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A few of the major airlines with fare deal e-mail alerts include…
American
Cathay
Pacific
KLM
Northwest
Qantas
United
USAir
Comparison shopping and/or last-minute deals:
www.smarterliving.com/air/search
Good deals and last-minute fares (this site had best deals I found).
www.biztripinfo.com/airfairecompare.htm
Top airfare comparison sites compiled by unquenchable traveler, information
hound and web guru Max Lent (he lists www.qixo.com
as his personal favorite).
www.travelocity.com
Note: Max told me he considers their Farewatcher service as a great
resource (similar to PriceLine - see below under Consolidators).
www.itasoftware.com
ITA software's technology also powers the popular www.orbitz.com.
They claim to be the most advanced independent system for airfare pricing
and shopping, scheduling, and availability.
www.etn.nl/discount/index.html
(or www.discountflights.com)
Messy site, but full of low fares, budget resources, and last-minute deals.
www.bestfares.com
Site posts travel bargains several times daily ("well over a thousand
updates each week").
Consolidators:
www.1travel.com
Wide array of choices and a comparative display of published and consolidator
prices.
www.hotwire.com
One of the widest representations of consolidator flights.
www.cheaptickets.com
Large collection of discounted airfares.
www.uttravel.com
Competitive prices to destinations in Europe, the Middle East, Africa,
Asia, the South Pacific, Latin America and selected domestic U.S. cities.
www.priceline.com
Consolidator with "name your price" scheme. Check Hotwire and 1Travel
before committing yourself.
Travel Deals for Students and Faculty:
www.counciltravel.com
www.statravel.com
Courier Information:
www.aircourier.org
Air Courier Association (also a consolidator).
www.courier.org
International Association of Air Travel Couriers (informative site, lots
of travel info).
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