| Unless you are a student, you will need to have a | | | | Flexibility is a standard method to saving money. |
| plan to save money on airfares. The rest of us will | | | | Leaving from a different airport or on a different day |
| have to shop around to get the best deal. If you are | | | | will usually be a good money saving tactic. The less |
| a student flyer, it is easy to save on airplane tickets. | | | | flexibility you have, the more you will probably pay. If |
| Contact STA. I recently saved $400 on a trip to | | | | you have little flexibility on the dates of your travel, |
| Argentina for my daughter by calling them. For some | | | | it is best to book as soon as you can. Do not wait |
| inexplicable reason, I got a better rate by calling them | | | | around hoping for a bargain to come up. Do your |
| on the phone. Their website was helpful, but I got | | | | research as soon as possible and book the best |
| the better deal on the phone. That contradicted the | | | | ticket you can find. At Hotwire and Priceline you can |
| usual situation where the website is invariably | | | | try to get a better deal by putting in a lower bid |
| cheaper. Normally you find the better rate on a | | | | price after you know the current rate. Only you can |
| website than by telephoning a reservation center. | | | | weigh the value of potential savings against the loss |
| You must do both. You can also avoid service fees | | | | of some control over the flight times and the airline |
| by booking with the airlines directly. This list of travel | | | | flown. Flying in the off season is a good opportunity |
| websites are an excellent place to begin your web | | | | to save money. Bids for less than the full market |
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| Airlines, Air France, Alaska Air, Aloha Airlines, America | | | | Last minute deals for weekend travel usually are |
| West Vacations, British Airways, Cathay Pacific, | | | | available Wednesday morning. Trips normally depart |
| Central and South America, Delta Airlines, Economy | | | | Thursday, Friday and Saturday and return Sunday, |
| Travel, Excel Airways, Expedia, Hotwire, Joystar, | | | | Monday or Tuesday. Saturday mornings are also a |
| Orbitz, Priceline, QIXO, STA Travel, TACA, | | | | good time to find some unique deals. If the price you |
| TravelNow and Travelocity. You can find links to all | | | | find is obviously lower, you should probably book it |
| of them on one page at the web page. Be sure you | | | | right away. When airlines start routes to different |
| make a list of all the websites you want to check. | | | | cities they will offer lower inauguration startup rates. |
| Web searching is by far the easiest method of | | | | Those are good for one time bargains. When carriers |
| bargain hunting and your quest should start there. | | | | enter a new market, they may also start a fare war |
| Check the website deals section for bargains and | | | | to establish their presence. They may also be forced |
| specials. If they have an email price watching | | | | to lower prices when confronted by price reductions |
| notification system, sign up for it. Once you have | | | | from existing competitors. After you have booked |
| explored a website, check them off your list and go | | | | your flight and paid for your ticket, you can continue |
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| coupons. Credit card companies will often times offer | | | | up that will net you savings after cancellation fees |
| these coupons when applying for a new credit card. | | | | and charges are assessed! |