Travel Deal of the Day (August 3, 2010)

As noted previously, now is the time to book Thanksgiving travel if you have not already done so. Seats on the most in demand dates only get more expensive as the holiday approaches. Southwest has a sale until August 5 that is blacked out only on the Wednesday before Thanksgiving, meaning that if seats are still available, you can fly on the Tuesday before Thanksgiving using the sale fares. Here is a link to the sale - be sure to check all airlines (as many airlines are matching the sale on a market by market basis). Be sure to also be flexible with your return date - the Sunday after Thanksgiving is very expensive, but the Saturday, Monday and Tuesday after Thanksgiving may have far more reasonable fares.