Smart travelers don’t sit in a travel agents office to plan their vacations anymore, they go to travel websites to find discount airfare deals and book their own cheap flights. You can book a flight directly on an OTA, who basically acts as your travel agent. This website doesn’t offer much more than a simple search with limited filter options when looking for flights. Con: Travelers cannot instantly book tickets online using this site.

Hotwire can save you money when you book a hotel and flight together. When searching for an individual flight and hotel and then searching for the same as a package, booking the flight and hotel together was $71.63 cheaper than booking them separately. Booking fees charged for booking flights through Amex Travel are also waived if you have this card.

While you can find good deals at major rental companies and other travel sites, you might be able to save even more with the following companies. With Priceline’s “Name Your Own Price” reservation system, the exact hotel booked is shown only after purchase.

They generally offer both search and booking capabilities. The Pitch: is the major high end competitor of in the US with access to many direct booking options with airlines, car rental companies, hotel chains and travel sites alike. Booking Buddy – With Booking Buddy, you can search other sites in one place.

When I stay at Marriott hotels, I earn Marriott Bonvoy Points, which can then be redeemed at more than 7,000 properties in 115-plus countries—on my next vacation. In addition to vastly different presentation and search features, Priceline’s travel sites gave us different prices.