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About ticket 'extras'
Rather than raising airfares to help offset the skyrocketing cost of fuel, airlines are adding hefty fuel surcharges to the cost of a ticket. Most airlines are surcharging domestic destinations an average of $14 one-way on most non-stop flights. Flights requiring a connection may be surcharged as much as $60 each way. International fuel surcharges are on the rise as well with some routes adding up to $150 each way. Fuel surcharges are in addition to government taxes and airport fees which are not included in prices shown on this page.
FRIDAY'S HOT DEALS
The following deals could expire at any moment. Buy tickets immediately and then figure out why you want to go there!
One-way rates on Delta to Cody are $144 on trips completed by Oct. 30. A 21-day advance purchase required. No blackouts. Travel any available day.
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Round-trip rates to Idaho Falls is $183 ($355 inclusive of surcharges, taxes, fees) on trips without an expiration of travel and on any available day. A 14-day advance purchase required. No minimum stay or blackouts. Valid on United.
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NEW! One-way rates to Boise on Frontier are $195 without expiration of travel and without blackouts. A 21-day advance purchase required.
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LOWER! Northwest prices Cincinnati at $200 round-trip on any day trips taken over the next 10 months. A 14-day advance purchase required. Stay a Saturday night. No blackouts or max stay limits.
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Travel round-trip to Des Moines with Northwest for $258 on trips completed by Nov. 19. A 21-day advance purchase required. Travel any available day. Stay a Saturday night; no max stay limit. Delta matches.
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One-way rates to Anchorage are $260 on any available day without an expiration of travel or blackouts. A 21-day advance purchase required. Valid on Frontier or USAirways.
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Travel with United to San Diego at $278 round-trip on any available day and on trips without an expiration of travel. A 21-day advance purchase required. Stay a Saturday night to a month. No blackouts. Fare is $330 inclusive of tax, fee, fuel extras.
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Round-trip rates on United to Grand Junction are $298 on trips completed by July 31. Valid Tues., Wed., Sat. A 14-day advance purchase required. Stay 2-30 days. Delta matches.
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Travel at a round-trip rate of $348 to Jackson Hole on trips completed by Nov. 19. A 21-day advance purchase required. Travel Mon.-Wed., Sun. west; east on Tues.-Fri. No minimum stay required. Blackouts: July 3, 5, 6; Aug. 21-Sept. 2. Valid on American, Delta or Northwest.
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WOW! GO NOW! United prices Honolulu at $578 round-trip ($617.90 inclusive) and Maui at $661 on trips without an expiration of travel. Travel any available day. No advance purchase required. Stay 3-60 days. No blackouts!
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Travel with Northwest to Honolulu at $660 round-trip on any available day and with a 3-day advance purchase notice. Stay 3-60 days. No expiration of travel.
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INTERNATIONAL
Give Delta a 28-day advance purchase notice for a $179 one-way rate to St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. Valid Tues., Wed., only with an expiration of travel or blackouts. American matches with a $358 round-trip rate that requires a 12-day advance purchase notice.
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GO NOW! Travel round-trip to Toronto at $194 on Northwest on any available day and without an advance purchase notice. No expiration of travel and no blackouts. Stay 1-180 days. Rates inclusive of tax, fee and fuel surcharge is $407.88.
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Depart Dec. 12-31 on Aeromexico to Puerta Vallarta at $210 each way; $215 to Acapulco or $232 to Cancun.
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American offers a round-trip rate of $258 to Freeport and $278 to Nassau on trips without an expiration of travel. A 3-day advance purchase required. Travel any available day and stay at least any two nights. Blackouts: December 19-23, 26-29 south/December 26-30; January 2-5 north.
INTERNATIONAL DEALS
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Canada |Caribbean | Mexico/Latin |
Europe | Down Under | Asia/Oceania |
Africa/India/Middle East
Caribbean bargains
Round-trip rates of $211 to Montego Bay are valid on trips started on or after September 3 and completed by October 30. Add $20 per direction for Friday-Monday travel days. Stay 2-30 days. Purchase by July 10. Valid on American, Delta.
