This sourcebook contains much more than explanations and examples. It is filled with hundreds of Web site addresses and telephone contact numbers you can immediately begin using to save money.
Whether you are a travel agent or simply a budget minded traveler, this book will become your essential reference for airline travel.
Today it is all but impossible for the average traveler to stay on top of all the complex airline fare changes. Even travel agents are unable to keep up with the hundreds of changes that are made every day. We are constantly hearing about flight bargains, but lack the ability to seek these prices out for ourselves. We simply lack the knowledge, or information, to remedy this situation. What can the average part-time traveler do to avoid this "ripped-off" feeling?
The book is divided into three parts. Part I, the seven basic strategies, explores the seven most common, and easiest to use methods to purchase bargain airfares. Included in this section is the use of ticket consolidators, charter flights, air courier services, air passes, advance purchase excursion tickets, online resources, and the use of new or upstart airlines. These are the most common, most conservative, and easiest to use methods of purchasing discount airline tickets.
Part II of the book, Specialized Tactics, presents 15 additional specialized strategies that can be employed to save you money (and sometimes a great deal of money) on your airline tickets. These methods are esoteric, and are probably not familiar to most people. Many of these not-so-common tactics can help you obtain additional savings that can range from 25-80%. The fact that most people are probably unfamiliar with a method will work to your advantage. If everyone were employing these methods, the airlines would soon find a way to prohibit their use. Many of these approaches can be combined to obtain even greater savings. This section of the book will provide many ideas for those with adventurous spirits.
Part III of the book presents an additional 15 "Short Subjects." These simple strategies can often be combined to gain even greater savings. Often these techniques can be piggybacked with your basic strategies creating enormous savings.
