Travel Deals

Have you checked out the price of air travel recently? Flights haven't been this low in a very long time. Why? Who really cares why, but it's because the airlines will do anything to get you back in the air during these trying times. Southwest continues to have special one way fares from coast to coast that might be matched by other airlines, but can't be beat. Do you know you can fly from San Diego to Oakland for $49 each way, plus tax? San Diego to Seattle is $69 each way, and San Diego to New York (Islip) is $99 each way. Remember when you go to Travelocity or Expedia that they do not include Southwest in their search for the best flights for your itinerary. That's because Southwest does not pay to be included in their reservation system. You must check Southwest separately.

International flights through the summer are also drastically reduced. Don't give up on your dream of vacationing somewhere exotic this year. Air and hotel prices have dropped dramatically, and I will give you some great hotels in a future post.

A new web site to me that you may not have yet discovered is http://www.farecompare.com/. Put in your itinerary, and it will direct you to numerous sites so you can compare itineraries and prices. Just for fun, I selected San Diego to Orlando and discovered the lowest fare available can vary from site to site by as much as $120. You can fly coast to coast for around $200. So with some hotel ideas that I will suggest next week, perhaps you can put a summer trip together after all.