Mexico, Latin & South America sale
GO NOW! Round-trip rates of $308 to San Salvador, El Salvador and $320 to Panama City are offered on Delta and valid on trips completed by Aug. 15. No advance purchase required. Travel any available day. Stay 3-120 days. No blackouts. Purchase by July 7. Fuel surcharge: $290 RT.
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Round-trip rates of $506 to Bogota, Columbia are offered on Continental without an advance notice of travel and on any available day. Complete travel by Dec. 30. Stay at least any three nights. Purchase by July 11.
EUROPE FACTOIDS: Unless otherwise noted, economy class airfares to Europe require a Saturday night minimum stay and returns within a month of departure. Also, discount rates shown here are based on mid-week trips. Add supplements of $20, $25 or $30 each way for Friday, Saturday or Sunday travel days (additionally on Thursdays with British Airways). Rates are exclusive of taxes, fees and fuel surcharges which can add from $180-$320 to the base rates shown below.
Plan ahead deals to Europe
Purchase these round-trip rates through July 8:
$299 / $372 London
$353 / $491 Dublin, Shannon
$368 / $608 Madrid
$396 / $543 Frankfurt
$406 / $541 Amsterdam
$445 / $615 Zurich
$474 / $773 Rome
$558 / $633 Moscow
$562 / $593 Paris
$674 / $724 Athens
The lower rate valid on October 30-March 25 departures; the higher rate valid on September 1-October 29 departures. Add from $20 per direction for weekend travel days. Blackouts: December 19-January 5. Valid on Delta and most other airlines. Taxes, fees and fuel surcharges can add up to $400 to these base rates.
Spot sales to Europe
NEW! Delta and other carriers offer round-trip rates of $266 to Vienna; $306 to Budapest and $354 to Bucharest on Oct. 30-March 25 departures. Blackouts: Dec. 19-Jan. 5. Purchase by July 8.
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NEW! No blackout dates apply on $339 round-trip rates to Edinburgh, Glasgow, London or Manchester on Northwest. Depart Oct. 30-March 25. Purchase by July 8.
ONGOING! Business class specials to Europe
from $3,100 year-round
This round-trip rate for a seat up-front in Business Class is valid to most destinations in Europe such as Amsterdam, Barcelona, Berlin, Brussels, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Madrid, Munich, Stuttgart and many other European cities. A 50-day advance purchase required in most cases. Delta requires just a 21-day advance to some destinations. Stay a minimum of seven days. Travel any available day. Most domestic and international airlines participate.
Save with special consolidator rates:
Travel now through Christmas for less than retail!
$507 / $807 Paris
$540 / $988 London, Glasgow
$591 / $988 Manchester
$651 / $950 Amsterdam
$660 / $1,173 Rome, Venice
$675 / $910 Madrid
$675 / $950 Barcelona
$683 / $983 Frankfurt, Munich
$690 / $885 Brussels
$695 / $885 Stockholm
$701 / $891 Lisbon
$740 / $987 Zurich
$742 / $1,208 Athens
$820 / $1,120 Milan
$931 / $1,231 Dublin, Shannon
The lower rate is valid on Sept. 5-Oct. 31 or Dec. 16-24 departures. The higher rate is valid on departures through Sept. 4. Stay a Sat. night to six months. Add $30 for each weekend day of travel (Fri.-Sun.) and taxes of $110-$160 and fuel surcharges of $260. Valid on USAirways, but must be booked online at Consolidator Web Fares.
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Rates for summer season trips with American Airlines:
$791 London, Manchester
$792 Brussels
$833 Paris
$906 Dublin, Shannon
$1,017 Frankfurt
$1,042 Madrid
$1,046 Rome
Valid on travel completed by Aug. 31. Taxes of $110-$160 and fuel surcharges of up to $300 are in addition to these rates. To book, call Consolidator Web Fares at 678-462-8737 (local ATL number).
