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Gary Smith, an engineer, was attracted by a last-minute travel deal he found online before Christmas: two nights at Manhattan’s posh Waldorf-Astoria hotel—and by air to New York—for about$600 per couple.
Though getting away for the holiday weekend proved impractical, Smith, like many other savvy(精明能干的)travelers, often jumps on Internet travel promotions. He estimates he has saved from $1,000 to $2,000 per year since he started making his own travel arrangements online five years ago.
“It’s a great way to stay in a 4 or 5-star hotel and pay much less.” notes Smith. And he does not care about which travel websites he surfs. “I go wherever the deal is—I compare,” Smith says, “I have gone to le. com and put in ‘cheap flights’ or ‘cheap hotels’ and gotten a list of 10(sites) per page. Sometimes, you can do a hotel cheaper on one site and plane fare on the other. I keep searching back and forth(反复来回) until I find something where the time works, the price is right and things line up. Then I just click the mouse.”
“These days, growing numbers of Americans—as many as three out of five—go online to research and book trips,” industry experts say. And many websites, including the so-called “Big Three” online travel agencies—Expedia, Travelocity and Orbitz—are getting easier for consumers to use. Each charges a service or booking fee.
Increasingly, savvy travelers are learning that it’s often a good idea to deal directly with individual airlines or hotels; some of the best price can be found on airline websites, such as southwest. com or hotel chains such as or Marriott. Com, which make sure of the best price. Better package price may be available from the “Big Three”, however, thanks to large-scale(大规模的)price-bundling(捆绑定价的)on hotels, flights and rental cars.
Often, experts say, the best online bargains are won by travelers who have flexible(灵活的) travel dates or who can book last-minute trips.
29. What can we do in order to reduce the price of a trip according to Gary Smith?
A. Bargain with websites.
B. Go to le. com and search” cheap flights” or “cheap hotels”.
C. Search for cheaper ones in a variety of websites and compare the results.
D. Stay in a 4 or 5-star hotel and then pay much less.
30. It can be inferred from the text that _______.
A. Smith found a great deal, which costs only $600 for him to stay in a hotel in Manhattan for 2 nights and fly to New York.
B. Smith estimated he has saved about from $5,000 to $10,000 since he started making his own travel arrangements online.
C. “Big Three” online travel agencies are free of charge of the service so as to attract more consumers.
D. More and more consumers begin to deal indirectly with individual airlines or hotels such as south-west. Com or Marriott. Com.
31. The underlined word “promotions” in the second paragraph probably means _______ .
A. something that is good in quality.
B. Something that has an advantage in price.
C. Something that is popular.
D. Something that is expensive but good.
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