Jul
31
Summer travel deals
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Jul
30
Ross Michaels asked:
Do you love to buy stuff at Target? Target is a superb retail store that offers both household and grocery products. For many consumers, it is integral to pinch pennies and be able to get a awesome purchase on every detail that is bought. There are awesome Target reductions available online for shoppers who want to save moolah on their Target buys.
In a tough economic environment, many families are struggling to make ends meet. Coupon cutting is a great way to save money because next to rent the largest bill families have is their constant grocery bill.
You can track down Target discounts online some places even supply a Target coupon generator which allows the promos to be straightforwardly printed straight from the website. Consumers can download a coupon print activator straight from the coupon website. Then, the consumer checks off the boxes of the discounts that they wish to put out. Finally, they mark the button that says print selected coupons and then the coupons are printed.
The website has many areas of discounts to look through these include the following regions: baby, beauty, groceries, health care, household, personal care, and pets. The weekly advertisements and daily offerings are also available on the internet so that consumers can see what is on sale and figure which coupons they will take advantage of during the month.
If you like to shop at Target then you should look for Target coupons on the world wide web. There are great reductions to be found and they can save purchasers a lot of cash in the long run.
Dale
Do you love to buy stuff at Target? Target is a superb retail store that offers both household and grocery products. For many consumers, it is integral to pinch pennies and be able to get a awesome purchase on every detail that is bought. There are awesome Target reductions available online for shoppers who want to save moolah on their Target buys.
In a tough economic environment, many families are struggling to make ends meet. Coupon cutting is a great way to save money because next to rent the largest bill families have is their constant grocery bill.
You can track down Target discounts online some places even supply a Target coupon generator which allows the promos to be straightforwardly printed straight from the website. Consumers can download a coupon print activator straight from the coupon website. Then, the consumer checks off the boxes of the discounts that they wish to put out. Finally, they mark the button that says print selected coupons and then the coupons are printed.
The website has many areas of discounts to look through these include the following regions: baby, beauty, groceries, health care, household, personal care, and pets. The weekly advertisements and daily offerings are also available on the internet so that consumers can see what is on sale and figure which coupons they will take advantage of during the month.
If you like to shop at Target then you should look for Target coupons on the world wide web. There are great reductions to be found and they can save purchasers a lot of cash in the long run.
Dale
Jul
28
Hertz Rent-a-Car in San Francisco
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Ron Kaufman asked:
I wanted to make a three-day car reservation for a visit to San Francisco.
I called Hertz Rent-a-Car, where I am a member of the ‘Hertz Number One Club’ for frequent travelers. I planned to use an award coupon for one free-day rental from American Airlines and additional award coupons for two more free days from United Airlines.
The telephone reservations officer provided impeccable service. She greeted me pleasantly, acknowledged me as a member of the Hertz Number One Club, confirmed my dates, flights, pick-up location and choice of automobile.
Then she asked me what time I would be returning the car after the first day of rental. ‘I want the car for all three days,’ I replied.
‘You can’t keep the same car for all three days,’ she asserted. ‘After the first day you have to bring the car back and pick up a different car for the next two days. The first day is paid for with your American Airlines coupon, but the next two days are paid for with your United coupons.’
‘So what’s the difference?’, I responded. ‘I am the same person, with the same Hertz Number One Club member. I am the rightful owner of both the award coupons, and I want a Hertz automobile for three consecutive days. Surely you will let me keep the same car, so I don’t have to come back to the airport in the middle of my Bay Area vacation.’
‘That’s not the way our system works here, Mr. Kaufman,’ she replied.
‘But it should work that way, don’t you agree?’, I asked, appealing to her sense of elementary logic, simple concern and practical customer care.
‘I don’t make the rules here, Mr. Kaufman. I just follow them. What time will you be returning the car after the first day?’
Somewhere within the heart of Hertz, a group of senior rule-makers live comfortably with their precise policy of ‘one airline, one coupon, one car, no exceptions’.
But somewhere close to this customer’s heart lies frustration, inconvenience and incredible disbelief.
I’m not the type of customer who gives up in these situations. When my first ‘one-day’ reservation began, I had a long chat with the most senior Hertz rental manager I could find. He let me keep the same car for all three days.
Someone at Hertz Rent-A-Car was listening.
Key Learning Point
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Elementary logic and practical customer care are the best rules to use in many situations. At Nordstroms clothing store, famous for excellent service, they simply tell the staff: `The rule is to use your common sense. There are no other rules.’
