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Top Document: FAQ: Air Traveler's Handbook 1/4 [Monthly posting] Previous Document: [1-22] Discount Airlines See reader questions & answers on this topic! - Help others by sharing your knowledge Airline "tour" desks (e.g., Flyaway Vacations on American) are excellent sources of good fares on relatively short notice. For example, "bulk" or unpublished fares are available with as little as four days notice (and a $15 late booking fee if the reservation is made less than 14 days prior to arrival) to many popular destinations. The only catch is that a minimum land package must be booked; after all, it is a "tour" package. But for some destinations (e.g., Hawaii from the west coast), that's only a minimum two-day rental car. Other embarkation points require a three-day minimum hotel stay, but the rates are very attractive. Other cities require a two-day minimum hotel stay, but this can be in connection with the Holiday Inn voucher program (runs as little as $79 per room per night depending on the hotel category). The passenger must book a "tour room" directly with a participating Holiday Inn -- and the airline rarely checks if the passenger actually made the reservations. Also, the vouchers do not have to be used in connection with a flight, and can be used anytime within a year from the date of the trip. To combat fraud, such as folks cancelling the car rental and applying for a refund, the land segment is usually non-refundable. Bulk fares are also often blacked out during holidays, but this can vary by the destination. In essence, a tour package combines airfare with a minimum hotel stay and/or car rental. Requirements vary with the destination and embarkation point, but if you can meet the requirements, you may find yourself saving some money. These tour packages can be particularly useful to business folks who don't want to stay over a Saturday night. The savings on the flight can more than make up the cost of the hotel stay, especially when compared with the cost of a last-minute non-supersaver fare. Many airlines are starting to outsource their tour calls to contractors, as they aren't very profitable to the airlines. How this will affect the availability of such deals is unknown. ---------------------------------------------------------------- ;;; *EOF* User Contributions: 1 cheap viagra Feb 25, 2021 @ 2:14 pm https://genericviagragog.com buy viagra without doctor prescription Comment about this article, ask questions, or add new information about this topic:Top Document: FAQ: Air Traveler's Handbook 1/4 [Monthly posting] Previous Document: [1-22] Discount Airlines Part1 - Part2 - Part3 - Part4 - Single Page [ Usenet FAQs | Web FAQs | Documents | RFC Index ] Send corrections/additions to the FAQ Maintainer: mkant@cs.cmu.edu
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