Bait and switch on Orbitz.
Several times over the course of an afternoon I searched for international flights on Orbitz. After taking the time to choose among the various options, when I selected a flight I was told that the price had tripled due to changed availability but other far less desirable "tlc" options were available—including several "act fast, one ticket left at this price" options. This exact same scenario—including the one ticket left alert—was repeated several times over the course of an afternoon, so this is a scam. Since I wasted the limited time I had to buy a ticket in this manner, I ended up spending several hundred dollars more to buy a ticket through a travel agent. The travel agent told that this bait and switch scam is increasingly common on travel websites, but I can only confirm this for Orbitz. Google "Orbitz scam" for more scams and fraud.
Richard
Charlottesville, Virginia
U.S.A.
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