Travel Deal of the Day (December 26, 2007)

After a brief vacation, I am back to provide the Travel Deal of the Day.

Today’s tip relates to travel the week between Christmas and New Year’s Eve. Due to the lack of business travelers this week, you may be able to find some of the premium seats such as bulkhead and exit rows that are normally coveted by business travelers. Such seats provide extra legroom and are usually the first to be selected by business travelers. Usually these seats can only be assigned in advance to an airline’s most frequent travelers. Since many of these business travelers are at home during the holiday time period, you should inquire at check-in whether these seats are available. (Note that some airlines charge an extra fee for these seats, but the majority of the airlines will assign these seats to any traveler at check-in for no charge.)