The travel industry seems transparent these days — real people will give you the scoop on your hotel on TripAdvisor, you can compare fares yourself with flight-search websites, and it’s pretty much impossible for a terrible tour provider to hide its reputation on the internet.
But there are still a few tricks of the trade that travel insiders and providers don’t want to share.
Here are seven little secrets you’re not supposed to know about.
1. Two one-way tickets may be cheaper
2. Deleting your cookies may get you a cheaper flight