Monday, December 15, 2008

Cheap Travel – How To Save Substantially On Travel, Vacation And Entertainment Packages

By Ross Belgrave

An increasing number of individuals utilize the internet to
make travel reservations. Potential travelers often make their
arrangements through the company or website offering the lowest
prices. Popular sites such as Hotwire offer highly discounted
rates on various types of travel packages. However, these types
of sites do not disclose certain information such as name of
hotel or airline until after the customer has made the
non-refundable purchase. Alternative travel agents generally
offer similar rates to one another. However, it is possible to
save significantly on your travel, vacation packages and
entertainment.

Every day, thousands of tickets and fares become automatically
discounted by companies due to unclaimed or unsold status.
Tickets are discounted by travel companies and direct providers
for a variety of reasons such as unclaimed status, unsold
status, discontinued status, midnight fare recalibration status
and more. These tickets are then sold to travel customers for up
to 90% off the original price.

Previously, these types of direct discount purchases were
generally only available to authorized travel agents. However,
there are currently internet databases which provide these
tickets for purchase to members. Anyone is eligible to join
these sites. Members are provided with a searchable database of
discounted flight tickets, vacations, cruises and entertainment
packages. Flights and cruises are available to hundreds of
destinations worldwide on every major airline and cruise line. A
variety of travel options are accessible, including trips to
exotic destinations, family holidays, romantic getaways, weekend
deals and more. Entertainment packages include tickets to sports
events, concerts, theater plays and many more. Upon sign up,
users are given access to the database which usually contains
listings of thousands of available packages. Members book
directly with special discounts through wholesalers, travel
discounters, last minute specials and air couriers.

Unlike more popular discount sites, users are provided with
full details before purchase. Buying through unclaimed ticket
databases provides consumers with huge travel savings. Now
individuals previously considering a vacation but were unable to
afford it may now have the opportunity. Regular travelers can
also benefit from the significant cost savings.

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