How to Book a Flight, Car and Hotel With Travelocity

Confused by the options of some travel booking sites? Travelocity's online flight, hotel and car booking feature takes the complications out of planning your trips. Reserve your flight, hotel and car with Travelocity securely and easily and make your vacation booking as relaxing as the vacation itself.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Credit card
• Internet access
• Travelers' personal data
• Computer

1. Gather information about your trip, including the destination, date of travel and the names, birthdates and social security numbers of the travelers.

2. Log on to Travelocity (see link below in Resources) using a secure browser and register with the website by creating a new account. Choose a login name and password that is easy for you to remember but difficult for others to guess. Use your previous name and password if you are a returning customer.

3. Click on the "Packages" tab on the website. Select "Flight, Hotel and Car." Begin your search by entering the destination, travel dates, number of rooms, and number of travelers and their ages. Accurately identifying a traveler as a minor or senior citizen may result in rate reductions or adjustments.

4. Review your flight information at the top of the page. By default, Travelocity offers the lowest fare flights and will automatically include these flights in your package. To change your flight information, including times of departure and arrival and airlines, simply click on the "Change Flight" link and modify.

5. Sort your hotel results by preference. By default, Travelocity sorts results by the website's "Picks." To sort by price, ratings, hotel name or city name, simply click on the heading of the column that contains the factor most important to you.

6. Compare your options. Note small or large differences between hotels and keep them in mind when narrowing down your choices. Click on the "Results on a Map" tab to help you visualize your hotel's proximity to locations of interest.

7. Select a hotel. Read about its features and amenities. Check features, photos and maps. If you are satisfied with the selected hotel, proceed to "Check Rates" (if available) or select a room type.

8. Choose a room and rate that corresponds with your travel specifics.

9. Select your rental car. By default, Travelocity displays rental cars that are available to be picked-up at the airport where you will be arriving. Add extra activities or services to your package if desired.

10. Review your selections. Confirm that the information displayed reflects your hotel, flight and rental car specifics.

11. Enter the travelers' names and other personal information if prompted. Enter the name of the primary driver and the name of a trip contact. Enter the name to be used during hotel check-in. Add your frequent renter number and flight information if applicable.

12. Enter your credit card details and other billing information. Enter your payment information carefully, as any inaccuracies may cause your reservation to be canceled and your trip to be delayed.

13. Confirm your purchase. Afterwards, be sure to confirm with the credit card company, hotel, airline and rental car company that your payment has been processed and your reservations are being held.

Tips & Warnings

• Plan ahead. Booking hotels, flights and cars in advance generally ensures availability and the lowest possible rates. Waiting until the last few weeks before your trip could result in a hefty rate increase.
• Take your destination's events into account when planning your trip. Be advised that attempting to book hotels, flights and cars during a popular annual event may be more difficult than at other times.
• The primary driver of your rental car must be 25 years or older and have a valid credit card. Make sure the primary driver meets these requirements before attempting to book a car.
• Have the general details of your trip planned before logging on to Travelocity.
• Sometimes Travelocity may ask for sensitive information about its travelers. Provide social security and/or driver's license numbers as requested, but in a secure, updated Web browser.
• Disable Autocomplete and password remembering involving any online financial transactions. Enabling these functions could give your computer's guest users access to sensitive information such as credit card and social security numbers.