Since United dropped my favorite flights I've started a search for alternatives. A cool place to look is Farecast.com. Farecast compares flights and prices from several airlines and travel sites, then has a very cool interface to fine tune your selection based on airline, arrival/departure times and other details.
Farecast has a neato Web 2.0 interface with sliders that change the results list in realtime rather than typing in numbers and clicking "Submit" then waiting for the page to refresh.
But what really sets it apart is how it analyzes trends in prices and tries to predict if they're going up or down in the future. You can see the price for your flight in the past, what it would be if you changed your departure or return dates, and what it could potentially be in the next 7 days (with a percent chance).
I also found people mentioning Kayak.com which also does a great job of searching and comparing prices from many sources. But if Farecast's prediction feature works (I'm doing a test on a trip I'm taking in a couple weeks), I could have a new favorite travel site.
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