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Do people actually need these kind of searches when they book travel? I don't know about anybody else but my life is pretty scheduled and the dates I can go on holiday are fairly fixed and planned months in advance. Research of where to go is done with my wife on tripadvisor and looking through brochues.

Ebookers / Expedia search is pretty easy - pick the dates, pick the location, compare prices.

I just don't see the need for these kind of searches

[LinaLauneBaer]

I am self employed and thus I can more or less travel at any time I want. I can easily trade flexibility against money if this allows me to travel more.

[andybak]

"I just don't see the need for these kind of searches" seems a bit strong. Other people might have slightly less restrictive employment situations.

Anyway - avoiding fixed date searches is only one part of this. Even if your dates are fixed it's nice to see non-fixed destination searches. (I already know about Skyscanner)

[binxbolling]

It seems odd that you would have to ask, but yes, there are people with more flexibility than you.