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A Cheaper Getaway
Posted by Jean
Yesterday, I spent a few minutes helping a young friend search for low-enough airfares that her dad would agree to a quick Florida getaway this coming weekend. I struck out. There didn’t seem to be much under $600 – $700 person round trip — especially if you wanted to go early enough on Friday and return home late enough on Sunday to actually have a substantial weekend.
Today I have a new trick to try. According to my friend David Bach’s new bestselling book Fight For Your Money, searching for tickets for a family is often more costly than searching for tickets for individuals. He demonstrated the trick for Harry Smith on The Early Show finding a $275 difference per ticket — $1100 in total! — for a family of four flying from NY to LA. To find out how it works from NY to Florida stay tuned…..
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You say “stay tuned” – what does that mean? You’ll post more here or do we need to catch you on TV/Radio?
I think she’s gonna tell us if the trick worked???? Am I allowed to go on a separate plane than my kids? I could sign up for that!
This might be because there are only a few seats at the lowest fare on a particular flight. So sometimes you have to make separate reservations. Also, if you’re doing a flexible date search on a site like Travelocity, you can only search one seat at a time.