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Best airline ticket prices
Keys to cheap travel:
- Look as far in advance as possible. Be flexible.
- First place to look is the internet.
- Always treat people at least as nice as you would want to be treated. Respect, patience, and kindness gets you a long way when looking for good ticket prices. When talking with the airlines and travel agents speak to them politely but persistently.
- Second place to go is your personal travel agent for best ticket prices and direct discounts.
- Next, call the airline directly and ask them if they could do better. Sometimes, they can give you a better price. Here is a link to all the airline companies.
- When speaking with the airlines remember that they will not offer you an unsolicited discount (you have to have a coupon number or some other offer reference and ask for the discount) they will find the cheapest travel for the times and dates you specify. If you don't get the answer you were expecting from the first reservation agent you speak with, call back and talk to another.
- MCO (Miscellaneous Charges Order) are refunds issued by the airline industry because the tickets you bought actually went down in price! So, after you buy your tickets be certain to watch for lower prices. You must be assertive and call the airline politely and persistently asking for an MCO.
- When traveling always play the airline miles game. Most airline companies offer a program that allows you to bank your travel miles. After you after you collect 20,000 - 25,000 miles you can receive a free domestic flight! If you save up to 80,000 miles you can fly to Asia for free. You can collect miles for air travel, buying flowers, long distance telephone companies, renting cars, and many more services. This is a wonderful service, which you can quickly find yourself with a free flight.
- Consolidator tickets can save you money, but may not award frequent flyer miles. Be certain to ask.
- Here are some airline ticket on-line resources:
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