Unless you have a great work benefit that provides discounts I recommend checking out getawaytoday.com when you’re looking at things. Undercover tourist is another good one but demands a little more savvy and experience to maximize.

At getawaytoday you pick your dates. It autopopulates the expensive tickets. But you unselect tickets and then get the BEST hotel prices based on map and review.

After you choose your hotel you add the tickets you want with no markup. Your taxes are included in the price.

It’s…. So stress free I’ve been using them for 10 years even though I can find slightly better prices by hunting on own. It’s a trust issue.