(ContentDesk) June 6, 2005 -- An improved online tool from Airtreks.com (http://www.airtreks.com) makes planning and pricing multi-stop international airfares easier than ever before.Using the new version 5.0 of Airtreks.com's patent- pending "TripPlanner", visitors to the Airtreks.com Web site can now pick a list of destinations from a world map, get instant "one-click" airfare estimates and options for a trip including all of their destinations, and much more.Since TripPlanner 1.0 went live in 1998, Airtreks.com has been the only site on the Web that can price customized "around-the-world" and other complex international air itineraries, without restricting travelers to a limited menu of standard routes or a maximum number of destinations.TripPlanner 5.0 from Airtreks.com is the fastest, easiest to use, and most powerful tool ever available on the Web for pricing and planning complex, customized, international airline journeys.Improvements in TripPlanner 5.0 include the ability to pick destinations simply by clicking on a zoomable world map (or by city name or airport code), and improved features to store and modify the trips you are planning, view them on a world map, explore alternate routes, and share your plans with friends or traveling companions.TripPlanner 5.0 also suggests "more for your money" options including added-value stopovers you could add to your trip. When you are ready to finalize your plans, you can submit the trip you've built on the Web with TripPlanner to one of Airtreks.com's travel experts, who will work with you personally to optimize your flight arrangements.Prices from Airtreks.com for tickets around the world (beginning and ending in the USA) start from less than US$1500 -- less than half the price of the cheapest "RTW" fare published by any of the major airline alliances.Airtreks.com serves a global clientele of international travelers.
TripPlanner 5.0 can price trips starting and ending anywhere in the world -- not just from or to the USA."We've always said that a trip around the world is easier and more affordable than most people think", says Steve Johnson, Vice President, Sales and Marketing for Airtreks.com "Now, with TripPlanner 5.0, we've made our online tools for planning a complex trip just as easy as they are powerful."TripPlanner 5.0 is available now at http://www.airtreks.com.About AirtreksAirtreks.com is the worldwide leader in providing customized, efficient, and affordable air tickets and technology for complex international trips.Airtreks.com provides multi-stop international airfare services to individual leisure and business travelers, group travelers, corporate accounts, tour operators, and retail travel agencies, and powers the complex international airfare services of dozens of other travel Web sites.Airtreks.com enables travelers and travel agents to create customized itineraries -- with an unlimited number of destinations -- and receive instant price estimates. Airtreks' unique global sourcing strategy and proprietary technology make it possible for Airtreks.com to offer international air tickets at substantial discounts from the published fares offered by airlines, typical travel agencies, or other airfare Web sites. And Airtreks' staff of travel consultants, including leading experts on international travel, works with each client to optimize their choices of airlines, routes, and fares..
Discount International Airfare
As the war for the skies among commercial airliners is getting hotter by the day, the international airfares have taken a nosedive, with more and more discounts offered to travelers. Frequent flyers get discounts on airfare after they have accumulated a certain number of points by traveling a certain number of miles. Some airliners accept frequent flyer miles logged in by other airliners also. But generally, that only happens on routes where either one of them operate.
Another way of getting discounts on international airfares is to get to your ticket booked through a consolidator.
This can be easily done online. The consolidators are able to pass on the savings they get by purchasing tickets in large numbers.
Various tour and travel agencies also offer discounted international airfares in package deals. This means that a group of international travelers going to the same destination could get a discount for buying tickets in bulk. There are travel...
Easy Ways To Save Money on Airfares
Unless you are a student, you will need to have a plan to save money on airfares. The rest of us will have to shop around to get the best deal.
If you are a student flyer, it is easy to save on airplane tickets. Contact STA. I recently saved $400 on a trip to Argentina for my daughter by calling them. For some inexplicable reason, I got a better rate by calling them on the phone.
Their website was helpful, but I got the better deal on the phone.
That contradicted the usual situation where the website is invariably cheaper. Normally you find the better rate on a website than by telephoning a reservation center. You must do both. You can also avoid service fees by booking with the airlines directly.
This list of travel websites are an excellent place to begin your web fare bargain search. Check out 11th Hour Vacations, 4 Airlines, Air France, Alaska Air, Aloha Airlines, America West Vacations, British Airways, Cathay Pacific, Central...
SportsGroupie.com: Sports Travel Meta-Search Site Launched
(ContentDesk) October 10, 2005 -- SportsGroupie.com is a travel meta-search site designed with the sports fan in mind. We store schedules for professional football, basketball, hockey, baseball, NASCAR, and several other special events like the 2006 Olympics in Turin, Italy.Powered by Kayak.com, SportsGroupie.com searches 100+ web sites to find the best available airfares, hotel rates, and rental car deals that get you close to the action.
