Is it cheaper to book a hotel and flight separately?

Sandy P: Is it cheaper to book a hotel and flight separately?
We are planning a vacation to hawaii next year for two adults. I tried priceline and orbitz packages and they give me the rate for flight and hotel per person. Lets say 1500. So total would be 3000. When I go to book just the hotel for two, its much much cheaper because they are not doubling it. Why is this?

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Answer by KEVIN T
Try the airline direct and ask if they have any IT fares for when you are travelling. IT fares are usually a bundle from the airline of flight with either car hire or a minimum number of nights hotel included. The price is usually very good compared to booking separately.

Companies like priceline and orbitz often charge a per person rate for hotels which is far more expensive than the room rate we are used to.

Answer by Pompal
My own experience says “yes”, as a general rule. I should clarify that and say that I am referring to the UK, whereas I imagine you could be in the USA.

We have 3 holidays per year booking the flight and hotel separately and a considerable saving is made by doing it that way. The flights are booked well in advance directly with the airline, usually shortly after release, and I then use a booking agent (Alpharooms or Travel Republic) for the hotel. The price does tend to fluctuate, depending on the exchange rate, so I tend to watch the price for a while and book when it compares favourably with my last visit.

Once a year, usually in the winter months, we do book a package with a tour operator. This is always a late deal and in this instance the price is cheaper than I could do it by booking the various ingredients separately.

Good luck.