Just about everyone has heard of Expedia, but just in case you are one of the few that has not heard of Expedia, here is a bit of background on one of the world’s most popular booking search engines. Expedia.com is an online travel provider with millions of users per month. As a booking search engine, Expedia.com makes it easy for travelers to plan and book travel through simple search functions that return dozens of customized results every time.
The site features a wide variety of vacation packages, flights, hotels, rental cars, cruises and in-destination activities, attractions, and services right at the users fingertips. Additionally, by using Expedia, you can travel cheap. How? Expedia offers a “Best Price Guarantee,� which means, Expedia.com promises to offer its customers the best rates available online for all types of travel. Expedia makes traveling cheap easy by offering the most comprehensive customer guarantee in online travel.
While the site is quite simple to navigate, occasionally, you may need assistance. If you are an Expedia.com customers and need assistance with booking travel or using Expedia.com, please follow this link or call 1-800-EXPEDIA. If you need to reach the Expedia Headquarters the mailing address is:
Expedia Headquarters
3150 139th Ave SE
Bellevue, WA 98005
Main switchboard: 425-679-7200
In addition to finding cheap travel via Expedia, you can also travel cheap by utilizing several other booking search engines such as Kayak.com, Orbitz.com, Travelocity.com or VacationsToGo.com.
There are numerous other websites in addition to Expedia, Kayak.com, Orbitz.com, Travelocity.com and VacationsToGo.com that can help you travel cheap as well. These include: Bargain Travel Cruises, Cruise.com, Cruise Travel Outlet, and American Discount Cruises. You can find outstanding cruise offers that will allow you to travel cheap by simply selecting your destination, choosing a cruise line, and entering your dates of travel. If you are in the beginning stages of planning your cruise vacation and you aren’t sure about where or exactly when you want to go, each website (Expedia included) features a hot list or listings of popular cruises, along with pricing, discounts and deals. There are also other ways to increase your chances of finding cheap travel.
Cruise lines prefer to book their cruises way in advance, so you may enjoy special cruise offers, incentives, credits, and cash back just for booking far in advance. If you’re one to procrastinate – you may be rewarded too! If a cruise isn’t booked several weeks or so before the cruise is set to sail, prices are slashed and cruise special offers are available in abundance. If you book last minute, you may enjoy special offers and savings up to 75%. Cruise lines will do anything to fill up those last few cabins!
Other ways to score cheap cruise travel include: booking off-season, booking with a group, taking advantage of package deals, booking online, and booking with popular cruise lines. Some of the world’s most popular cruise lines include: Carnival Cruise Lines, Celebrity Cruises, Crystal Cruises, Disney Cruise Line, Holland America Line, Norwegian Cruise Line, Oceania Cruises, Princess Cruises, Royal Caribbean, Seabourn Cruise Line, Regent Seven Seas, SilverSea Cruises, and Windstar Cruises.
If you want to book off-season, you’ll find the most bargain opportunities in year-around destinations. For example, slow or “shoulder� seasons for say Alaska, may differ from the Mexican Riviera. Here is a list of destinations and their slow seasons: Alaska, May and September; Bermuda, April-May and September-October; Canada/New England, July-August; the Caribbean, late April-May, September-early January; Hawaii, late August, late November, and February; Mexican Riviera, early January and May, October-November; Eastern and Western Mediterranean, March-April and September-November. Expect for the “quirks and perks� to be plentiful during these times as well.
Besides special offers and special rates for groups and families, just about every cruise line has special offers and rates for seniors. A senior is typically defined as a person who is 55 or older. The only drawback is that in order to lock in the special rates, you can’t book online. You must call a cruise travel specialist or book directly with the cruise line. Keep in mind that proof of age is required.
If you don’t have the time (or patience) to search on your own, you can always contact a cruise travel specialist. A cruise travel specialist will have access to thousands of cheap cruise travel cruises with just about every cruise line available whether you are looking for a family cruise vacation or a luxury cruise.
Happy cruise shopping!