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The Real Cost – Don’t Forget to Account for Extra Airline Fees

by Craig May 24, 2009

The pricing structure at many airlines has changed dramatically over the last two years.  Unfortunately, when booking tickets people neglect to accurately incorporate all the extra fees when booking airline tickets. I want to show you a few simple steps to be sure you are getting the actual lowest price on your airline tickets. Here [...]

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Fifteen Ways to Save Money When you Fly on your Family Vacation this Summer

by Craig May 18, 2009

A couple of days ago I posted the article: Ten Ways to Save Money on Your Family Road Trip This Summer.  In case you plan to fly on your family vacation here are some suggestions and tips for you. I am assuming you are planning on taking a family vacation this summer.  I hope your [...]

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Step By Step Guide to Buying Cheap Airline Tickets Online

by Craig May 10, 2009

I have introduced you to the four common ways to buy tickets online.  If you missed those introductions make sure you are familiar with them: The Travel Search Engine The Online Travel Agent The Opaque Travel Site Directly from the Airline Photo Airport by glenmcbethlaw Here is how I would organize my search for air [...]

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Which are better, hotel points or flight points?

by Craig May 8, 2009

In my experience Hotel Points (with the right program) are a much better idea than (almost any) Flight Points program. People love to talk about free flights, but free hotels are MUCH more rewarding. Never pay anything – free is free. If you manage to snag a free flight in North America you still pay [...]

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Why I LUV Southwest Airlines

by Craig May 5, 2009

Technorati Tags: airlines,southwest,cheap,travel,fly The first thing you need to know about Southwest is that they differ from the majority of airlines in several ways. As I have previously mentioned, they do not have many (if any) online booking sites or travel search engines that search their flights. Therefore, they can be easy to miss if [...]

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Introduction to Brand Specific Websites

by Craig May 4, 2009

So far I have introduced you to three of the four main ways to book travel online.  The Travel Search Engine.  Read that introduction here. The Online Travel Agent.  Read that introduction here. The Opaque Booking Site.  Read that introduction here. The fourth way, of course, is to book your travel from a specific brand.  [...]

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How to get the best price when buying travel online

by Craig May 1, 2009

Photo Money Shirt by Rob Lee Start planning early – the more time you have the more likely you are to find a great deal. If you are not a plan early kind of person, you might be best off waiting till a few days before. But be forewarned – if no one has a [...]

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An Introduction to Opaque Booking Sites

by Craig May 1, 2009

Want to get the cheapest deal with the least amount of effort? You’ll love the opaque websites. What is an Opaque Website? An opaque website is a site where the customer is required to do a portion of the booking without knowing the complete details. Doesn’t sound very exciting, does it? Well, in exchange for [...]

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An Introduction to Online Travel Agencies

by Craig May 1, 2009

In I previous post I introduced the online search engine.  if you missed that post you can see it here. What is an online travel agency? These sites have the ability to process the ticket booking and reservation on your behalf.  This process is much like a physical travel agency, except their bookings are made [...]

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Finding the Best Seat for your Flight

by Craig May 1, 2009

When it comes to comfortable travel be sure you consider: (1) the airline (2) the actual plane upon which you will travel. I suspect we all have love hate relationships with airlines. We probably all have a time when Airline X did something to totally turn you off for life. Perhaps, there was an Airline [...]

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