The Site: EconomyTravel.com
- Competitive domestic flight prices, and “3 out of 4 international fares cheaper than the competition“
- Customer service staff with an average of 8+ years travel experience
- In business in Atlanta, Georgia since 1988
- Wholesale contract rates with 24 of the “world’s leading airlines”
The Good: We put Economy Travel to the test and compared their flight prices with those found on our current favorite international flight search engine: Vayama.com. Vayama is also a flight consolidator & they sell airfare from 100′s of different airlines and sources. We typically find the lowest international fares on Vayama’s site. When comparing Vayama to Economy Travel, it is important to remember that Vayama’s search engine does not automatically add the taxes & fees (we added them to the prices above). On Vayama, you must click on the lowest rate for the taxes to be calculated and added to the fare, which is a bit time consuming. All fares listed on Economy Travel’s search automatically add the taxes to the first result. This makes Economy Travel quicker and easier. Overall, we think that Economy Travel’s search engine is quicker than Vayama, but Vayama usually came up with cheaper fares by a hair. We recommend that you compare international flights on both sites prior to booking your flight to ensure you are getting the best price, because it is a bit of a toss-up. You may appreciate a shorter itinerary, which you can find by comparing on both sites.
Both Vayama and Economy Travel are the best sites for international airfares that we have found, but Economy Travel was not quite good enough to beat Vayama in our book. Read our review of Vayama for more information. Compare prices now on Vayama.com (Link opens in new window)
The Bad: The Economy Travel fares are typically a few bucks more than other sites, and we think that must be due to higher fees, as the airlines are the same. Although, it is still worth a look before you book.
The Fees*:
- Most airfares (economy/coach class) are non-refundable
- $250+ airline-imposed Penalty Fee for changes and cancellations to applicable flights, plus any increase in the airfare
- $350 Fee to change/cancel a ski package, at least 45 days prior to departure
- International airlines require passengers to call and reconfirm flights with the airline directly 24–72 hours prior to departure
*Based solely on research done by TravelSiteCritic.com, these figures may be inaccurate and are subject to change.Verify policies with the website before you book. Please be aware of airfare taxes & fees, applicable to any booking that includes airfare.
The Deals:
Economy Travel has no current deals.
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Is economy travel a scam? Because I booked a flight ticket to Manila and they said I will receive the e-ticket 4-5 weeks before my departure and I paid in full
In February I booked and paid for flights to Peru for a family wedding (in August). The flights were not cheap, but Economy Travel was offering as good a price as anyone, with good transfer times, which were important to me as I was travelling with two small children. Two weeks later, Economy Travel contacted me to say that Air Europa had cancelled my flights. Economy Travel found me alternative flights, and promised me, in writing, a full refund for the cancelled flights. They, (specifically a person called DJ), said I would be refunded within 6 weeks, back in February, but nearly 7 months later, I am still anxiously waiting.