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Cutting The Cost Of Air Travel For Kids by Molli
Rathstone
One of the biggest costs of traveling with kids
is paying for their flights. Furthermore, it
isn't always easy to pay the full prices of
airline tickets. For this reason, it's important
to find children's airline tickets at discount
prices.
Travel agents can arrange for children's
flights. They buy blocks of tickets at a greatly
reduced rate. Then they sell them to individuals
at a price that is a markup for them, but quite
a discount for you. This way, you can get
tickets for the whole family, kids included.
Wholesale clubs, such as Sam's Club and Costco
have sometimes offered good discounts on airline
tickets. If you check into this, don't buy until
you explore other options as well. These are
sometimes good ticket prices and sometimes they
are not.
Calling the airline directly can sometimes get
you a discount. This is especially true if the
travel is of an emergency nature. If there is a
death in the family, the airline might offer
discounted tickets for grieving families.
Another way airlines can help you is to set up
your child with recurring flights. These may be
useful for regular visits to relatives such as
non-custodial parents. The advantage of setting
these up in a series is that the deal often
comes with deep discounts.
Southwest Airlines offers savings on children's
flights. The best way to arrange these is to
speak to the Southwest Airlines reservations
desk directly. These fares may not be available
on the airline's website.
Southwest has infant fares for babies from
fourteen days to under two years. If they sit on
a lap, they can ride for free. If they're in a
safety seat, they will get the special infant
rate.
Infants, as well as all children, must be
verified as to age. This is done by Southwest's
procedures involving identification. There are
child's fares for children of the ages of two to
eleven. Older children, of the ages of twelve
through twenty-one, qualify for the reduced
youth rate.
There are also special deals to be found on the
internet. As a matter of fact, Southwest offers
deals such as one where kids fly for five
dollars with a Disneyland resort package. Some
vacation sites offer discounts to kids of up to
fifty percent off for destinations such as
Hawaii and Mexico. It's just a matter of looking
up discount travel for kids.
Some travel companies offer rebates. Watch for
these, as you can get back as much as $250 on a
child's travel to certain cities. It all depends
on the program available. It also varies with
the retail price of your child's ticket.
Travel search sites on the internet can provide
an easy way to find discount tickets. The usual
sites are those such as Expedia, Orbitz, and
Priceline, to name a few. These offer different
deals for kids and others on airline tickets.
Other sites, which may turn out to be even
better, compare all the airfares for a given
itinerary. You are given the options from
cheapest to the most expensive. American
Airlines often runs specials to get themselves
on the top of this list for CheapTickets.
Air travel is always expensive. Bringing kids on
a vacation simply adds more seats to be paid
for. If their seats can be had for a discounted
rate, the vacation or visit can take on more
importance than the flight.
About the Author
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