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/ October 12, 2009 / 2:34 min.
How to find cheap flights online
The first step in planning an amazing vacation is finding a flight. Molly McDonald shows some easy ways to get the cheapest flights
if your travel dates are flexible. If your dates are less flexible, for example you have to travel on the weekend, there are still some great deals to be had.
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- A great way to compare flight prices is to visit
Kayak.com.
- Enter in your from and to airports and immediately a calendar will pop up showing you fares by date.
- This is great if you have flexible travel dates and simply want to find the best price.
- If you want to travel on a weekend then click on 'weekend' and you'll see a pricing list of flights on various weekends throughout the month.
- You can customize this search by what you need like departure or arrival times, or even a specific airline.
- Another great site to compare airfare prices is
Bing Travel.
- Enter in your travel details and you'll see a prediction of whether you should by now or wait.
- You can set up an alert to be notified of lower airfare prices and view a history of previous prices.
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#1
/ October 12, 2009 / 2:34 min.
The first step in
planning an amazing vacation is finding a flight. Molly McDonald shows some easy ways to
get the cheapest flights
if your travel dates are flexible. If your dates are less flexible, for example you have to travel on the weekend, there are still some great deals to be had.
#2
/ October 13, 2009 / 3:05 min.
Using
free web services
it's easy to be your own travel agent and to get exactly the travel package you want. Bundling hotel, flight and even car rental together you can save money too.
Finding the best price for your travel
and accommodation means money left over to visit the best restaurants and attractions when you reach your destination, which we'll cover in tomorrow's installment of
.
#3
/ October 14, 2009 / 2:41 min.
TripAdvisor, as the name suggests, is your own personal...
trip advisor
. Just tell the site where you're going and when to see reviews of hotels, find great restaurants, read about tourist attractions both well known and obscure and more. You can also
read reviews and view photos posted by other TripAdvisor users
to see what you're in for. Once you return, share your own travel stories and pictures too.
#4
/ October 15, 2009 / 2:20 min.
Ask any vacation or business traveler what the best and worst parts of their trip were. For the best parts, you'll likely hear a list of great meals, fun excursions and new friends met. For the worst, almost invariably, you'll hear about airports, travel times, delayed flights, lost bags and the like. While
Flightview can't answer the lost bags part of the equation, it does give you a much better idea of what time your
flight will depart and arrive
and how long your flight will take.
#5
/ October 16, 2009 / 1:41 min.
While sites like
Expedia,
Kayak and
Priceline offer great package deals, it's often cheaper to go straight to the source if only booking air travel. Molly McDonald shows us
how to get the very best deals on airfare
in this installment of Easy Ways to Plan Amazing Vacations.
#6
/ October 19, 2009 / 2:22 min.
Getting a great deal on airfare and hotels
usually means being in the right place at the right time. With
Yapta, the right place and time means anywhere and anytime you have access to e-mail. Yapta will send you
alerts when travel prices drop
and you can set target prices for your trip and book as soon as the price reaches your chosen point.
#7
/ October 20, 2009 / 1:52 min.
Nothing ruins an otherwise excellent vacation quite like bad weather. Molly McDonald demonstrates
how to make travel plans online
and
how to choose the best time to travel
by tracking weather patterns and getting long-term forecasts for your chosen destination. Use these tips and you have a much better chance of a fabulous and sunny holiday.
#8
/ October 21, 2009 / 2:33 min.
If you're the type that doesn't mind flying by the seat of your pants in order to save big money on travel,
AirfareWatchdog is your new best friend. Molly McDonald shows us
how to save big by booking last minute travel
.
#9
/ October 22, 2009 / 2:07 min.
If only we could gaze into a crystal ball to see whether or not our flight will be on time.
Flightcaster offers the next best thing without the need to dabble in the occult. Enter your flight number and where you're going and you'll
see where in the world your travel vessel is
right now, along with the percentage odds it (and you) will be on time.
#10
/ October 23, 2009 / 2:20 min.
AirBnB is a great way to
save money on accommodation
and potentially make some new friends. Rather than booking a hotel room for your trip, AirBnB links you up with
bed and breakfast accommodations
from regular folk who want to make some cash and maybe a new friend by opening up a room in their home to travelers.
about Easy Ways to Plan Amazing Vacations Online
Molly McDonald runs through some great
tips for saving money and hassles by booking travel online
. From finding the
cheapest and most reliable flights
to figuring out what to do on holiday before you depart. From getting the
best deals on hotel rooms
to sorting out alternative accommodations. This 10-part
online travel booking video tutorial series
will take you from travel noob to jet-setting pro without delays or excess baggage.
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