Action Steps
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If your rules and regulations don’t make sense to your customers, they need to be rewritten. If you can see logic where your customers cannot, it’s not your customers’ sight that needs refocusing.
Nancy
I wanted to make a three-day car reservation for a visit to San Francisco.
I called Hertz Rent-a-Car, where I am a member of the ‘Hertz Number One Club’ for frequent travelers. I planned to use an award coupon for one free-day rental from American Airlines and additional award coupons for two more free days from United Airlines.
The telephone reservations officer provided impeccable service. She greeted me pleasantly, acknowledged me as a member of the Hertz Number One Club, confirmed my dates, flights, pick-up location and choice of automobile.
Then she asked me what time I would be returning the car after the first day of rental. ‘I want the car for all three days,’ I replied.
‘You can’t keep the same car for all three days,’ she asserted. ‘After the first day you have to bring the car back and pick up a different car for the next two days. The first day is paid for with your American Airlines coupon, but the next two days are paid for with your United coupons.’
‘So what’s the difference?’, I responded. ‘I am the same person, with the same Hertz Number One Club member. I am the rightful owner of both the award coupons, and I want a Hertz automobile for three consecutive days. Surely you will let me keep the same car, so I don’t have to come back to the airport in the middle of my Bay Area vacation.’
‘That’s not the way our system works here, Mr. Kaufman,’ she replied.
‘But it should work that way, don’t you agree?’, I asked, appealing to her sense of elementary logic, simple concern and practical customer care.
‘I don’t make the rules here, Mr. Kaufman. I just follow them. What time will you be returning the car after the first day?’
Somewhere within the heart of Hertz, a group of senior rule-makers live comfortably with their precise policy of ‘one airline, one coupon, one car, no exceptions’.
But somewhere close to this customer’s heart lies frustration, inconvenience and incredible disbelief.
I’m not the type of customer who gives up in these situations. When my first ‘one-day’ reservation began, I had a long chat with the most senior Hertz rental manager I could find. He let me keep the same car for all three days.
Someone at Hertz Rent-A-Car was listening.
Key Learning Point
——————————————————————————–
Elementary logic and practical customer care are the best rules to use in many situations. At Nordstroms clothing store, famous for excellent service, they simply tell the staff: `The rule is to use your common sense. There are no other rules.’
Action Steps
——————————————————————————–
If your rules and regulations don’t make sense to your customers, they need to be rewritten. If you can see logic where your customers cannot, it’s not your customers’ sight that needs refocusing.
Nancy
Jul
26
How to Get Coupons For Best Buy - In Store Coupons and Online
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Brandi Yates asked:
Best Buy randomly sends coupons to their customers every three months. To get them sign up on their website to join their mailing list. You will receive coupons in the mail and in your email. You will also be notified of any sales going on in your local Best Buy Store. If you make a purchase in the store using your credit card they will have your address automatically and will start sending coupons to you.
To find even more coupons look in your newspaper or ask a sales associate in the store for a coupon.
Best Buy has a rewards program which is available to everyone. Make a purchase using any form of payment and receive cash back every time you shop there.
You will get 1 point per $1.00 that you spend before taxes are applied. At 260 points you get $5.00 back.
With a Reward Zone Mastercard you will receive 4% cash back on all purchases in Best Buy and 2% elsewhere.
If you are going to make a purchase online there are ways to get cash back rebates, online coupon codes and discounts for Best Buy as well as using the Best Buy Rewards program.
By planning your next purchase ahead of time when you shop you can save a lot of money. Best Buy gift cards can also be purchased under face value.
A 10% - 20% off coupon can really help you save with your purchases at Best Buy. Coupons are also available for sale for $1 - $2 and this saves you time if you do not want to search for your coupons.
Jeremy
Best Buy randomly sends coupons to their customers every three months. To get them sign up on their website to join their mailing list. You will receive coupons in the mail and in your email. You will also be notified of any sales going on in your local Best Buy Store. If you make a purchase in the store using your credit card they will have your address automatically and will start sending coupons to you.
To find even more coupons look in your newspaper or ask a sales associate in the store for a coupon.
Best Buy has a rewards program which is available to everyone. Make a purchase using any form of payment and receive cash back every time you shop there.
You will get 1 point per $1.00 that you spend before taxes are applied. At 260 points you get $5.00 back.
