Today's Travel Deals
NEWS!New U.S. Department of Transportation regulations now require travel web sites and airlines to disclose the full price of a ticket upfront. Total ticket rates advertised must reveal all fees, surcharges and taxes (optional charges, such as checked bag fees remain exempt - as are rental car agencies, hotels and cruise lines). Team Clark Howard supports the change and will publish only inclusive airfare rates on this Travel Tips page and in Clark Howard's Travel e-Scapes Newsletter. So no more teasing 'base' rates - just the bottom line (although you'll see an occasional base rate in parenthesis)! Naturally, we must make the following disclaimer*.
HOW TO FIND THESE DEALS:The best deals usually have a limited amount of seats, so act fast. If the fare isn't listed on the airline site or on search sites such as Sidestep or Kayak, it is likely that the fare expired. See ourBooking and Planning Guide for many more tips and resources.
TODAY'S HOT DEALS
The following deals do not have a ticket-by date which means that the bargains can disappear at any time. Take Clark's advice: Buy the offer immediately and then figure out why you want to go there! Airlines accept reservations 341 days in advance. The reference "no expiration of travel" on this page indicates that the last permitted day of travel is January 4, 2013 (or 341 days in advance).
One-way rates to West Palm Beach, Florida are $100.70 ($90) on any available day, but only on select flights. Valid south 11:40am-2pm or 8-9pm; north 6:40-8:20am or 4-6pm. A 7-day advance purchase required. No expiration of travel. No blackouts! Valid on Delta, nonstop.
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NEW! One-way rates of $110.80 ($100) to Denver are valid on any day of the week. A 7-day advance purchase required. Complete travel by September 28. No blackouts. Valid on AirTran, nonstop.
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Frontier offers a one-way rate of $115.60 ($94) to Phoenix on trips completed on or before September 9. Valid Tuesdays, Wednesdays. Other days are $133.60 ($112). A 21-day advance purchase required. Blackouts: March 9-11, 16-18, 23-25, 30; April 1, 6-8; July 8. Travel is via Denver.
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GO NOW! One-way rates to Cancun of $163.56 ($123) are valid on trips taken any available day. No advance purchase required. Complete travel by September 28. No blackouts. Valid on AirTran, nonstop.
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NEW! One-way rates of $138.60 to Salt Lake City ($117) are valid on trips booked with a two-week or more advance purchase notice. Travel any available day. No expiration of travel. No blackouts. Valid on United via Denver.
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One-way rates of $165.40 ($144) to Aspen, Colorado are valid Tuesday and Wednesday only on trips completed on or before March 14. Regular rates apply on other days. A 10-day advance purchase required. Blackouts: February 16, 17. Valid on United/Continental via Chicago, Denver or Houston.
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Round-trip rates $179.40 ($158) to Dallas-Ft. Worth on trips booked three weeks or more in advance. No blackouts. No expiration of travel. Stay a Saturday night to 30 days. Valid on nonstop Delta flights operating westbound between 10:30a.m. and 2:15p.m.; between 1:30p.m.-3:30p.m. eastbound. American matches at similar times.
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One-way rates of $216.50 ($174) to Vancouver, BC are valid any available day through late November, 2012. A 21-day advance purchase required. No blackouts. Valid on Delta via Seattle.
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LOWER! Travel each way to Fairbanks, Alaska at $212 ($190) during the peak season of June 7-August 27. Travel any available day. Stopovers permitted in Denver at $56 additional, per stop. Valid on United. Compare to Delta's $468.
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NEW! Fly with American to Anchorage, Alaska at one-way rates of $234 ($212). A 14-day advance purchase required. No expiration of travel. No blackouts. One free stopover permitted in Chicago. This rate is not valid on American's service via Dallas-Ft. Worth.
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Delta offers a round-trip rate to Helena, Montana of $337.20 ($294). Valid any available day. No expiration of travel. No blackouts. A 21-day advance purchase required. A three-night minimum stay required on Sunday-Wednesday departures; a Saturday night otherwise. Valid on Delta via Salt Lake City; United matches via Denver.
