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1. If your holiday plans include skiing trip, you’d better check this site: http://www.liftopia.com/ .
Top Exclusive Offers and Deals on Lift Tickets at 40+ ski resorts, including Windham Mountain, NY, Bear Valley Mountain Resort, CA, Mt.Rose Ski Tahoe, NE, Park City Mountain Resort, Utah.
www.viamagazine.com offers interesting info on this subject and more.
2. For Air Flying Tickets, check http://www.airfarewatchdog.com/ to find postings of last minute bargain fares.
3. And for prediction for price changing, check www.farecast.com and www.aircompare.com
You may sign-up for e-mail alerts at these sites, too.
(Via paper edition www. AARP.com Bulletin for November 2007)
4. The following tips are from www.aarpmagazine.org
* “Fly Right. Take a working vacation with Volunteers for Peace (802-259-2759; www.vfp.org). The full cost (excluding transportation overseas): about $200 per two-to-three-week program. A bonus: It’s tax-deductible.
* Pack It In. Traveling overseas? Sell your baggage space to a courier company to save up to 85 percent on your next flight. For information on reputable companies, contact the International Association of Air Travel Couriers (308-632-3273; www.courier.org)”.
5. Also www.priceline.com has a table to consult for the best days flying during the holidays. Find it here
6. There is one more important thing about flying: tracking the status of a flight. And you may do it at: www.flightstats.com
