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Discounted Airfare for Babies?

Is Airfare Any Cheaper for Babies?

We all want to save money on airfare, but when it comes to babies and airfare I recommend comfort and safety over cheap airfare every time. Would you travel in your car with your infant baby loose? If you wouldn't travel in a car with your infant baby loose, you probably should exercise the same caution when it comes to flying!

If you're flying with your baby, I'm sure it's tempting to save a few bucks on your airfare by sharing a seat. Airlines don't require a ticket for babies and toddlers (children under the age of two) who sit on an adult's lap so your baby is technically able to fly for free. The problem is that this isn’t really a very safe way to go and we at airfare-now advise against it.

There are several very good reasons for coughing up the cash and buying your baby his or her own airplane ticket. Here are 4 very good reasons:

Cheap Airfare or Security?
Your baby will be secured in an airline adapted car seat and secured by the airplane's seatbelt. In the aircraft experiences turbulance, this could prevent major injuries.

Cheap Airfare or Freedom?
You will be freed from holding the baby for the entire flight. While this doesn't seem like a big issue on a short flight, Pittsburgh to Charlotte for example, it will be appreciated on longer flights without question. Consider a trans-Atlantic flight with a squirmy toddler or a fussy baby on your lap - not good.

Cheap Airfare or Comfort?
Your baby will be more comfortable and much less fussy in an assigned airline seat, and it will be easy to give your baby a bottle when the aircraft is inducing ear pressure - takeoff and landing in particular.

Cheap Airfare or Indigestion?
Your meal on the aircraft will be much easier. It's difficult and sometimes impossible to eat a meal while a little one is on your lap.

So in summary, please buy an airplane ticket when considering baby travel!

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Unused Return Airfare and the 12 Months Rule

What to Do with Unused Return Airfare

Q. I'm flying to New York City for a job interview this weekend and purchased my airfare from a link on your website. Your tip saved me about $300 so I wanted to say thanks and to ask a couple questions. If I get hired and am asked to begin work immediately, is there any value to my unused return airfare? Also, do you have any tips on a reliable (and cheap) moving company?

A. Thanks for your questions!

You won't get a refund, however your unused airfare reservations are valid on most airlines for 12 months from the original purchase date. Some airlines will even let you apply the value of your unused airfare to a different itinerary (12 month rule applies here too), but either way, don't throw away the ticket because there is some lingering value for your airfare purchase.

As far as the moving goes, a real good alternative to full service moving companies is a company called U-Pack Moving - especially if you have someone at home to do the packing. They base your moving cost on space rather than weight which means you usually pay a considerable amount less.I like them because you still get the experience and the convenience of a full-service mover.

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Airfare Prices Soar on Peak Travel Dates

Avoiding Peak Travel Dates Makes Cents!

One of our top travel tips at airfare-now.com is to find out when peak travel dates are and then avoid them like the plague!

Peak travel dates have two major problems that can be associated with them: 1) airfare, hotel rooms, and car rentals tend to be more expensive on those dates, and 2) everyone and their brother will be traveling on those dates (hence the name "peak travel dates").

Whenever possible, you should purchase your airfare for a few days before peak travel periods and plan to come back a few days after. By doing this, you can almost always guarantee reductions in airfare prices and all of the other components of your travel budget.

What are the peak travel dates that I should avoid, you ask? It depends on your destination. For Florida airfare (and for most ski resorts too), it's all dates from December-March. For Europe however, it's summer. Peak holiday travel dates are the Wednesday before and the Sunday after Thanksgiving, along with December 23, December 26, December 27, January 2, and January 3.

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Delta Announces Nationwide Airfare Sale

Delta Airlines Airfare Sale

A once every blue moon announcement from Delta Air Lines today as they have announced a nationwide airfare sale. The round-trip airfare rates aren't life-changers, but their list of air destinations does include some real winners. Here's a sampling of the round trip airfare sale destinations:

* $138 Sarasota, Florida
* $178 Mobile, Alabama
* $218 Bangor, Maine
* $218 Knoxville, Tennessee
* $238 Lubbock, Texas
* $248 Los Angeles, California
* $258 Grand Rapids, Michigan
* $258 Spokane, Washington
* $268 Omaha, Nebraska
* $268 Palm Springs, California
* $278 Burlington, Vermont
* $278 Cody, Wyoming
* $288 Rapid City, South Dakota
* $288 Tucson, Arizona
* $298 Eugene, Oregon
* $298 Redmond, Oregon
* $318 Boise, Idaho
* $318 Tulsa, Okla.
* $328 Little Rock, Arkansas
* $328 Salt Lake City, Utah
* $338 Jackson Hole, Wyoming
* $348 Reno-Tahoe, Nevada
* $368 Albany, New York
* $398 Ottawa, Ontario
* $398 Portland, Oregon
* $408 Bozeman, Montana
* $418 Montreal, Quebec
* $428 Calgary, Alberta
* $448 West Yellowstone, Montana
* $458 Vancouver, British Columbia
* $504 Fairbanks, Alaska
* $654 Anchorage, Alaska

These round-trip airfare rates are good on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays with trip taken on other travel days costing $20 more each way. According to Delta, travel can begin on or after August 17th and must be completed by November 17th.

The good news is that many other carriers are matching this airfare sale! Use Kayak.com to complete your search.

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5 Great Tips For Getting the Cheapest Airfare Deal Online

5 Great Tips For Getting the Cheapest Airfare Deal Online

There is nothing worse than sitting in your airplane seat and discovering that the passenger next to you paid only a fraction of what you paid for airfare. Here are the 5 simple tips to help you get the best airfare deals online.

Book Your Flight Early

It's really a myth that you can find cheap airfare by booking last minute. The best deals on airfare are usually available when you book around 6 months before your planned departure,. This is usually when the seats are first released for purchase, and they can really disappear quickly. So if you're wanting to get away for Christmas or New Years Eve, you should be booking those flights right now!

Don't Be So Picky About Airports

Discount airlines often fly in to minor airports because they don't have to pay the enormous airport fees that are charged by larger international terminals. The good news is that they pass on some of that savings to you in the form much lower airfares. You'll also get to see some unusual and exotic regional airports!

Be A Little More Flexible

Depending on your planed destination, it's often much cheaper to fly on either a Sunday or the middle of the week - particularly if you will arrange to stay over the weekend. Check airfare prices for dates that are a few days before or a few days after your originally planned date as it may have a big impact on your airfare.

Don't Ever Change

Discount airfare usually comes with a laundry list or terms and conditions. Since their cancellation and change of reservation fees are so high, it's important that you commit to the dates you have chosen and don't even think about changing them.

Use the Kayak Search Engine

The Kayak search engine will save you a ton of time and money by shopping all of the airlines for you. You simply enter your air travel plans once and then watch Kayak produce hundreds of different airfare choices for you to pick from. BTW, while online travel agents like Expedia and Travelocity are often mistaken for flight search engines, they are not. Kayak is the real deal.

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