Product Description

DISCOUNT AIRFARES is a step-by-step manual that will show you the simple strategies others are using to save hundreds of dollars on every purchase of airline tickets. This is the most comprehensive book ever written explaining airline ticket prices.

This sourcebook contains much more than explanations and examples. It is filled with hundreds of Web site addresses and telephone contact numbers you can immediately begin using to save money.

Whether you are a travel agent or simply a budget minded traveler, this book will become your essential reference for airline travel.

Today it is all but impossible for the average traveler to stay on top of all the complex airline fare changes. Even travel agents are unable to keep up with the hundreds of changes that are made every day. We are constantly hearing about flight bargains, but lack the ability to seek these prices out for ourselves. We simply lack the knowledge, or information, to remedy this situation. What can the average part-time traveler do to avoid this "ripped-off" feeling?

The book is divided into three parts. Part I, the seven basic strategies, explores the seven most common, and easiest to use methods to purchase bargain airfares. Included in this section is the use of ticket consolidators, charter flights, air courier services, air passes, advance purchase excursion tickets, online resources, and the use of new or upstart airlines. These are the most common, most conservative, and easiest to use methods of purchasing discount airline tickets.

Part II of the book, Specialized Tactics, presents 15 additional specialized strategies that can be employed to save you money (and sometimes a great deal of money) on your airline tickets. These methods are esoteric, and are probably not familiar to most people. Many of these not-so-common tactics can help you obtain additional savings that can range from 25-80%. The fact that most people are probably unfamiliar with a method will work to your advantage. If everyone were employing these methods, the airlines would soon find a way to prohibit their use. Many of these approaches can be combined to obtain even greater savings. This section of the book will provide many ideas for those with adventurous spirits.

Part III of the book presents an additional 15 "Short Subjects." These simple strategies can often be combined to gain even greater savings. Often these techniques can be piggybacked with your basic strategies creating enormous savings.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #971436 in Books
• Published on: 2000-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 256 pages

Review
" The most complete book available on discount airfares, it presents a multitude of approaches..." -- The Port Townsend Leader, Nov.18, 1998

George Hobart has created an incredibly useful tool. -- Robert F. Kay

Hobart has taken an incredibly useful tool DISCOUNT AIRFARES, and in the second edition made it even better. -- Rob Kay, author of Lonely Planet Guides to Fiji and Tahiti

“If you are willing to do whatever it takes to get the cheapest airfare possible, then you need Discount Airfares. -- Garland Reeves, Birmingham News, December 3, 2000

“Numerous strategies illustrating how to purchase discounted tickets, find useful Web sites and telephone numbers are given.” -- Chattanooga Free Press, December 3, 2000

From the Publisher
Mr. Hobart has taken the recent success of DISCOUNT AIRFARES and now published a Second Edition that has been revised and updated with the latest of the hot Internet Web sites.

This essential travel reference should be in every travelers luggage.

From the Author
As a schoolteacher, I have the ability to go on short vacations several times each year, if I can afford the price of getting there. We have two weeks at Christmas, one week in the spring, and two months during the summer. If I could only afford the airfare, I would love to travel. This situation got me thinking.

I began to investigate the situation in order to become a knowledgeable consumer. The information was very difficult to obtain. I located a few difficult-to-find articles on "flying cheap" or "low cost airfare," but little information was available on the subject. I decided to change that situation and make the information obtainable to the general public.

My new book, DISCOUNT AIRFARES 2ND EDITION, is a rewritten, revised, and updated version of the original 1998 book.

I've attempted to make the book easier to use and, wherever possible, have utilized Internet addresses to assist in research. There is, in fact, an entire section which has been completely revamped and is devoted to the latest airline ticket search Web sites on the Internet.

The book also has new sections devoted to Students and Seniors that are full of money saving tips.

I hope you find the book and its strategies useful in obtaining the lowest possible price for airline tickets. My best wishes for bargain tickets and happy traveling.

Customer Reviews

Useful Guide but...!

This is a very useful guide for those looking for bargain fares. The book provides a comprehensive look on the available discount fares and provides tips and guidance to those who may wish to benefit from the bargains.

However, a lot has happened since the book was written. There is growth in low cost airlines in most parts of the world. These offer some very low fares which are affordable to those seeking budget fares. In addition, there are several websites that provides the reader with very low fares. Rather than list them here, one can just go to Google or Yahoo and other websites and carry out the search. That is why it is not absolutely necessary to buy this book.

International Business and this Book
I work out of Nanjing China and have found this book an indispensible tool for business trips, for vacations and for emergency flights.

I have saved a lot of money and travelled to countries such as Indonesia, Macau, Thailand, Taiwan and Japan.

This summer I'm heading for Europe with some frequent fliers I've earned and this book.

Highly recommended

An excellent, easy to use resource for traveling!
As a college student, I am always researching the best methods for traveling on a limited buget. I have found that, Discount Airfares the Insider's Guide, is the most comprehensive and easy to use resource I have come across. I recently put to use the strategy of air courier travel and saved hundreds. The book is easy to use, and every method is completely and thoroughly explained. I recommend everyone discover the numerous methods described in George Hobart's book.