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Discount Airfares : The Insiders' Guide, How to Save Up to 75% on Airline Tickets 2nd Edition

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This book was of great value right afterI read it. My wife and I were interested in going to China to visit our daughter at Christmastime. We had been working with a travel agent who came up with a best price round trip ticket costing $840 each. I read this book and was made knowledgable about something called a Consolidator. I told my travel agent to try to do better than the $840 and to look into a consolidator. She did and came back with a r/t price of $580. The only caveatt was that we fly out of Portland vs Seattle. We live in Olympia so the decision was easy for us. Without George E. Hobart's book we would have been happy paying $840, but we were almost twice as happy paying only $580. This book is filled with specific facts and details about how to really save with the airfares. It includes names and 1-800 phone #'s, and all the nitty gritty that the average person would need to save some real money on airfares. I just think it's a wonderful book. Well written and easy to use. If you are serious about saving $$$, and you like to travel, this is one book that can help you every step of the way. I feel fortunate to have it.

This is a very useful guide for those looking for bargain fares. The book provides a comprehensive look on the available discount fares and provides tips and guidance to those who may wish to benefit from the bargains.

However, a lot has happened since the book was written. There is growth in low cost airlines in most parts of the world. These offer some very low fares which are affordable to those seeking budget fares. In addition, there are several websites that provides the reader with very low fares. Rather than list them here, one can just go to Google or Yahoo and other websites and carry out the search. That is why it is not absolutely necessary to buy this book.

I work out of Nanjing China and have found this book an indispensible tool for business trips, for vacations and for emergency flights.

I have saved a lot of money and travelled to countries such as Indonesia, Macau, Thailand, Taiwan and Japan.

This summer I'm heading for Europe with some frequent fliers I've earned and this book.

Highly recommended

As a college student, I am always researching the best methods for traveling on a limited buget. I have found that, Discount Airfares the Insider's Guide, is the most comprehensive and easy to use resource I have come across. I recently put to use the strategy of air courier travel and saved hundreds. The book is easy to use, and every method is completely and thoroughly explained. I recommend everyone discover the numerous methods described in George Hobart's book.