Why do people use Travelocity, Expedia, etc?

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Anonymous wrote:So that you don't leave " cookie tracks" looking multiple times at the hotel or airline itself. Rates quoted often go up when airlines + hotels track you looking at their sites

Never seen it. Most people browse incognito anyway.

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Anonymous wrote:I’ve been making my reservations through Orbitz for many years. Has always been fine.

It’s fine until there is a problem or you need to make a change. Then it’s not fine.

This. A few years ago I had a flight canceled out of Curaçao. Because I had booked with Expedia, the airline would not allow me to immediately rebook with them. I didn't get off the island for 3 days. Sounds lovely to be stranded in Curaçao ... until you get your credit card bill.