Best of all, the service is free to all users.SportsGroupie.com also includes an "invite a friend" option that lets users coordinate travel plans by e-mailing links to selected events.
The site also contains links to most major ticketing outlets.SportsGroupie.com tracks hundreds of sporting events and maintains information about each venue including address and nearest major airport.
SportsGroupie.com is ideal for travelers that want to follow their sport on the road.
By combining the power of travel meta-search and...
SportsGroupie.com: Sports Travel Meta-Search Site Launched
Southwest Airlines Offers Cheap Airfares as Low as $39 One-Way
Dallas, TX (ContentDesk) July 5, 2005 -- Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV) gives people the Freedom to Fly across the nation with spectacular low fares.
In honor of our nation's birthday, Southwest Airlines is offering southwest.com-only airfares as low as $39 one-way with a 14-day advance purchase. Fares range from $39 to $149 one-way and vary by destination and day of travel. To book these amazing cheap airfares available only at southwest.com, go to: http://www.southwest.com/hotfares/050705_systemwide.html
????"To celebrate our Nation's freedom, Southwest Airlines is making the Freedom to Fly even easier with these spectacular low fares," said Joyce Rogge, Southwest's Senior Vice President of Marketing. "We invite our Customers coast to coast to go, see, and do this summer."The following...
Military Discount Airfare
In most countries, active-duty military members enjoy discounted airfares. Not only the state-run airlines, but also even most commercial airlines, offer these discounts. This is one way of expressing the gratitude towards those who are serving the nation. For current military personnel, the US General Administration also runs the City Pair program, under which the officials travel on discounted airfares as they travel for official work.
Many commercial airlines offer military personnel special discounts on airfares even if they are making personal trips.
Some offer this discount to family members, too. Generally, most of the airlines offering military discounts have a standard rate of discount which is applicable on all routes. They also offer such discounts on international airfares. The rate of discount is likely to be more on domestic than international airfares.
While most of the commercial airlines offer discounts on airfare to serving military...
Airtreks.com Makes Multi-stop Airfares Even Easier: TripPlanner 5.0 Enables Simpler "one-click" Pricing for the Most Complex International Trips
(ContentDesk) June 6, 2005 -- An improved online tool from Airtreks.com (http://www.airtreks.com) makes planning and pricing multi-stop international airfares easier than ever before.Using the new version 5.0 of Airtreks.com's patent- pending "TripPlanner", visitors to the Airtreks.com Web site can now pick a list of destinations from a world map, get instant "one-click" airfare estimates and options for a trip including all of their destinations, and much more.Since TripPlanner 1.0 went live in 1998, Airtreks.com has been the only site on the Web that can price customized "around-the-world" and other complex international air itineraries, without restricting travelers to a limited menu of standard routes or a maximum number of destinations.TripPlanner 5.0 from Airtreks.com is the fastest, easiest to use, and most powerful tool ever available on the Web for pricing and planning complex, customized, international airline journeys.Improvements...
Airtreks.com Makes Multi-stop Airfares Even Easier: TripPlanner 5.0 Enables Simpler "one-click" Pricing for the Most Complex International Trips
Military Discount Airfare
In most countries, active-duty military members enjoy discounted airfares. Not only the state-run airlines, but also even most commercial airlines, offer these discounts. This is one way of expressing the gratitude towards those who are serving the nation. For current military personnel, the US General Administration also runs the City Pair program, under which the officials travel on discounted airfares as they travel for official work.
Many commercial airlines offer military personnel special discounts on airfares even if they are making personal trips.
Some offer this discount to family members, too. Generally, most of the airlines offering military discounts have a standard rate of discount which is applicable on all routes. They also offer such discounts on international airfares. The rate of discount is likely to be more on domestic than international airfares.
While most of the commercial airlines offer discounts on airfare to serving military...
Southwest Airlines Offers $39 One-Way Airfares to Chicago, Nashville, St. Louis, and Other Select Midwest Markets
DALLAS (ContentDesk via ContentDesk Direct) October 21, 2005 -- Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV) has super treats for Customers booking travel this fall and winter season.
To share in the Halloween spirit, Southwest Airlines is offering $39 one-way airfares with a 14-day advance purchase, available for a limited time on southwest.com, to Customers in Chicago, Nashville, St. Louis, and other select Midwest cities.
To book these frighteningly cheap airfares available only at southwest.com, go to:
http://www.southwest.com/jp/luvhome.shtml?src=PR_midwestSale_102105"This Halloween, Southwest Airlines is offering spook-tacular fares that won't scare your wallet," said Joyce Rogge, Southwest's Senior Vice President of Marketing...