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Help with ITA Software's Fare Shopping Engine
Frequently Asked Questions
Specifying your search
  Round Trips
  One-Way and Multi-Segment Trips
Interpreting search results
  The Matrix Display
  Choosing whole trips
Trip Lists
Trip Details
Choosing Flight-by-Flight
Quick Tutorial
Graphical version
Money-Saving Tips
The ITA Route Language

Specifying Your Search

To use the search engine to plan a trip, you must first specify information about the trip you are planning. You pose a broad query by indicating the cities or airports you wish to visit, when you are interested in going, and the passengers who will be traveling. Once the form has been filled out, and you press the "GO" button, the ITA server will compute your travel options, and you will be given the opportunity to browse these options to find the one that best fits your needs.

Let's look at the round trip request form first.