With a Reward Zone Mastercard you will receive 4% cash back on all purchases in Best Buy and 2% elsewhere.
If you are going to make a purchase online there are ways to get cash back rebates, online coupon codes and discounts for Best Buy as well as using the Best Buy Rewards program.
By planning your next purchase ahead of time when you shop you can save a lot of money. Best Buy gift cards can also be purchased under face value.
A 10% - 20% off coupon can really help you save with your purchases at Best Buy. Coupons are also available for sale for $1 - $2 and this saves you time if you do not want to search for your coupons.
Jeremy
Jul
22
cmcginnis1 asked:
Travel Correspondent Chris McGinnis discusses when to find the LOWEST prices for travel all year during the so-called “dead weeks.” www.travelskills.com
Warren
Jul
22
All Inclusive Travel Deals
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Jul
21
Grocery Coupons And Food Secrets
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Steven Gillman asked:
How can grocery coupons cost you more than they save? When is whole wheat not really whole wheat? Why are some frozen foods better for you than fresh foods? Should you buy the small or large bananas? Read on for the answers.
Grocery Coupons
Coupons are designed to get you to buy something you weren’t planning to buy. If the things you buy with them don’t replace more expensive options, you spend even more instead of saving money. To save money with them, then, you should use them for products you regularly buy, or to try new brands that are similar in price to what you already use.
Some stores still offer to double the value of your coupons on given days or for temporary promotions. The key to saving money in these cases is to use as many coupons as you can, and buy the smallest sizes of the product that the coupons allow. This will almost always get you the lowest unit-cost.
For example, if you have a coupon for 50 cents off on dish detergent, and the store is doubling your coupons, you’ll get 1 dollar off. If you buy the 38-ounce size, priced at $2.19, it will cost you $1.19, or 3.1 cents per ounce. However, if you buy the 18-ounce size, priced at $1.19, it will cost you only 19 cents! That’s just a bit over a penny per ounce, or one third the cost. Sometimes you can even get a 99-cent item for free with a doubled 50 cent coupon.
Other Grocery Store Secrets
Read the labels and you’ll see that sugar is showing up in almost everything. Most recently, it has been added to most brands of kidney beans, which used to be packed in just water and salt. Why? For the same reason it is added to peanut butter and many other products that don’t need it for taste - it is cheap. Cheaper than the other ingredients, in fact. Due to government subsidies, there is so much cheap sugar that growers need to dump it into as many products as they can.
You will also notice that almost all packaged products have hydrogenated or partially hydrogenated oil in them. This is the stuff that is used to give mice heart disease when scientists want to study that disease! Fortunately, due to consumer demand, some brands, like Doritos, have stopped using it in some of their products. It is still in well over half of all packaged products, though.
Whole wheat is only whole wheat if it says exactly that. “Wheat flour,” “unbleached wheat flour,” and “wheat,” all just mean some variety of processed white flour. “Wheat” bread is nothing more than white bread with enough whole grain thrown in to color it. “Wheat blend” pasta is yet another trick to make you think you’re buying whole wheat.
Frozen fruits and vegetables, when tested against “fresh” fruits and vegetables, usually have more vitamin content. It makes sense. They are flash-frozen shortly after being picked, while the “fresh” foods are in trucks for days, exposed to heat and air. Then they sit at the grocery store for days, then in your refrigerator for days. Buying frozen fruits and veggies, then, can be healthier, and they are even cheaper at times, like when the particular fruit or vegetable isn’t in season.
Grocery coupons aren’t the only way to save money buying food. Store brands are often substantially cheaper, and guess what? Often they are really the name brands in disguise. Read the label and you may see something like, “Packed for ABC Grocery Stores by Kraft Foods, Inc.” In any case, you can try the store brands, and if you can’t tell the difference, why pay more?
Finally, what size bananas, eggplant and other fruits or vegetables should you buy? If they are sold by the piece, buy the biggest, to get the most for your money. If they are sold by the pound, buy the smallest. You’ll still eat one banana at a time for a snack, right? The small ones might be half the price of the large, saving you money with every snack. When it comes to saving money shopping, there is more to it than grocery coupons.
Ronald
How can grocery coupons cost you more than they save? When is whole wheat not really whole wheat? Why are some frozen foods better for you than fresh foods? Should you buy the small or large bananas? Read on for the answers.
