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Substantial notes for a real week. No invented fares, scores, or coupons.
The fee stack
All-in totals: bags, seats, and the change rule that actually matters
The first number on a flight search is an advertisement for the second screen. Here is how to read a CheapOair (or airline) checkout without a fake “from” price from us.
The two desks
CheapOair vs the airline site: who should sell you the ticket
An OTA is a store. The airline is the operator. For a US parks or city flight, both can be the right first tab. Here is when each one should win.
The other tabs
CheapOair vs Kayak, Expedia, and Google Flights
Four different jobs: a retailer, a meta-search, another retailer, and a map. CheapOair is our default retailer. Here is when the other three should win.
Geography first
Which airport to fly into for a parks or city week
A cheap ticket into the wrong hub is a car day. LAS, DEN, SLC, SEA, PHX, and the city airports people actually mean — without treating airfare as a coupon.