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Use Codeshares To Find Cheap Summer Flights Abroad
Before locking in your summer fare to Europe, see if you can't find a better deal by searching an airline's codeshare partners. Airlines use codeshares to sell seats on each other's planes so they can reach destinations they wouldn't otherwise serve. Since ticket prices constantly fluctuate, codeshare partners often quote different fares for the exact same flight. Inside, reader Christiana shares how she used codeshares to save almost $300 on a flight to England... More » -
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Orbitz, Travelocity, Expedia Suspend Airline Booking Fees
If you've been avoiding the big travel websites because of their booking fees, you might want to reconsider. Orbitz, Travelocity and Expedia have all stopped charging airline booking fees until May 31. More » -
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Airlines Having A "Worldwide Distress Sale"? Time For A Vacation?
You know, we hesitate to use the term "fire sale" to describe airline prices but there are apparently some insane deals to be had right now according to the San Francisco Chronicle More » -
Delta is selling airline tickets from New York City to Chicago for $79 each way. You must depart October 11th and return between October 13-14th. [TravelZoo via their Twitter feed]
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Fuel Prices Force Southern Skyways To Abandon Flights
Brian writes in to let us know that Southern Skyways has fallen partially victim to soaring fuel costs:
More »It seems the fuel prices are about to consume another airline. We are taking our daughter to Disney in June, the first time for any of us. We booked 3 round-trip tickets on Southern Skyways back in March for our trip.
I started getting very nervous when a few airlines went bust out West, then I really started to sweat when SkyBus went SkyBust, but I had started to get a little more comfortable as of late. I guess I should have known, as today I received this e-mail from Southern Skyways "Customer Service" explaining that they no longer intend to serve me as a customer.
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Today United Airlines raised most of its domestic fares by $10 roundtrip. Maybe now their flight attendants can start answering call buttons again. [Reuters]
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Look For Travel Bargains On Country-Specific Websites
When you're looking online for flights or car rentals, consider trying the country-specific versions of popular travel websites, suggests the New York Times. In at least some cases, the price difference can be more than 50%. More » -
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Start Shopping For Thanksgiving Airfare On Aug 22
According to the fare prediction scientists at Farecast.com, Aug 22nd marks the date to start shopping for Thanksgiving plane tickets. They shared these tips and stats about turkey-time airfare:
- Best deals Aug 22-Sept 15
- Last year fare sales in many markets starting mid-Sept
- Nov 21-25 Will bes most expensive, with an average national price of $414.
- Extend your trip to Monday or Tuesday after Thanksgiving to save $60-$100
- Departure date affects price less than return date, for example, leaving on Monday before Thanksgiving will only save around $30
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Save On Airline Tickets, Shop On Saturday Morning
Saturday morning is the best time to find a deal on airline tickets, according to CNN Money. Most airfare sales are released to the Airline Traffic Publishing Company on Friday evening, and then forwarded to travel sites and agencies. With 200 million fares in circulation at any given moment, CNN has a novel solution for ferreting out the best deal: More » -
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Lock In Cheap Airfare
Our favorite airfare search site has just unveiled an exciting new service called Fare Guard. More » -
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Orbitz Hides Flex Search
For some reason, and we really can't imagine what that reason might be, Orbitz has cleverly hidden its "Flex Search" feature. As far as we can tell, it's only accessible through the sitemap. In any case, it's not actually gone, so here's a link to it. We are so punk rock.— MEGHANN MARCO More » -
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Airlines Try $10+ Fare Hikes Again
The major airlines got their shit together and are attempting another price raise. More » -
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Farecast Launches Nationwide Airfare Search
Our favorite predictive airfare search engine just keeps getting better (being in Beta will do that for ya). Farecast today announced the addition of airfare search for all of America. You can now search for airfare for any airport in the nation. More » -
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How Many Clicks Does It Take to Get To The Center of an Airplane?
Or, which airline has the least suckiest website? Jaunted, "The Pop Culture Travel Guide," did a site scramble to find out. More » -
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Spirit Air $8 Fares!
You don't need Farecast to spot this great deal, Spirit Air is offering ridiculously low airfares at $8 and $44 for specific destinations during August and September. A firm defiance of Southwest's usurious $10 fare hike, no doubt. More » -
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Breaking: Farecast Public Beta Announced
Airline fare prediction site Farecast will be available in public beta early the week of June 26th. More » -
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Farecast Predicts Airfare
How would you like a crystal ball for airfare? Farecast aims to do just that. In addition to being an excellent fare search site, the new service uses sophisticated computer simulations to predict whether prices are rising or falling. Fully transparent, it even boasts a confidence level in its For now, the site only lets you choose Boston or Seattle as your origin city but the company plans a national rollout by the end of the year. More »
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