Grocery Coupons
Coupons are designed to get you to buy something you weren’t planning to buy. If the things you buy with them don’t replace more expensive options, you spend even more instead of saving money. To save money with them, then, you should use them for products you regularly buy, or to try new brands that are similar in price to what you already use.
Some stores still offer to double the value of your coupons on given days or for temporary promotions. The key to saving money in these cases is to use as many coupons as you can, and buy the smallest sizes of the product that the coupons allow. This will almost always get you the lowest unit-cost.
For example, if you have a coupon for 50 cents off on dish detergent, and the store is doubling your coupons, you’ll get 1 dollar off. If you buy the 38-ounce size, priced at $2.19, it will cost you $1.19, or 3.1 cents per ounce. However, if you buy the 18-ounce size, priced at $1.19, it will cost you only 19 cents! That’s just a bit over a penny per ounce, or one third the cost. Sometimes you can even get a 99-cent item for free with a doubled 50 cent coupon.
Other Grocery Store Secrets
Read the labels and you’ll see that sugar is showing up in almost everything. Most recently, it has been added to most brands of kidney beans, which used to be packed in just water and salt. Why? For the same reason it is added to peanut butter and many other products that don’t need it for taste - it is cheap. Cheaper than the other ingredients, in fact. Due to government subsidies, there is so much cheap sugar that growers need to dump it into as many products as they can.
You will also notice that almost all packaged products have hydrogenated or partially hydrogenated oil in them. This is the stuff that is used to give mice heart disease when scientists want to study that disease! Fortunately, due to consumer demand, some brands, like Doritos, have stopped using it in some of their products. It is still in well over half of all packaged products, though.
Whole wheat is only whole wheat if it says exactly that. “Wheat flour,” “unbleached wheat flour,” and “wheat,” all just mean some variety of processed white flour. “Wheat” bread is nothing more than white bread with enough whole grain thrown in to color it. “Wheat blend” pasta is yet another trick to make you think you’re buying whole wheat.
Frozen fruits and vegetables, when tested against “fresh” fruits and vegetables, usually have more vitamin content. It makes sense. They are flash-frozen shortly after being picked, while the “fresh” foods are in trucks for days, exposed to heat and air. Then they sit at the grocery store for days, then in your refrigerator for days. Buying frozen fruits and veggies, then, can be healthier, and they are even cheaper at times, like when the particular fruit or vegetable isn’t in season.
Grocery coupons aren’t the only way to save money buying food. Store brands are often substantially cheaper, and guess what? Often they are really the name brands in disguise. Read the label and you may see something like, “Packed for ABC Grocery Stores by Kraft Foods, Inc.” In any case, you can try the store brands, and if you can’t tell the difference, why pay more?
Finally, what size bananas, eggplant and other fruits or vegetables should you buy? If they are sold by the piece, buy the biggest, to get the most for your money. If they are sold by the pound, buy the smallest. You’ll still eat one banana at a time for a snack, right? The small ones might be half the price of the large, saving you money with every snack. When it comes to saving money shopping, there is more to it than grocery coupons.
Ronald
Jul
19
Gunawan Harinanto asked:
Mothers particularly look online for baby coupons, where they can save money on all their baby product purchases. If you want to shop for toys or baby products for your babies, you can check the Babies R Us site and look for printable Babies R Us coupons. They have a lot of discount and freebies coupons for the whole spectrum of baby gadgets, toys, diapers, and baby clothes.
In contrast to Toys ‘R’ Us, this store serve a relatively different market, the babies. All the things that babies need are offered in their stores nationwide. They offer diapers, toys, clothes, and baby products, such as powder, toiletries, and accessories for babies. You may find online coupons for all of these types of products for your babies.
Of all their products, the baby toys occupy most of their store shelves. Toys are considered secondary, even tertiary in some households, to the basic needs of man. However, as the needs of the world continuously evolve, the role of the toys in a kid’s life has also changed. For one, they are the first things that the babies see, touch, or play with so they learn about the world through the toys that are left with them in their crib. The toys that are for educational purposes, which are called learning toys have become an essentially part of their growing days. And, parents, even those belonging to the non affluent families acknowledge this. This can explain why there are big toy companies such as Babies R Us that offer different kinds of toys to babies and kids of different ages.
Since toys are naturally a part of every baby’s life, shopping for toys has become important as well. Parents want to fulfill their kids’ youth with toys and similar objects. But, they also want to save as well. As much as possible, they buy toys that offer huge discounts and freebies in order to maximize what they can allot for such a task. This is where the coupons play their part. They help parents and relatives save big on their toy purchases through the coupons that offer discounts, freebies, and other sale baby products.