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Round-trip rates of $361.20 ($318) to Grand Junction, Colorado are valid on trips completed by March 14. A 10-day advance purchase required. Valid Tuesdays, Wednesdays. Stay a weekend to 30 days. Valid on Delta via Salt Lake City.
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NEW!GO NOW! Round-trip rates to Tel Aviv, Israel are $1,130 ($499) on departures through March 27. No advance purchase required. Travel any available day. Stay up to 90 days. Valid on Delta to New York-JFK; nonstop to TLV with El Al.
DOMESTIC DEALS
TODAY!GO NOW! One-way rates to Ft. Lauderdale of $61.80 ($51) are valid on trips completed by March 22. No advance purchase required. Valid only on Mondays-Thursdays (regular rates apply on other days). Valid on AirTran, nonstop. Purchase by February 8.
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NEW! Round-trip rates of $191.60 to LaGuardia-New York City ($170) are valid on departures after 7 p.m. on Friday, February 10 or anytime on Saturday, February 11. Return the following Monday or Tuesday, February 13 or 14. Valid on American, nonstop. Purchase by February 9.
INTERNATIONAL OFFERS
COOL CARIB DEALS
NEW! Travel to Bermuda with Air Canada (via Toronto) at one-way rates of $202 ($109) on departures through March 1 or March 12-April 28. A 7-day advance purchase required. Travel any available day. No blackouts. Purchase by February 14.
SOUTH OF THE BORDER
Purchase these round-trip deals through February 9:
$503.90 Guatemala City, Guatemala ($284)
$522.43 San Jose, Costa Rica ($265)
$588.90 Panama City ($317)
$601.90 Tegucigalpa, Honduras ($370)
$609.15 Belize City, Belize ($345)
$621.03 San Salvador, El Salvador ($352)
A 14-day advance purchase required. Valid Monday-Thursday. Add just $10 per direction for weekend travel. Stay 2-90 days. Blackouts: April 7-9 south; March 29-April 1; April 5. Complete travel by April 30. Valid on American via Miami or Delta, nonstop.
$503.90 Guatemala City, Guatemala ($284)
$522.43 San Jose, Costa Rica ($265)
$588.90 Panama City ($317)
$601.90 Tegucigalpa, Honduras ($370)
$609.15 Belize City, Belize ($345)
$621.03 San Salvador, El Salvador ($352)
A 14-day advance purchase required. Valid Monday-Thursday. Add just $10 per direction for weekend travel. Stay 2-90 days. Blackouts: April 7-9 south; March 29-April 1; April 5. Complete travel by April 30. Valid on American via Miami or Delta, nonstop.
SPECIALS TO EUROPE
EUROPE FACTOIDS: Unless otherwise noted, Economy Class airfares to Europe require a Saturday night minimum stay; returns within a month of departure. Advance purchase notice is 7- to 14-days. The lowest rates are based on mid-week travel. Add supplements of $25-$30 each way for Friday, Saturday departures or Friday-Sunday returns (and/or Friday-Sunday, each way; varies by destination/carrier). An exception is British Airways with off-peak days being Monday-Wednesday to the U.K. Economy Class rates do not permit stopovers in connecting airports/cities unless otherwise noted.
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NEW! Round-trip rates of $721.40 to Brussels, Belgium ($139) are valid on departures through April 1. A 7-day advance purchase required. Add $30 per direction for weekend travel. Max stay is 90 days or by June 15, whichever occurs first. Purchase by March 8. Valid on United via Washington DC-Dulles. Compare to Delta's $984.40.
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Round-trip airfare from Chattanooga to Dublin or Shannon, Ireland are $779.60 ($270) on midweek departures from April 2-May 17. Stay up to 30 days. Valid on Delta via Atlanta. Purchase by March 8. Compare to $956.60 from ATL. Note: Don't even think about trying to board in ATL. Miss a flight segment and all remaining flights are auto-canceled.
