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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 of $69 to Hilton Head are offered on Delta on Tuesday, Wednesday trips. Pay $84 for other travel days. No expiration of travel. No blackouts. A 10-day advance purchase required on the $79 rate; 14-days for the $89 rate.
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NEW! One-way rates of $119 are offered to Las Vegas with a 21-day advance purchase notice. Travel any available day. No expiration of travel or blackouts. Valid on AirTran, American, Delta, Frontier.
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One-way rates on Delta to Cody are $134 on trips without an expiration of travel. 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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American offers Omaha at $199 round-trip on any available day on trips without an expiration of travel. A 3-day advance purchase required. Stay at least any two nights. No max stay limit or blackouts.
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NEW! Rates are $209 round-trip to Palm Springs, California on trips completed by November 12. A 14-day advance purchase required. Valid Monday-Saturday only. No minimum stay required. Blackout: September 1. Valid on American, Continental, Delta, Northwest, USAirways.
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Travel to Boise with USAirways at $320 round-trip with a 14-day advance purchase notice. No expiration of travel and no blackouts. Stay at least any one night; no max stay limit.
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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. American, Delta match.
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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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Delta discounts round-trip travel to Tucson to $288 on trips completed by November 12. Valid Tuesday, Wednesday or add $20 per direction for other travel days. A 14-day advance purchase required. Stay a Saturday night. Most airlines matching.
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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: Aug. 21-Sept. 2. Valid on American, Delta or Northwest.
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INTERNATIONAL
NEW! Travel with Northwest to Montego Bay for $172 round-trip ($296 inclusive) on Mondays-Fridays without an expiration of travel. Add $15 per direction for Saturday, Sunday. Stay at least any two nights. No blackouts!
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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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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 aon 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.
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American offers Montego Bay at $268 round-trip on any available day. No expiration of travel. A 7-day advance purchase required. Stay any two nights. Blackouts: Dec. 19-23, 26-29 south; Dec. 26-30; Jan. 2-5 north.
DOMESTIC DEALS
AirTran bargains
Purchase these one-way rates through July 29:
$59 Savannah
$69 Charleston, Charlotte, Memphis
$79 Gulfport, Jacksonville, Newport News, Pensacola, Raleigh, Richmond
$89 Baltimore, Bloomington, Burlington, Fort Lauderdale, Fort Myers, Miami, Moline, New Orleans, Orlando, Philadelphia, Sarasota, St. Louis, Tampa, Washington DC, W. Palm Beach
$94 Akron, Chicago, Indianapolis, Kansas City, San Antonio, Wichita
$99 Buffalo, Dayton, Detroit, Flint, Houston, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, Newark, Pittsburgh, Rochester, White Plains
$104 Dallas
$109 Boston, New York, Portland, San Juan PR
$129 Denver, Phoenix
$139 Las Vegas, Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco
$159 Seattle
A 14-day advance purchase required. Complete travel by November 12. Rates are valid Tuesday, Wednesdays with other days for $10 to $30 higher each way.
Sale prices not valid on September 1.
INTERNATIONAL DEALS
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Canada |Caribbean | Mexico/Latin |
Europe | Down Under | Asia/Oceania |
Africa/India/Middle East
American's sale to the Caribbean
Purchase these round-trip rates through July 31:
$196 Montego Bay
$345 Grand Cayman
$366 Aruba
$375 St. Croix
$406 St. Maarten
$430 St. Lucia
$447 Turks & Caicos
$471 Antigua
$488 Curacao
$494 Grenada
$551 Martinique
$564 Dominica
Add $15 each way for Friday-Sunday travel days. Start travel on or after September 2 and complete travel by December 10. Blackouts: Nov. 22-30. Stay 2-30 days. Add from $100-$125 for additional taxes, fees, surcharges. Valid on American.
Mexico, Latin & South America sale
TODAY! Round-trips to Puerto Vallarta are $329 on trips completed by August 31. A 7-day advance purchase required. Travel any available day. Minimum stays vary by carrier. Purchase by July 18. Valid on American, Continental, Delta, Northwest, United, USAirways.
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TODAY! GO NOW! Round-trip rates of $299 are offered on Delta to San Salvador on departures through September 13. No advance purchase required. Travel any available day. Stay 3-120 days. No blackouts. Purchase by July 18. Fuel surcharge: $290 RT.
American's sale to Mexico
Purchase these round-trip rates through July 31:
$352 Acapulco
$360 Cancun
$430 Cabo San Lucas
Add $15 each way for Friday-Sunday travel days. Start travel on or after September 2 and complete travel by December 10. Blackouts: Nov. 22-30. Stay 2-30 days. Taxes, fees and fuel surcharges add up to $275 round-trip to the above rates. Valid on American.
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.
Spot sales to Europe
NEW! Travel to London on Delta at $300 round-trip on October 23-December 17 or December 24-March 22. Round-trip rates of $340 are available on September 2-October 22 departures. Add $20 per direction for Thursday-Sunday travel days. Fuel surcharge: $300 RT. Purchase by July 21.
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NEW! Air Canada offers a $445 round-trip to Zurich on October 31-December 16 and January 4-March 25 departures. Add $25 per direction for Friday-Sunday travel days. Purchase by August 7.
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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