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Travel now through Labor Day with British Airways:
$891 London
$865 Bordeaux*, Lyon, Marseille*, Nice, Paris, Toulouse*
$885 Brussels
$875 Berlin, Dusseldorf, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Munich, Stuttgart
$855 Cork
$880 Amsterdam*, Dublin*
$885 Luxembourg
$905 Basel, Geneva, Zurich
$960 Bologna*, Milan
$940 Prague
$945 Copenhagen
$950 Vienna
$955 Montpellier*
$930 Barcelona, Madrid
$950 Warsaw
$970 Stockholm
$970 Helsinki
These BA rates are valid Mon.-Wed. with other travel days $30 higher, each way. Stays of up to ten months permitted. Valid on trips completed by Sept. 3. Travel only to cities with an * require an aircraft change at London's Gatwick Airport. Trips to all other destinations require an airport change from Gatwick to Heathrow. Typically, BA's schedules provide for enough time in between flights to make the transfer, but the making the airport change is often easier going to your final destination rather than on return flights. Therefore, it is suggested that you consider taking advantage of the free London stopover on your return. A stopover is considered four or more hours. Hotel stays and extras are not included. Taxes and fees of up to $380 are in addition to these rates.To book, call Consolidator Web Fares at 678-462-8737 (local ATL number).
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Remember to read the EUROPE FACTOIDS at the top of this section for what's-included/what's-not on base rates shown on this page.
Downunder and island specials:
Air Tahiti Nui offers a $1,008 round-trip rate to Papeete, Tahiti on any day departures through Oct. 31. A 90-day advance purchase required. Stay a max of six days. Purchase by Oct. 17.
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Travel for $1,088 round-trip to Auckland, New Zealand on Aug. 4-Sept. 21 departures. Travel any available day with no minimum or max stay limits. Valid on Qantas. Purchase by July 25.
OTHER TRAVEL DEALS
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NEED TO KNOW & FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
REMEMBER! International fees, taxes and surcharges (examples: fuel surcharges are $105 each way transatlantic; $110 transpacific; $123 Israel; $140 Jordan or Dubai; $125 South America and $95-$140 India/Africa) can add up to $400 to base rates, depending on destination city/routing. Also, fuel surcharges to Mexico are $54 round-trip. Also, deals listed as no expiration of travel are based on trips taken over the next 331 days, or the advance booking window offered by most airlines. Certain low-fare airlines such as AirTran and Southwest have short booking windows.
Why are my ticket prices always higher than what Clark mentions?
Airline, airport and other government fees are NOT included in prices listed on this page or those Clark mentions on the air. Here is a rough guide of the 'extras':
Domestic: 7.5 percent tax; $3.20 per flight federal segment fee; a maximum of $18 in airport charges; $2.50 per flight segment security fee
What's the best way to buy an airline ticket?
Clark's listeners and Web visitors have had great success in finding his 'deals' at Travelocity. At the Home page enter your city pairs and then click at the 'Flexible dates' button - don't enter dates. If the domestic fare is still published, the next page will display the airline and the price you seek, inclusive of taxes, fees. Click at 'Select' to view calendars with available dates.
The Flexible date search for international rates can be found at zuji - a Travelocity site based outside of the U.S. To access the flex-seach tool, click on "Other" in the area that reads, "Please select your location from the list below to access the best deals from your local ZUJI website." Then, select the "Flights" tab and "Flexible date" option.
Shop for the lowest worldwide rates here (you can log in as a guest or register for future use). For a wide range of available sale dates (rates shown are inclusive of all taxes, fees), click on the Month Search button at the top right. You cannot book directly from this site, but complete an online purchase directly at an airline Web site.
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Members of Team Clark Howard, the Consumer Action Center, and the studios of AM 750 WSB cannot assist individuals with booking airline tickets, other modes of travel - nor provide airline flight information. When you need assistance, contact either a professional travel agent or travel company.
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