Airfare Secrets Exposed: How to Find the Lowest Fares Available Anywhere!

Save hundreds of dollars when you fly domestically or internationally, for business or pleasure! Save 20-50% by using consolidators and bucket shops (nationwide list included). Learn which day of the week airlines post discount fares. Also learn all about: flying as a courier, Air Passes, Airfare Havens, Ticket Auctions, Status Fares, Charters, Internet shopping, and more! One entire chapter dedicated to Tips, Tricks, and Secrets the airlines don't want you to know. Nine appendices full of helpful information.

Next time you fly, take an informal poll of the people sitting around you and you'll find everyone's paying a different fare. Those who plunked down the most will burn with shame and/or hostility--no one wants to pay through the nose for the same uncomfortable seat you paid less for--while whoever paid the lowest will beam with a victor's triumph, winner of the airfare game. It's not a way to make friends--only one fare wins--but it's instructive to learn how many different fares are available for the exact same flight seats.

Flying is now part of life, but high fares don't have to be. Matt Wunder and Joel Leach explain all the tricks of the trade when it comes to saving money on airfares. With comprehensive information on air couriers and consolidators, European AirPasses, buying tickets in "Airfare Havens," using "hidden city" destinations, and finding promotional fares, the airfare portion of your future trip budget can be significantly reduced. This plus the useful chapters on Internet travel sites and the appendices on passport and visa requirements, immunizations, fees, embassies, airline codes, and all airline phone numbers make Airfare Secrets Exposed a great value for anyone who flies. --Stephanie Gold