This is the reason why parents should be practical with their choices, especially on things by which the need is considered marginal. In this case, toys are not basic needs, but are important part of developing the kids’ minds and learning skills. In addition, the ones that are considered basic to the needs of a baby, such as diapers and other utilities, may become damaging to a parent’s budget. For you to make practical decision, avail of the discount coupons to save on your purchases, whether on diapers or the toys of your babies.
The coupons also present a practical choice for non-parents. If you are attending a celebration for someone else’s babies, you can also use the printable Babies R Us coupons to shop for your gift. Remember to maximize the saving opportunity by choosing a good gift for the baby.
Clifford
Mothers particularly look online for baby coupons, where they can save money on all their baby product purchases. If you want to shop for toys or baby products for your babies, you can check the Babies R Us site and look for printable Babies R Us coupons. They have a lot of discount and freebies coupons for the whole spectrum of baby gadgets, toys, diapers, and baby clothes.
In contrast to Toys ‘R’ Us, this store serve a relatively different market, the babies. All the things that babies need are offered in their stores nationwide. They offer diapers, toys, clothes, and baby products, such as powder, toiletries, and accessories for babies. You may find online coupons for all of these types of products for your babies.
Of all their products, the baby toys occupy most of their store shelves. Toys are considered secondary, even tertiary in some households, to the basic needs of man. However, as the needs of the world continuously evolve, the role of the toys in a kid’s life has also changed. For one, they are the first things that the babies see, touch, or play with so they learn about the world through the toys that are left with them in their crib. The toys that are for educational purposes, which are called learning toys have become an essentially part of their growing days. And, parents, even those belonging to the non affluent families acknowledge this. This can explain why there are big toy companies such as Babies R Us that offer different kinds of toys to babies and kids of different ages.
Since toys are naturally a part of every baby’s life, shopping for toys has become important as well. Parents want to fulfill their kids’ youth with toys and similar objects. But, they also want to save as well. As much as possible, they buy toys that offer huge discounts and freebies in order to maximize what they can allot for such a task. This is where the coupons play their part. They help parents and relatives save big on their toy purchases through the coupons that offer discounts, freebies, and other sale baby products.
This is the reason why parents should be practical with their choices, especially on things by which the need is considered marginal. In this case, toys are not basic needs, but are important part of developing the kids’ minds and learning skills. In addition, the ones that are considered basic to the needs of a baby, such as diapers and other utilities, may become damaging to a parent’s budget. For you to make practical decision, avail of the discount coupons to save on your purchases, whether on diapers or the toys of your babies.
The coupons also present a practical choice for non-parents. If you are attending a celebration for someone else’s babies, you can also use the printable Babies R Us coupons to shop for your gift. Remember to maximize the saving opportunity by choosing a good gift for the baby.
Clifford
Jul
19
A Few Quick Tips On Airline Coupons
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Bowe Packer asked:
For many people flying is a way to get from one country to another and airline coupons can help with the expenses that are involved. These coupons are not always available but there are times or seasons when assorted airlines will hold promotions. You can usually get good deals with the coupons that are made available during this time. To see if the airline of your choice has any airline coupons available you may want to investigate with your travel agent. These individuals will have the knowledge about the availability of any coupons that have been issued. They can give you advice about the versatile types of coupons that you might be interested in.
Often times these coupons are not advertised to the public. Therefore, if you are interested you must investigate for yourself. The research, however, doesn’t have to be a painstaking task.
When you are looking into flying using an airline coupon you should find out all of the relevant info that is applicable for these coupons. The main facts that you will need are the times of availability and what restrictions, if any, apply. That means how long the coupons are valid for, what is the expiration date and if it is for one person or must be accompanied by another voucher of some sort.
You will also need to find out for how many people your coupons are valid for. There are instances where you can find airline coupons that will give great holiday deals for a couple. There are also times when the coupon is made for one person and one country only.
These types of restrictions and conditions are facts that you will need to look into before you select to use any airline coupons. Besides these facts you will need to enquire from your travel agent if there are any fees or penalties that you should be aware of.
Sometimes these penalties will mean that you need to compensate a certain sum of money to the airline company. Or that there is an up front cost that will be reimbursed through mail when travel has been completed. Besides finding airline coupons from your travel agents you also have the alternative of looking into assorted airline World Wide Web pages that can give you great deals for your traveling.
