| Travel agencies are not the best place
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| | booking two flights. (It saved us over
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| for really cheap plane tickets. Why not
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| | $1000 when we went to South America.)
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| learn the best way to do your own search?
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| | There is the problem of whether you'll
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| The best place to buy really cheap plane
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| | get a refund if your timing is off on the
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| tickets is online. Travel agencies can't
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| | connections (you probably won't).
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| compete with discount ticket sites.
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| | Check for package deals, where you pay
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| Search Google ("cheap airfare south
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| | for plane tickets and your hotel room. I
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| america", for example), or try the
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| | haven't had much luck with these deals,
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| well-known sites, like Expedia,
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| | but it can't hurt to look at them.
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| Travelocity, Cheap Tickets, Hotwire or
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| | Buying ahead of time gets you cheaper
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| Priceline.
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| | plane tickets. Any thing less than a week
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| Just now I checked fares from Tucson,
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| | away tends to be expensive, although you
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| Arizona to Traverse City, Michigan on the
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| | never can tell in the mysterious realm of
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| five sites mentioned above. The cheapest
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| | airfare pricing. Sometimes the "last
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| quotes ranged from $704 to $432.
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| | minute specials" are the best thing
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| Nevermind which was cheapest (oh, okay,
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| | going.
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| it was Expedia), because you never know
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| | Priceline still has their "Name Your Own
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| from day to day which sites will find the
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| | Price" feature. Make your bid, and the
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| cheapest flights.
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| | airlines say yes or no, depending on
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| Check at least three places. In this
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| | whether they have empty seats to fill.
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| case, it would mean a savings of $272.
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| | First search for the cheapest tickets you
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| The flight durations are within minutes
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| | can find, then bid lower than that. If
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| of each other, by the way, and the food
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| | your bid is rejected, you can return to
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| is probably equally bad on all the
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| | the website where you found the best deal
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| flights.
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| | and book it.
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| Flexibility For Even Cheaper Airfare
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| | If You're Really Cheap
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| The more flexible you are, the better
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| | My wife and I once took a bus from
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| your chance of getting a really cheap
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| | Michigan to Miami, and flew from there to
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| plane tickets. Try different departure
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| | Ecuador. For us at that time, saving a
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| and return dates if you can. Check the
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| | couple hundred dollars was worth 38 hours
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| box "2 or more connecting flights". Mark
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| | on a bus. This won't save you much on
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| the "anytime" departure, even if you
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| | domestic flights. Right now, for example,
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| don't want to leave at midnight - the
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| | taking a bus from Traverse City to
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| savings might change your mind. Try all
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| | Detroit, then flying to Los Angeles,
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| the options. If the savings aren't
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| | would only save about $70 (allowing for
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| enough, you can always book first class,
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| | cab fare to the airport) over flying
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| direct flights, or whatever you prefer.
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| | directly.
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| Really Cheap Plane Tickets - More Ways
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| | There are other options beyond the scope
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| You can buy two tickets. The cheapest
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| | of this article. Courier flights, for
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| airfare from Grand Rapids, Michigan to
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| | example, can be a great deal if you don't
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| Tucson, Arizona costs $451 roundtrip
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| | mind letting a company use your baggage
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| right now. Las Vegas to Tucson is only
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| | allowance (you get carry-on only). There
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| $161, however, and there are regular $199
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| | are also stand-by deals and last minute
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| specials to Vegas from Grand Rapids. It's
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| | deals and other ways to get really cheap
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| up to you whether saving $91 is worth
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| | plane tickets. Good luck!
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