class or express mail when necessary for no
additional charge
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Virgin-Atlantic.com
Get tickets to London online
Free delivery of paper tickets for advance
purchase; FedEx charges for overnight or second-day delivery
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