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Dollars & Deals: Vacation Values

Aired August 8, 2003 - 06:19   ET

THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.

CAROL COSTELLO, CNN ANCHOR: Time now for "Dollars & Deals" with the man who knows everything when it comes to saving you money, consumer guru Clark Howard.
Want a fab vacation with a fab price tag? Clark tells you how to get it.

(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)

CLARK HOWARD, CONSUMER ADVOCATE: Kristi's question this morning from Santa Clara, California is this, I'm planning a vacation. I've been surfing the Web for a good deal. I've looked at Web sites like Travelocity and Hotels, but it's hard to tell where you can get the best price.

Well here is a key rule for you, never, ever, ever rely on any one Web site to get the best deal. You have to shop the marketplace. One time I'll get the best deal at one, the next time they'll be the most expensive. So you should go to at least five Web sites to book any travel deal because the differences from one to another can be great.

And there's one in particular that is fantastic, especially when you are looking for airfare or hotels. It's called SideStep, and it's a program that when you are searching somewhere else, like let's say at Expedia or something like that, SideStep goes out and does its own search of dozens of sites. So you have whatever site you are going to and SideStep does its own work searching as well.

And you know what, don't forget travel agents. There are a lot of great deals from agents that you may not know about otherwise. And for hotels, I want you to know about BiddingForTravel.com. This is the greatest site to get great deals on hotels. Once again, BiddingForTravel.com. Check it out.

(END VIDEOTAPE)

COSTELLO: We certainly will, Clark.

Clark will be back next Friday with more "Dollars & Deals." You can e-mail us your consumer questions, just visit our Web site, CNN.com/DAYBREAK. In the meantime, you can get Clark's money saving tips on the Web. The address, ClarkHoward.com.

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