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The Hottest Holiday Buy This Season Is a TotalTrip By Amy Ziff, Editor-at-Large Say goodbye to searching for the best prices. Now, with the click of your mouse--by moving that blinking cursor to select flight + hotel--you can save a bundle! And speaking of bundles, bundling is what TotalTrips are all about. A TotalTrip is all the rage in travel these days. It's a package that takes your vacation flight dates and pairs them with hotel options and rental cars and ultimately presents you with one single price. Booking items together this way not only saves you the booking fee found on the major travel sites, but it also passes on big time savings. How does it work? It's simple really—that is, simple because of the technology, easy for you to use, and even easier on your wallet. Because a TotalTrip keeps the prices of the individual travel components bundled, Travelocity is able to provide you with specially negotiated bulk air, hotel, and car rates you wouldn't otherwise have access to. Think of this as you would the purchase of a value meal. Sure you can by a double cheeseburger and super-sized fries a la carte, but why would you when a combo meal will put them together, maybe even throw in a soda, all for one single low price? The value meal saves you money. And voila, you now understand the brilliant concept behind Travelocity's TotalTrip. Saving money on packages puts more money in your wallet for holiday gifts--or, um, even a post-holiday sale gift to yourself! Check out some of the highlights and distinguishing elements of Total Trip: Hotel Choice: chose your own hotel brand, room type, and even bed choice Search for hotels based on location Read customer reviews of hotels AND see AAA or Travelocity ratings Airline Selection Options: choose your airline and flight times Dynamic options: TotalTrip only displays selections that are actually available (this is also known as "real-time" inventory). This feature ensures you aren't confused, bothered, or otherwise lured by offers that don't exist. (Who doesn't like that?) Flexibility: Do you prefer to book your air or your hotel first? Either way, you decide which way to search. Choose your own seat, just like the airline sites, which makes it easier to always sit where you want. The option of a rental car wherever you need it. Go ahead and test the savings for yourself. Soon enough, you'll score the TotalTrip of your dreams. It's “totally” worth it. (Just a note, enhancements for cars and items like lift tickets and much more are coming later this year!) For the most recent travel news, check out Amy Ziff's Travel Tips from A to Z at www.travelocity.com/atoz. If you have a question or topic you would like covered in a future column, please e-mail Amy Ziff at ask.amy@travelocity.com.

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