Hotwire

[BEAV]

Both Hotwire and Priceline have not been an option in the past for disembarkation day flights back home. This is because their stipulation is your flight can depart anytime between 6:00am and 10:00pm. Obviously, you won't be off the ship in time to catch a flight departing at 6:00am.

 

But Hotwire is now offering "FlexSaver" fares where you select a window of time for departures.

 

Departure times are broken down into the following time windows:

 

Morning: 6am-11am

Afternoon: 11am-4pm

Evening: 4pm-10:00pm

Late Evening: 10:00pm-11:59pm

 

About two weeks ago I bought conventional airline tickets for just over $400 per person from SFO-MIA in conjunction with an upcoming cruise. I could have paid just $285, but flights at that price all departed Miami early in the morning, long before we'd be off the ship.

 

If I were buying the tickets today, I could have taken advantage of Hotwire's FlexSaver fares. They are selling the afternoon and evening time windows on my dates of travel for just $264.

 

This a great feature and now opens up the possiblity of using Hotwire for air fare in conjunction with cruises when you need to return home the day of disembarkation.

[StephenJohnson]

Thanks for the info!