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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]That, apparently, gives the lowest status/priority and makes you the first one to bump in an oversell.[/quote]

It's not just flights. I worked in the hotel industry and guests who booked through a third party site such as Expedia are not valued as much as those who book directly through the hotel. I've had instances where we'd have to walk guests to the closest property because the hotel is completely booked. Hotels give favoritism to those who book directly.[/quote]

Agreed. 
I will use Orbitz for hotel and rental car availability and I use Google Flights for airline availability but I always go directly to the provider’s site to actually book the reservation. If you ever have to make a change to an existing reservation and you used a 3rd part site the actual provider will not deal with you. They will push you off to the 3rd party that you booked with. At least that was my experience and once was enough to convince me to book direct. Also, I never have to pay more than the price I find online to book direct. 
Third party sites are great for seeing what’s out there but always book direct with the actual provider. [/quote]

+1.  I have had a couple of bad experiences with the hotels. In one case, they wanted to fix my problem and make it up to me, but since I had booked through a third party, they couldn't give me a refund.  They asked Expedia to do it, but I never heard anything from them.  I have had good experiences booking through American Express (I get 5x miles for bookings done through them).  The hotels seem to like AmEx better than the other third party sites, and AmEx itself seems to have better customer service.  For airlines, I always book directly with the carrier after a couple of bad experiences with trying to rebook a cancelled flight, etc.  I use google fights to find general fares, and then book directly with the airline.

I have also found that booking.com's rates are higher than others for last-minute bookings.  [/quote]

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