No matter where you are going, from Alaska to Zimbabwe, and anywhere in between,
chances are that you can benefit from air fare deals, or at least would not turn
them down if they are available. With gas prices being what they are, and
transportation costs rising in proportion, it is just about as important as can
be to get the best deals on air fare unless you are filthy stinking rich. For a
while, especially post 911, you could basically take cheap air fare for granted.
Everyone was worried about security and terrorism, no one wanted to fly, and so
the airlines had awesome air fare deals all over the place – they were
practically begging people to fly, and that is no joke.
Now, though, with a bloated war chest and a shrinking economy, getting good air
fare deals is more important than ever. No one can afford to pay the standard
price of tickets, and so internet sites which offer air fare deals such as
expedia and kayak, have been doing booming business. In reality, however, these
sites are not enough alone to get you the best air fare deals. Many of them mark
up their prices, actually. They will get you a cheaper rate, it is true, but it
will still be 10, 20, sometimes as much as 50 dollars more than if you would buy
from the actual airline. Of course, this is not always true, but if you are
interested in getting the best air fare deals, you must remember to not only
check the main commercial sites which compare airline prices, but the airlines
directly.
This is not quite as much of a pain in the neck as it might sound like,
actually. Usually, you do not have to check all of the airlines for air fare
deals. For example, I live in Oakland, California, and frequently travel to
Portland, Oregon, to visit my girlfriend. After checking the web for air fare
deals, I discovered that there are only two airlines which really give
competitive rates on this particular route: Southwest Airlines, and Alaska
Airlines. This means that I do not have to routinely check, say, United Air, or
Northwest to make sure that I am getting the best air fare deals on flights to
Portland. I simply check one or two of the comparison engines, and then go to
those two airlines themselves. Really, I have to go to as few as three or four
sites to get the best air fare deals.
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