There are numerous online websites that give you the details on their traveling discounts. Many of these sites also give you the ability to contact you through email when a certain discount (parameters input by you) comes up. Now this is a nice feature when the discounts are delivered right to your inbox.
These different coupons are sometimes available during the off season traveling times. Additionally the discount cost of the tickets can be substantially low for certain countries. Make sure you read and understand the the information on these various offerings.
Airline coupons are great items to use as they can give you great vacation deals and low airfares. You will nonetheless need to introduce yourself with the information that is pertinent to the coupons before you start using them. Once you know the best ways to use these airline coupons you will find that your savings and your travel enjoyment is increased as you have extra money to spend.
Remember, the discounts and coupons are out there you just have to be willing to put in a little time for some great savings.
Betty
For many people flying is a way to get from one country to another and airline coupons can help with the expenses that are involved. These coupons are not always available but there are times or seasons when assorted airlines will hold promotions. You can usually get good deals with the coupons that are made available during this time. To see if the airline of your choice has any airline coupons available you may want to investigate with your travel agent. These individuals will have the knowledge about the availability of any coupons that have been issued. They can give you advice about the versatile types of coupons that you might be interested in.
Often times these coupons are not advertised to the public. Therefore, if you are interested you must investigate for yourself. The research, however, doesn’t have to be a painstaking task.
When you are looking into flying using an airline coupon you should find out all of the relevant info that is applicable for these coupons. The main facts that you will need are the times of availability and what restrictions, if any, apply. That means how long the coupons are valid for, what is the expiration date and if it is for one person or must be accompanied by another voucher of some sort.
You will also need to find out for how many people your coupons are valid for. There are instances where you can find airline coupons that will give great holiday deals for a couple. There are also times when the coupon is made for one person and one country only.
These types of restrictions and conditions are facts that you will need to look into before you select to use any airline coupons. Besides these facts you will need to enquire from your travel agent if there are any fees or penalties that you should be aware of.
Sometimes these penalties will mean that you need to compensate a certain sum of money to the airline company. Or that there is an up front cost that will be reimbursed through mail when travel has been completed. Besides finding airline coupons from your travel agents you also have the alternative of looking into assorted airline World Wide Web pages that can give you great deals for your traveling.
There are numerous online websites that give you the details on their traveling discounts. Many of these sites also give you the ability to contact you through email when a certain discount (parameters input by you) comes up. Now this is a nice feature when the discounts are delivered right to your inbox.
These different coupons are sometimes available during the off season traveling times. Additionally the discount cost of the tickets can be substantially low for certain countries. Make sure you read and understand the the information on these various offerings.
Airline coupons are great items to use as they can give you great vacation deals and low airfares. You will nonetheless need to introduce yourself with the information that is pertinent to the coupons before you start using them. Once you know the best ways to use these airline coupons you will find that your savings and your travel enjoyment is increased as you have extra money to spend.
Remember, the discounts and coupons are out there you just have to be willing to put in a little time for some great savings.
Betty
Jul
19
How to Get Cheap Airfare Using Air Passes and Frequent Flyer Miles
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Brittany Andrews asked:
Two ways to get cheap airfare are air passes and frequent flyer miles. Many are familiar with frequent flyer miles but some may not be very familiar with air passes.
Air Passes
An air pass can either provide you with unlimited travel within the country you are visiting or provide you with a set number of coupons for certain amounts that can be exchanged for airline tickets. Airlines distribute these air passes but you can’t be a resident of the country the pass was issued in.
Air pass/coupon programs vary from country to country and can even be different within the same country, you have to do a little bit of research but the savings on air travel are fantastic. And to get the most out of your air passes and coupons you need to know the terms for use because buying too many or too few can cost you money since they are nonrefundable and buying them separately is more expensive.
Likewise, if you lose your air passes and/or coupons, you wont be given new ones—you will have to buy them again and that defeats the purpose of the passes and coupons—to save money. Furthermore, with passes and coupons you will have meet certain requirements to be eligible.
Frequent Flyer Miles
As you probably already know, you can rack up frequent flyer miles by using your credit card if it has a frequent flyer program and you use that credit card to shop, but you can also buy, sell, and in some cases trade miles. However, when redeeming miles there are some things that you want to keep in mind because redeeming points can sometimes be a frustrating experience.
