Travel Deal of the Day (February 25, 2010)

Many airlines offer what used to be "last minute" specials, sometimes called e-fares, e-savers, last minute deals, etc. Though these fares used to be limited to only the weekend or two following their publication, these fares are often now applicable to a variety of weekends. Whenever you are going to travel over a weekend and are booking within three or four weeks of travel, be sure to check out these "last minute" specials. They often are much cheaper than other available fares. Though these fares are published on airlines' websites, you can use a website such as Smarter Travel to find these fares - Smarter Travel can even send you a weekly e-mail of such specials from your favorite departure city.