I find Sidestep the best tool overall, and it checks Orbitz automatically, plus other sites you can select. I just posted a new thread about things I have learned the hard way; hope it may help some:
http://www.scubaboard.com/forums/ge...ssions/321499-more-plane-ticket-shopping.html
Depends on when you are looking to go. I am also watching fares to Bonaire for my trip in June. For one person flying on continental, prices have been between $665-$900 since I started watching. But then I had a friend who is a travel agent trend the tickets for me and and tickets purchased within 30-90 days of a trip seem to be the best price. He also said that he did not see tickets purchased on Continental for more than $900 in the past year.
I always book on Orbitz (different friend works there) and for flights to bonaire from late feb until around late April, tickets are from $575-650.
So that said, when are you going to Bonaire? If you can wait, then do that. Since tickets are high now, tickets bought later (and closer to the trip) have better odds of being cheaper. Worse case, the cost is the same as what it is now.
You can use Orbitz for the airfare and hope that someone else buys the same ticket for less later because the price assurance guarantee really does work.
No, I think the worst case is fares go up. Had a guy who waiting until the last month trying to get to Cozumel and his fare skyrocket to over $1,000 each. And for the Orbitz guarantee, dont you have to have someone else to book the same departure from the same city, same flights to the same destination, same identical return - virtually impossible for some destinations. Those from ORD to BON may work better, large city origin, few flights a week.
End of April, huh? Too bad you didn't give more preferences. Anyway, also watch this calendar on Sidestep as it gives recently found fares...
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So I clicked the lowest fare on that calendar, and it seems they recently lowered the fares for those dates...
Then had it check again...
$556 RT including taxes sounds like a deal to me! Choice of 4 booking sites, including Orbitze or Continental. Hope this helps get you there.
Then I played with it more and found that $556 fare the next weekend, if you don't mind coming back on Sunday...