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you
were to ask six different people sitting in the same section of an airplane,
all taking the same flight, what each paid for his ticket, you'd probably
get six different replies. Sound strange? As ludicrous as it may seem, the
price you pay for airtravel has little to do with the number of miles you're
flying.
It has to do with how savvy a
traveler you are. If you haven't figured it out
already, there's more work involved to getting a good (cheap) travel deal
than just calling your travel agent. Assuming that you have a good agent
(and they're hard to find), this person is not necessarily knowledgeable
about the discount possibilities available. Promotions change constantly,
discount qualifications are amended, and airfares change even more frequently
(there are several hundred thousand airfare-changes made daily. The average
life of a fare is about 5 days.) The airline fare-setters have
literally become like commodity brokers, sitting in front of their screens,
trying to squeeze the last bit of profit out of the market by changing the
allocations of low-priced fares. If there are a lot of empty seats, more
low-priced fares with less restrictions are offered. If a check of the competing
airline's computer reservation system (CRS) shows that a flight is sold
out, the first airline immediately withdraws all its own low-priced fares
on its competing flights. Is it possible for your agent to keep up with
all the changes? Very unlikely. Armed with the information from this web
site, you will know where and how to track down the best deals, who to talk
to and what to say, thereby keeping more of your hard-earned money in your
pocket.This web site certainly isn't
designed to replace a good travel agent, but rather to help you help your
agent get you the best deal possible. Although much of this information
can be used for travel to other parts of the world, having a personal interest
in the Philippines and Southeast Asia myself, I created this site with that
destination specifically in mind.