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GO NOW! Purchase these round-trip deals through February 20:
$764.30 Stockholm ($158)
$787.50 Oslo ($160)
$822.50 Copenhagen ($189)
No advance purchase required. Depart by March 28. Valid on Delta via Paris (no stopovers) with other carriers matching.
$764.30 Stockholm ($158)
$787.50 Oslo ($160)
$822.50 Copenhagen ($189)
No advance purchase required. Depart by March 28. Valid on Delta via Paris (no stopovers) with other carriers matching.
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Travel round-trip to Munich with USAirways (via Philadelphia) for $817.80 ($170). Depart by April 1. Purchase by March 8. British Airways and Lufthansa offer the same round-trip rate and rules to Berlin.
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LOWER! Depart for London on or before April 1 on British Airways (nonstop) to qualify for a round-trip rate of $812.90 ($198). Valid midweek. Stay up to 180 days. Purchase by February 9. Delta matches.
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Purchase these round-trip deals through March 8:
$842.90 Berlin ($170)
$875.80 Zurich ($236)
$915.40 Vienna ($245)
$957.30 Prague ($337)
A 7-day advance purchase required. Depart by April 1. Stay up to 180 days. No travel permitted June 14-August 14. Valid on British Airways/American via Chicago or London.
$842.90 Berlin ($170)
$875.80 Zurich ($236)
$915.40 Vienna ($245)
$957.30 Prague ($337)
A 7-day advance purchase required. Depart by April 1. Stay up to 180 days. No travel permitted June 14-August 14. Valid on British Airways/American via Chicago or London.
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Purchase these round-trip deals through March 8:
$813.20 Budapest ($210)
$815.10 Warsaw ($210)
$861.10 Dublin or Shannon ($267)
A 7-day advance purchase required. Depart by April 1. Stay up to 180 days. Valid on most carriers. Delta prices at $20-$40 higher, per round-trip.
$813.20 Budapest ($210)
$815.10 Warsaw ($210)
$861.10 Dublin or Shannon ($267)
A 7-day advance purchase required. Depart by April 1. Stay up to 180 days. Valid on most carriers. Delta prices at $20-$40 higher, per round-trip.
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NEW! Depart April 9-May 17 for Paris for a round-trip rate of $933.70 ($327). Valid midweek on USAirways via Charlotte or Philadelphia. Purchase by March 8. Compare to $1,166.20 on other carriers.
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THINK SPRING! Travel round-trip to Berlin or Frankfurt, Germany at $939 ($282) on April 2-May 17 departures. Valid midweek. Stay up to one month or by June 15 whichever occurs sooner. Purchase by March 8. Valid on Delta, nonstop.
DOWN UNDER DEALS
Start and end travel to Sydney from Los Angeles for a $1,156.40 ($498 base; compare to $1,847.80 inclusive from ATL) round-trip offer valid on April 15-June 8 or July 15-September 21 departures. Travel any available day. Purchase by February 21. Valid on Air New Zealand, Delta, Qantas, United or Virgin.
SAVE TO AFRICA, INDIA & THE MIDDLE EAST
WOW!GO NOW! Purchase these round-trip deals through February 9:
$1,023.90 Cape Town, South Africa ($360)
$1,134.90 Johannesburg, South Africa ($472)
No advance purchase required. Travel any available day. Depart by March 29. Stay up to 90 days. Valid on KLM via Amsterdam.
$1,023.90 Cape Town, South Africa ($360)
$1,134.90 Johannesburg, South Africa ($472)
No advance purchase required. Travel any available day. Depart by March 29. Stay up to 90 days. Valid on KLM via Amsterdam.
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GO NOW! Round-trip rates to Delhi of $1,172 ($570) and $1,175.60 ($628) to Bombay-Mumbaiare valid on departures through March 29. No advance purchase required. Travel any available day. Stay up to 90 days. Purchase by March 8. Valid on United/Lufthansa via Frankfurt.
WHEEL DEALS
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Deals listed as no expiration of travel are based on trips taken over the next 341 days, or the advance booking window offered by most airlines. Certain low-fare airlines such as AirTran and Southwest have shorter booking windows.
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.
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.
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