Navigating Discount Travel Sites

To land a vacation that clicks with you and your budget, you’ll need to plan and book your trip through a few sites, taking the best of what each has to offer. Here are more specific directions.

Google Flights

To plan your trip: google.com/flights.

Best for: Finding an affordable destination.

Winning features: When you’re not sure where you want to visit, head here. On a map, the tool pinpoints the cheapest flights from your home airport to domestic cities, so you can instantly surmise that flying to Phoenix will cost less than flying to Denver.

Weak spots: Google is still adding destinations to its database, so there are some smaller airports that may not yet appear in its results.