Travel Deal of the Day (October 8, 2007)

If you travel in a group of two or more people, there may be benefits to booking your airline tickets or hotel rooms separately as opposed to consolidating the tickets or rooms in one reservation. Many people do not think of creating reservations for each individual traveler, but this can often save you money.

The Deal:
When you are booking airline travel for more than one passenger or are booking multiple hotel rooms, it can often save you money to book the reservations separately. If only one airline ticket or one hotel room is available at the lowest price, reservation systems will often default to the higher price for all tickets or rooms booked (even though at least one ticket or room would have been booked at the lowest price if booked separately). In addition, when a frequent flyer bonus applies for booking a ticket or a hotel room, you often will receive additional credit by booking the reservations separately as each booking will qualify for the bonus.