discount airline tickets

Eric G. Smith asked:




I am a frequent business traveler that schedules 4 to 5 trips around North America every week and I have to tell that getting my tickets online from free credits for flights being sold and vouchers for discounts on my trip are saving me and my business tons of money. I would never feel good about keeping this away from people so I had to write this online letter about what I found to save me money on flights.

You have to start buying your flight tickets online from this site that is designed for auctions and discounted fares by selling free credits for flights that others had canceled for any reason or vouchers for savings I could not believe. These credits or vouchers are being sold by the hundreds to even thousands online where you can get your tickets for less than half or more than buying them from airlines or travel agents.

My costs and profits have changed for the better after I made a decision and started getting my tickets online. It could cost my business a lot without online auction site for airline tickets because of amount of tickets per week that my business spends on them.

All you have to do is register at this online sites, add your payment information for quick check out and than start buying or even selling credits or vouchers online. I know that if I miss a business meeting due to a cancellation I usually can not make that up in person. I have to set up a conference call or virtual meeting and lose the chance to make a personal contact. Even I find myself with credits for flights or vouchers for being a good customer that will just go to waste if I do not use them (usually not because I have a need for flight tickets so frequently but there are others out there that have unused credits and vouchers that sell them).

So do not delay. Find out what you have been missing out on. I feel great getting this off my chest because I feel like a kid in a candy store with so many credits and vouchers available. It is my good deed for the week. Find an online airline ticket site for airline credits and vouchers at low prices now.

Dennis

Elaine Lince asked:




The airline itself is the first step in the process of getting the best deal on airline tickets. Any individual airline sets the price for any number of seats on each individual flight. These price categories are “called class of service”. Seats in one class of service may cost $100 and in another class of service be $500. How many are in each class are determined by the airline. They base their prices on demand and competition. A popular flight with little competition will have the highest prices, and those with a lot of competition and little demand will have the lowest. Typically, the lowest priced seats sell first, and then they move to the higher priced seats. Some of the seats on the flight are allotted to online airline marketers, who buy them in advance. You, the consumer do not know how many of these there are.

After the airline has set the prices for the various seats and flights, this information goes to one of four general reservation systems: Apollo, Galileo, Sabre and Worldspan. Here prices will be adjusted up if selling well or down if not. The amount of tickets available and the current prices change constantly. Again, you the consumer do not know when these changes occur and all four systems change at different times.

Online travel agencies and other travel agencies tap into the general reservation systems to find tickets for you. There are various types of online travel agencies. Many of the major airlines offer tickets online, but they may not be the best deal.

Orbitz was formed by United, American, Northwest, Delta, and Continental. So you will find cheap tickets for these airlines here. CheapTickets, and OneTravel for example may specialize in certain routes. Then there are discount airlines whose general prices are lower, these are Southwest, American Transair, and JetBlue. You may not find these airlines on an online travel agency.

Last minute sites like Site59, LastMinuteTravel.com offer last minute deals, usually associated with hotel and car rental.

Travelocity also decreases the price of the airline ticket if it is put into a package with hotel and car rental. They also offer flexible date and time options that may save you more money. They will also e-mail you specials.

You need to be a member to access BestFares.com. Air4Less will display one airline at a time for you to compare. DollarTravel has a free newsletter, and will e-mail specials.

Priceline.com uses reverse auction techniques. You name the date, place you want to go and the price you want to pay. You have to give them a credit card number prior to making your bid, and if they accept it you buy it. Then you find out what airline (American, American West, Continental, Delta, Northwest, United or USA) and what connections and length of time your travel will be. You can get some good deals, but you have to be flexible. They will offer package deals as well.

Most discounted tickets are non-refundable and non-transferable, but travel insurance can usually be purchased. Changing dates or times will often cost you extra.

The best time to search for the best discounted airline ticket if after midnight on Tuesday night to early Wednesday morning, because this is the time many of the airlines offer changes in the prices. Purchase at least 21 days ahead and you will usually get at good price, or wait to the last minute, but you will have to be flexible as to the date and times of your flight. Plan your travel during the off-season; avoid the holidays, February, March, June and July. Often flying on Tuesday, Wednesday or Saturday is cheaper than the other days.

Take time to do comparison-shopping online. Use the general rules and search every few days to get the best, discounted price. I think if you utilize all of this information and take the time to search you will find the best price for your vacation package and be happy with your search. Have a good trip!

Daniel

George Alarcon asked:




Everyone who travels wants to save as much as possible when flying. Why would you want to pay the regular going cost when you can get flight tickets cheaper? I have provided a few clever ways of saving yourself a ton of money on your next air trip.

1) Book online instead of offline; you’ll save money from the paper processing fee.

2) Clear out your cookies. Why? Many travel websites use the cookies to log when you search for a particular route and will quote you higher when you return to that site to search again.

3) Many airline websites update their airfare shortly after midnight. A little research about the route you are looking will help you get the best airfares before they are sold.

4) Stay less than 30 days. Most airfare tariffs have a month’s limitation stay restriction. If you require more time, you will pay a higher priced ticket.

5) If you are traveling with a child under 2 year of age, your child is qualified to travel for free. Buying a separate seat for your child is really expensive.

6) Be ready and open to have different departure and return dates. Mark “anytime” in the search window.

7) Buy flight tickets during the off-season periods; flight tickets are usually cheaper.

Buy flight tickets in advance; you can save a lot.

9) Buy from an air courier service; these are companies that will buy your luggage space in exchange for lower-priced tickets.

10) If you fly a lot, join a frequent flyer program; such a program offers long-term discounts.

Read a review on My Airfare Secrets to learn how to save up to 75% on airline tickets.

Billy