A lot of travel sites have popped up over the last few years offering a lot of opportunities for consumers to save on air travel. Finding the right price for a plane ticket can be a challenge - some airlines only sell tickets on their sites, some use a multitude of sites, and some others have joined with other airlines to offer only on a specific travel website or another.

Finding the right airline ticket at the right price is a matter of good research and spending time hunting down the best price.

The first step is to visit a site such as Travelocity.com or Expedia.com to find out generally the best price on the general travel sites.

Next, you should visit Orbitz.com and see if one of their partnered airlines has a cheaper price on the tickets.

If you are flexible with your schedule, you can use a site like Priceline.com to find the cheapest plane ticket.

In addition, you should check the websites of the major airlines, including Southwest.com which generally only sells tickets on its site.

Once you have researched the top websites, you should be able to determine the best price for your target travel dates.

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