Rule one, of course, is to book in advance – 14 days is good – 21 days better. Booking more than 30 days in advance gives you time to look for specials.
If you fly on Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday, the fares are often less than weekend travel days of Friday, Saturday, Sunday or Monday especially after a big holiday weekend. By coming home from Germany on Wednesday after New Years we saved $400 each on air fare and used that money to visit Munich for a few days.
Are you getting the best price available? After finding your flight information, go to
Kayak.com, put in the exact same information, and watch Kayak spin through multiple combinations. My web site usually has the same prices as the low price for Kayak. JoansTravelAdventures.com
A great new web site for discount travel, especially international travel, Vayama.com
If you make an error, they are wonderful at helping you correct it.
I prefer the shortest travel times but two of my clients selected flights with 5 hour layovers in New York City. One took the A Train into Grand Central Station and had dinner; the other stayed in the airport meeting with her sister New Jersey for lunch.
We visited Sea World in Ft. Lauderdale on a long connection time, creating a vacation within a vacation.
Specials — If you find an incredible special, book it quickly. I missed a $99 flight to New Hampshire because I wanted to check with my husband.
Work toward getting free flights with credit cards. Those opportunities are less than in the past, but still good.
The most amazing thing? With 24 hours of travel time, you can be almost anywhere! What a miracle!
Joan Banks Stutes
408-806-7230
joan@joanstraveladventures.com
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