Cheap Air  Travel, The Lowest Price May Not Be The Best Ride
The lowest price tickets may not be the best option
Search well ahead of your travel day by shopping  on the web for the best price
and the
best connections.
Some of the low priced tickets come with absurd connection times: to little or
too much.
Many so called cheap ticket prices listed on some websites fail to list taxes and
other fees that run the price up double at times.

Airlines are reporting a 30% delay rate so be sure you leave enough time to
make a
connection. Try to have at least one and a half to two and a half hours
between planes in case your plane is late arriving.

Two to
Three hours going International is a good cushion of time. . A good
option is to make your international connection in the States, that is have a US
airport be your port of entry or exit.
Some of the low price offers have eight or more hours of connection/layover
time, far too much .
Once you book on-line, call the airline and secure a seat assignment as far
forward as possible.  This accomplishes two objectives, the ride is quieter and
more comfortable and you leave the airplane sooner to make your connecting
flight.
Well ahead of your trip establish frequent flyer accounts with your usual airlines,
this gets you an assigned seat on airlines that hold back assigning a portion of
the seats until the flight boards.
Above all, try to get a seat assignment as early as possible to reduce any
anxiety about your trip and to be sure that if you are traveling with a partner or
family that you sit together.
Air travel has been a bargain for years considering the distance traveled and
the speed.  The intent of this page is to help you get the lowest price and the
best ride.
. Confirm your flight with a phone call (or web click) well ahead of your travel day to make sure all is as it
should be. Reconfirm 24 hours before flight time. Let them check your seat assignment (a double check) and
make sure the flight is still scheduled. With airlines that hold back assigning seats, it is a good bet to have a
frequent flyer account.  This could speed the assigning of seats.  
. Be flexible in your airport choice.  Example: Manchester New Hampshire's airport is less then a
hundred miles from Boston's Logan airport but can result in savings. All the same services exist,
parking,(less expensive) rental cars, bus service, free shuttle from Boston, but without the crush.  
Investigate possible savings at satellite airports while factoring in the added travel expense.

. Don't travel on Holiday weekends and school vacation weeks if possible. Think twice about Florida at
Christmas and February vacation, Mexico during December, and Europe in August.
Air Travel is not easy these days with all the security at airports and the struggling airlines cutting back
wherever they can. The tips listed above were collected from a few frequent flyers and veteran travelers.
They might help you travel more comfortably.

Passport:
Have at least six months remaining on your passport renew well ahead of expiration date.

Get the latest info at   
 www.travel.state.gov       Passport Info:        www.usps.com/passport

For Air Travelers: before your flight get the latest security information.   www.tsa.gov   
Don't loose expensive items like perfumes, nail clippers, face creams, medications, etc. at the security
check. Get the latest info on the restricted items at the TSA website and put these items in the required
bags, in checked luggage, or leave them at home.

Visa:
Travel to a foreign country may require a visa. Check on the web to see what the requirement is and
apply for the visa well in advance at the country's embassy or consulate. China and Egypt, for example,
require visas and the document might not be available on the plane like it is on flights to Mexico or to
France. Most flights will have visa applications on board, however.
. Try to book your travel in the early part of the day. If you miss a connection you could still have time to make
another. Late in the day and evening there will be fewer flights and by 9:00 PM most airports roll up the carpet
and become uncomfortable hotels.

Book your flight on weekdays if possible. Mid week rates are lower, lowest usually on Tuesday,
Wednesday, or Thursday.
Tips on Saving Time and Money on Air Travel
Try to  get the best possible seat assignment for
your needs.
All airliners have different seat arrangements; all
seats in coach are not equal; the back row will not
recline, others are smaller due to the shape of the
airliner, and still others are located too close to the
lavatory and could subject you to annoying aisle
traffic.
If you are drinking lots of water you may want an
aisle seat. Exit row seats will not have space for
your carry-on.
Air Travel Savings could start the first day if you park your car for free at airport
hotels in 60 US cities and hundreds of others worldwide.
The early shuttle from the hotel to the airline terminal will allow you to book an
early flight and save money on the airfare.
The early flight will also allow you to book adequate connection  layover times
Auto Europe offers selection, price, and ease of booking a flight on the web. . Shop online well ahead of
your trip and choose connections that are realistic.  When booking an Auto through auto Europe, shop
on-line and choose  diesel or gas, luggage space, standard or automatic, two door, four door and other
options.  Renting for more than 17 days in France; see their options
The web has made us all travel agents of sorts; we design our own itineraries and connections. and shop
on the web.
While shopping for air travel on the web will take a little patience and perseverance, the savings can be
significant.  
Adequate connection times will be important to keep in mind as will Security procedures.  Also important
to your anxiety reduction is getting an
assigned seat well before your flight.
Convenient
free airport parking with a one night hotel stay could save you money on an early flight and
could enhance your experience.  You will also save on transportation to the airport, and save money on
less expensive early flight tickets with a hotel stay near the airport
Two weeks of free parking offsets the cost of the hotel room and you do not
need to arrange for a limo to and from the airport. Most hotels in this program
offer two weeks parking with one night stay, others offer three weeks. The hotel
shuttle will get you to and from the airport. many hotels operate a 24 hour shuttle.
Have flexibility in
your
travel days.
Significant savings
can result if you can
change your dates
to accommodate
both the flight out
and the return.  
Check mid week
flights
When Shopping For Air Travel, Compare Prices for the same flight on Different
days of the week.  Considerable savings can result if you can be flexible.
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Cheap Air  Travel Sounds Good But The Lowest
Price May Not Be The Best Ride.  When Shopping
For Air Travel, Compare Prices for the same flight
on Different days of the week.  Considerable savings
can result if you can be flexible. Be careful of
unrealistic layover times.
Cheap Air  Travel offers check the layover times;  
the Lowest Price May Not Be The Best Ride