Sunday, January 24, 2010

Find And Learn Some Cool Ways To Travel By Plane Without High Costs And Being Pleased By Wonderful Spots

By Norris Lynzor

Imagine those beautiful palm trees swaying in the wind, their tantalizing appeal enticing even the most resistant traveler. You sit down and stretch out on the sand, sipping a pina colada. Many people think it is too difficult to travel by air in today's economic times. But with airfare at an unbelievably low rate due to multiple travel companies selling tickets to consumers, now is the time where discounts are abundant.

If you want a discount, if you don't want to pay a ridiculous fee just to travel, airfare tickets are given by companies like Southwest Airlines, American Airlines, and countless others at low prices. But if you want to grab these exciting deals, cheap purchases are generally only found seasonally and during particular times of the year.

Where you want to go and what airline make a difference in the price of the ticket, whether round trip or one-way. Even though costs of an air trip may be dependent upon location, you are still proposed lower prices if you book your tickets quickly.

* How you can get better prices for air trips. There are two key ways that allow you to get discounts. The first is to contact the airlines frequently, and stay up to date. This allows you to stay informed and know when discounts arise and even when they disappear.

* Also, airline salespersons and consolidators purchase tickets from airlines and resell them at lower prices so that you can save and reduce your stress. These are called "bucket shops". Make sure, however, that you can find a ticket for your route. Booking in advance prevents others from stealing your seat.

* Different forms of airfare. When you take that first step and are saving your spot, you need to remember to make a quick view of the market and also choose the company that proposes the best deal for you. If you view the market, as you're buying your ticket, you'll see which company you should select your airfare from. Choosing a company that offers the lowest deal-you guessed it-saves you the most money.

Here you'll see varying forms of airfare such as: - "Apex fares" - basically buying your ticket at a rate that's much lower than the normal one because you booked in advance - "Discount fares" - discounted rates that are offered by airlines (e.g., British Airways, Hawaiian Airlines, etc.) for short periods of time - "Flexible fares" - You'll find that with these fares, you'll be digging into your wallet a bit, but you're given beneficial refunds and changes on your ticket even the day you travel! These are known as full or unrestricted fares (because you pay the normal amount) - "Joint fares" - Through these rates, you have access to multiple airlines in order to do joint flights to locations around the world.

Traveling with money in your wallet is very important if you're a traveler that flies regularly. In order to do so, you have to shop around, and look for the good deals on flight tickets. Being patient and willing to ask questions about fares makes all the difference between five-hundred dollar tickets (spending an overall amount of two-thousand dollars just on plane tickets) and spending maybe one-hundred and fifty dollars (which adds to be around six-hundred dollars).

If you don't want to look online for too long, there are even websites that compare airline deals for you, or travel agents that will work to save you money. Spending just a little bit more time doing one of the suggested ideas above allowed you to save seventy percent of what you originally spent!

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