- Call airline award centers in the morning before noon, they’re less busy.
- Book your flight using frequent flyer miles 3-6 months in advance because only a small number of seats are allotted for flyer miles and they are bought up fast.
- Be flexible with what flights you want to book using miles, and book flights that depart midweek and avoid redeeming your miles during the holiday season as you often wont be able to.
- If you can’t fly on the airline of your choice, use one of their partner airlines; but keep in mind there may be origination restrictions, blackout dates, and other restrictions.
- Request to be put on the waiting list of a particular flight so if the airline decides there are too many empty seats for that particular flight they will allow the use of frequent flyer miles for that flight.
- Be aware of the “rules” for your frequent flyer miles because you could lose them if they expire or your account is inactive, and the worst part is that the people handling the program don’t have to inform you that you’ve lost your miles. So join frequent flyer programs that you can realistically earn free travel with, stay up-to-date on the rules, use your miles whenever you can so your account stays current, and read your frequent flyer program’s newsletters for ways to earn more miles and for additional savings.
One place online you can buy and sell miles is ebay. However, they’re not easy to find on eBay because they’re actually not supposed to be sold on eBay; but people sell the miles on eBay anyway. There aren’t many who do sell miles on eBay, but if you can find them on eBay by searching words like “miles,” “rewards,” and/or “points” under the travel category on eBay you can every so often find some good deals.
Another site to check out is points.com. Points is a site that allows you to buy, sell, and trade flyer miles. You can use your miles to shop and/or you can buy, sell, and/or trade your flyer miles with other members of Points, plus get helpful tips and advice on how to redeem your miles at Points.
Natalie
Two ways to get cheap airfare are air passes and frequent flyer miles. Many are familiar with frequent flyer miles but some may not be very familiar with air passes.
Air Passes
An air pass can either provide you with unlimited travel within the country you are visiting or provide you with a set number of coupons for certain amounts that can be exchanged for airline tickets. Airlines distribute these air passes but you can’t be a resident of the country the pass was issued in.
Air pass/coupon programs vary from country to country and can even be different within the same country, you have to do a little bit of research but the savings on air travel are fantastic. And to get the most out of your air passes and coupons you need to know the terms for use because buying too many or too few can cost you money since they are nonrefundable and buying them separately is more expensive.
Likewise, if you lose your air passes and/or coupons, you wont be given new ones—you will have to buy them again and that defeats the purpose of the passes and coupons—to save money. Furthermore, with passes and coupons you will have meet certain requirements to be eligible.
Frequent Flyer Miles
As you probably already know, you can rack up frequent flyer miles by using your credit card if it has a frequent flyer program and you use that credit card to shop, but you can also buy, sell, and in some cases trade miles. However, when redeeming miles there are some things that you want to keep in mind because redeeming points can sometimes be a frustrating experience.
- Call airline award centers in the morning before noon, they’re less busy.
- Book your flight using frequent flyer miles 3-6 months in advance because only a small number of seats are allotted for flyer miles and they are bought up fast.
- Be flexible with what flights you want to book using miles, and book flights that depart midweek and avoid redeeming your miles during the holiday season as you often wont be able to.
- If you can’t fly on the airline of your choice, use one of their partner airlines; but keep in mind there may be origination restrictions, blackout dates, and other restrictions.
- Request to be put on the waiting list of a particular flight so if the airline decides there are too many empty seats for that particular flight they will allow the use of frequent flyer miles for that flight.
- Be aware of the “rules” for your frequent flyer miles because you could lose them if they expire or your account is inactive, and the worst part is that the people handling the program don’t have to inform you that you’ve lost your miles. So join frequent flyer programs that you can realistically earn free travel with, stay up-to-date on the rules, use your miles whenever you can so your account stays current, and read your frequent flyer program’s newsletters for ways to earn more miles and for additional savings.
One place online you can buy and sell miles is ebay. However, they’re not easy to find on eBay because they’re actually not supposed to be sold on eBay; but people sell the miles on eBay anyway. There aren’t many who do sell miles on eBay, but if you can find them on eBay by searching words like “miles,” “rewards,” and/or “points” under the travel category on eBay you can every so often find some good deals.
Another site to check out is points.com. Points is a site that allows you to buy, sell, and trade flyer miles. You can use your miles to shop and/or you can buy, sell, and/or trade your flyer miles with other members of Points, plus get helpful tips and advice on how to redeem your miles at Points.
Natalie