| You can start to save by making your
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| | may help: Try contacting the vacation arm
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| plans as early as possible: If you can
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| | of the various airlines. If you have to
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| make reservations up to three months in
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| | go somewhere at the last minute and find
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| advance, some airlines offer early-bird
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| | the airfare exorbitant, ask the airline
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| discounts. Other than the last minute
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| | if they have any vacation packages to
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| specials offered by many airlines, buying
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| | your destination. You may find an
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| tickets earlier is usually better. It
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| | excellent airfare as well as a good hotel
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| pays to be as flexible as possible. If
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| | rate, all in one and without the advance
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| you are willing to fly any airline, any
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| | purchase requirement.By considering these
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| day, at any time, you are much more
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| | items ahead of time, you'll have a feel
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| likely to get a bargain fare. If you are
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| | for the degree of flexibility that you're
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| in a position to be flexible about your
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| | willing to exercise when buying your
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| departure or destination city as well,
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| | ticket. You're now ready to do some
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| the price of your airfare can drop even
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| | serious price shopping.When you're
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| lower.If there is an alternate airport,
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| | finally ready to pick up the phone and
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| you should consider using it. You can
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| | request flight information, you'll get a
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| get cheaper flights by flying to
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| | much better deal if you know the right
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| secondary or tertiary airports.
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| | questions to ask. Don't be afraid to
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| Initially, many of the low-cost airlines
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| | nudge and prod your travel agent or
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| were using these airports and now the
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| | airline representative to be sure you're
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| bigger competitors are beginning to move
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| | getting information on all available
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| in and match their fares. For example,
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| | bargain fares. Here are a few things to
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| if you're going to Manhattan, the airport
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| | ask:. Would the fare be less expensive
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| in Newark, New Jersey is actually closer
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| | if I flew on a different day of the week?
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| to downtown than New York's JFK
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| | A different time of day? Or a different
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| airport...and it's often much cheaper to
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| | week of the month?. Could I get a lower
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| fly to Newark.Knowing the time of year
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| | fare if I chose an earlier departure
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| that is considered off-season at your
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| | date?. Are any special seasonal fares
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| destination can save you money not only
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| | available?. Are any promotional deals
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| on airfares, but on hotels, cars and just
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| | currently on offer?. What is the
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| about everything else. Often, you'll
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| | off-peak fare?. Is there any way that
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| also enjoy fewer crowds and be able to
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| | you know of that I could get a cheaper
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| make more contact with the destination's
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| | fare?If you are dealing with a travel
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| real personality.Here are the off-season
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| | agent, be sure to ask about other
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| times for various regions of the world: .
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| | airlines. Often, travel agents
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| Europe: November through March . Asia:
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| | consistently promote certain airlines
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| January and February . Australia and New
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| | over others. But any good travel agent
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| Zealand: April through August . The
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| | should be able to quote you the fare to
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| Caribbean: March through November .
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| | your destination on any airline that
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| South America: April through NovemberIf
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| | flies there.Pay with plastic, never in
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| it's possible, arrange your trip on a
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| | cash. It is to your advantage to pay for
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| holiday, such as Christmas or
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| | your air travel with a credit card for
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| Thanksgiving Day. You'll find better
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| | many reasons:. It's easy. You can make
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| rates and often fewer crowds at the
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| | all the arrangements over the telephone
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| airport. Everyone else will be traveling
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| | or Internet.. Refunds are speedier.
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| the day before or the day after the
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| | Airlines must refund tickets purchased by
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| holiday.Have an idea of what you think
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| | credit card within seven days. This is
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| the fare should cost before you call the
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| | not the case if a ticket is paid for by
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| airline or your travel agent. Spend a
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| | cash or check. (For this reason, if you
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| few minutes checking ads in travel
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| | are dealing with travel agents, make sure
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| publications and newspapers with travel
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| | they pay for your ticket with your credit
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| sections and surfing the Internet.The
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| | card number.). You can get credit for
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| travel sections of foreign-particularly
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| | the ticket if the airline goes bankrupt..
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| British-newspapers advertise discount
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| | The ticket number of your flight will be
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| fares to just about anywhere in the
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| | printed on your credit card bill. If you
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| world. Why is this important? Consider
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| | lose a paper ticket, this makes it much
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| this example: Almost every major airline
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| | easier to have it replaced. You can also
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| that goes to Europe from the U.S. also
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| | find your records online, if you need to
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| flies to London. If you want to go to,
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| | claim frequent flyer miles or ask for a
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| say, Rome, you can often find deeply
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| | refund.. If your ticket is stolen, the
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| discounted tickets in the London papers
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| | thief cannot cash it in for a monetary
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| offering flights both to the U.S. and to
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| | refund; the refund can only be credited
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| Rome. In the end, you'll sometimes find
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| | to your credit card account.. You get
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| it hundreds of dollars cheaper to fly via
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| | automatic insurance coverage. Check with
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| London rather than directly from the U.S.
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| | your credit card company for specifics on
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| If you don't have a news outlet or
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| | the coverage available to you.. More
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| library nearby where you can check
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| | frequent flyer miles. Many programs
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| foreign papers, most of the world's
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| | allow you to accrue miles every time you
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| papers have an online version. See for
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| | use your credit card to pay for
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| a good example, although the print copy
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| | travel.Use these tips next time you are
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| you'll find at the local library
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| | about to travel and save yourself money.
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| typically has better deals.As you know,
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| | Do some research online and in the
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| last-minute travelers, who are in no
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| | newspapers both from your point of
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| position to bargain, pay the absolute
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| | departure and point of arrival, it can
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| highest airline rates. But here's a tip
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| | easily save you hundreds of dollars.
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| from Rudy Maxa, The Savvy Traveler, that
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