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Cheap Air Travel

by Bill Brine

Ever wondered why some people traveling by plane are always able to secure better deals than others? Frankly, I never even imagined that two people sitting together in the same flight, to the same destination could have paid vastly different fares. Till I got chatting with a student on one particular flight that is. While I had paid a cool five hundred dollars for my return fare, this student, who had admittedly booked months before me, was getting his return fare for almost half of the price I had paid. While my initial reaction was that I had been cheated, I later resolved to find out all about cheap air travel.

Since it was a student who had put me on to cheap air travel in the first place, my first point of call was a web search for cheap air travel for students. A number of links immediately popped up and the first one to catch my eye was Student flights – the trusted network for cheap air travel. As I browsed through the website, I realized that all along, I had been paying an exorbitant fare. But then, cheap air travel came with certain conditions. For one thing, they needed to be booked at least three months in advance. Since most of my travel was confirmed well in advance, I didn’t see any reason why I could not book three months or more in advance in order to get cheap air travel deals! Next, I realized that most travel agents get a hefty commission from the airlines in order to ensure sufficient bookings. And some of them were known to pass these commissions on as savings to their customers. This made cheap air travel possible for all.

Since most of my travel bookings were done directly with the airlines, I was losing out on these additional savings and thereby cheap air travel options. I resolved then and there that I would find a reliable travel agent and book solely through him, only if he offered to pass on the commissions to me. Surprisingly, I found more than one travel agent willing to do so. I could not believe that I had been losing out on cheap air travel options solely because I was booking directly with the airlines! The next thing I realized was that there were a number of Internet booking options available that ensured that I got cheap air travel options. Websites like Priceline, CheapFlights, e-bates and even CheapTickets offered a range of cheap air travel options. How they made their money or how they were able to offer such cheap options became clear once I realized that all airlines offer commissions in order to book to full capacity.

Finally, the airlines themselves sometimes offer cheap air travel fares. This is done especially during the vacations and lean periods. A trip that cost me upwards of a thousand dollars could be converted to a cheap air travel option if only I kept a look out for the seasonal and promotional prices offered by the airlines. Often, these seasonal rebates were even better than the cheap air travel options offered by the largest and the best travel agents....

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Bill Brine is a recognized author of diverse articles on a wide range of topics relating to internet marketing and online business. At his website www.brincom.com you will find more free articles, and lots of useful tools, advice and services which will assist you in building a successful and profitable online business. Personal consultation and coaching is also available.

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