Travel Deal of the Day (June 16, 2010)

Most change fees (for tickets on US airlines) are quite expensive; fees often start at $150/ticket. American Airlines has a new option (named "Your Choice") for economy class, non-elite passengers available at the time you purchase your ticket allowing you to purchase an option offering $75 off the change fee as well as priority boarding and the ability to standby for a flight for free. The price of this option may vary based on your itinerary, but the introductory price seems to be around $10/way.

If you are purchasing a highly restrictive ticket for a participating American Airlines itinerary and you feel confident that you may need to change your ticket or fly standby, you may want to investigate whether to purchase the "Your Choice" option. There are various restrictions that apply for the program - to read the full rules, go to the American Airlines Your Choice Option.

Travel Deal of the Day (March 5, 2010)

If you have a Citi American Airlines credit card, you are eligible to receive 10% off of "American Airlines Vacations" bookings. (American Airlines Vacations offers packages including air, hotel and/or car rental - you do not necessarily have to book airfare to obtain these rates.) These package booking are sometimes quite a discount off of hotel, air and/or car bookings made directly with an airline/hotel/car rental company. You are often not required to purchase air when purchasing a hotel package - this can be a tremendous benefit as you can sometimes obtain deeply discounted hotel bookings and use your airline frequent flyer points for airfare. To obtain the discount, go to the following link: AA Vacations 10% Discount for AA Credit Card Holders.

Travel Deal of the Day (January 21, 2010)

AirfareWatchdog.com, a website providing information regarding airfare deals, has a great list of promotions for foreign based air carrers. Various airlines offer coupons and other promotions for subscribers to e-mail newsletters - here is a convenient list of the promotions and the sign-up information. Go to the Airfare Watchdog Foregin Airline Promotion List for more information.