Ripped Off By A Mac? Why Apple Users May Pay More For Booking Hotels With Orbitz

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20. Expedia charges no change fees

Orbitz, I believe, may charge a $30 in some cases. You got rooked with Hotwire (which I never use because it seems suspicious). As for the fare difference, that is the airline policy anytime you have to change. If the fare is higher for the flight you wish to change to, you'll pay the difference in price in addition to the change fee.

As I said, Expedia (and some other travel booking flights) have no fees of their own (you will, of course, pay the airline to change):

Expedia doesn't charge you any fees to book, change or cancel nearly all flights, hotels, cruises, cars and vacation packages!

Book your roundtrip flights for a single-carrier airline, hotel, car or any cruise and unlike other travel sites and agencies, you'll never pay a booking fee.
Expedia does not charge a penalty if you need to make a change to your trip.
There are NO Expedia change or cancel fees on hotels, cruises, cars, and virtually all flights and packages.*
You can book with flexibility-the kind you only get from Expedia. Other online travel agencies may charge you $30 to change your flight or hotel, or even $75 to cancel your cruise. Not us.