Momondo’s Bargain Summer Travel Deals

May 7, 2010 - PRLog -- Trying to decide where to take the family on vacation this summer?  Momondo.com, a premiere flight search aggregator, offering searches on over 800 travel websites, including those of online travel agencies (OTA), mega airlines and discount carriers, is recommending some of the great fares it has found for travel in June, July and August to popular destinations around the world.  In addition, its user-friendly and user-generated city guides (http://www.momondo.com/City_Guides.aspx) offer great insider tips on sightseeing, shopping, sleeping, eating, and jet-setting once you arrive.

“Although fares are subject to change, the below are ‘good deal destinations for summer travel,’” explained Martin Lumbye, Momondo.com Partner.  Momondo.com is a great source for finding these deals, because Momondo offers “true price transparency before you actually buy your plane ticket, helping travelers to be smart-buyers.”  Travelers will even see prices comparisons for over 4,000 climate-friendly, high-speed trains in Europe and most Amtrak routes in the United States integrated into the flight search, because it is often a faster and cheaper alternative.

Sample Deals to Asia and the Middle East from Select US Gateway Cities (Prices include taxes and airport facility fees but not luggage fees.  Some searched sites may have even opened up lower fares since our search.):

Sydney: Momondo found a non-stop round-trip flight on Miami-based “Despegar.com” departing Los Angeles on June 1 and returning on June 14 for $715. The flight was on Qantas.  The same flight in July could be found on Despegar via Momondo for less than $30 more.

Tokyo: Want to go to Tokyo for the July 4th holiday?  Leave San Francisco on July 1 and return on July 14, and Momondo will find you a round-trip, non-stop ticket on USAirways via “Priceline” or “HotWire” for just $984 including taxes and fees.

Cairo: You could can see King Tut in New York City at the new Discovery Center in Times Square (April 23, 2010-January 2, 2011) but you can also see the real pyramids in Egypt for as low as $862 round-trip from JFK when checkout several options Momondo.com for various departure and return dates in June.


Sample Deals to Europe from Select US Gateway Cities:

Milan: Momondo found a non-stop, round-trip flight out of JFK on Delta Airlines that was listed on Atlanta-based “Vayama.com” for travel June 1- June 24 for $695.

Dublin: If you want to travel from JFK to Dublin, Momondo found a non-stop round-trip fare on Delta for $609 and fares via Expedia on Delta for $614 departing June 14 and returning July 4.

Paris: Momondo came up with a non-stop, round-trip flight from JFK to Paris via UK-based “LastMinute.com” for $727. This was for departing June 23 and returning June 30.


Sample Deals to South America and the Caribbean from Select US Gateway Cities:

Costa Rica: Momondo let’s Costa Rica be your family travel paradise with round-trip flights to San Jose, C.R. starting at $386 round-trip, nonstop from Newark and $387 non-stop from LaGuardia for travel from July 1 to 14.

Aruba: Aruba is a great getaway no matter that it’s summer! Even from Los Angeles Momondo found round-trip flights for under $500 on OneTravel.com and flights for $442 from Newark, NJ via Exploretrip.com for travel June 22-29.

Rio de Janeiro: Momondo came up with a round-trip flight to Rio from JFK on Tam Linhas Aereas via Vayama.com for as low as $733 for the departing June 21 and returning June 30.

Quito, Ecuador: Quito is the jumping off point for a life-changing trip to the Galapagos Islands.  Momondo found several flights round-trip from JFK for as low as $577 during peak travel season, August 16-29.


Facts about Momondo:

Momondo was launched in 2006 and in three years has grown to become one of Denmark’s top websites across all categories, not just travel. Momondo has been recommended by The New York Times, CNN, CBS News, the Los Angeles Times, and the Daily Telegraph. Most recently, U.S. travel authority, Arthur Frommer and some of the world's leading travel media, Sherman's Travel, Travel and Leisure, and SmarterTravel.com recommended Momondo.com as THE site in which to find airfare / hotel / car, when you want to travel. Momondo has received the 2010 Danish e-commerce prize within the travel and tourism category and Norway's largest newspaper, World Gang (VG), and the Norwegian Consumer Council independently elected Momondo as the best player in the electronic travel reservation marketplace. In addition, as of April 6, 2010, Momondo established a partnership with Swedish TV4 and Expressen, Sweden’s second largest newspaper.

Some recent media coverage:
"... how can this site really be better than the rest?"
http://www.travelandleisure.com/blogs/carry-on/2010/2/8/f...  

"Momondo is the new website two beat": http://www.shermanstravel.com/blogs/savvy_flyer/2059/find...

“definitely worth the test drive”
http://www.smartertravel.com/blogs/today-in-travel/momond...