What do people actually use to buy plane tickets?

I feel like there's a million apps and websites out there to book air travel. What are people actually using? Where do you find the best deals? Are there any places with a hotels.com-like reward system?
Kyle HessFintech Product Manager · Asked

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Skyscanner

Compares millions of flights to find you the cheapest deal

Ayush Mittal12bro @boombro, Founder RefR ✌ · Written
Most widely used travel information search platform. Compare the cheapest flights of every airlines. Best flight tickets using month view is cool (if flexible).
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Pavan Sethi5Product @ Stealth 🤐 · Written
Skyscanner is great. No fees, great UI, great for flexible travel.
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Joon Kee ParkStanford student, Operations at Anyfi · Written
Skyscanner is usually the cheapest (covers a lot of different flight/airline options) and it's simple to use! I love the option to search for "everwhere" if you're just feeling like traveling :)
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Ivan Mirmaker of Qbserve time tracking app · Written
Kayak because it searches through many other websites to find the best price and has a nice automated travel planning based on your booking emails.
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Skiplagged 2.0

Actually cheap flights & hotels

Ayush Mittal12bro @boombro, Founder RefR ✌ · Written
Reveal hidden prices. They claim this - "We're better at finding cheap flights than anyone else— so good, United Airlines actually sued us for it". Skiplagged 2 [New version] They show hidden city ticketing trips in addition to what sites like Expedia, KAYAK, and Travelocity show. Taking a stop might save hundreds of dollar as @melaniepinola mentioned here - http://lifehacker.com/skiplagged... You can also track previous searches for changes in price. Available on iOS/Android.
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Cheryl SabaritaProduct Manager, Joobi · Written
I prefer Obritz over Skyscanner because it offers a lot of alternative flights and cheaper. Traveling from South America to Asia is not easy due to visa requirements (mostly go through US) but with Orbitz, it give me visa-free routes and a lot more cheaper.
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