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Five Airfare Sales To Get You Out of the Staycation Doldrums

April 1, 2009 at 12:16 PM | by juliana | 0 Comments

Once again, airlines have gone a little crazy releasing deals left and right to get travelers out of the "staycation" mode. With Easter less than two weeks away, it's probably too late to visit the Easter Bunny but if you plan on traveling early this summer there are some rather good domestic deals to take advantage of.

If you want to leave the country, like we do, we were surprised to find some rather reasonable last-minute fares. These are the Five Air Sales We Like Right Now. Any tips on what you want to see more of or less of? Let us know. We're much nicer than Air India.

1. American Airlines U.S. Destinations: American has released a bunch of sales for various routes in the U.S. We say that folk in cold Minnesota might need to take advantage of the Miami-Minneapolis route which is going for $99 one-way.
Restrictions: While you can take advantage of these rates through August 14, travel is not valid May 21-26 or July 2-6 for all destinations.

2. JetBlue to Seattle : JetBlue has a flight from New York to Seattle for the low price of $218. How low is that? Well, we just booked a flight from LA to Seattle on Virgin America for $180. This sort of makes us want to fly to NYC from LA then back onto Seattle just to say we flew for $218 on JetBlue.
Restrictions: Travel is valid midweek from April 29 through June 17. Monday-Thursday and Saturday travel is cheaper.

3. Last Chance for Delta to Europe: Today is the last day for Delta's fare sale to Europe with flights from NY to Zurich for $329 (Service begins June 8th.) Or Chicago to Rome for $399.
Restrictions: You have to book today! Also, there are some city-wide black-out dates that you need to look at.

4. Yet Another Southwest Sale: Southwest has put together yet another low-fare sale, offering one-way trips for $49. In reality, most flights are $99 one-way but if you feel like scanning the long list of prices, you will find a $49 trip here and there. We found them on flights from Los Angeles to San Jose, Baltimore to Albany and several flights from various origins to Albuquerque.
Restrictions: A 14-day advance purchase required and you must book before April 6. Travel is good through August 14 but black-out dates of May 21 - May 26, and July 2 - July 6 apply.

5. Continental's Extremely Last-Minute Fares: These aren't the cheapest deals on the block but Continental does have a section offering last minute trips for this weekend. Houston to Buenos Aires might be out of our range at $799 round-trip but Cleveland to Toronto for $128 round-trip could be a fun escape from the U.S. You must travel this Saturday and return either Monday or Tuesday.
Restrictions: You need to book soon and flights are non-refundable and non-changeable. You may also not be guaranteed seating. Guh.

Scored a hot airfare deal lately? Tell us from where, to where, on who and for how much!

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